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Official Statement

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Parent Issue
Day
31
Month
July
Year
1894
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Public Domain
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Yokohama, Japan, July 28.- The Japanese Koverument has issued the following officia] statement of the recent engagement between the fleets of Japan and China: "In consequence of severe provocation, three ships of the Japanese f-quadron were compelled to engage the Chinese fleet off Foutao, or Round island. They captured the Chinese warsbip ïsno Kian and sank a Chinese transport with soldiere on board. Unfortunately, one of the largest Chinese ironclftds of the northern fleet, the Chen-Yuen, escaped to China, and the Chinese torpedo cruiser Huan-Tai escaped to Fusan in Corea. The three Japanese warships engaged were the Allitsusblma. the Takachiho, and the Hih-Yei. They escaped entirely without injury."

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