Watching for Norwegian Ship With Arms for South Amoy, May 11.
The Haichi, Haishan and three other Warships belonging to the Yellow Sea Squadron appeared off Chinmen last night. They are still cruising in the vicinity. The Headquarters of the Chinese Navy here. proclaiming martial law, are taking precautions.
The Norwegian steamer. Vale, which is alleged to be carrying arms consigned to this port and Shanghai, arrived here last night Amoy Bombared Amoy, May 13.
The Northern cruiser Haichi lentored the outer harbour this morning at 3.80 and fired about seven shells at the forts on either side of the harbour entrance, then tarned and' steamed out of range, The forts replied but without any result.
The Norwegian steamer (ex-Greisal) remains in harbour. It is stated that some munitions from the vessel have been unlondit is reported that there are 1,500 rifles, 20" machine-guns, 1,000,000 rounds of rifle ammunition and a fow field-guns on board the Though popular feeling against the Japanese is rising, no untoward incidents have occurred hitherto. The anti-Japanese boycott, how. ever, is becoming more rigorous.
The United States submarine tender Titan'a, with four submarines, arrived here yesterday and will leave for Northern ports on May 16.
Southerners Ready to Resist May 14 Semi-official reports state that the Northern cruiser Haichi and two smaller mon-of-war, which are outside the harbour entrance, have deen joined by two transports. The island of Quemoy, the area of which is about 60 square miles, situated outside the harbour, has been occupied by the Northern men-of-var as the base of their operations against Amoy.
The local authority expecting an attack, strict martial Inw and have made preparations for an engagement with the Northern ships, The Norwegian steamer Vale is still in port and is unloading her cargo of arms. A small Southern gunboat is lying in shallow water at the back of the harbour.
Trade conditions are normaly though the anti-Japanese boycott still being pursied—Reuter,
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