▁The ▁three ▁ships ▁remained ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 5 ▁August , ▁by ▁which ▁time ▁the ▁First ▁S ino - J apan ese ▁War ▁had ▁broken ▁out . ▁The ▁ships ▁then ▁crossed ▁the ▁Pacific ▁and ▁reached ▁Y ok oh ama , ▁Japan , ▁in ▁late ▁September . ▁Marie ▁proceeded ▁independently ▁to ▁Tak u ▁and ▁then ▁visited ▁other ▁ports ▁in ▁the ▁Y ellow ▁Sea . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁ships ▁were ▁in ▁Che foo ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁November , ▁the ▁East ▁Asia ▁Division ▁was ▁created , ▁with ▁Ar con a ▁as ▁the ▁flags hip . ▁The ▁new ▁protected ▁cru iser ▁ ▁arrived ▁to ▁strength en ▁the ▁unit ▁in ▁mid - F ebru ary ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁Japanese ▁forces ▁had ▁land ed ▁on ▁the ▁Sh ant ung ▁Pen ins ula ▁in ▁China , ▁and ▁war ships ▁from ▁several ▁European ▁powers ▁gathered ▁to ▁send ▁landing ▁parties ▁ash ore ▁to ▁protect ▁their ▁national s ▁in ▁the ▁area ; ▁Marie ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁operation , ▁though ▁her ▁men ▁were ▁back ▁ab o ard ▁by ▁ 1 2 ▁February . ▁I ren es ▁sister ▁ ▁arrived ▁in ▁June , ▁allowing ▁Marie ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁Germany . ▁She ▁stopped ▁in ▁Singapore ▁in ▁mid - J une ▁and ▁crossed ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean , ▁entered ▁the ▁Red ▁Sea , ▁and ▁then ▁trans ited ▁the ▁S uez ▁Canal . ▁In ▁Port ▁Sa id ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁July , ▁she ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁Mor oc co ▁to ▁help ▁en force ▁a ▁settlement ▁with