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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 406, 18 February 1904, Page 5

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(From our own Correspondent.) r; I DUNEDIN, Wednesday, 8 p.m. :' Senator Mark Hanria, of Ohio, aged 67, is dead. , ' ; / v • • Dowie is;meeting with strong adverse demonstrations in Sydney; and he finds it impossible to address meetings owing to riotous interruptions. Sixty police had to disperse the crowds in front of his hotel last night, and Dowie sought refuge in another hotel. I Russia-Japan War. ; The Japanese captured the Russian gunboat Kashoyaik, off Masamapho,. Russia is concentrating strong force on the Mancharian side of the Yalu. The Japanese have seized the steamer Coptic's cargo of tinned goods shipped from' Frisco; ' Terrible confusion exists along the Siberian railway, and there are vast stores of munitions and'' provisions blocked at chief stations. Japanese s troops are preparing to land at Ohiengwangtao. -"" Miller, the American Consul at Niuchwang, has complained of Russian brutalities to Japanese refugees there. The Emperor of Oorea allows Japan a free hand throughout Oorea. Germany is showing strong feelings of sympathy with Russia, After the defeat of Russians at Port Arthur, the Kaiser sent; the Czar an extremely cordial telegram.