THE WAR

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1352, 12 January 1905, Page 2

THE WAR

GENERAL ITEMS,

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

London, Jan 10. Gonoral Kuropatlcin reports that an ambush captured a Japanese baggage convoy. The underwriting of tho Russian loan 13 2 8-8 per cent. Only 16 millions ia offering at prosent. Tho Times states that many believe that Oecmao financiers have been saddled with three-quarters of the loan. Investors wore badly impressed by Port Arthur’s surrender aod Russia’s internal condition.

It is bolieved tho Baltio fleet is sheltering in obscure Madagascar harbors or at tho Commoro Islands.

MINE EXPLODES IN PORT ARTHUR

THE DIPLOMATIC KAISER,

By. Electric Telegraph—Pet? Press Association—Copyright. Received 11.20 p.m., Jan 11. London, Jan 11. An explosion of a mine at Port Arthur killed 20 Japanese. The Kaiser conferred the order of merit on Generals Stoeasel and Nogi.

HEALTHY RUSSIANS FROM PORT ARTHUR.

DESTRUCTION OF MINES,

By Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association—Copyright. Received 10.34 p.m., Jan 11. London, Jan. 11.

Tho Daily Telegraph's Port Arthur correspondent says the prisoners show no signs of starvation, Doing in the best of | health and condition. The officers appear to keenly feel the humiliation of surrender. There is a complete deadlock at Shaho owing to the strength of the defences. Tho hospitals at Kiaochan are ready to receive a portion of tho Russian wounded from Port Arthur. The Uamburg-Ameri-oan line are bearing the cost of transport. The Jap meae destroyed 395 mines in a radius of forty miles of Port Arthur. General Nogi reports that Generals Nikitin and Baili and Admiral Wirrin are I prisoners. Reis, Nadien and Kostintroff, and Admirals Uohtomsky, Gregoriviteh and Roshtohski have been I paroled.

RUSSIA’S SUPPLEMENTARY DIVISION.

By Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association—Copyright. Received 9.2 p.m., Jan. 11. London, Jan 11. Admiral Botrovsky’s supplementary division, including the Dion and Dnieper, and several destroyers, have arrived at Port Said, intending to reinforce Admiral Rozhdestvensky. They will be allowed limited coal and water provisions.