THE WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1382, 17 February 1905, Page 3

THE WAR.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright f t , London, Feb. 15. i Tho destroyers Ariako and Fubuke, constructed in Japan, with 29 knots spood, ; *i have boon commissioned. The destroyer I Arara is being launched at Yokohama. CAPTURE OF BRITISH STEAMERS

Wy VESSEL’S DENIAL. fr" ’ recriminations. I By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Received 9.9 p.m., Feb 16. 1 London, Feb 15. Nine thousand Russian oavairy, with jfr, .artillery, are trying to cross tho Hunho at ||v Taiha to out 11 ank. Marshal Oyama’s oxA- tremo left,: |s> The JapknosiflHj oapturad tho British steamers and Hokkaido, f oarrying ooul. and provisions to Vladivostock. I*’ The Standard interviewed * General Stoesssl at Port : S.aid. He denied tho | Times 1 accusations cabled on January 16th. He declared that ho was authorised j W sincß September to surrender when need- I V- fob The garrisdn never numbered 25,000. (When he surrendered there were only i| 6978 effectives. "What little ammunition I was of poor quality. ; Received 9.34 p.m., Fob 16 I ; French correspondents,; interviewing I Port Arthur offioers between Aden and ~ Suez, wore amazed at the I tions between the. military and navy I services, which they consider supply proof I of tho appalling condition of the adminis- I tration. Admiral Lodesthensky, com* I i maeder of the torpedo flotilla, declared that I | he hopes to orush Stoessel, Skrydlofif and l Alesieff before a court, martial. V ■ • ==" ■