THE WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1405, 16 March 1905, Page 2

THE WAR.

general items. THE CZAR’S ILL-TEMPER,

JAPANESE ADVANCE,

100,000 RUSSIAN PRISONERS,

By lelegraph—Press Association—Copyright I. Received 9.57 p.m., Maroh 15. London, March 15. Mail’s Tokio correspondent FanhWf a portioa of the Japanese are at Fanchiatun, seven miles from Tieling and sszsss* shuaDgohia -‘-’ is 100.000! 1 DUmbor ° £ prisoners

HORRORS OF WAR,

frightful mortality,

By Telegraph-Press Assooiation-Oopyrlghl I Beoeived 11.10 p.m., Maroh 15. tt i . London, Maroh 15. Manv I ’L and A j IlDe Qre vast hospitals. frozen. 7 WoUnded rernain uncovered, half

FOBEIGN ATTACHES IN JAPANESE * hands. HESITATION ABOUT LENDING MORE MONEY.

| By Telegraph— Press-'Association— Copyright Beoeived 10.7 p.m., March'lS. mg l Gene°ral h K f accompany- ! ha S n?s arMukSen Patkm feH int ° Japanese dent h st^^ I ?h :r f « graph ’ S Tokio °orresponthat General Bildorlinga ia reported to have been killed. s

I <iu,„ „ Paris, March 15. I J .u- yndloa "° ot French banks postponed the issue of the Russian loan. P ‘ I of * ~. em P s states that owing to present Czar’ j n Manchuria,and the [ Czar s disposition to continue the war it is natural that the banks will Josmnn» ar «“S'ng the loan until the situation “s is assured 3 86tt!ed fitate of things s assured. Liberia states that the loan is only postponed for a fortnight: j

By Telograph—Press Association— Copyright T London, March 14. Ano Japanese Legation deny that troops passed through Mongolia to get to the Russian roar at Mukden, and cited many instances where the Russians violated ODionse neutrality. Fifteen Japanese warships wore sighted ? ay near Palawan Islands, in the Philippine Group. Tho Jupaneso fp-rces on Sunday reached id-Bifjtun, twelve f Ics from Tieling. The highest officials at St. Petersburg fear that the aimy at Tieling will be unable to withstand an imminent attack. Forty-five thousand troops, who have been side-tracked in the Urol mountains for weeks, to allow despatches and stores to get through to Vladivostok, are now being hurried to the front. There has been a sharp fall in Russian securities on the Paris Bourse. _ Diploma's at Washington expect that Russia and Japan will shortly conclude \- E c r n peaoe ’ 16 is expected that the chief Powers will olaim that the terms should be submitted to their inspection. General Kuroki’s casualties do not exceed 5000.

During their retreat tho Russians were amazed to find the road blocked by Japan* ose infantry and artillery from the eastward. They only expected to bo harassed by cavalry on tho left flank. Japanese descended from the hills and attacked several regimentß on the Tieling road. After a sharp engagement, 4000, with ten guns, surrendered, the Japanese losing 100. , A captured Russian’ officer admits that there was a disorderly retreat, every battalion shifting for itself. The Daily Chronicle’s St.. Petersburg correspondent says that a high" court official states that at Saturdays Council,after hearing of Kuropiitkin’s disaster and the internal disasters, the Czar violently accused his Ministers of concealing the true situation. M. de Witte remarked that it was impossible for Ministers to retain their portfolios. The Czar replied, ” You may go when - you please.” He leans greatly on General Trepoffi The Russian loan issue in Paris has been postponed owing to a hitoh. American workmen are building eight submarines of the latest type at Sevastopol.

Tho War Council at St. Petersburg is forthwith mobilising three divisions of Grenadier Corps stationed at Moscow, and two Army Corps. ’ General Gripenberg will .command them. Marshal Oyama, reports that the Russians at Yengpan have been dislodged and the remnant from the Shaho pursued: Many officers and men continue to surrender.

Additional spoils taken at the Shaho ioclud 15,000 shells, 1,200,000 cartridges, and in the Shenking district 120,000 cartridges, 800 shells, and 3000 entrenchment tools.

The surrenders along the Tieling road were largely due to the country being denuded of provisions.

There have been 395 Russian mines removed from the waters of Port Arthur and neighbourhood,

THE BUSSIAN FLEET. I CONTINUATION OF THE' 5 I FIGHTING. i BUSSIAN SAVAGEBY. I By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright I Beoeived 9.15 p,m., March 15. mu . , . March 15. I Ihe reportod recall of Admiral BoshdenPeSmg. SBmi '° ffioiany dEni6d afc St. I General Linevitoh, after holding the Japanese at bay in Manchurian tieta for S r’p u 6 ? d t 0 lidia Z via Fushnn. I 1 using the Mandarin I road, and General Kaulbars, using the { railway, also reached Tieling. b I Bearguard actions continue, j The Japanese captured stores of obar- | coal exceeding their own supplies. r ß norl1 S A? D ? en . tB and at taohes confirm General Oku s statement that the Russians fno helled atroteil er-boarQrs dur- j mg the fighting at Hunho. |