THE WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1439, 27 April 1905, Page 2

THE WAR.

GENERAL NEWS.

By Telegraph—Prose Association—Copyright London, April 25. It is stated at Hongkong that Admirals Roahdestvensky and Diebogatoff will make a prolonged stay at Hainan. Although France complied with neutrality, it will be a considerable time before the Kamranh Bay incident will be forgot ten by Japan. The Daily Telegraph’s Tokio correspondent says that japan’s reply to France indicates that despite French assurances that as soon as Roshdestvensky’s arrival was known Governor Beau was directed to insist on observance of neutrality, the warships shelter "ia the harbor for many days and ‘ obtained coals and suppliesJapan trusts that the incident will not be repeated, and urges France to immediately render the Jaws of neutrality operative. Difficulties were foreseen owing to the in ability of China to enforce neutrality. The correspondents adds that Yuanshikai allogos that the strengthening of the southern squadron would increase the dangers of the situation in Ohina. Three torpedoers, presumably Japanese, overhauled a British ship sixty miles eaßt of Hongkong. The German cruiser Sperber repotrs seeing in Formosa Straits, on Saturday, some Japanese warships towing another badly damaged northwards. The St. Petersburg naval staff state that Admiral Roshdestvernky has returned to Java or Borneo to meet Admiral Diebogatoff. They consider he functioned with him on Sunday or Monday. The Times’ Tokio correspondent has supplied a graphic narrative of the battle of Muken as seen by the Japanese, showing unity of conception and extraordinary precision of inter-dependent movements, swift evolntions and various phases of daring strategy based on a correot estimate of General Kuropatkin’s probable interpretation of each move. Even had the real movements been foreseen the Japanese were prepared on his left to convert a partial feint into a main attack, and to surge over and denude his fortifications.

Experts discredit the statement that the Japanese were aware of the Baltic fleet's departure from Kamranh Bay six hours before the news reached Paris.

It is semiofficially stated in Paris that the rumour "that the Orel shipped a portion of the crew of the Diana in place of her in-, valids must be received with the greatest reserve, as tho roll of the Diana’s crew was called daily at the instanos of the French authorities.

Reuter’s Paris correspondent reports that the Foreign Office declares that the report regarding the Diana’s crew is without foundation.

The shrinkage of Russian public securities since the war is estimated at two thousand million roubles.

THE KAMRANH CRISIS.

BRITAIN’S INTENTION TO SUPPORT JAPAN. Byi Electric Telegraph)—Per Press [(Per Press Association.). Received 12.30 a.m., April 27. London, April 27. The Daily Telegraph’s Tokio correspondent reports that during the latter stage of the Kacoranh orisis Britain intimated her intention of snpporting Japan.

THE BALTIC FLEET.

Bjj .Telegraph—Fresg Association—- . Copyright. Received 11.20 p.m., April 26. London, April 25. It is believed the Baltic fleet is in Tonkin Bay.

THE LAND FORCES.

A LARGE TURNING MOVEMENT. Bfi [Electric Telegraph—Per Press lAssociationr-Copjright. Reoeived 12.30 s.m„ April 27. London, April 26. Private telegrams recsived at Berlin indicate that Marshal Oyarna is preparing a large tnrning movement on both Russian flanks.

THE FLEETS.

ANTICIPATED BATTLE. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright Deceived 9.17 p.m., April 26. London, March 26, Advices from Kamranh state that it is believed twenty Japanese vessels passed Kamranh on Sunday evening. It is farther reported that part of the Baltic fleet, including four cruisers, is off the coast. Oorean reports received at Chifu state that Admiral Togo and the major portion of the fleet was at Masampho on the 20th.