THE WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1460, 22 May 1905, Page 2

THE WAR.

.general news.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Gopyrigh

London, May 19. The Daily Telegraph’s Tokio correspondent reports that tho Admiralty consider it is possible to raise and repair the Peresveit, Poltava, Rotvizan, Pobieda, Bayan, and Pallada at a cost of £150,000 each. Forty-three Russian and German colliers are anchored off Nhabe, and two more off Cape St. James. They are under the observation of French warships. General Dragomiroff is dissenting from General Meckel’s claim that Gorman instruction is the chief factor of tho Japanese suocesses. Ho doclared that FieldMarshal Oyarna and Generata Kuroki and Oku, to whom Germany taught nothing, had accomplished everything. Germany was pluming herself on other men’s successes.

Since the battle of Mukden General Linovitch has received 60,000 reinforce' ments.

Paris, May 19. Le Matin’s war correspondent states that Admiral Gregoreviteh’s aide asserts that when Admiral Stoessol ordered the sinkiog of the battleships at Port Arthur without consulting thecounoil respecting the surrender, they assembled a number of the best sailorß with tho intention of seizing and imprisoning General Stoesßel, but General Smirnoff, fearing the troops would revolt, refused to permit the arrest.

DEPOSING AN EMPEROR, RUSSIA’S PROTEST, By Electric Telegraph—Pet Frees Association—Copyright. Received 4.29 p.m., May 21. '• St. Petersburg, May 20. Russia has informed China that the Japanese propose to convoy the Emperor of Corea to Japan. Russia has addressed a protest to the Powers that this is a contravention of the Shimoneski treaty guaranteeing Corean independence.

IMMINENCE OF LAND BATTLE. JAPANESE ABOUT TO TAKE OFFENSIVE. By Electric Telegraph—Per- Preys Association—Copyright. Received 4.29 p.m., May 21. London, May 20. The Russians and Japanese are in close touch along tho whole line in Manchnria, and a battle is imminent. Reuter’s St. Petersburg agency reports that all Russian telegrams from the front indioate that the Japanese army is assuming a general offensive movement.