THE WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1466, 29 May 1905, Page 2

THE WAR.

GENERAL NEWS.

By Telegraph—Press, Association —Copyright London, May 26.

Tho Daily Chronicle’s Sofia correspondent roports that Bulgaria has purchased four Argontino armorod cruisers and tbreo destroyers, and Bells them to Russia in return for five million roubles worth of railway rolling stock. Two thousand Russians loft Libau last week to accept dolivory of the vossols off New Guinea.

The authorities at Macao granted a clearance to a Chinese steamer re-named the Caocille, chartered by a German newspaper, to follow tbo Baltic fleet. Its sup posed destination is Manila. Sixty transports wero at Saigon on Sunday, half with full cargoes. General Rennenkampff’s check was due to an audacious attempt to raid. Ho was nearly surrounded by Japanese cavalry, infantry and artillery. The retreat was precipitated. Half a brigade of Cossacks were killed and wounded.

RUSSIANS HAVE NO HEART FOR WAR. KUROPATKIN LIVING IN LUXURY By Telegraph—Press association—Copyright Received 4.25 p.m., May 28. London, May 27.

General Liniovitch roports that General Mistchenko, with portions of a Caucasian brigade and detachments of Trans-Baikal Cossacks, attacking the heights southward of Farkumen, on the 19 th, annihilated two Japanese companies, and captured one company, two machine guns, and 234 prisoners, including five officers. The Times says . that St. Petersburg news to the effect that Russian troops are about to enter Mongolia to cheek a supposed Japanese flanking movement causes consternation among diplomatists, who fear that it is the first step to annexation of Chinese territory.

Russia is pressing the Chinese Government to draw the frontier twenty, not sixty, miles west of Tiehling, to restrict the Japanese operations. Russian correspondents in Manchuria complain that although Japanese cavalry appeared twenty miles northwest of Kuntuling, near the Russian headquarters, General Kuropatkin, who refused to surrender his luxurious train to General Linievitch, indulges in constant pleasuring .with Princess Reuss and other Russian ladies parading as red cross nurses. There is much evidence that neither the army nor the nation has any heart for war. General Linievitch abstains from frivolities.

The Taotai ordered the volunteer fleet, which was suspected of trying to load coal, to leave Wasuog in 24 hours. Russia ignnrses the protest, alleging that Japanese merchantmen are arriving daily at Shanghai.

A SIGNIFICANT MESSAGE. HISTORICAL EVENTS IN KOREA STRAITS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Received 4.25 p.m., May 28. London, May 27. Reuter’s Tokio correspondent reports that the transmission of all information of to-day’s historical events in Korea Straits has been refused.

THE IMPENDING NAVAL BATTLEROSHDE3TVENSKY IN KOREA STRAITS, WARSHIPS PROCEEDING IN TWO COLUMNS. By, Electric Telegraph—Ecu., Press Association,: Received 12.45 a.m., May 29. London, May 28. Admiral Roshdestvensky is passing Tsushima, in the Korea Straits. The vessels are in two columns, the battleships on the starboard and gunboats and cruisers on the port side.

ROSHDESTYENSKY PROCEEDS COOLLY TO ACTION. VESSELS COAL BEFORE PROCEEDING. Ey ; Electric Tel egnapli“Per Press A's socl ation—Copyri ght. Received 1.22 a.m., May 29. London, May 28. Seventeen of Admiral Roshdestvensky’s ships were anchored off Saddle Islands on Thursday night. It is believed that' they coaled before proceeding north. Three British steamers, loaded with coal for Hong Kong, have been detained at Mowji. if .