THE WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1470, 2 June 1905, Page 2

THE WAR.

THE NAVAL BATTLE.

ROSHDESTVENSKY’3 HOPES DESTROYED. PEE A FOR PEACE.

By Telegraph —Prase Association —Copyright

London, May 31. The Daily Telegraph's Seoul correspon dont reports that by four o’clock on Sunday afternoon Admiral Boshdestvensky was completely defeated. The Japanese wont in pursuit of the remnant of his fleet ana Bevore fighting continued, a battleship and cruiser being sunk. The Japanese captured a battleship which was damaged severely, being cloan swept by shell fire, and eventually sunk, but the crews were captured. This apparently refers to the Monomaeb, which, contrary to advices received by the Japanese Ministor at Washington, Baron Hayaehi, was captured and then foundered. Othor reports show there have been immense rejoicings in Japan. Tho battle conditions were ideal. J-ho Japanese had the assistance of greater speod. Tho Btarlight assisted the work of tho destroyers. Tho total number of Russian ships engaged was 26. Admiral Boshdestvensky hoped to reach Vladivostok without a battle. He expected that if attacked it would bo chiefly on the starboard side. The fate of Bear-Admirals Entquest and

Botrovsky is unknown. The vessel yestorday reported to have put into Iwarni, Japan, is probably the cruiser Izumrud, which has not been accounted for. _ Most of tbs leading families in Russia are in mourning. The Imperial Alexander 111. was othcered entirely with Imperial naval guards, whom the Czar alone nominates. Xt is officially announced that Admiral RoshSestvensky’s flagship, the Kniaz Suvaroff, sank on Saturday evening, and that many of the crew and officers were rescued. - The cruiser Admiral Otchakoff was discovered on Sunday afternoon near Liancourt Bocks. Refusing to surrender, the cruisers Iwate and Yakumma sank her, rescuing three hundred of the crow. The Times’ St. Petersburg correspondent reportß that the Imperial Council consider it prudent to reveal the full extent of the naval disaster, simultaneously announcing a convocation of the Zemski Sobor. Great strikes have occurred in most of the manufacturing towns of the Baltic provinces. Admiral Togo reports that no Japanese warship was seriously injured. The Japanese Legation announce that six battleships, five cruisers, one coast defence Bhip, two special service ships, and three destroyers were sunk. Two battleships and two ooast defence ships were captured. Admiral Boshdestvensky and anothor Admiral, both severely wounded, were found aboard the captured deßtroyer, Bilovy. Messrs George Meredith, Carnegie, Rothschild, Stead, Lord Avebury, Frederic Harrison and other influential 'humanitarians, including the secretaries of the Peace Society and International Arbitration Peace Association have appealed to the Czar to end the war.