THE WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1477, 10 June 1905, Page 2

THE WAR.

GENERAL’ NEWE.

By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright London, June 8. Tho Czar has ordered Admiral Enquist to intern his Bhips and effect repairs. Advices from Tokio stuto that owing to tho rough sea submarines were not used effectively. Tho prisoners captured in the battle of Tsushima number 6142. _ Marshal Oyama has five armies, each exceeding 100,000. I It is reported that General Kurcki has commenced a great turning movement. The Russ accuses Germany of formentI ing and encouraging tho war for tho purI pose of weakening Russia, to enable her to securo a freo hand to settle the destinies 1 of Austria-Hungary and the Balkans. I President Roosevelt states that Mr Myers’ instructions are to ascertain from I the Czar what the United States can do I to assist to secure peace. I Various markets are buoyant in conseI quonce of the peace negotiation rumors.

FURTHER DETAILS OF THE NAVAL BATTLE. RUSSIANS COMPLETELY SURPRISED. TOGO’S OLEVER MANOEUVRE. By Telegraph—Press Assooiation —Copyright Received 10.33 p.m., June 9. London, June 9. Russians at Manila assert that the Japanese made a complete surprise. Admiral Roshdeßtvenßky’s vessels were not cleared for action, and the gun crews were not at their posts. There was no time to get into fighting trim. Two lines oi torpedoers suddenly appeared and enveloped the fleet, while the Japanese | battleships at a distance poured a hail of 10-13 inch shells. The Russian cruisers manned their port batteries and the battleships their starboard batteries to repel the torpedoers, but did not attempt to man the others. The Japanese then executed I a manoeuvre that threw the whole fleet into confusion. Two encircling lineß of torpedoers met southward of the fleet, and instead of continuing circling then turned, in obedience to Admiral Sogo’s signal, and 1 advanced full speed between the Russian lines. Hardly a battleship or cruiser escaped serious damage. They were practically helpless, and became demoralised. Not a shot was fired during the torpedoers’. final dash. ( Then Admiral Togo’B battleships and cruisers encircled the armada, the big guns completing the destruction.

PEACE OR WAR. AN APPEAL FROM THE PEOPLE. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright Received 10.43 p.m., June 9. St. Petersburg, June 9. Representatives of the Zemstvos ana 250 Russian towns appointed a deputation to present an address to the Czar, protesting against the awful calamity of the disastrous war brought about by criminal abuses and negligence of the stat 3 counsellors ; declaring that Btill more menacing is the prospect of a civil war, resulting from the vices of a dangerous and ignorant bureaucracy; appealing to the Czar to let representatives, elected on equal franchise, without distinction, decide with him the vital question of peace or war. If then the terms of psaee were rejected the war would become national and the world would see that Bussia was in no danger of being divided or exhausting its strength in internecine struggles. IN THE CAUSE OF PEACE. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright Received 10.58 p.m., June 9. London, June 9.

The French Chamber of Deputies’ International Arbitration Party and the House of Commons’ Commercial Committee have petitioned their respective Governments, asking them at the first fayorable opportunity to offer their good offices in the cause of peace between Russia and Japan.