THE WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1530, 11 August 1905, Page 2

THE WAR.

general news

By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright

London, August 9. It is officially staled Tokio that marines lauded at Imporntordco.ye. 150 miles south of Castries Bay. Tb° K l,ftr fled inland. Tho lighthouao keepers wore captured, but wero allowed their; duty. Whon thoy first landed at Castrios, the Japanese captured two bronze duns, whorowith thoy bombarded tno flooing Russians. , Tho Japanose commandant at Baghalion reports that tho convicts wore apparently rcloasod before tho surrender. He fears they are likely to disturb tho peace of the district.

£20,000,000 LOAN FOR RUSSIA. By telegraph, Pleas Ass'n, Copyright Beoeived 11.10 p.m., Aug. 10. St. Petersburg, August 10. It is announced at St. Petersburg that a now 5 per cent loan of twenty millions sterling is issuing to enable prosecution of tho war if the peace conference fails.

A SLOW PROCESS. By telegraph. Press A’as’n, Copyright Beoeived 11.10 p.m., Aug. 10. Washington, August 10. The plenipotentiaries exchanged credentials and settled tho procedure of the conference.

THE RUSSIANS’ CREDENTIALS. By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright Beceived 12.50 a.m., Aug. 11. London, Aug. 10. The Times’ New York correspondent reports that the Russian credentials are described as full, not containing reservadans usual in suoh documents.