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Manawatu Herald, 3 May 1904, Page 2

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JAPANESE WARSHIPS OFF VLADIVOSTOK. MINES LAID BY JAPANESE. Alexieffs special commLsiou re ports that the Japanese mine under the bow compartments and bunkers of the Petropavlovsk, the Russian warship which was blown up outside Port Arthur, exploded a twelve-inch shell, pyrodiline powder, cartridges stores and cylindrical boilers. A series of explosions occurred two minutes before the sinking of the ship, lexieff’s report states ten Japanese cruisers and six torpedoers we r n off Vladivostock on Friday morning, but quickly disappeared in the fog. The Kinshimaru affair has caused widespread regret in Japan, but there is no excitement. It is stated at St Petersburg that the Japanese are laying automatic mines several miles outside Port Arthur to prevent Russian ships functioning with the Port Arthur fleet. KEY OP RUSSIAN POSITION CAPTURED. Fighting has been going on at the Yalu since Tuesday. The Japanese effected a crossing on Thursday and turned the Russian left flank, capturing on Sunday Kinliencheng, the key 6f the Russian position. A gunboat flotilla co-operated with the Japanese batteries on the south bank.