THE WAR. LOSS OF A RUSSIAN DESTROYER.

Manawatu Herald, 14 June 1904, Page 2

THE WAR.

LOSS OF A RUSSIAN DESTROYER.

Admiral Alexieff admits that on the night of the 29th May a destroyer belonging to the Port Arthur fleet operating at Kinchau Bay, struck the rocks and sank. The crew were saved. Skilled Chinese have been retained at the machine shops of Port Arthur, but many have escaped. Fearing Socialistic outbreaks, there has been a mobilisation of troops in Central and South Russia. TROOPS FIGHT IN THE SEA. A desultory fire has been proceeding for days to secure positions in the vicinity of Port Arthur, but there have been no general engagements. Both combatants exclude correspondents from the scene of fighting Daring the recent battle at Nanshan, Osaka’s troops, wading along the shore, encountered the Russians, who, also, were waist deep. When the Russians retreated the water waa literally crimson. The Russians also used balloons at Nanshan. Details of the fighting at Samachi show that two battalions, a squadron of Cossacks, and one battery encountered two Japanese regiments with artillery. There tire forty thousand Chunchases under arms. Two English ladies, with experience gained in the South African war, Vv'bo inspected the Japanese fle d hospitals at Fengwangcheng, declare they surpass the British. The American Consul is practically boycotted in St. Petersburg, He has been ousted from bis house because the owner declines to have ft tenant who is hostile to Russia. General Kuroki, who is co-operat-ing with the Takushan army, occupied Siuyen on Wednesday, driving . the Russians towards Totucben and Kaiping. . The Japanese agents at Washington and British Columbia are purchasing ten thousand tons of flour for delivery at Port Arthur in six weeks’ time. ' The Japanese Consul at Obefoa discovered an etbergraph attached to the Russian Consular flagstaff, communicating with Port Arthur. tiations on the subject are ing.