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Manawatu Herald, 23 August 1904, Page 2

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A CRUISER DRIVEN ASHORE,

A Mukden telegram states the Novik has arrived at Karakovik, in the island of Sangalien, oft the coast of Siberia, and the Diana at Saigon, the capital of French Cochin-China,

Later advices from other sources assert that the Japanese cruisers cruisers Tsushimi and Chitose pursued the Novik and engaged her. After defeating her they drove her they drove her ashore at Karakovik. The Japanese occupied Anshanghtu on the 19th, the Russians retreating towards Mukden,

A tremendous bombardment occurred on the 29bh.

Unconfirmed reports have been received at Ghefoo that the Japanese were repulsed. Captain Hofmann, a German naval attache at Port Arthur, has arrived at Kaiochau.

A Japanese cruiser picked him up from a junk 30 miles from Port Arthur.

The refugees state that over 2000 wounded are lying at Port Arthur. Many public buildings have been converted into hospitals.

JAPS DRILLING CHINESE. The Germans have sent a hundred men 15 miles east of Kiaochau to prevent the Japanese erecting wireless stations.

The volunteer fleet and transports are lying at Sebastopol, having returned to Odessa This is interpreted to mean that the Baltic squadron will not sail. The newspaper Berlina Tageblatt, states General Kuropatkin dismissed General Stackleberg, Mr W. Martin, the American Consul at Nankin, on arrival at San Francisco, states that Japanese officers were drilling an immense body of soldiers in Central China. These are supplied with Mausers. China is purchasing modern machine-guns.