THE DOGGER BANK ATROCITY.

Manawatu Herald, 3 November 1904, Page 2

THE DOGGER BANK ATROCITY.

RUSSIA. CANNOT DISTINGUISH HER OWN. PRESS OPINIONS. MEDITERRANEAN CLOSED. The Chronicle’s Vigo representative and the Daily Express’ St. Petersburg representative declares that the Baltic fleet attacked its own torpedoers, supposing them to be Japanese. Two vessels were scouting and loomed out of the fog ahead of thu transport. The officer of the latter reported that he was being attacked. One fcorpedoer escaped across the bows when firing began, while the '"bmraander of the second imagined the Japanese were attacking him and replied with quick-firers. The commander of the torpedoer, on discovering his mistake, made frenzied signals and got beyond range. Three battleships, however, continued firing. Before reaching Cherbourg, Admiral Rozhdestvensky fanld an en-. quiry, but he was not aware that neutrals were wounded. The story obtaining most ; credence is that the British Admiralty disguised two fishing vessels as tor pedoers, fn'order to attract the fire of the fleet,: and create an. “ipciidpoi ’/■ to prevent; v the’aqWron reaching Port Arthur in time. The Dublin steamer, City of DorL mund, from-Hamburg to Plymouth, encountered' the Russians bn the 23rd, off Beachy Head. A Russian fcorpedoer accompanied her for sqme time, and then rejoined the warships going down the Channel. Only twelve roubles were, subscribed at St. Petersburg on*beba!f of the Hull sufferers. . .. The ■; Mediterranean squadron is ih the vicinity of Gibraltar holding mobilisation , manoeuvres, and the is practically closed. THE DEATH PENALTY. Ten sailors of the Baltic fleet have been shot to stop the tendency to desert. , , , , , v , • ■ Oyer a score of Russian worships are ;at : Tahgiers (a seaport of Morocco). The chief Russian newspapers announce that England has accepted the Russian proposals. Several invite admiration for Russia’s spirited Admiral.