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Manawatu Herald, 7 January 1905, Page 2

THE LATEST.

MANY RUSSIAN OFFICERS KILLED. General O toessel lost 200 officers during October and November. In consequence he promoted sergeants and other non-commissioned officers, who behaved heroically. Ten thousand Port Arthur prisoners as well as the non-feombatants, are to return to Russia. - t It is reported that Admiral Togo permitted four destroyers to escape ’ - to Ohifu as a market his appeofo--V; tion of their brave defence of PorjArthur. v» Reuter’s Chifu correspondent »• ■ ports that little booty was found, ’ except 80,000 tons of coal anfl two. , ’ months rice rations. S. i The Daily Express states th '' has informed General Btoess* J , .i-s----his officers are at liberty tt ■ * parole or remain as prison? }fi 61 Out of 270 naval office L * 8, .. ..

beginning war, 180 were killed pc wounded, [many while serving in the forts, j A PROTEST FROM 1?|IE BRITI >H MINISTER.! Sir A. H. Harclinge, British Minister in St. Petersburg, strongly, protested against the allegation, that British ships were shadowing the Baltic fleet. Russia warmly ’appreciates the British warship Ardromeda’.s mission in carrying relief to Port Arthur after its fall. j i . THE BALTIC FLEET The Japanese are romompating epneerning the provisioning a|M coaling of the Baltic fleet at Madagascar. France replied tha; the ance of the conditions of neutrality was enjoined upon oflicials. ; The Japanese cruisers uroj patrol, ling Sautemardmb Strait, j