THE WAR.

Manawatu Herald, 17 January 1905, Page 2

THE WAR.

THE SURRENDER OF PORT

ARTHUR.

General Nogi reports the completion of the surrender, including 5G forts and 546 guns, whereof 54are of large calibre, and 35,252 rifles, 82,670 shells, 60 torpedoes, 2,206,800 cartridges, 30,000 kilogrammes of powder, 1891 swords, four battleships (not including the Sevastapol), two cruisers, fourteen gunboats and destroyers, ten steamers, eight launches, twelve miscellaneous craft. The above are destroyed or sunk. Thirty-five additional small steamerg require slight; repairs.

Reuter says ther e were ig aurvivoi’s of the third Japanese Naval Party who were se nfc to block the mouth of Port A r thur. They are going to Sasebo.

Thirteen thous an j wounded Russians were eve n t ua iiy brought to Japan.

The official re p or t regarding the surrender of P or t Arthur states the Russians, both before and after the surrender, act e j ; n perfect fairness.

Six hund re( j Japanese naval officers have been promoted. Russia h ag SPU t a circular to the Powers in which she claims the right to act in her own interests in the matter of Chinese neutrality, which is constantly violated, China being unable to fulfil her obligations. The Japanese repulsed Cossacks who were making an attempt to cut the railway at Hiacheng. They, also, defeated a detachment of Cossacks at Honeiwan, Corea, killing nine.-Vice-Admiral Dabastoff’s denial is considered, in St. Petersburg, to be merely diplomatic. [Note.— Vice-Admiral Dabastoff, the Russian representative on the, International Commission, as alleged to have stated that Admiral Rozhdesvedsky, who is in command of the Baltic Fleet, could not hope to succeed. This report was subsequently denied by Vice-Admiral Dabastoff]