Crazy Fleet’s Advance.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3511, 18 April 1905, Page 3

Crazy Fleet’s Advance.

WILD-CAT SHOOTING. RUSSIAN WARNINGS TO THE POWERS. London, April 15. The voyage of the Russian fleet to the north-east from Singapore continues. Japanese newspapers have declared that should the Russian fleet stay at an Indo-Chinese port, Japan would be compelled to regard the port as the Russian naval base. France, China, and Holland have been warned that breaches of neutrality that were tolerable west of Singapore would be unendurablfe to the eastward. Four German colliers that were anchored at Cape St. James resailed on learning that Japanese torpedo destroyers were making ready for a sally. The Russian hospital ship Orel remains dthirty-six hours at Saigon, and took food, medicine, and 900 tons of goal. It is reported that before leaving theAnamba Islands the Baltic fleet imagining that the Japanese warships were approaching, opened a useless and aimless bambardment, thus causing rumours of a naval engagement. , * , , __ The Russian fleet overhauled the P. and O. steamer Poona, between Saigon and Singapore. The vessel was allowed to proceed on her voyage. A DRAMATIC TELEGRAM. PREPARING FOR A DECISIVE SEA FIGHT. London, April 16. A St. Petersburg telegram to the newspaper ’"Echo de Paris,” reports that Admiral Rozhdestvensky’s last message read : “ I shall not telegraph again before a battle. If beaten Admiral Togo will tell you. If vietorious 1 will announce it.” Many colliers are arriving at Hong Kong and awaiting orders. The Russians are aiming to establish a base at the Pescadores Islands for coaling and final preparations. •The “ Novoe Vremya” characterise* the Iphignia’s reporting the whereabouts of Admiral Rozhdestvensky as spying in the interests of benevolent neutrality.