" Historical Events.”

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3528, 30 May 1905, Page 3

" Historical Events.”

SEA FIGHT IMMINENT. STILL IN COMMAND. ’ London, May 26. , . A -'Avellan, tbo Russian Minister of W stated, m tbe course of an f.rv r that Admiral Rozhdestvensky, tnr nn^yell, continues in comniand 0 f the Russian fleet in the Far East T .he Minister added that it is Ad.ral Rozhastvebsky’s intention to v J«se an engagement. Russian warships were in the Batan Straits Formosa and Luzon, iin tbe Philippines) on the 19th inst. «<laat Friday). They stopped the iNarvegian steamer Oscar, bound for Nagasaki. The fleet consisted of fourteen converted cruisers and six destryers. It is officially stated from Luzon that fifty warships, supposed to be Russian, passed eastwards on Saturday, the aetb, sailing north-eastward. UNEXPECTED MOVE BY ROZHDESTVENSKY. HIDDEN HAPPENINGS. London, May 26. It it stated Vnat Admiral Rezhdestvensky’s has passed Tsushima Island, in ,the Straits of Korea, divided into tw<j columns—the battleships to starboard and gunboats to port. ■ jfcyeateon of Admiral Rozhdestvensky's ships anchored off Saddle Island on Thursday nignt. . It is believed they coaled before proceeding north. Reuter’s correspondent at Tokio reports to the London office as follows: The transmission of all information of to-day’s historical events in the Straits of Korea is refused. The taotai ordered the vessels of the volunteer fleet that arrived at Wusung, and are suspected of trying to lead coal, to leave in twenty-four hours, Russia ignores the protest alleging that Japanese merchantmen arrive daily at Shanghai. THE FLEETS MEET. SIX RUSSIAN WARSHIPS REPORTED SUNK. London, May 28. Reuter’s Agency atTsingtau reports that on Saturday a great naval battle was proceeding in the Korea Straits, near Ossima. The American Consul at Nagasaki cables that one Russian battleship and five other Russian ships have been •unk in the Korean Straits.