WAR IN THE EAST.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 81, 9 April 1904, Page 2

WAR IN THE EAST.

ACTA ,J*J LONDON, April 7, The Times' steamer is sending ethergrams duily. The Russians ore bridging the Y«i lit at Chu-seiie. The Cam- is contributing to the war fund three years' revenue from his private estates. A Toklo telegram states that th« Russian guns at Wi-Ju were removed to Antuugi Tho Russian* captused two apies at Niuchwang with plans of Russian fortifications, Scouts roport Russian defences along the Ya-lu ami Tumen rtvers as scattered, rendering concentration dilllcult if the line Is o»ce broken. A Russian schema of admtatstra-t-ive economies buivcs fourteen mil. lions sterling, which will be devoted to tho wait* Tho Russian cruiser Bnyan, flying Admiral Makaroft's flag, chased and overhauled, uitd then liberated, the Times' correspondents' steamer at Haimu, .'ls miles from Port Arthur, Mr Bennett Burleigh (the Dally Te-h-graph correspondent) states that ico floes will render tho passage of the Ya-lu dangerous prol/ably fot • fortnight. Forty Japuneso transports, with a portion of tho second army Intended for Yonuilium-pho, is oft Hutin, fifty miles northward of Chom-ul-pho. Advices received at Toklo state that transports, with stores, entorod tho estuary of the rives Yu-lu, effecting at ißbding on the Korean Wank. Sevoral fresh attempts were mode to wreck trains in the Tomsk (die irict. A sigpalirjaii approaching an obstacle placed on the line was fir. Ed at from tho forest. A bullet shuttered his hand, but he euceeed* ed in stopping the train, which contained a thousand Cossacks* THE CHEMUL-PIIO FIGHT, PROTEST TO THE JAPANESE ADMIRAL, (Received April 8, 10.21 p.m.) LONDON, April 8. The commanders of the British, Italian, uikl French cruisers lying at Chemul-pho prior to the destruction of tho Hussion cruisers Varvag and liorletz, protested enctfgieticaliry to Admiral Urluej that his attacking the vessels in a neutral port would be a violation o{ l\\% laws of neutrality. The 'limes Cliemul-pho correepondent asserts that the protest reached Admiral lirius only live minutes hefore the uction commenced.

ADMIRAL STARK DECORATED. LONDON, April 8. The Czat Ims decorated Admiral Stark lot gallantry during the flrgt « attacki on Port Arthug. THE PASSAGE OF THE YA-MJ. NOT STRONGLY CONTESTED. (Received April 8, 10.26 p.m.) LONDON, April 8. There is no sign that Mia Russians intend to vigorously oppose the crossing of tho Ya-lu. The Cossacks and outlying garrisons are apparently only acting ua screws foe the main hwlies of troops. DESERTERS FROM TING-YANG^ April 8. Most ot tho Korean garrison troops ut Pfng-ynng- have deserted, /oining the Tongvliak rebels. EXTENSIVE MINING. PREPARATIONS, LONDON, April 8. The Russians have laid submarine mines nlong tho Taku-shan coast (north-west slioro of Korea BoyL and the Va-lu estuasy. RUSSIAN EXODUS FROM NOV--COROD. LONDON, April 81 FoaWng a Japanese landing aft i'osslet Bay, seventy miles Bouth ot Vladivostok, the Russian garrisons and people have retreated inland, occupying six of tho largest towns on the Tumen Rivef*