Various Items.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 193, 19 August 1904, Page 3

Various Items.

THE KAMSCHATIvA MASSACRE. LONDON, August 17. The report of the massacre of Japanese at Kamschatka was exaggerated'. At'rew of twelve men in a boat fetching wuter were attack*.*! and seven killed an<l live wounded, throe fatally. CHINESE TROOPS MOVINfi. LONDON, August 17. Reuter's agency ait Pekin reports that the Chinese railway (authorities have been asked if there is sufficient rolling-stock to transport fortythousand Chinese troops to Shan-hai-k\van, and' how quickly they can be earned. THE STRANDED BOOMI. LONDON, August 17. The Boomi was l stranded on the rocks during a fog. The British will convey the crew to Hongkong, where they will be landed. RUSSIAN LOAN. LONDON, August 17. An ukase has been promulgated directing the issue of 150 million roubles, Ijearing 3 3-51 ha per cent, interest, with a currency of four years, Russian State rente bonds to cover extraordinary war expenditure. POSTAL MATTER DETAINED. LONDON, August 17. Many of Prince Hedinrich's registered letters have been detained by the Russians. The German Consuls at Nagasaki are preparing to protest. HEAVY RAINS. (Received August 19, 0.23 a.m.) LONDON, August 18. Heavy rains have 'begun, and bridge over the Tai-sc River have been swept away. Reuter's agency reports that the Japanese have occupied Tsian-than, on General Kuropatkiin's extreme left flank, and are also working round westward.