RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 235, 8 October 1904, Page 2

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

YESTERDAY'S CABLE NEWS SUMMARISED. BRITISH STEAMER SEARCHED. LONDON, Out. 6. A Japanese cruisee lired, stopiwil, and examined and then releaseu the British stammer Chanson at MaioUi Islands. Tile Mikado has conferred upon Colonel iload, Australian Military Attache, the order of tlko Rising Sun this being the first conferral upon any Attache. The Japanese discovered (JU junks organised at Kaio-chau lo run the Port Arthur blockade, they relying on the advantages t lie Russian guns an l mines would gi\e (he junks. PRECIOI rf INFORMATION. HOW GENERA!, STOKSSEL REPORTS 'IX) THE CZAR. (Received Oct. 7, 10,it7 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 7. One of tho despatches sunt bi General Stoessel (ooumiander of th( Port Arthur garrison) to the Czai was of an extremely confidential nature regarding the situation in the town. So much importanct was attached to it that copies oi the message were written on "fiiiusy," tho three ottlcers entrusted with liheir delivery being instructed lo swallow, them if captured Two of tho ollicers were captured, but a third readied St. Petersburg. '■ The information contained In t'h< despatch has not been published, MORE SKIRMISHING, FORCES IN TOUCH SOUTH OF MUJvDEN. LONDON, Oct. 7. It is reported that heavy skiriumhing is taking placo at Ilun-ko pu, a small village on the road u lew miles south of Mukden. JAPANESE STATESMAN SPEAKS THE FINANCIAL ASPECT OF THE WAR. LONDON, Oct. 7. Count Okuma, formerly Minister for Foreign AiTairs, in an address at Toiiio, said it was impossible to foretell the duration of the war. lie predicted a two years' war. The cost to Japan would be about two thousand million yen (£20,000,000,), and to Russia three or four thousand million roubles (£25,000,000 to £30,000,000). Russia had reached the limit of hor borrowing and taxation, while Japan in 1905 would borrow five hundred million yen if she could secure a hundred' and fifty million yen abroad. The country must faco the depreciation of ita securities. Count Okuma' urged the nation to husband its resource**. He had the fullest confidence in the ultimate victory of tho Japanese arms.

SORTIES FROM PORT ARTHUR. AMMUNITION RUNNING SHORT IN THE FORTRESS. (Received Oct. 8, 1.9 a.in.) LONDON, Oct. 7. Several desperate sorties have been made from Port Arthur by the'garrison. There are fresh indicatioas that ammunition is running short. KUROPATKIN RE-INFORCING. RUSSIAN CAVALRY SCOUTS PROVE UNRELIABLE. LONDON, Oct. 7. Ivuropatkin is reinforcing his left wing. Captured documents reveal the fact that many of the Rusidan infantry officers have made complaints regarding the Inefficiency of the cavalry scouts and the unreliable nature of the information they obtained.