ERRANT WARSHIPS' PROGRESS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 252, 28 October 1904, Page 2

ERRANT WARSHIPS' PROGRESS.

FLEET IS SEPARATED IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL NO OFFICIAL REPORT. THE ADMIRAL'S STATEMENT AND REASON' FOH I'M RING. TO PRESERVE IIIS FLEET. RUSSIAN PRESS AND PEOPLE DEPRECATE DEMANDS. LONDON, Oot. 26. Lord Salisbury (formerly Viscount Ui'unljorcn.'), Lord Privy Seal, speair ing at 'Hatfield, said it was affectation to uiKler-rate the seriousness oi tlie situation. It was the Government's duty to defend its siiibjectj from outi'ajgi'ous treatment, and to was confident the whole country would follow where tlie King bad led. The Government was confident that Russia would not fail to recognise and sympathise with the feel' i»j>s of the British, aaid make rep or utioa. (Received Oct. 27, 10.20 p.m.) LONDON, Ocjt. 27, Lord Rosebery has isent £IOO ti tilie fund for the victims of what hi characterises as an "unspeakable out l'agß."Sir. Henry CampbeU-Bfuwernuui speaking at Norwich, end to the Baltic Fleet incident, a a id i wap an unparalleled ami cruel out rage, and neither an accident, blun der, nor misunderstanding. The % tion absolutely supported this Go vera meat's demands. THE CONTINENTAL PRESS. RUSSIAN SAILORS' CONDUCT BEYOND EXCUSE. ) LONDON, Oct. 20. , Tho French press is staggered a . the conduct of the Baltic Fleot, ant I the expressions ol disapproval ar ' loud and almost unanimous. Th newspaper hold that tho BritteJ . demand is l strictly in conformity wit! - diplomatic usage. Russia mus yield, anidi the sooner she admits he fault tie better. ' The German press admits tha , there is not a shadow of an excus ! for the Russian fleet neglectdlkgl ti assist the trawlers. A journal in St. Petersburg hj« t opened a subscription for the iishei . men. RUSSIAN ALLEGATIONS. SEEKING TO FOI.ST THE BLAMI ON, ENGLAND. 1 LONDON, Oot. 26. ° The Russian paper Svet declare the affair woe the result of Britial v Imprudence. i Russian officials say that part c ' tho fault rests with Great liritai: ' in not warning tho fishermen of tl squadron's approach. CURT BRITISH RETORTS. [, "MISUNDERSTANDING" DUE TO ! DRINK OR DESIGN. '* LONDON, Oct. 28. Many English newspapers, including Radical onea, are astounded at tW Russian representation of a mif understanding. Souie bluntly di I clare tlmt tho axiiutrol .was drunl ■ or acted deWberately. ' JAPANESE INDIGNATION. ' "A CROWNING ACT Oi 1 .VIOLATION." The Japanese press is indignant a' , the Russian, inhumanities, which i' dewirvbos us the* crowning act a violation of the rights or neutrals. RUSSIAN. PItESS CENSORSHIP. RESIJONSIBLE FOR DANGEROUS: INTERPRETATION S. LONDON, Oct. 20. English awl French correspondents in St. Petersburg mention the belli cose attitude of the military, one emphasise tho danger. The belie in the capital, owing to the oxerdsx of the press censorship, is tihat the incident mainly consisted in running down the trawlers.; Hence (the British demands are interpreted as attributable to.: anti-Russian feeling. GERMANY'S ''FRIENDLINESS." LEADS RUSSIA INTO A SERIOUS DILEMMA. LONDON, Oct. 26. Tho Echo dei Paris' St. Petersburg corroipondant says that Germany, wishing to appear her only, friend, Jias repeatedly warned the Russian Admiralty of '"the possibility of ur attack in the North Sea, and that these warning?/ drove the| officers oil their head®." Hhis was tine real tpiuse of tho incident. THE BALTIC FLEET. STRANGE BEHAVIOUR OF TORPEDO BOATS. LONDON, Oct. 26. Tho Russian fleot is off Vigo, Spain, where despatches await it. Seven Russian torpedo ixmts and two Colliers crept away from Cherbourg early in 1 tho morning. As their arrival was unannounced, and no visits were exchangod, tlie French authorities wore olllcially ignorant of their presence for 36 hours. Cherbourg; flshormon aae afraid to venture to sea. A DEFIANT SENTIMENT. RUSSIA THINKS BRITAIN ASKS TOO MUCH. (Received Oct. 27, 10.5 p.m ) LONDON, Oct. 27. The Russian press lUid |>eople consider that the British demands, excepting for compensation, are unreasonable aad ailbi trary, and that they are dictated by hostility toward Russia. ADMIRAL AND PORT OFFICER. BALTIC BATTLESHIPS WANT , | COAL AT VIGO. LONDON, Oct. 37. j Tha battleship# Imperator Alexander a. and IH., Koiai SuvaroU, Borodino, awl Orel, with the tiwvpty: immttssStun arrivgd *t

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stores. The AdiWral replied that til* ■slvips were damugcd and obliged to separate from tlie rest of the JNiUad-: ron. The Commandant promised ,<#, communicate Uio /net to the Government. On llvo Herman colliers going; alougside the warsjiiips the Commafiduiit J vtjthe Ajdmiral not to viuluta Spanish neutrality, and also notitied the collieis tluit he expected tliem to obey his directions. The Admiral applied for leave for eui.li whip to take in at loa s t 400ions of coal in order to reach Tan* gieis. ' Three of the colliers subaaqucotly sailed for Tangiem. UKAZIiNIXO IT OUT. "THOUGHT THEY SAW TWO TOR-' I'EDO 110 ATS." (Received Oct. 27, 10.20 p.m.^ MADRID, Oct, 27.' , The newspaper Uorresponrtentlft d' Enpuna »t a U>s that the Russian offloers assert that they saw two torpedo' boats between tlve lines of tlie squariron, and supposing tht*m to too J ft" panose ttey opened Are. They doclare Hurt they saw guns on the two boats, and that none of the sailors looked like fishermen. Tliey were i i aware that any. mea bad been 'wounded, aod rwgreoted tlie mistake. BRITISH OABINET MEETING. >*■'

CONFERENCE WITH THE LA* • OFFICERS. J.ONDON, Oct. 26, The Foreign Committee ol Uie Con binet and tlie law oflicers of tt«l Crown are conferring at Downing' Street. . A SHAMED GOVERNMENT, ADMIRAL ALLEGES A "SERIOUS ENCOUNTER."

(Received Oct. 27, 11.4 p.m.) LONDON', Oct. 27. , It Is reported in Vienna, that Admiral Hohjeshensid informed his Government that tbe fleet had a setlr ' ous encounter in the North Sea, but the Government is astound to avow this, >. ANOTHER CRIPPLE. CANNOT LEAVE VIGO WITHIN: 24 HOURS. : .

LONDON. Oct. 27. A Russian cruiser has reached Village rein, north of Vigo. Tlie Spanian Minister (or Harlot states that ho has been informed that two of the battleships are sodamaged that it is impossible tofr tiiom to ioave Vigo in 24 hours. THE RUSSIAN ADMIRALTY, i

RIDICULES THE SUGGESTION OP WARi. LONDON, Oct. 27. I'p to one o'clock io-day the liua. Hian Admiralty states that it haii not received Admiral Hohjeshcnaki'a report. The 'Russian AdniiruXy strongly resists tho demand 1 for the puniwhuuetjt of tho officers at the fleet, . and deciures this would brand the navy with enduring infamy as being m>rvou«, cruel, and cowaniiy. It ridicukqtfca suggestion of war "over killing '*i couple of fishermen." ROHJESHENSIvI INTERVIEWED, HE ACTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONSCIENCE. (Received Oct. 27, 11.80 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 27.: Spanish newspapers claim to h»v<! interviewed Admiral Rohjeshfcneki, who abated that tho 'incident was in- ' ovi table. He had acted in accords ancc with hia conscience, and in order to prevent tho destruction ot hi* / squadron, Defore leaving Libau tW / had made known his intention to at? w tack any whip approaching the fleet. Hfc regretted that he was unable to re-victual, but lie hoped he would bk' allowed enough coal to reach calmer waters at Gibraltar, where he couW re-victual at sea. .

A PRINCELY ROMANCER. RUSSIAN TRANSPORT SUR- ' ROUNDED. (Received Oct. 27, 11.34 p.m.) . LONDON, OcU 27. Reuter'n correspondent at Vigo reports that Prince Keretelll, an of-, liter on the Russian battleship In*. Iterator Alexander, staUs that the transport Amadul was steering ahead of the squadron and VM f suddenly surrounded by eight (or- * pixlo-boats, aod-tfae divinion in ad' vwico signalled to the unknown vo*-, aels to k'avo or state their nationality. They refused to do so, but advamxd among the battloeUpa.. Suddenly oiio of them flrod a CM-. . noli, and Admdial RohjeeheQtUV. formed in line of battle end returned the flro, afterwards conUJ ruling We voyage. The Russian*feared iho ve&Bels were Japanese,: as the Admiral knew they had pur-., chased torpedo boat* in England.

BRITISH NAVAL ACTIVITY, CHANNEL SQUADRON RE-COAL- 1 ED AT OIIJItALTAR. ' A (Received Oct. 28, 1.18 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 27. The Channel Fleet has re-oo*kxi at Gibraltar, and is ready to Nail. The entire (libra)tar torpedo flotilla ha* Ik-en commissioned.

Neither tlu Government nor t}ie naval authorities at Sydney have r®», coived official information regarding, the Hussiaai outrage. Admiral Fansbawo, intervfewud • «t, Freinjjmlj', sttUj jj, was inexplicable how Hi# llusaliujs cwlft Kvo attackod the (IbJiojij. j>nly solution becould Rivo waß that they mistook thorn for torpedo boats.

Later, W.M'.S. Euryalus (Ifce flagship of the Australian »quadron) sailed for Singapore, where import-, ant despatches are expected.

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