At the Last Gasp.
A TRAGIC MOMENT—WAITING FUR THE END. THE GARRISON IN EXTREMIS. (Received Nov. 5, 1.10 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 4. General Stovsscl lias been wounded in the leg. Five warships in the harbour have been Mink, and the south-west corner of the town is in flames. The Japanese have connected the various tunnel mines. French advices from St. Petersburg state that General Stoessel informed the Czar that tho garrison was reduced almost to its last shell. AH the long range guns were destroyed or out of action. •• We cannot hold the fortress; but we can due, fighting for Russia, and we will." Mr liennett Durleigih (Daiy Tele- .;. aph correspondent) saw from a steamer throe -huge successive explosions on W'tdnusdny. These were po»si'bly in the new town at Port Arthur. The Daily Telegraph's Che-foo correspondent, telegraphing on Wednesday, stated that up to date the Japanese osfuult on Port Arthur had been repulsed with heavier losses than in any previous attack. The same journal's correspondent with General Oku's urmy states that a terriSc engagement is imminent.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 259, 5 November 1904, Page 2
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176At the Last Gasp. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 259, 5 November 1904, Page 2
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