HORRORS OF SIEGE LIFE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7715, 18 January 1905, Page 3

HORRORS OF SIEGE LIFE.

- STORIES FROM PORT ARTHUR. .: nrankenness Worse Than Battle. LONDON, Jan. 16v 'llie Times' correspondent at Porl Arthur states that the new town shows few signs of the' bombardment. Many Rassian officers wh< 'had proved useless applied lor leavi when the "attacks were proceeding letting sergeants to command. Ka> vol officers were useless during th< siege, being generally in a state o drunkenness. Admiral Makaroff': death demoralised the navy, render ing it remarkably apathetic. Somt commanders ot the forts at a conference held before the capitulation voted for" further resistant, but were ovor-rulcd toy General Stoessel When the decision to capitulate be came known the soldiers looted c store containing 5600 bottles of vod ka. A (orHblo orgie followed!, arvc troops sent to quell the disturbance joined Ui._* revellers. Three months meat reioained, but the only meal was horses and mules. A CONTRAST. REMEMItERING THE DEAD. LONDON, «J anj. 16. General ?»ogi lield a pathetic memo rial :servke in .Tort Arthur in ho Hour of the dead - who had sworn tc have death or victory. He said hi had received the Imperial thank's but he did not want to monopolism the glory, and invited the dead t< share it. CLEARING THE HARBOUR. WARSHIPS .NOT BADLY DAWAGED. LONDON, Jan. 16. Hundreds of fishermen have bcei sent to Port Arthur to help cleai the minej. A Japanese naval officer report: that the condition of the ltussiai Warships is better than was ex pccted.