THE WAR IN MANCHURIA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7737, 13 February 1905, Page 3

THE WAR IN MANCHURIA.

AMI OF HALF A MILLION. (Received Feb. 12, 4.26' p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 12. The third Baltic Fleet is exercising preparatory to starting for the East. The Russki Invalid estimates that Marshal Oyama commands an arniy of half a miHion men. Commander OJJuda, second in command of the cruiser Saujvn, narrates that that vessel struck « mine at j Louisa Bay on November 13th, while co-operating with the army on the attack on Metre Hiil. Kight men in the engine room were instantaneously killed, and iinding his ship sinking Captain Tagima ordered the crew to save themselbos. Thereupon .Lieutenant Nastntonri went (■> the cabin twice, rescuing portraits ci the IKkado and the Crown Prince. F.ngineer Janie similarly saved the signal book, and these were entrusted to the seventy occupants of the only two boats which were launched. Only two minutes elapsed between the explosion and the sinking of the fhii, The enemy from Lao-ti-shan puuied a deadly lire on the boats and those struggling in the water, i.rnl ai-o on the rescuers from the <mn-t.de rade ships. OKuda and Tagima srnk together, the latter and thlrt/ others being drowned. Ninec?-.'n ci.'i-n----an.lont hundred and forty men were rescued.