THE WAR IN MANCHURIA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 784, 30 March 1905, Page 3

THE WAR IN MANCHURIA.

'+. Staff Changes. ■' ADMIRAL ROZHDESTYEKSKi'S FORTE. CHINESE AS CHUM. LONDON, March 23. The Daily Express states that Admiral Rozhdestvcnsky did surprisingly well -while the Baltic Fleet was at Madigaaicar, in transforming the undisciplined, rebellious men into good sailors, and drunkenness was stamped out: The demand by small investors is a great feature of the American share of the Japanese loan. Heavy French subscriptions readied New York. General Sukhomlinuft has succeeded General Sakharoft as Minister of War. General Gripenberg has been relieved of the command of the Second Army, and General Kaulbars has been appointed. General Uatiinoff • has succeeded General Kaulbars. * Civilians and Chinese are abandoning Harbin. The Japanese have ascertained that 200 Cossacks and 800 hired 1 Chinese irregular cavalry during the battle of Mukden attacked the Ja- > panese at Tashichiao, westward oi MuEdeni. After a few rounds were 1 fired the Cfiinesc fled northwards, ' and the Cossacks shot many in the ' . back, * OMINOUS SILENCE. THE WORST FEARED. jtHeccived Maech 30, 0.47 a.m.) . LONDON, March 29. General Linevitch telegraphs from Harbin: "Not report received from the armies." This, together with the entire absence of private or press telegrams, evokes fears in St. Fetersburg that the Russian communications are cut, and that the Japanese have turned the Russian positions. PEACE PROSPECTS. , CONDITIONS OITJUXKD. t (Received March 29, 9.37 p.m.) LONDON, March 29. Router's St. Petersburg correspondent says that owing to the I'nited States and France's good offices Hussia is prepared to negotiate for peace and has outlined her conditions. ;