THE WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7798, 14 April 1905, Page 3

THE WAR.

POSITION OF THE FLEET. MUST KEEP MOVING. INSURANCE RATES RISEN. LONDON, April 12. The Russian Admiralty has expressed the opinion that the light fleet is undivided, and hopes that

Admiral Roz-hdestvensky will ke 'p moving to avoid torpedoers. Nevertheless there is- still utuvh conflict as to whether the battleships are with the main fleet.

The Daily Telegraph's Singapore correspondent says he is positive that the Sissoi and Vileki are the only battleships that passed on Saturday.

A Batavia telegram asserts that no Russian ships are at Muntok. .Lloyd's war rates on neutral St cartels- bound for Japan has liseir to ten shilling;, per cent.

JAPANESE WILL PREYENT COALING PROTECTING FRENCH NEUTRALITY. LONDON, April 12. Japanese warships are cruising along the Cochin China coast to prevent the Russians provisioning and coaling. The gunboats l Acheron aiwt Styx arc leaving "Saigon to protect the neutrality of tfie French waters. The cruiser Dccartei and live torpedoers aro at Cape St. James. The Japanese are scouting in the (direction of the Ananibus. Lloyd's Singapore agent states that the Russian fleet included seven battleships. THE BALTIC FLEET. NEARING DANGER. RUSSIAN COLLIER CAPTURED. (Received April 13, 11.TO p.m.) ' LONDON, April 13. The steamers Sutlei and Iphegenia have arrived at Singapore. The Sutlej reports passing the Baltic fleet, including seven battleships, at daybreak on Tuesday, ."115 miles north-east of Singapore,, steaming northward.

.The' Japanese captured a Norwegian steamer, Henry Bolckow, supposed to be a Russian collier.

IARCffIUG ON VLADIVOSTOK. TRYING TO CUT COMMUNICATIONS. A PRINCE KILLED, TOGO'S FLEET RE-ARMED. (Received April 13, 10.2 p.m.) LONDON, April 13. Chinese spies report that large Japanese forces are inarching oa Vladivostok. Thi r tv-thou so nd ~f Nogi's column aro trying to cut the Russian communications. In a fight at Tsinsiakun 011 the 3rd the Japanese repulsed a cavailry attack, killing Prince Masttalski and wounding 36 Cossacks. AH Togo's battleships have been rearmed with heavy guns. JAPANESE DECORATIONS.

BESTOWED ON AUSTRALIANS. (Received April 13, 10.15 p.m.) SYDNEY, April 13. The Mikado has decoratod Lord Ten* nysan, Governor-General, and Judge Barton, ex-Federal Premier, with the First Order of the Rising Sun ; Admiral Fanshawe with the First Order of the Sacred Treasure ; Ma-jor-Gcncrur Ilutton (Federal Commandant) with the Second Order of tKe Rising Sun ; and Sir Malcolm McEachern (Japanese Consul at Melbourne) with tEe' ; Third Order of the Rising Sun. The decorations aro in commeifioration of the recent visit of the Japaneso Fleet.