THE WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7799, 15 April 1905, Page 3

THE WAR.

0 ' THE OPPOSING FLEETS., RUSSIANS AGAIN SIGHTED. LONDON, April 3. The Japanese are able to oppose the Russians with five battleships, aggregating 60,000 tons-, and eight armoured cruisers, aggregating 73,686 tons, and carrying 20 twelveinch, one ten-inch, and 30 eight-inch guns. The Nubia has arrived at' Singapore. She sighted the Russian fleet of 42 vessels one hundred miles to the south-eost of Cape St. James. The Ru&iians at Vladivostok art ■ experimenting with six submarines. The Sasebo Court has rejected thi steamer Oyakleo's appeal. VLADIVOSTOK GARRIBOB IRCREASEi. RUSSIA MUST BE STRIPPED. ANNEXATION B* JAPAN. Utoceivod April 14, U. 23 p.m.) April 11. Many additional batteries and redoubts have been erected at Vladivostok, and enormous stores are accumulating. It is reported that the Russian garrison will bo increased to a hundred thousand, with five hundred guns. Count Okuuiu, interviewed at ToVio, said Russia must be deprived of all her strategical advantages in the Far East, and, net allowed to keep her fleets on the Chinese and Japanese coasts. Port Arthur, Vladivostok, and Saghalicn must be annexed. THE BALTIC FLEET. SPEED UNDIMINISHED. A DASH FOR VLADIVOSTOK. {Received April 14, 10 pi.ni.) LONDON, April 14. Captain Chvdo, of Baltic Sea fame, ■declares that divers scraped the Baltic steps at Madagascar, aud that their speed is undiminished. The Times' Paris correspondent reports that the Baltic Fleet intends _J.Ct, Cjal . somewhere ■ south-east of Formosa, and then make u dush for .Vladivostok. The Japanese are. strongly entrenching TsuliLshu. FOR VLADIVOSTOK.

11V THE SHORTEST ROUTE. ENUAUEMENT EXPECTED. THE NAVAL MLOBEAK. (Hecehod April 14, 11.48 p.m.) LONDON. Aprii 14. The Baltic Fleet is apparently proceeding north by the" shortest route,, leaving _ Admiral Ncbogatoff follow ~as a reserve. It is believed the Japanese cruisers Chiton; ami Kasagi have been in touch with the Russians some time. The Russian Admiralty thinks the first engagement wiß be near Formosa. The Times says it is probable the Japanese Fleet will steam east of the Pescadores in order to avoid; torpodocrs. AMERICAS CRUISERS FOR THE PHILIPPINES. (KceeiveJ April 14, D.37 p.m.) WASHINGTON, April 14. The cruiser Raleigh, has started for Cunjas, in the PWlippines. Washington officials h'ifit thai "the commander has obtained information regarding the contemplated course of the Baltic Fleet. s=— — szsijs' "