THE EASTERN WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7834, 29 May 1905, Page 3

THE EASTERN WAR.

.- — °~ < amsm raid. Russia Boys Some Mips. THBOMH BULGARIA. LONDON, May 26. Sixty transports. were seen at Saigon' on Sunday, "half with full cargoes. ( ■ ' General Kcnnenkauipf's check wasBuo to an audacious attempt at il raid. He was nearly surrounded by Japanese cavali-y, infantry, and artillery, and his retreat precipitated. Half a brigade of Cossacks were killed or wounded. (The locality of the raid is not stated.) The Daily Chronicle's Sofia correspondent reports that Bulgaria has purchased four Argentine armoured Cruisers and three destroyers, and sells them.to Russia in return for five million roubles' worth of railSray stock. Two thousand Russians left Libau last week to accept the delivery of the vessels off, New GuiWeHj. The authorities at Macao, China, granted clearance to a Chinese Bteamcr, renamed the Caecilie, char-.-tered by a German newspaper to follow the Baltic Fleet. Her supposed Destination is Manila.

Russian Success. InnihiUtc A Small Force. ENTERING MONGOLIAFIRST STEP TO ANNEXATION. (Received May 28, 4.25 p.m.) LONDON,- May 27. General Linevitch reports that General Mistchenko, with portions of the Caucasian Brigade and detachments of the Trans-Baikal Cossacks, attacking the heights southward of Fakumen, on the 19th; annihilated two Japanese companies, and captured one" company, two uiac'rine guns, and 234 prisoners, including five officers. I

The Times says the St. Petersburg news that Russian troops arc about to enter Mongolia to check the supJapancso flanking movement caasefi consternation among diplomatist!;.. who! fear it is-the: first step to the annexation of Chinese ter*S " . ritory. '■itr The Rival Generals, Pleasure and Duty. THE NATION'S TEMPER. NO HEART FOR WAR. 3fc(Received Slay 28, 4.25 p.nt) LONDON, May 27. , • "Russia, is pressing the Chinese Government to draw the frontier atT * twenty instead of sixty miles west of Tiehling, in order to restrict Japanese operations. Russian correspondents m Manchuria complain that although Iho •Japanese cavaliy appeared twenty miles northwest of Kunluling, near the Russian headquarters, General Kuropatkin, who refused to surrender hia luxurious train to General Linctivitch, andulges in constant pleasuring with Princess Keuss and other Russia ladies parading as Red Cross nurses. There is much evidence that neither the army nor the nation has any heart"*for further war. General Linevitch abstains from all frivolities. The Taotai ordered the volunteer fleet, which is suspected of trying to load coal, to leave Wusung within 24 hours. The Russians ignored the protest, alleging that Japanese merchantmen arrive daily at .Shanghai. . .n.ii A Sa&estife Cablegram. r-1 ■ mm Historical Events. ■M-V ""*• ***• !•- WHAT IS BEHIND? (Received May 28, 4.35 p.m.) LONDON, May 27. ißeuter's Tokio correspondent reports that "the transmission of all information regarding to-day's- historical events in the Korean Straits is refused. iii 1 ■ —■ ■ Preparing For Surprise. WILL TOGO BE IN TIME ? (Received May 29, 0.45 a.m.) LONDON, May. 28. -Admiral Rozhdestvensky, in passing Isushitna, Korea Straits, ordcr- • ed the formation of two columns of battleships, with the gunVoats to starboard and the cruisers to port. l!J ■ " 1 Coal For the Fleet. BRITISH SHIPS DETAINED. (Received May 29, 1.22 a.m.) LONDON, May 28. Seventeen of Admiral Kozhdestven--Bky's shijw anchored off Saddle Islands on Thursday night. It is believed they coaled before proceeding north. Three British-steamers, loaded with coal for Hongkong, have been detained at Mowji.