RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1063, 10 August 1904, Page 2

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR

L'HE CAPTURE OF WOLFE HILL RUSSIANS DROP THEIR RIFLES HURL ROCKS AT THE ENEMY JAPANESE CAVALRY ENGULFED IN A MINE ANOTHER NAVAL FIGHT JAPANESE REVERSE RUSSIANS DISABLE A CRUISER SINK ANOTHER ?n*»r Aunniaunn.—Uocjrlgtil

J.OXDON, AUVUBI 9 Japanese troops luive landed at JLouissu Bay. THE ASSAULT 0\ T PORT ARTHUR AN APPARENT NIGHT ATTACK FIRING OF lIKAVY GUNS HEARD Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, August 9 Chot'oo advices received in Borne state that the Japanese on 2-Oth, sth, and 7th captured Eurther positions near Port Arthur, shelling the town and the docked warships, and doing immense damage. London, August ( J Router's Chefoo conespondent wirtd on tlio Bth tbt at eleven at night heavy guns at intervals of a minute were distinctly heard in the direction of Port Arthur, Tlio firhad been going on since half past 10.

London, August !i. 11l view of the Janatiese taking on tho 27th 11 general offensive move, ment againt tho land position?, tho battleships Jiayan, Retzvisan, PalMa, Aflkokl, Norik, two coast ships, the gunboat Geljak, and twelve torpedoers, under Rear-Admiral Leshinsky, were ordered, at General Sloessel's request, to support the Russian right llanlf, They were preceded by II mine dredger, and steamed towards Limgantan to bombard the Japanese position, but wero attacked by the Japanese battleship Chinyen and the cruisers Chiyado, Itsukushiuia, Malstishiraa, and two others, and 33 torpedoers. An eight-inch shell from the Baynn burst on the Itsukushitna's stern, disabling her, whereupon all the Japanese steered for the open sea. A Russian initio damaged the Chiyotla, which, sinking by tho head, steered for Talienwan Bay, A land battery damaged a Japanese gunboat,

A DESPERATE UNDERTAKING Press Association.— LONDON, August 9 A blue jacket, disguised as a Chinese begoro, was occupied for a week traversing the Japanese lines and bringing General Stoessel's and nsu val despatches to Prince AlexietF at Mukden,

THE CAPTURE OF WOLFE HILL RUSSIANS lIQRL ROCKS FROM THE SUMMIT ACONCEALI'ID RUSSIAN MINE ENGULFS TWO SQUADRONS OF JAP CAVALRY Press Association.—(j'opyi'ight London, August!) Four thousand Russians defended Wolfe Hill. Many droppod their rifles and hurled rocks on the Japanese with deadly effect. Russian mines, cleverly concealed elfso where, annihilated two squadrons of cavalry. The Japanese finally closed, though the ground was strewn with the dead, and storniod Wolfe Hill, and have since mounted (JO guns, The Japanese entrenched a valley near Port. Arthur on the 2l)th, the Russian guns coaselessly harassing the diggers, London, August i) Wolfe Mountain dominates the western Port Arthur trenches, which are within a verst (i!sooft) ot the fortress, IMMEDIATE CAPTURE OF PORT NECESSARY. I A PROBLEM FOR THE JAPANESE. VIEWS OF EXPERTS, Press Association—Copyright London, August 'J Experts recognise that the Japaneso problem for the speedy capture of Port Arthur is more urgent than an early outcome of the operations in llio north, inasmuch as if Gonoral Kuropatkin holds out strong for the present General Knrolci will be compelled to consider the prospect of the early arrival of such great reinforcement? as the Baltic floet would bring to General Stoessel, GREAT NAVAL FIGHT. POUT ARTHUR FLEET ENGAGED. ATTACKED BY THE JAPANESE JAPAN ESE CRUISER DISABLED ANOTHER ONE SUNK Press Association—Copyright London, August i) 11 is mmouncod that the battleships Bayan, Aakohl, Pallada, Novilt, and some gunboats, steamdd out and bombarded sorno of the enemy's positions, On returning a mine exploded undor the dredger,

THE POSITION OF NEUTRALS BRITISH MINISTERIAL STATEMENT PRIZE COURT DECISION DISAPPROVED Press Association.—Copyright. London, August 11 Mr Balfour, in reply to a question by Mr Bowles regarding tlio seizure of tlio Malacca, said that the object of Britain's very strong remonstrance to Russia was to prevent a new incident—the first which had occurred since tlio Treaty of Paris and tho Treaty of London—from developing into one calculated to cause a gaeat deal of strain between the two conntries, a condition of strain which might easily be devoloped further. The actual arrangements were in tho "ature of a compromise, and we had obtained the whole substance of our Contentions,

Referring to the Knight Comman" dor decision, Mr Balfour declared that Britain had adhered to her contention that the circumstances alleged, whether true or not, were no justification for tho sinking of neiv tral shipn,

COAL FOR BELLIGERENTS l'ress Association—Copyright London, August!) .Mr (io)'iikl Balfour, replying to a question, said (list 1,381,000 tons of British steam coal has been exported to Russia and 87,000 to Japan since December. ANOTHER SEIZURE Press Association.—Oopyright London, August!) Tho Caluhas lias arrived at Vliulivostock with a cargo of Hour and machinery cousigned to Yokohama and Hong lvong. WHEN THE PORT IS CAPTURED A BRITISH TROUBLE Press Association-Copyright, London, August!) Negotiations are proceeding between Britain and China with tho object of modifying the terms of tho Wuihuiwei agreement, by which England is bound to withdraw from Weiheiwei whenever Russia has withdrawn from Port Arthur.