SIEGE OF PORT ARTHUR

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1135, 2 November 1904, Page 2

SIEGE OF PORT ARTHUR

the movement strengthening the belief that they were the enemy. Investigation is already eliciting some facts not reported by the admiral iu the first instance. Lord Salisbury, speaking at Liverpool. said that the nation had been thoroughly satisfied that the navy was ready if required. Britain had been complimented abroad for her firmness and self-control. He would be sorry if foreign countries took self-control for weakness. He remembered only two or three occasions when Britain was desperately in earnest, and this was one of tbera; and he hoped that now the acute phase had paflsed the others would be passed with equal sucoesß, and with the final result of European peace.

MORE DESTRUCTION Press Association.—Copyright, London, Nov. I i The besiegers' shells diemountod n gua on Eleotric Hill and another on Marblo Hill. ALL HOPE ABANDONED * A DESIRE FOR SURRENDER STOESSEL INSISTS ON FIGHTING it - TO THE LAST Pr«i Auns. Mnn.—OoD.trighl London, Novjmber 1 jt 'i'lie garrison have lost all hope of relief. r j Many of the men and some of tho offi. oera wish to su; render, hat General Stoessol has posted a proclamation to fight while there aro men enough to man the guns, ,v ANOTHER JAPOAPTDBE A SOll riE REPELLED If ! i#m Aunsmtlan.—vloDjriihl !- London, Nov, 1 Tho besiegers have stormed and captured Tolinyahnn with nominal losb, afterwards repelling a sortie.

.'. TUNNELLING TO PORT ARTHUR REACHING THE HEARr OF THE j. FORTRESS Pi.- AMnfiintion.—CopYrighl. , London. Nov. 1 Advices received at Tokio state that the sappers have tunnelled a long distance, 311 nearly t] the heart of the fortress at Port r fl Arthur.