Rejoicings In Japan.

Manawatu Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 405, 2 June 1905, Page 3

Rejoicings In Japan.

Events Favor Th« Vlotors

Londok, Yesterday. The Daily Telegraph's correspondent at Seoul, the capital of Kore3, reports that by 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon Bozhdeatvensky was completely defeated. The Japanese went in pursuit of the remnant. Severo iightiDg continued, a Russian cruiser and a battleship being sunk, The Japanese captured a battleship which was damaged severely, and clean swept by shell lire. Il eventually sank) but the crew wore captured. This apparently refers to the YJadimir Monomakh, which is contrary to advices received by the Japanese Minister at Washington. . Baron Havasbi, Japanese Minister in

London, was informed the ship wns capturrd and then foundered.

• Bsporf3 say there wore iuarneuso re jeicingß in Japan. Tho battle conditions were ideal. Tho Japaneso hod the advantage of groatcr, sperd, and the Etarlight assisted iho work of the destroyers. Tho total number of Piussian ships engaged was 23. Kozhdestvensky hoped to reach Vladivostock without a bnUlr, and hoped that if attacked it would be chiefly on the starboard side. The f*te of Roar-Admirals Entquest and Balrovsky v unknown. Tho vessel yesterday reported to have put into Iwowi, a Japanese port, is probably the cruiser Iyemrud, which is no* yet accounted for.