FINAL ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1069, 17 August 1904, Page 2

FINAL ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR

FIGHT PROCEEDING _ » MORE HILLS OAP'ftjRED WITHIN A MILE OF THE TQWfI Press Association-Copyright', • London, August 16 The attack by land and sea on : Port Arthur, is proceeding, The Ji ipanese have occupied hills from one to three miles north of the town. GERMANY AND THF RUSSIAN REFUGEES "n>«i Attnoi»tion.—CoDjrilhl. London, August 16 Tho German Socialist nowspapcra and Professor Lismet protest against tho fav-* ourod treatment shown to Russian ships at tho German port of Kiaochau, because tho ships aro fleeing to friendly refuge, They recall that during tho FrancoGerman war, General Bourbaki'a forces were disarmed in Switzerland, London, August 16. Renter's agency reports that tbo Russian warships at Kiaochan bavo been dismantled. GERMAN OFFICIAL STATEMENT AN ASSURANCE TO JAPAN Hr<<u AlKioittion.—(Jopjrtdllt

Lcnoon, August 18 The Berlin Post has been authorised to state that probably Germany will shortly issue insiructions as to how bolligorcnts must bo treated when calling at neutral ports, Captain Truppal, Governor of Kiaohau, has promised the Japanese authorities that tho Russian destroyers will not bo allowed to depart simultaneously, but will bo alt lowed to go singly iu intervals of six hours, Thero aro indications that if they are repaired tho cruisora and destroyers wilj dismantlo owing to tho vastly superior Japanese forco outsido. THE REFUGEES DISMANTLING Pr#«i l« Delation.—Copjrlght, London, Aug, 15 Germany has decided that as the war* ships at Kiaocbau cannot bo repaired iu a roasonablo tiuio they must bo ordered to disarm, The decision is based on the principle that a limited time should be allowed to render them seaworthy, bull that uo repairs should bo permitted to restore tho vessels to lighting efficiency. Tho crews will remain under German control throughout the war, Tho destroyor and the cruiser Groaovoi aro being dismantled.

THE WAR RISKS Prei» Awfloiition.—Oopjrighi London, August 10 German insurers aro asking less than half the premium demanded in Great Britain for vessels going to the Far East