Telegraphic News

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIV, Issue 2855, 11 March 1904, Page 2

Telegraphic News

fbom our special oobbesponrkxts. [By Tbleorafhj. London, March 9. There are persistent reports at Tokio that the Vladivostock squadron engaged the Japanese fleet at Possiet Bay. It [is stated in other quarters that the Russians were heavily defeated.

Besides conferring daily with Admiral Alexeieff over a special wive, the Czar also received ten thousand words from other parts of the world, informing him of the situation created by the war.

The Japanese intended dividing their four armies in Manchuria and Korea. Advices from Chefoo state that fifteen Japanese warships with four torpedo boats have been seen proceeding in the direction of Niuchwang.

The French cruiser Dnssass was leaving A lgiers for the Far East, when a boiler tube burst, severely injuring four men,

Ihere is a shortage of fuel at Harbin. Several trains carrying troops on the Siberian railway are snowed up. Students, at Odessa, made a demonstration againsb the Government and wai\ Cossacks arrested many of the stndents.

King Edward, in the course of an andience with Baron Destournelles de Constant, leader of the International Arbitration group of the French Legislature, said he hoped the Press of England would endeavour to attenuate the difficulties of the present international crisis.

After yesterday's lynching, two thousand whites, carrying torches and revolvers, invaded the negro section of Springfield, Ohio, and burned twenty houses. Eight companies of militia were summoned to restore o der.

The " Times " says that Trumper is probably the best batsnnn in the world, and Noble the best all-round player. It adds that the success of the tour leads to the hope that the Marylebone Club will conduct all future tours.