THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIV, Issue 2856, 15 March 1904, Page 3

THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST.

Admiral Togo's detachment has been sent to Port Arthur, the bombardment of which has been renewed. The Japanese state that they bombarded Vladivostok on the 6th for forty minutes. The batteries did not respond, and they were not able to find the Russian fleet after ward*. They visited Possiet Bay, but Baw no signs of the enemy. The Japanese army is adopting the same land tactics as id the C mo Japanese war. A landing has occurred B ! xty miles west of Antung. Admiral Kamimura's isbombardmp Vladr ▼ottock. It is stated that the Russian squadron quitted twenty four hours bsfore the Japanese arrived. The Japanese at Chemulpho have detained the Emperor of Korea's messenger, supposed to be the bearer of a letter from the Em peror to M. Pavloff, lately Russian Minister in Seoul. A oolliaion oocurred between the Russians and Japanese at Haiju, in Korea The Russians retreated. General Kuropatkin leaves Moscow for the front on Sunday. The Russians am mounting «iege field guns in a Chinese fort on the eaßt bank of tbe Liao River, at Yingkow. The officials have departed from the town with their familiiea. The British Consul at Niuchwang advises Britiehers and their families to leave before the river opens for traffic. Warships belonging to neutral nations are withdrawing. ...... ujjA ukase has been published, forbidding the export of horses from Russia. In the House of Commons, Earl Percy, In reply te Mr Geo. Renwick, said the convention of 1888 stipulated that no act of hostility or obstruction should be committed in the Suez Canal. Belligerents must paps in the shortest time. Japan would doubt less obterve these stipulations, though she bad not signed the convention. The Varyag's and Koreetz'a commandera have been decorated with the Order of St. George of the fourth claßß, and the other officers and the crews have been awarded lesser decorations.

The Varyag's crew wern entertained at Colombo, and afterwards sailed for Odessa. The Czar, receiving, a deputation of St. Petersburg jurnalists, paid he was glad to tee how correotly the Press represented the nation's sentiments of anger against Japan's unfair eggreFsion and treacherous methods. The Czn's sister, the Princess Olga, is going to Manchuria to superintend the operations of the Red Cross Society.

The Eail of Selborue, acknowledging a message conveying the thank* of the wives and daughters of the Varyag's orew, said that the Admiralty was always glad to help teamen of friendly nations when" occasion »" sea ' ... . «. . , Owing to Russia's bitter semi official taunts against America, President Roosevelt's executive order, enjoining neutrality, expressly and earnestly deplores th° war, and expressed the hope that ib will end at the earliest moment with tbe least possible loss to the combatants. He urgeß scrupulous respeot of their rights and susceptibilities, bb done to neighbours, adding that "nowadays all nations are neighbours, and with all mankind we are in friendship." Admiral Makaroff telegraphs that six tor pedoes left Port Arthur at three o'clock 01 the morning of Tnursday, and encountered Japanesetorpedoers and cruisers, A hoj aotion ensued. The torppdoer Tlastini discharged a Whitehf id torpedo and sank a Japanese torppdoer. ( n the way back to Port Arthur the torp "ocr Steregusohtchin damaged her engine and bea*n to founder. ••Noticing her critical position." the Admiral states. "Ibnisted my flag on the Novik and went with the Novik and Bpgao to her rescue, but five of the enemy's cruis' era mrrouoding tho StereguscUehin and battleships eppmaching, I did not succeed." Th« H'eregUPohtcHn foundered, and part of hpr crew wan captured. Four Russian officer" were wounded, and two soldierwere killed and eighteen wounded.