LOCAL AND GENERAL—Con-

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIV, Issue 2857, 18 March 1904, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL—Con-

Port Akthur Abandonkd—An unconfirmed report is circulated in Shanghai, and Tofeio that the Russians have ■practically abandoned Port Arthur and the warships. What is really known Is that the Russians are conoentrat' ing at two points on the western side of the Liaotnng Peninsula, in expectation of a Japanese landing. Great damage has been done at Port Arthur tie the dooks and arsen 1 Bis. A piwde.? magazine was exploded and several gun? diimnunted by the bom* bardment. Three columns of 'smoke were •*en riling from the town, %nd part of the European quarter wa* in fhmss. The new bank and the militwrv quarters were des* troyed, The crews deserted four of the disabled Russian torpedo destroyers Inside vhe hatbour. ■

OSRMAN PotDiBBS. The Reichstag has adopted the Buaget Committee's resolutions In favonr of taking measures to prevent the illtreatment of soldiers,

Teaohbr'B WrIBKT.~A very old friend cf the residents of the Peninsula Is shortly paying *v'afa with * view of (jiving the people a vwat by l*duoing some of the hotel keepers. \,rt purchase and vend scflife of the oeleh»l:ed WhisfeeV* Tt is said that for mellowr>°Bs ymrkv of flavour, and life giving, proviflttics, this well known old Spirit ban established an unequalled reputation In the Home markets.

Rtjssun MANO-rvßßß—The Russian army corpa from Moarnw, and t>e tenth from. Kharkoff. a.™ gnivn to the front. The army oorps ha Caucasus proceeds to Turkestan, and will ba rep'aoed by the troops from the Vt>}«\ districts.

Th« Ftbb at "anfbingham.—On behalf of the Geelong Fife Brigades, the Hod. Charlotte Knnllys has been presented with a bronze inscribed, n appreciation of her oomUict on the occasion of the Are in the Quel's h°droom in Dec°mber last. pre-mtntion wbr made at Buckingham P*hcn, the Queen, who was presen], wni ".:■ ■-1\ interested.

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General Kpropatkin.—General Kurocatkin, when interviewed, predicted that h<- would be dore* with Japan by the end of JuV, and would »:en the trpatv of peace at Tokio after marching throigh the Island.