SOME JAPANESE CAPTURED.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 39, 15 February 1904, Page 5

SOME JAPANESE CAPTURED.

RUSSIAN TRANSPORT BLOWN UP

NINETY-SIX LIVES LOST.

RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONISTS AT WORK.

[N.Z. Peess Association.—Cofybight.]

Received 3.45 a.m.) LONDON. February 14. It is stated by tie Chinese Legation in. Paris that fighting is already ia progress on the baaks of rie Tsln River. from the same senree comes the sternest that the Russians have JL22 prisoner fully 80 Japanese. LONDON.. February 14. Adairal Alexiei?. Commander- j ra-Caief is trie Far East, reports a [ farther Bussian disaster. He states tiiat on the 11th. inst., ■sails tie transport Nenesei was j iyiag oa tie line of the submarine I niaes 121 Talienwan Bay, just to J tie east of Daiay, a severe explo- j con took place. Tie transport at once sank into ; dsrn ■water. It appears that the Nenesei had j attempted to secure a mine which vis observed floating on the surface of tie water. Instead of re- j coTsriag it. however, the transport j was carried on to the next mine. A terrific explosion took place ! -ader aer botrs. and almost imme- ! aiatelv after-wards she -was seen to | Taare xras uot even time to j lansci tie boats before slie -went ! ie:i foremost to the bottom of tie iarfeoTsr. Tie list of the dead include the cssimander and engineer, two mid-si-ipmes Z3.& 92 sailors. ißeceived 9 a.m.) si. PETERSBURG. February 14. Ike reromtiosiary party in Rnssii is clearly tempted to profit by j tie -car Tsitfc. Japan. A widespread proclamation lias Ikb circulated through a great pirt of tie country, condemning tie war, which it declares to be akiiLsted to retard economic propas far years. lie document urges all Russians to let in such a manner that the 1 raathe Far East shall prove the j jtjte of despotism and the dawn if liberty.