ANOTHER DESTROYER SUNK.
ITS CREW DROWNED. LONDON, April 18. A Japanese destroyer flotilla, ; employed on a special mission, en- ' countered at dawn on Ajtril 13, 'outside the south-east promontory of Port Arthur, a large Russian destroyer, and sank her in ten minutes. j The flotilla then attacked an- ' other Russian destroyer off Liaoi tishau, but owing to the long range j was unable to prevent her from : re-entering the harbour. Two Japanese sailors -were I wounded in the engagement. The Japanese were unable to . rescue the drowning Russians, as : the Russian cruiser Bayan ap- . proached, but they soon repulse _t (the latter. ! /
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 93, 19 April 1904, Page 5
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