THE BATTLESHIP OREL. (Received May 31, 8.40 a.m.)

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue 128, 31 May 1904, Page 5

THE BATTLESHIP OREL. (Received May 31, 8.40 a.m.)

ST. PETERSBURG. 30th May. Tho battleship Orel, which was aground «t Kronstadt a few days ago, is again aground and full of water. The circumstances connected with the leakage are suspicious. THE ATTITUDE OF CHINA. REFUSAL TO WITHDRAW TROOPS. (Received May 31, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, 30th May. Tho Chinese refuse the Russian demand for th© withdrawal of General Ma's army. General Ma lias been reinforced for the purpose of disarming Russians if they enter China. Three Viceroys hay© memorialised the Throno to annul all Chines© treaties with Russia. [General Ma's troops are understood to be stationed at Slnminting, about forty ! miles west of Mukden. They wero sent I to preserve order on the Manchurian border. J OPERATIONS IN MANCHURIA. ATTACK ON A~RUSSIAN CAMP. (Received May 31, 10.10 a.m.) j LONDON, 30th May. I Japanese infantry attacked a Russian camp near Kwantien, compelling 3500 to retire west towards Liaovang.

The Japanese have reached Samaki, northward of Fenghwangcheng. Tho Telegraph Department has been advised by Uio Pacific Cable Board that telegrams for Vladivostock, Manchuria, and Kwantung Peninsula, including Port Aithur, can now only be accepted at senders' risk, and must be routed via Suez and Khabarovsk. Tho tariff is 3s 5d per word.