RUSSIAN SQUADRON OPERATING.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue 149, 24 June 1904, Page 5

RUSSIAN SQUADRON OPERATING.

TRADING SCHOONERS CAPTURED. LONDON, 23rd June. Admiral Skrydloff, Rmisinn naval commander in tho Far East, reports that Captain Vinogra^sky's division of torpedo vessels was sent to tho coast of Japan on tho 15th inst., and returned to Vlndivostock on tho 21st (last Tuesday). Fog prevented tho fleet from entering Esha/sln. Sevoial trading and transport schooners woro, however, captured while taking fish und rice from Snsoho nnd Shimonosiki. KAMIMURA'S OFFICIAL REPORT. HOW THE SQUADRON ESCAPED. (Received Juno 24. 7.58 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The Japanese Consul has received tho following report by Admit al Kumimiua<: "Ou tho morning of tho 15th a pieKot boat re-ported Unit tho Russian Squadron M r as off Okino Shima (in the Strait« of Koiea). Our squadron, which Mas loinforcod by tho torpedo flotilla, hastened round the southern end of Tuishtt with tho object of intercept ing them from the north. Meanwhile the picket boat kept • constant wutch on the enemy's .no\clnentß and lcpoitcd, but at length lost them, in consequence of tho heavy rniu. "Our squadron hurried U> the mouth of Okino Shima, but saw no truce of tho warhhipx, which it was understood had returned noithwards under the cover of a denio fog. Wo proceeded in that direction, but tho rain increasing we saw no possibility of sighting the vehsels, and consequently decided on a place wheio wo should wait their tulnrn. "At dawn next day we reached the rendezvous. The weather had by this time cleaved, and although, wo could sco »