THE WAR

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1413, 25 March 1905, Page 2

THE WAR

general NEWS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, March 23. Tho Times’ St. Petersburg correspondent reporlß thatofficial circles arc confident that the armies will contest every foot of tho ground lo Harbiu. Yuanshihkui, Governor of Chili, is proceeding to Mukden. The Japuueso entered Changtufu on Tuesday, largo bodies of Russians retreating in disorder north-eastwards along tho railway. Tho Russian oavalry halted three kilomotros north of Changtufu. •r

The newspapor Vorwaerts states that a German aims and ammunition company are supplying hundreds of machine guns to Russia. It complains of the infringement of neutrality. WOMEN ORDERED &TO LEAVE VLADIVOSTOK. SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT* . OF TORPEDO BOATS.

By Telegraph—Pross Association—Copyright Received 10.54 p.m., March 24. London, March 24. Women have been ordered to leave Vladivostok. Unconfirmed French advices state that a Japanese torpedoer,preceding the Japanese squadron, has passed Colombo, bound west. - THE TIRED FLEET.

STILL KEEPING AT SAFE DISTANCE.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Gopyrigh Received Midnight, Maroh 24. London, Maroh 24.

It is surmised that portion of Admiral Rozhdestvensky’s fleit sailed, as cabled, on the 10th, and the remainder later.

Reuter’s agency states that a steamer from Colombo reports having at Port Louis met on the night of the 16th Russian torpedoers, followed at a distance by a fleet, the nationality of which was un known.