PRACTICAL ANNIHILATION OF ROSHDESTVENSKY.
TWELVE WARSHIPS SUNK OR CAPTURED. TWO TRANSPORTS AND TWO DESTROYERS SUNK. A RUNNING EIGHT. JAPAN LOSES CRUISER AND TEN TORPEDOERS.
By; Electric Telegraph l —Per Press Association —Copyright. Received 12.51 a,m., May 30. London, May 29. Reuter’s Toliio correspondent reports that Admiral Roshdestvensky has been practically annihilated. Twelve warships were sunk or hove been captured. Two transports and two de3troy§rs were sunk. From'Kiaochau on Monday reports state that a running fight is in progress in Korea Straits. The whole of the Russian fleet is not there.
All the slower ships are stealing r' Japan. , . The reported Japanese losses are one cruiser and ton torpodoorSv*. i RAINS IMPEDE OPERATIONS; By Eleelrifc Telegraph—Per Pres Association!—Copyright. ■?- Received 12.37 a.m., May 30.; : London, May 29 Tho Daily Telegraph's Tokio corrcspc>t ont reports that Prince MistchenkeTn extricated his foreo by n brilliuv.t a costly charge tbiougb infantry, cfaeul and artillery across tho lino of retsfcat. adds that the Juouueso losses apart fri prisoners were OHO. Continuous heavy rain 9 impede ope. tione.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1467, 30 May 1905, Page 2
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