RUSSIAN CRUISERS OFF SHANGHAI.

Grey River Argus, 30 May 1905, Page 3

RUSSIAN CRUISERS OFF SHANGHAI.

ROZHDESTBENSKY TRYING TO MISLEAD. TOGO'S FLEET CONSTANTLY AT MASAMPHO. NEWS OF IMPENDING BATTLE. ' RECEIVED AT TOKIO WITH ELATION. PEOPLE CONFIDENT THAT TOGO WILL WIN. EXPECTED PORTION OF BALTIC FLEET. WILL REACH VLADIVOSTOCK. (Received 9 34 p.m) LONDON, May 29. It is reported at Chifu thafc three Russian armoured cruisers and several colliers were off Shanghai on Friday. There are indications that Rozhdestvensky sent a sufficient number of ship 3 -to the vicinity of Shanghai to produce the impression that the main squadron was there, whereas the bulk of the fleet boWly proceeded to the Sfcraifc, southward of Tsushima. Several colliers at Shanghai on Satday, as fast as th«ir cargoes were consumed, were dismissed, returning to Europe. The best available information at Chifa is that the main position of Togo's fleet if almost) constantly at Masampho. It is believed at Tokio that the fleet i af Saddle Islands comprised Rozhdestvenskys main fighting strength. After coaling they approached the Straits in j two squadrons. The news of an impending battle was (received at Tokio with elation. The peo pie are confident that Togo will win a crowning victory. It is generally admitted that part of the Baltic fleet are bound to reach Vladivostock, and the hopes are centred to seriously cripple the main fighting strength.