WARSHIPS PASS KURILE STRAITS.
A RUSSIAN WARSHIP BADLY DAMAGED. ROZHDESTVENSKY FORCING A PASSAGE WITHOUT LIGHTS. BATTLE FOUGHT IN HIGH SEA. BATTLE GRK'.T VICTORY FOR JAYS (Received 11 46 p.m.) LONDON, May 29. It is reported at Tokio that four Russian warships, possibly Rozlidestvenskr s light cruisers, passed 'through. Kurile Straits, steaming westwards' on the 25th. A private telegram received- at Berlin, via Chifu, states one of Rozhdeetvcnsky's sbips proceeded to Kiaochan on Friday, badly 'damaged by a collision, and acids Rozihcfestvonsky began to force a passage each side of ' Tsushima without lights on Saturday night.
■ Heavy firing was heard between tho i fleets at. nine at night?. f The Times Tokio correspondent reports 1 the battle was fought in a strong breeze and a high sea. A private telegram received in a high quaiiter in London reports the battle resulted in a great victory for Admiral Togo.
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Grey River Argus, 30 May 1905, Page 3
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