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Grey River Argus, 31 May 1905, Page 2

/^Having no : idea, that Russian disasters would follow so closely, on each other's ! heels, the foregoing was penned. But the extras issued yesterday morning absolutely takes one's breath away with astonishment. Disaster has followed upon disaster with' unprecedented swi'f tnesa until Russia is humiliated in the dust* and her pride and arrogance laughed : to scorn. We antioipated that during the "running j fight between the Korean Strait and VladSvosfcock p/ussia rwou'd loise' more vessels, but were not prepared for su^n wholesale destruction as they have met with. Verily fontune has turned her bask on Russia for th© time being, though few vrill be inclined to sympatliise with her in her cruel reverses. She haa brought them al on herself. The once numerous and powerful Russian fleet. 1 is a fleet no longer, but a mass of sunken and 'floating TVTeekage, and the pursuit still continues. Will any of all that once proud armada reacoh Vlodivostock? For ,rasons already given, we should say that it is extremely doubtful that many will reach that haven of refuge. The list of battleships and other vessels sunk and captured is almost appalling; and, as a crowning i&rokte^ [Admiral Diebogato€ and 3000 of his men have been' capture?. If : Mukden was one of the world's greatest battles by land Togo's victory in the. Sea of Japan is one of the greatest engagements ever fought at sea. It is Russia s greatest humiliation and most overwhelming disaster. Between the vessels sho has had sunk, disabled and captured sue is. now helpless as a sea power. Al though it is said that the Japanese squadron is undamaged," this can only mean that she has lost none of her firat-class line of battleships, because the latest cable message received states that three Japanese cruisers and a dozen destroyers are sunk or totally disabled— after all, not: too high' a price to pay for oo sweeping a victory. We have nothing further to add to what has already bej"i written, except that unless Russia is bent on self destruction she will swallow her pride and make overtures! for peace, indemnity or no. indemnity. The fortune of war has been entirely against her and she must bear the consequences with what stoicism she can bring to bear, as France had to do 34 years ego, when she was stripped of two of her finest provinces and had to pay a huge indemnity, and as China had to dp 10 years ago. Fat? has been hard with, .the Bureaucracy of Russia, but they deserved to suffer. They ought to be obliterated for their many sins against the nation; . A meeting of the Education Board will be held tlijs afternoon at 2 o'clock. . The people of Wellington intend to observe King's Birthday on, Monday and lot on Saturday. Owing to pressure on our space w o are compelled £p ihold over a quanfc'ty of local hews until next issue. Mr Jeremiah" McCarthy, who jms been on a rjsit to Blenheim, has returned home, Vancouver mails dispatched from Sydney on the Bth April, arrived in London or the morning of the 25th inst. Mails for London despatched from Melbourne, via Naples on the 26th Aprl, arrived in London on the afternoon of .thes 25th inst. There is a 'keen demand in the South for young draught stallions for shipment to Melbourne. Tli e retail price of cool delivered throughout the town by dealers is advertised in another column. Mr Porteoug, of the local branch of the Bank of New Zealand," has returhe.l t 0 town from Ross, where he has been on relieving duty, vice Mr Aaiken, who is indisposed. . An emergency meeting of the Lodge Mawhera will ge lield in the Masonic Hall, Werita street, this Wednesday even ing at 730 p.m.. Visitors jire cordially invited. ; Mr A. R. (guinness, M. H. 3^., will address his constituents at Ahaura this evening at 8 p.m., and Hattei's Terrace on Thursday evening at 8 p.m. Messrs Gordon and Gotch, wholesale news agente, hay© notified booksellers that they will not iv future handle the newspaper Sydney Truth. Mr John Norton, proprietor of the Truth, is said" to be arranging an edition of his peculiar paper at Wellington, • . . X The improvement in th© Wai^ahi mm/ is such that while, before tihe, rt^ent rich discovery the mine yielded yearly £4000, the returns for the last. five. months *iv BieArly f 17,000. : Mails for the Australian colonies, Tiinania, Ceylon, India/'Chiha, Japan, and Straits Settlements, also: South" Africa, Continent) of Europe, United ilose at Wellington per Mocraki at 2 p.m >n Saturday, 3rd June. Ja.bez Spencer Balfour has been releas*d : on- "ticket of leave." During his iv janieratibn he lias obtained the full nuro:er of good conduct marks-Sieight per day —and in.' prison language he turns out 'without a stain on hfe ;:<3liaracter." He ias . been in . prison. 11 yeans. (

Now that tie winter season lias com- t » mehced it is generally admitted- that ft :' dancing, is one of the moat enjoyable b ways, of taking evercise. We would re / i mind those wfib wish to spend a pleasant . | ■ i evening that thiß first of the lolanthe \y • socials, Finite held to-night in the Opera > House. r An^ orchestra consisting of j violin (Mr F. McCarthy), piano (Mr W. ! Campbell and cornet (Mr F. Seabrook) will supply the latest 'ballroom music. i Th© refreshments will be provided by • the ladies committee. Tickets, gentlemen s 2a 6d, ladies Is. 1 Tlie Harbour Board yesterday decideJ 1 not to have anything to do with banquets in future. A good deal of discussion took place over .the/.-request ot the public meeting for a grant to defray cost* of banquet to be tendered' to the representatives . The opposition was very strong, and Messrs Ruesell and" Giiinnens were very emphatic. Mr Guinness, in reply to Mr Mandl, said if it; had not heen. for this kind of extravagance the old board .would have otill held their 1 seats, and Mr Mandl would not have been '- a member. Mr Mandl retorted; that he did not want) a seat, anyone could htn it for all lie cared. : The following players will represent th* Greymouth Football Club in their games on Saturday: — Seniors— Fullback, Alexander, threeCLuarters, Eettelty,¥ McDonald, O'Donnell; five-eighths, jSvreetman, . half Gillingham; forwards, Kenny, Scott Poweri, Birmingham, Kelsall, : McKay, Brown, Corby and Western. Juniors — Stephens 1 , Kelly, Bignell, Scott, Fasu.. Sullivan, Hewett), Hill, Mclntyre, Boddy Angaley, Monan, Gordan, Nicoll, Taylor. Presidents— Smith, Brown, Berry, Kear, Scully, King, Ogilvie (2), Morgan, Eobertson (2), Gallagher, Bowman, Kirby, Weenink,. Bignell, Sweetman, CEiel'y, Musson. All members of the above teams ire .requested to be present at the shed at 7 30 to-night. The- Government; Has received further coiTespondence from the Agent-General ■relative to the representations made tc the Colonial Office in respect to tho claims of British subjects as to losses sustained by them during the di»turbanc:s in Samoa in 1899. The Foreign Office has announced to the Secretary of Stale for the Colonies that {be examination of the British claims has been completed, and that the report upon them is under consideration; i'iV