THE OCEAN RAIDERS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8052, 4 August 1904, Page 2

THE OCEAN RAIDERS.

I ADMIRAL JESSEN'S REPORT. | THE SQUADRON'S OPERATIONS. ? (Received August 4, 0.18 a.m.) { LONDON, August 3. l . Admiral Skrydloff has telegraphed to th< , Czar Admiral Jessen's report of the recen raids. It states: — * "The Knight Commander stopped onlj c in response to a fourth shot. "According to a non-official and incom : plete document in the captain's possession ' and also by the captain's own statement t the cargo for Japan consisted of 3500 tons mostly railway material. "Admiral Jessen ascertained that thi r steamer was engaged in carrying contra t band, and shortness of coal preventing hin t from bringing her to the nearest Russia) t *port~ without endangering the squadron he sank the Knight Commander after re moving her crew and papers. "Later the German steamer Teo, carry ,_ ing a full cargo of fish from America t< ~ Yokohama, was considered a legal prize j and similarly sunk ; while the Tsinan, fron Australia to Yokohama, was overhauled j but allowed to proceed in the absence o I contraband. a "A Japanese third-class cruiser, severa c torpedo-boats, and a coast defence battle n ship, kept astern of Jessen's «quadror j through' the Tsugaru Straits on Saturday and. then turned oack." g NEWSPAPER INTERPRETATION. - i (Received August 4, 7.56 a.m.) I LONDON, August 3. B Newspapers, interpret the publication ,oi b Admiral Jessen's report on the sinking of the Knight Commander as meaning that B Russia disregards ' the settled practice oi j nations as regards neutrals. While Rus9 sia ignored the validity of the protest 3 against a breach of the international act £ concerning the Dardanelles, the papers asl cribe the release of the Malacca to the r declaration that the vessel carried Govern- . ment stores. I RELEASE OF THE MALACCA. ' RUSSIA WILL~NOT RENOUNCE , RIGHT OF SEARCH. (Received August 3, 10.26 p.m.) j LONDON, August 3. , A Russian official statement justifies the Malacca's arrest, and declares that the j St. Petersburg and Smolensk, whose [ special commission has already expired, > acted in accordance with the Czar's reguj lations. . The Malacca wis released, the report l continues, on Britain's official statement , that she was carrying Stftte cargo; but the release must not be interpreted as a re- ■ nunciai;iott of Russia's riglit to despatch ; cruisers and warships to prevent the carry- | ing oi contraband. i PASSES TO GERMAN SHIPS UNI AUTHORISED. ■ (Received August 4, 7.56 a.m.) i LONDON, August 3. The issue of passes to German steamers 1 through the Suez and protection from i search was unauthorised. The passes have been suspended, and the raiders are awaiting instructions.