PORT ARTHUR.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8095, 24 September 1904, Page 2

PORT ARTHUR.

COLLIER TO RUN THE BLOCKADE.

[PRESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received September 23, 11.13 p.m.) LONDON, September 24. The Roxtbn 'Hall, at Kiaochau, transferred her cargo of Cardiff coal to the German collier Erika, ostensibly for Japan. The Erika is likely to run the blockade at Port Arthur, in response to stupendous inducements to deliver coal. COUNTER MOVE BY GARRISON. RECENT LOSSES"!^ THE FORTRESS. (Received September 23, 11.13 p.m.) LONDON, September 23. After the capture of the forts at Keekwanshan and Evlungshan and the batteries denoted by the letters E.0.P., General Stoessel ordered a counter attack. The Russians claim to have captured Erlungshan, but the battle still continues. Madame Stoessel was wounded in the shoulder while attending to the wounded. General Stoessel reports that in the as- | sault on Port Arthur on the 15th fortyfive Russian guns were destroyed, 400 men killed, and 800 wounded, whereof 5 per j cent, were officers. I