AWAITING THE QUARRY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8096, 27 September 1904, Page 2

AWAITING THE QUARRY.

EXPECTED SORTIE O? RUSSIAN SHIPa LONDON, September 26. The Japanese fleet of cruisers are watching east and .west of the entrance to Port Arthur, expecting tho Russian •hips to make a sortie. Admiral Urius, with cruisers and destroyers, is between Shanghai and Chefoo, to prevent the Russian cruisers' entry into neutral ports. (Received September 27, 8.57 a.m.) ' LONDON, September 26. The besiegers have abandoned tunnelling at Port Arthur, owing to the rock. Admiral Togo's cordon has stopped the egress of Russian junks. • .