PORT ARTHUR.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8102, 4 October 1904, Page 2

PORT ARTHUR.

THE WATER SUPPLY.

DESPERATE ATTEMPTS TO REGAIN

CONTROL.

fPEBSS A6HOUATION.J (Received October 3, 11.63 p.m.) LONDON, October 3.

Advices from Chefoo state that the Russians made desperate attempts to retake Fort Kuropatkin in the hope of restoring the water supply. They bombarded and repeatedly assaulted the fort, but were repulsed, with heavy losses on both sides. The Russians made a sortie with field artillery on the 28th and 29th towards Pigeon Bay, and vainly attempted to capture several heavy guns. Severe -fighting took place.

JAPANESE COMMAND THE HARBOR.

RUSSIAN GUNS CAUSE HEAVY LOSSES.

(Received October 3, 11.53 p.m.) LONDON, October 3. The newly - mounted Japanese guns command almost the entire harbor. During the recent battle the Russian warships were silent. Merchantmen in the harbor were utilised as hospital ships. The Daily Telegraph's Cheefpo correspondent states that the Russian naval funs on Liaotishan, from an altitude of 500 feet, near Pigeon Bay, did fearful havoc, the Japanese being repeatedly repulsed.

BLOWN TO ATOMS.

JAPANESE OFFICER'S DARING PER.

FORMANCE.

LONDON, October 3.

Recently a Japanese lieutenant swam with a torpedo, surmounted a crossboom at the entrance to Port' Arthur, and was preparing to discharge the torpedo against a battleship when the searchlight fixed him. The forts, by shelling the spot, exploded the torpedo, and the officer was blown to atoms.

Admiral Togo has declined numerous applications from junior .officers wishing to emulate this example.

REPORTED ESCAPE OF THE BAYAN.

ANOTHER RUSSIAN STEAMER SINKS

(Received October 4, 8.54 a.m.) LONDON, October 3.

It is reported that the Bayan has escaped from Port Arthur and refuged in Shanghai. Another Russian steamer has been -sunk while clearing the mines from Port Arthur.

GALLANT RUSSIAN GARRISON.

THANKED BY THEIR COMMANDER,

(Received October 4, 8.54 a.m.) LONDON, October 3. Admiral Stoessel has thanked the garrison for repulsing the assaults from the 19th to the 22nd, especially commendinjr the volunteers under Captain Sychoff and Lieut. Pogorsky for heroically capturing High Hfflfort.