PORT ARTHUR.
GARRISON'S DESPERATE SORTIES.
AMMUNITION RUNNING SHORT.
[PBXM ASBOCIATIOV.] (Received October 8, 1.0 *.m.) LONDON, October 7. Several desperate sorties have been made from Port, Arthur by the garrison, ihere are fresh indications that ammunition is running abort.
HOW GENERAL STOESBEL REPORTS
TO THE CZAR.
(Received October 7, 10.37 p.m.) LONDON, October 7. Onr of the despatches sent by General Stoessel (commander of tlw Port Arthur garrison) to the C**r was of an extremely confidential nature regarding the situation of the town. So (much importance vu attached to it thsA copies of the message were written on/ "flimsy." the three officers entrusted \fith their delivery being instructed to swallow them if captured. Two of the 6ffioer» were captured, but a third reached St. Petersburg. - The information contained in the despatch has not) been published.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8106, 8 October 1904, Page 2
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135PORT ARTHUR. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8106, 8 October 1904, Page 2
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