THE NAVAL OPERATIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12854, 1 May 1905, Page 5

THE NAVAL OPERATIONS.

THE BALTIC FLEET. TRAINING RUSSIAN CREWS. COSMOPOLITAN INSTRUCTORS i>r Telegraph—Frejs AttocUUon.Copyright-. (KeceUed April 3l>, i.lti p.Bi.) London', April -9. Advices received in Paris from St. Petersburg say that an engineer who has arrived there from Madagascar reports that while the Baltic fleet lay at Nossi Be Admiral Roshdestski effected repairs to the boilers of his vessels. He also had Greek. German, Italian, British, Argentine, and Chilian ex-naval officers and petty officers to train his crews in their duties. THE DEPARTURE FROM KAMRAMI. (Kereireil April J", 4.1S p.m.) London*. April 29. When Admiral Roshdestvenski fleet left Kamranh Bay it included 25 warships, a tug for the battleships, a repairing ship, a watersupply ship, and a number of colliers. The vessels carried supplies for six months. The expectation of the Russians was that they would effect a junction with Rear-Admiral Niebogatot? and then steer for the Pacific, en route for Vladivostok, after sending the colliers and transports back. There are six Russian colliers at Batavia. WARSHIPS STILL NEAR KAMRANH. London, April 38. There are reports from various quarters to the effect that several destroyers and converted cruisers belonging to the Baltic fleet are cruising between Kamranh Bay and Cape Varela. to the north of the bay. THE THIRD SQUADRON. SEEN IN MALACCA STRAITS. London, April 28. A British steamer reports that it passed two squadrons of about seven or eight ships on Thursday night at a point in Malacca Straits, 60 miles south of Penang. These squadrons are supposed to he the third squadron, under RearAdmiral Niebogatoff, and an escort sent by Admiral Roshcfestvenski. THE JAPANESE FLEET, SQUADRON IN CORE A STRAITS {BeeeirH April 30, i.lt p.m.) London, April 29. A merchant steamer that has arrived at Shanghai reports that an important division of Admiral Togo's fleet is at Tsushima, the island in the Corea Straits. / BRITAIN'S NEUTRALITY. RUSSIA'S COAL DETAINED. London, April 25. , Russian agents recently bought 55,000 tons of coal at Hongkong through French and Chinese firms. When delivery was sought the British authorities refused to allow the coal to be shipped. , - CONTRABAND CARRIERS. BRITISH STEAMER CAPTURED. London, April 28. The Baltic fleet has seized the British steamer Beatrice, bound from Saigon to Japan, THE INTERNED WARSHIPS. PRECAUTIONS AGAINST ESCAPE. London, April 28. Owing to the preparations the Russian cruiser/Askold and the destroyer Grozuvoi, now lying at Shanghai, had made to escape, they are now being watched by five Chinese cruisers and four torpedo-boats, BRITISH CHINA SQUADRON, A PATROL AT SINGAPORE. (Received April 30, 4.16 p.m.) London, April 29. The British cruisers Amphitrite (11,000 tons), Sutlej (12,000 tons), and Iphigenia (3600 tons) are patrolling outside Singapore.