RUSSIAN-JAPAN WAR

Southland Times, Issue 19550, 3 May 1905, Page 2

RUSSIAN-JAPAN WAR

PROBABLY SURMISES

Ter United Press Association. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.

LONDON, May 1

,It. is reported from Saigon'that tha Baltic fleet is proceeding to the Philippines, where they will’meet Admiral Diebogatoff and the Vladivostock cruisers.

All the Japanese losses at Mdkden have been replaced and the Russians have received 42,000 reinforcements.

MOVING TO INVEST VLADI.V'OSTOOK.

JAPAN POURS OUT MONEY,

THE BALTIC FLEET.

LONDON, Max 1

The Russians report that Central Hasegawa’s Sixth Japanese Army of 100,000 men is at Gensan, in the Gulf of Korea, and will siiortiy move "northwards to attempt to invest Vladivostock. General AndrielT will oppose Hasegawa’s crossing of the iver Tumen.

A fifth Japanese internal Joan was covered five-fold. Part of the Baltid fleet is outside territorial limits at Dayet, fei’ty miles north of Kamranh Bay. Russian, German, and British transports are off Cape St. James ond Saigon river. The French naval division has been mobilised to preserve H

General Linevitch reports that after capturing five positions in the vicinity of Tunghuahsien the Russians occupied that town. LATEST INTELLIGENCE EXASPERATED LONDON, May 2. Received 2nd, 10.25 p.m. The Tokio press show renewed irritation at the continuous use of French ports by the Russian fleet and a fresh Government remonstrance against the orcach of neutrality is imminent. DRAWING NEAR

A Tokio telegram states that Tiebogatofi’sr squadron passed S’ngapore on Saturday. Important events are expected within ten /lays. Runy foggy weather prevails in the China Sea.