RUSSIA-JAPAN WAR

Southland Times, Issue 19553, 6 May 1905, Page 2

RUSSIA-JAPAN WAR

ROZHDESTVENSKY’S BUMBOAT.

GRAVE CHARGES. AGAINST GENERAL STOESSEL. .

Per United Press Association. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright

LONDON, May 4

The steamer Eva Dagmar, of Bourbon, loaded with flour, rice, vegeG ables, and cattle is constantly plying from Saigon to the Baltic fleet. French seamen, are guarding the Russian cruiser Diana, interned 1 at Saigon. ST. PETERSBURG, May 4.

Startling ' revelations are being made before the commission investigating the surrender of Port Arthur. According to the evidence Stoessel and his wife owned forty cows, and were feeding them on bread while the garrison was short of rations. The milk was sold at 2s a . hottie. An officer testified that he had paid Stoessel 70s for a turkey. LATEST INTELLIGENCE A SPOILT PLOT LONDON, May 5. Received sth, 9.17 p.m. Bribed Chinese officials undertook to provide spare parts for tho Askold's machinery and a German captain agreed to take the cruiser out for £50,000. Tho plot was discovered and the fort guns are now trained on the Woosung entrance. RUSSIAN MOVEMENT Received sth, 9.10 p.m.

A Singapore agent reports that four Russian battleships, two cruisers. four colliers and an hospital ship passed through the Straits of Malacca on Thursday afternoon, bound south. “A FARCE’ Leading Japanese newspapers declare that Rozhdestvensky’s expulsion from Kamranh Bay was a farce and since ho is now permitted by France to use tho whole of the Di-do-China coast as a naval base the. time has come for Japan to act resolutelj’k A RUSSIAN FIB The Japanese declare that they still hold Tunghusiang. Linevitch reports that Cossacks defeated a Japanese squadron, killing 20 and capturing 12. !T IS TRUE The Argentine Government admit that they received tempting oilers for warships from Russia and Japan, but replied that they were willing to sell if delivery was taken after peace had been signed. It is reported in Amoy that a typhoon scattered some of Rozhdestvensky’s small vessels.