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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7709, 11 January 1905, Page 3

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states that wrote a letter informing him of of Fort Arthur,, it expressed admiration for defenders. The effect HPCp the news proved overwhelming, since a longer defence on the part of the garrison was expected. The Daily Telegraph states that a rumour of the capitulation was allowed to. spread at Mukden on the ~.".' 6th, but was not officially confirmed up to the 6th. % , TO THE FORTRESS FELL ~-""' SHORT OF HEAVY GIN AMJIUjf NITION. LONDON, Jan. 9. r Baron Kleist, of the Russian Navy, interviewed at Che-foo, said tho main cause of the capitulation was lack of heavy gun ammunition. THE RUSSIA)) HOSPITALS. THEIR POSITIONS IN OLD AN** NEW TOWNS. rTOKIO, Jan. 9. A Russian map of the hospitals in Port Arthur, published in Tokio, shows that thirteen were scattered over the old and new' towns, and four others were in a comparatively segregated position within the normal lines of fire. DISPOSAL OF PRISONERS. THE NEWS REACHES THE SHA-HO. t LONDON, Jun. 9. Reuter states that the prisoners will go to Kure. ' I The Russians, on the 4th, interpreted the Japanese "Hanzais !" a- . long the whole of the front on the S-ha-bo River to mean that Port Arthur lmd fallen. When the idea was confirmed, it produced a deep impression. . A MEMORIAL OF t VICTORY, / ' TOKIOI Jan. 9. . Eighty thousand persons in Tokio celebrated the fall of Tort Arthur, ftW in the Hibiya Park. Admiral Toin a speech, said he was doto deserve the nation's by increasing vigilance exertion against the enemy. admirals present at the celcbration planted a laurel tree'in the j park'. \ ROGI AHD STOESSEL ACKNOWLEDGING JAPANESE CONSIDERATION. LONDON, Jan. 9. During his intcrvi General , Kogi, in the" cotl* "at Shuishi, near Port Arthur 'V-ral StoesPel expressed himself tf'uj for the Mikado's kindriess~rii.~a , .lowwig the Russian officers to retain their swords. He also acknowledged the consider* of General Nogi throughout the war. The real cause i of Ute war wk>» that the Russians I were their opponents' ft fighting guaKes. The turning r - point of the •fence, he said, was f tho arrival pflthe Japanese eleveninch guns, f' expressed surprise ut the defeatflßf General Kutopatkin, adding it was now uselew lor theSKic Fleet to come. THE AID H DID SOT CONE. IU-SSIAN «^BfiuyRES~A r W?QRT • ARTHCR. General Kuropatkin, at the beginning of October, promised General Stoessel speedy relief. The Japanese estimate tha Russian casualties at Port Arthur at twenty-five thousand. General Uogi's prisoners do Sot include sick and wounded. CHRISTMAS IN ST. PETERSBURG. SOCIAL GAIETIES CONTINUE '• ,' UNABATED. STJ PETERSBURG, Jan. 9. lhe Russian Christmas was kept with the. ijisual gaiety in St. Petersburg. Wmatl congregations, including a few high officials, attended ' «#S*? "l I * B I * se attd Kavan StoL£ memory ° f thC P ° rt FESTti. JAPAKESE COLONISTS. PROCESSION AT KALGOORLIE. (Received Jan. 10,9.30 p.m.) I KALGOORLIE, Jan. 10. Ten llapancse residents held a prof osß *'"* carrying Japanese lanterns m horlour o(f the army's success at Port Arthur. f LED OK BY LIES. ■***" lIOW STOESSEL WAS DECEIVED. (Received Jan. 10. &50 p.m.) :' / LONDON, Jan. 10. ' General Stoessel, until his capitulation,! oelicved Chinese spies' s-toiy that peneral Kuropat!. : n was a .iw milcs'north of Port Arthur. ] A CHARGE OF OPINION. WHrfcIOSPITALSHIPS AID WAS jf REFUSED. (Received Jan. 10. 10.6 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 10. Continental opinion of the supreme heroism of the Port Arthur defence is changing since the 'revelation of the strength of the surrendered garrison. > The Navy Department! at Tokio explains that the refusal iof the Andromeda's (Hritish hospital ship) offer was due to the Jainimscicommander's general instructions The offer was gratefully accepted «t JTokio. hut when Port Arthur was notified f of this the Andromeda hud already left. • j v LATEITEMSI (Received Jan. 11, 0.85 a.m.) LONDON,; Jan. 10. A disastrous mine explosion in %£ J> u ! is "Ported tat Che-foo. The Standard states that one-half of the officers are '.choosing captivity, owing to the dold terms of the Czar's message. •' Officers nwchmg Uo the Chang-Img-tzu station looked; careworn, and were surprised fand jplcascd at the Japanese kindness i A ' carrying - fetter %%?, ?? W '' C,lS ' Wt * wh ™ th < fatigued, and offering Ihem food and cigarettes.V