THE BALTIC FLEET.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12861, 20 May 1905, Page 2

THE BALTIC FLEET.

TJIE INVESTMENT OF VLADIVOSTOK.

United Press Agsociation.— By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. London. May It). The cruiser Pnllada, one of the warsunk at Port Arfhur has been raised. Early on Thursday tho JJaltic Fleet was 220 miles north-oast of Kamranh Bay steering north. The hospital sJhrip Orel is utfjwcte'd at JShang'hai.

The Times' St. Petersburg correspondent says Admiral IMriloff will twent'ually iiuceci^d Admiral Rd/Hdestivensky. The latter, tli6ug l h 'his nei{\-es are shattered, is beliovod to H>w nhysically able to ensfao-r t4io foe., und once at Vladivostok to be enlitldd t<> regime the post of chief iof the nalval staff. Aidmiral Birilof? will be -iillowed ample leisure 'to /])rap,are for tho jo'uriiey. This in intor,pretdd to mvuii that a furtiier sojo*urn of lh<3 ficel iti southern waters is an't'icipatud.

All foreign commercial aig<<iil.s at Vladivostok have been orklerud Io leave.