Last Night's Cables.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7778, 23 June 1904, Page 5

Last Night's Cables.

Remote Prospects ot Inter-

vention.

The Land Campaign.

Military Tactics Condemned.

Disposition of Japanese Force.

Shelling of the Japanese

Transports.

An Incredible Allegation.

(Received Last Night, at 11.30 p.m.)

London, Yesterday,

Baron Suymatsu, interviewed here, stated that if France wished to mediate, the Japanese refusal of intervention would not be so absolute as Eussia's, but the vital interests she was defending must be safeguarded.

General Stackelberg's position is considered to be growing critical.

The newspapers remark that the heavy losses are in accordance with Russian precedents, arguing a combination of bravery and bad generalship.

One critic says that the situation in Manchuria embodies all the elements of the swiftest military collapse since the battle of Jena.

General Kuropatkin's action in sending General Stackelberg to the relief] of Port Arthur was like a man undermining the foundation J of aj|house containing five storeys to the 'third storey. There are persistent reports that General Kuropatkin has been further weakened by sending forces to General Stackelberg's relict.

Part of General Nogi's fourth army, also part of General Nodzu's third, are operating against General Stackelberg. The fifth and eleventh divisions, engaged at Telesze, nominally belong to the fourth army; thus there are four divisions on the Peninsula, part on the north and part on the south of General Stackelberg's force, irrespective ot the first, third and fourth divisions, who were the victors in battles Jof Kinchau and Nauchau, andj>he are now besieging Port Arthur.

Admiral Skrydloffs supplementary report as to the shelling of the Hitehimaru and Sadomaru declares that a Japanese cruiser was watching thenijjall the while.

When the frauds in connection with the melting and sale ot Russian artillery were discovered the head ot the Department committed suicide.