WAR.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXII, Issue 3682, 2 April 1904, Page 2

WAR.

JAPANESE VICTORY. PREPARATIONS FOR A TWO YEARS STRUGGLE. ACTIVITY OF JAPANESE. Loxnox, March 28. Tiie Daily Mail reports that the Japanese were victorious at Chonju, the Russians retreating. Tbe Japanese casualties numbered fifty.

The Standard states that at Admiral Alexieff’s instance the Tartar general Eingtein has withdrawn sixty miles from Mukden. The Russians have now complete control of. the revenue, and other departments. As the result of a Consular protest martial law will not bo rigorously enforced at Niuchwang until the Consuls have an opportunity of referring to their respective Governments.

Americans describe the enforcing of martial law as a defeat of Colonel Hay’s recent Consular appointment. A junk which has arrived at Wei-hai-wei states that eleven Russian seaworthy ships were manoeuvring yesterday in the vicinity of the Jananese fleet.

The Times Tokio correspondent reports that Japan has made pre« paratious for a two years' struggle.

The Standard states that at General Kuropatkm’s request four more army corps, from Warsaw, 'Vilna, and Kieft, are going to the front.

The Daily Telegraph, commenting on the statement that Russian soldiers at Niuchwnng hauled the British and American flags from private buildings, gays that, strictly speaking, under international law, redress should be sought through China, but Lord Lansdowne and Colonel Hay are unlikely to do so. The Moscow correspondent of the Telegraph, apropos of another subject, says the Russians take it for granted that M. Lestar will compel China to show her hand and war between China and Russia will soon he inevitable.

The Japanese attempt to float high explosives into Pert Arthur upon innocent bits of wreckage was frustrated. Tokio correspondents state that two hundred traaspo.'ts are conveying coal and troops to a secret flying base 120 miles from Port Arthur. *

The Daily Mail states the Japanese are taking soundings in Clnfcg--’ waughao Jnrbour, and the Chineseofficials have been authoii-ed to place the Slmih ilk wan railway at Japan’s di posal. The agents of British and American firms ia let Petersburg report that unless the hostile tone of tho . Amer.c-iu and British press is tnodiind commercial orders for wool, cotton, and metal goods will tie divc. t d to Pf'sta find Germany.

Ihe Pt IVtc,r.-b;;!g newspaper Novosti, ia acknowledging that the

British arc absolutely c. ti-r.'. :.i their attitude m.or the war, ady- r : to an 4S Angio-l , 'i , .';nch-Hus3iiin ail t-’-i:., thus ensuring a universal p ■' a. l . It considers the outstanding difficulties could be easily arranged. Three British battleships and six cruisers have sailed from Hong Kong northwards. THE CHONGJU FIGHT. KUBOPATKIM’S ACCOUNT JAPANESE LOSSES HEAVY. London. March 30. General Kuropalkin’a message about the Cbongju fight states Girt when six companies of Russians were approaching Cbongju the Japanese from behind the walls opened fire upon the scouts, whereupon the Russian squadrons dismounting occupied the heights at a distance of 600 yds. * A company of Japanese infantry and a squadron of cavalry lay in ambush in Cbongju. Three companies reinforced the Russians, but notwithstanding a cross fire and the Russians commanding position the Japanese gallantly held on, and only after a fierce half-hour’s fighting took re fuge in the houses. They hoisted the Red Cross flags at two points. Two squadrons of Japanese entered the town at full gallop along the Kasan road and a third retired in face of repeated volleys. Reinforcements saved those in Cbongju being crushed. The Japs losses were heavy. Cossacks continued the fire for an hour and then withdrew in perfect order.

Three Russian officers were severely wounded, and three men were killed and twelve wounded. The Times Weiheiwei correaponpondent reports that it is estimated the food at Port Arthur will suffice for months. The garrison does not exceed 19,000, exclusive of the navy.

THE ATTEMPT TO “ BOTTLE UP ” POET ARTHUR. RUSSIAN SHIPS DISABLED. JAPANESE STEAMER CAPTURED THE' ADVANCE OF JAPS IN KOREA. 125,000 STRONG. PREPARING A RUSSIAN FLEET London, March 30.

The Daily Mail’s Kobo correspondent supplies Admiral Togo's report of Sunday's, attempt to bottle up Port Arthur. The report says that when four steamers, laden with stones and explosives, were within three knots of the harbour mouth the forts and torpedo destroyers opened a terrific fire.

The vessels with their escorts continued to advance.

Toe steamer Ohiyoraavu anchored, blew up and foundered towards tbo Golden Hill. The Fukuimaru w-,-r.t farther intending to anchor, tihe was torpedoed on the starboard aide and sunk. The Yikihornavu anchored to the left cf the Fukuimaru and sank herself. The Koneyamamaru passed between tbo Chiyomaru and Fukuimaru, in due centra of the chmu'd, and war

torpedoed being thus caused "to siur. The attempt was valiantly executed by the same volunteers as before under a storm of shot and shell.

Unfortunately the space between the Yakihomaru and Koneyamaimi i allows the passage of vessel?. Sergeant Bugiuo was not seen afterdescending the hold to fim explosives with the object of sinking one of the steamers, a torpedo striking her at that moment. Commander Hirose returned to the steamer in the hope of rescuing Sugino, and remained till the water was level with the deck, when, in trying to return in a boat a shell blew him to pieces. The torpedo boats Aotaka and Baubame went a knot into the entrance of the harbour and had a fierce engagement with Russian destroyers. The Japanesse losses were thirteen killed and eight wounded. Admiral Togo reports that the torpedo boats Aotaka and Baubame engaged a destroyer inside the harbour, which retreated after its boiler was hit.

■ The Japanese observed another Russian ship below Golden Hill completely disabled. The Russian fleet sank the Japanese coasting steamer Hanjoi oft Miatao Island on Sunday and captured the passengers and crew. There are now 125,000 Japanese troops in Korea. The Jaoanesa report that one officer and one sergeant were killed and two officers aud ten privates wounded at Chonju. , * A huge whale drifted into Possiet Bay and was killed by coming into contact with a submarine mine. . Sydney, March 21.

Admiral Togo’s report of the attempt to “ bottle ” Port Arthur us received by the Japanese Consul, is eimila? to that already cabled. It mentions that the vessels were old merchantmen. St Petersburg, March 80. Tiie Baltic shipyards have complete d five submarines, and others are being built in the Neva yards io accompany the fleet to the Far Fast n June. MIKADO GOING TO THE FJBON T. JAPAN’S FINANCES. K O HE A N N i: U THALI'I Y. Los no:.", March 81. The Standard’s Shanghai cerrespondeut stales that private a civic- s from Japan notify that iho Miksdo ■yvill proceed shortly to Corea wnii the miiitaiy headquarters .shift. The Japanese Diet uppuivad ti e Goverrnnoi't’s ikancial tnijE,; .s wlncii d-> not iac.ndo s-;: monopoly, but a mo.ioi. my -u tobacco with compematiou to man

fact users equal to three years’ sales. The British And American flags were rehoisted over buildings belonging to Britishers and Americana at Niuchwang. The Russians apologised for having hauled them down, Russia intimates that after Japan’s proceedings in Corea she is unable to regard Cbnean ports aa neutral. Trespassers on the Hon J. D. Ormond’s property will bo prosecuted. Poison has been laid lor dogs all over the properties, so that people would be wise to keep any animal lliey value at home. Some doctors spend a life-time In hunting after germs, Arc! by the lime they’ve killed them, They’ve grown as big as worms, Microbes would bid adieu to earth, Chest troubles would bo fewer, Life would be gay, if every one Took Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.