The Russians are occupying six of THE RUSSIAN CRUISERS the largest border towns un the river CAUGHT IN A TRAP. Tumen—Exclusive service, Weihaiwei, 13th April. NEWS FROM PORT ARTHUR. H. M. S. Espitgle, arrived to-day London, 9th April. from Newchwang, reports the bom-All is quiet at Port Arthur, bardment of Port Arthur this morn-The inhabitants are propering to "the Bayan and other Russian ing. celebrate Easter, but are expecting} ornisers have been caught outside, attack by the enemy, who have|Snd are unable to enter the port again appeared in Part Arthur waters. jetaveen two fires—-Owr own eorres-—Enclusive service. pondent. a 3
radon vid Bombay, 11th Apri!. 7 Grgorovitdy commander MOUTH OF THE, YALU.
rome Pehl SKIRMISHES AT THE of the Russian ironclad Cesarevitch, Tokio, 13th April. has been promoted to the rank of} Rear-Admiral Hosoya reports that Rear-Admiral for gallantry in the] Commander Kaomin was dispatched presence of the enemy. with one lieutenant and five sailors He has also been appointed Com-lon board a Corean fishing-boat to mandant of Port Arhur—Reuter. reconnoitre the mouth of the Yalu. On the afternoon of the 10th IN THE ABSENCE OF instant they sighted seven Russian NEWS. cavalryman on board a Chinese fish-London vid Bombay, 11th April. ip toss nae cote with The correspondent at Chefvo of They exchanged fire, and though the "Morning Post" says that the!the Russians were reinforced by over increased anti-foreign policy per-la dozen men, they retreated, chased meating Peking gives a grave possi- by the Japanese. bility of China's neutrality being} "The engagement lasted an hour soon broken, despite official assur-/and twenty minutes, One Russian ances to the contrary, by a general] was killed and two wounded. The upheaval of the people—Keuter. Japanese had no loss.
THE prone rare ta guised Russians attempted 2 landing 'A military official and nine dis-ENVOY TO COREA. on the 10th inst. nearly a mile southwest of Yongampho.
London, 11th April.|" Some Japanese cavalry co-operate The correspondent at Tokio offing with the navy tried vainly to the "Standard" says that Marquis] capture them.
Tto announced at a dinner the com- Simultaneously twenty or thirty plete attainment of the object of his Russians were sighted on the delta Pijesion to Corea. He had returned|of the Yalu and taken disguised. with the strongest assurances from} The enemy made other unsuccess-the Emperor of the good fulth and/fal attempts to cross the river—Exclusive service. On the morning of the 12th inet. unchanging 8 Nehanging good will of the Coreans.! between Yongampho and Wiju. thirty or forty Russian infantry trio THE PORT ARTHUR HERO. to cross the river to the west of Wiju.
der Hi inet '3 jlencountered the enemy, who retired Tokio, 12th April.|A section of Japanese infantry
has been fixed for: Ie th ae an, The Japanese had no losses. The Commander Hirose ieee rant, [leaving one officer and 21 men dend. has been promoted by six Court) enemy belonged to the 12th regi-ranks—Our own ah ae Rifles—Our own corres-(3th April. pondent.
The funeral of Commander Hirose] JAPANESE OFFICERS IN who was killed in the last attempt THE CHINESE ARMY. to block Port Art oe fat exit RUSSIA REMONSTRATES.
hur, took place thi a ordinarily impressive, and the London, 13th April. Streets were densely packed——Our Reuter's correspondent at St. pun corre' a Petersburg says that Russia has made strong rep"esentations to China against the employment of large numbers of Japanese officers in the Chinese army, fearing that they may persuade the Chinese to attack General Kuropatkin's rear and cut his communications—Eaelusive ser-ice.
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