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1908, Bahr. Thormoinster, Rainfall Min. Max. in Shanghai, 14th April.
Major-Gonoral Dessino, the Russian Military Agent in China, has kindly placed at. our disposal the following The flagship Petropaviovsk, while ro-entering on the 13th inst. the harbour of Port Arthur at the head of the squadron, struck a mine and was sunk nearly instantanoously.
The Grand Duke Cyril, Captain Tukottlef, the Commander of the ship, and a few men were saved. The rest of the crew as well as Admirals Mukarof and Mellus are dead.
One torpedo-boat was also sunk.
Viceroy Alexeieff-has left Moukden for Port Arthur.
The following telegrams ate from the " Kobe Herald"
Vienna, 7th April.
The Parié Banks, which already hold a number of Russian Bonds, have been buying up Russian-Bonds on the open market, since the outbreak of war, in order to maintain quotations. The leading financiers, however, expect that Russian Bonds will fall to half their They take a very pessimistic view of the financial outlook on the continent, Adiiaastious panic is looked for in the tider futre.—Mainichi."
Gensan, *th April, A Corean who arrived here from Viadivostock on the Sth inst. reports that all the Japanese who arrived there London, 12th April.
From St. Petersburg, the Russian Attache who was with the Japanese Army during the Chino-Japanese war, points out that in that campaign it took Japan four days to disembark twenty thousand men at Weihaiwei, and that in spite of their being unopposed. If they were to attempt to land within striking distance of Newchwang, he is certain the Russian troops could easily concentrate to prevent a landing faster than the Japanese could disembark.
In military circles, it is generally bo-lieved that the opportunity éf the Jo: Panego landing at the. head of the Liaotung Gulf is irretrievably lost, asthe Russians are far too atrong in the neighbourhood.
The Russian flagship Petropavlosk cost over one million sterling.
The Tearitza, on hearing that the Grand Duke Cyril was wounded, fell fainting into the arms of the Grand Duchess Vladimir.
The news of the loss of the flagship caused most profound sensation in St. Petersburg. A gloom was cast over the whole It created a feeling of stupe-the naval and military viroles speak of the catastrophe With tears in their eyes. Aduiral Makaraff was Russia's trump naval card. He was the most daring, completest' and up-to-date naval commander in the rissian service. He was famous' as the inventor of the great icebreaker of the Yermak type.
Mk. L. ©. Horkiss, BL Consule Gonéril at Tientéin, hes gone home on leave by the American mail.
Cosiitasven Tuomas Jackéox; R. N., of H. M. 8. Rosario, has been appointed Naval Attache to H. M. Legation at Tokio, and Lieut. Gerard W. Vivian, R. N., of H. M.S. Vengeance, succeeds" Con. mander Jackson in the command of the Rosario.
Mx. W. H. Baruax, who left by the English mail for home, received a great send-off from his friends of the football field and elsewhere.
Tue award in the Ballaarat-Changon arbitration case was rendered on Thursday. Both vessels were: held to blane and each party had to pay half the cost. that Captain Crown} italy of the Russian Tr will be learnt with very great regret gunboat Mandjour, was on board the Pettopavlovsk when she was blown, up. He went from'lieré' to Japan, atid wae on his way home by rail-to St. Petersburg
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