The Archive · 1905

RUSSIA'S NAVAL

EXPLOITS IN THE FAR EAST

From tue "Jaray Day Mai, The achievements of the Russian Navy! during the present war make an intorosting record. Itis true that by means of mines they have sunk some important Tapanore war-vessels, but what they have accomplished by gun-fire may be gather-ceil from the following list of vessels sent to the bottom of the sea by their Name. Displace, Date of ment. Siukin Naga-no-ura-M ru, steamer...

Hanyei Maru, steamer..

Goyo Maru, steamer Apa Yawata Maru, sailing ship Anyei Maru" do lo oF ing ship <2. Fukuju Mara' do oh Hieat Maru lo Hakutsw Maru de Thea, German steamer Knigit Commander, Bei, ste, 4,306 Yawata Mart ILL, sailing ship "1s 05 Totartos, Jerman Steamer St, Hilda, British steamer Ikhona, British steamer To this list we have to add a unrober of fishing boats destroyed by the Russians the northern seas, These little boats were not attacked by warships. They suffered an even more inhumane fate, for! having been driven by stress of weather to Ruysian coasts, of having proceeded thither inthe exercise of their peaceful avyeation, they were there seized and destroyed, The boats of Captain Ganji's Hoksgikai are an illustration, though we have no information as to the exact number of them which fell into. Russian hands. The following list shows the tishing boats believed to have been destroy-

Boat.

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