The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-08-12

were sent on board and the officer made
an entry in my official log book. Be-
fore leaving he ordered me to blow of
steam. | was not to move from my
present position Until the fleet was be-
yond the horizon. out of sight. We got
under weigh at six. While the Rossia
was steaming to intercept us l saw the
Gromoboi stop alongside a small steam
er which was just hull down. My at
tention was then taken UP by the ar
rival of the Rossia and when / looked
again the Gromoboi was proceeding to-
wards us and the steamer had disap-
peared The serang who came aboard
told me they sank her and the second
officer I believe, heard the sound of
firing"
Frank Jolliffe, second officer. British
steamer Tsinan, said: ION the voyage
direct from Hongkong to Yokohama
when about 80 miles S.W. of Omaizaki,
at about 1905 p. m. on the oath July.
1904, we sighted a squadron of Russian
ships of war. / was on the bridge at
the time. At 1884 p. m. we stopped on
a signal being given and the Rossia sent
boat alongside. The Russian officer,
who spoke excellent English, came on
board and requested the production OF
the ships papers, manifest. etc. Before
leaving he made an entry in Russian
I'm the log book. The cargo which was
general, consisting of WOOL rice. sugar,
tallow, ETC.. also &c packages of ma
chinery, was not examined. The Rus
slams boarded us about 3:46 p. m. and
left about 4:45 p. m. The Russian off,
Ger stated that they had sunk the
Knight Commander at 1880 that morn
ing. that the crew were given half an
hour TO leave and that there was no loss
of life. 1t was apparently the intention
of the Russians to put the whole of
the crew. numbering some 60 persons,
on board the Tsinan, but after one boat
load consisting of 81 Lascars had been
sent from the Rossia, the signal to
vessel. The No. l Lascar quarter
master who speaks a little English,
says that the Russians gave them moth
ing to eat and drink but bread and wa
ter. The officer stated that the number
of small Japanese coasters they had
sunk was beyond counting and that the
timber with which the sea was Uttered
we sighted quite 400 pieces between
the hours of 10 and 2-was the deck
cargo of these vessels. He added that
British steamship, the Cheltenham,
and a German vessel had been sent to
Vladivostok with prize crews on board.
The japanese vessel which was along
side one of the cruisers when we were
being examined had disappeared when
we left. We We're ordered to wait until
the Russians were out of sight, but l
subsequently,, that is about seven
o'clock, observed them going slowly in
the direction of Rock Island light. I
am Of opinion that they had not much
coal. although the officer asserted that
they had plenty"
The villagers of Nagatsuro, Minami-
saki-mura, Kamogori, Izu province,
claim that they witnessed the sinking
of a steamer, which subsequently prov
ed to be the British vessel Knight Com
GEN. HAMILTON'S MISHAP.
A nearly fatal mishap befell Cen
eral Ian Hamilton on his way to the
front with the foreign attaches (writes
Mr.. Bennett Burleigh in the Telegraph).
1t happened at Chemulpo, when the
that port with the attaches on board
on her way to the front, General Ian
Hamilton landed and paid brief visit
to the British Consul. He returned in
the steam launch to the vessel. That
day there was jopple upon the bounc-
ing, tawny water, and the launch, lurch-
ing as General Hamilton stepped off,
he fell between it and the ship. The
General would have been swept under
the big transport and surely drowned
had not Colonel Satow of the Imperial
who was in charge of the
sprung and gripped Sir Ian
Hamilton's hand in some marvellous
way as he was disappearing. To avoid
being dragged under the ship with the
General Colonel Satow, who held on |
like grim death, flung himself into the |
narrow space alongside the gangway. |
The strain upon his arm, which was
much hurt must have been terrible, but |
he chung to the hand until help came |
and rescue was effected.
CAPT. TROUBRIDGE'S DENIAL.
Captain Z. T. Troubridge. r. N, late |
Naval Attache at Tokyo, sends the fol-
lowing letter to the London Globe. I'M
der date of June Z: In the Standard |
IF the 4th inst. report from the New |
York correspondent of a London paper |
IS telegraphed from st. Petersburg in |
which ii Is stated that: captain Trou- |
bridge is responsible for Admiral Togos |
successes, having planned the night at
Jack on Port Arthur, and being present !
at it in person." In view of the pos
'ibility that misunderstanding may be
caused were this statement to remain
l shall be under an
obligation to you If you will mention in
your next issue: That / was not re-
'ponsible for Admiral Togo's successes;
hat / did not plan the night attack on
Port Arthur; and that l was not present
It 1t in person.
RUSSIAN WIRELESS STATION.
Chefoo and Shanghai dispatches con-
ur in stating that Russia is erecting
wireless telegraph station near Chefoo
The place selected is an elevation 800
eet above the sea level, and 500 feet
Instant from the shore five miles east