Morris tribune., 1904-03-12
RUSSIAN FLEET ABSENT.
Japanese Report of the Attack or
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Japanese Report of the Attack on
rs - Viadivostok. !Ilf
II Toxic, March 11.HEVice Admiral
Kamimura, reporting the lombard
iment of Vladiyostok on March s, says
the attack commenced at 1:50 in the
afternoon and the firing was kept up
about forty minutes. He believes the
bombardment was effective and de-
moralizing to the enemy. The Rus
sian forts did not reply to the Japan
ese fire.
Japanese cruisers subsequently re-
connoitered several adjacent places on
the coast, but found no tracegof the
enemy gi = iAi- II 5n.u "a
The full report of Vice Admiral
Kamimura, who commands the second
Japanese squadron. says; e,1
"As prearranged we reached the
east entrance to Vladivostok on the
morning of March 6 through frozen
sea. The enemy's ships were not seen
outside the harbor. We approached
the batteries on the northeast coast
from point beyond the range OF the
batteries on the Balkan Sromontory
and Bosphorus strait. After lombard
ing the inner harbor forty minutes,
from 1850 O'Clock in. the afternoon, we
retired, | believe the bombardment
effected considerable damage. Soldiers
were seen, but the land, batteries dld
not reply to our fire. Black smoke
was observed at the east entrance to
the harbor about IS p. m.i and was
thought to be from the enemy's ships,
but this smoke gradually disappeared.
"On the morning of March we re-
connoitered America bay and Strelok
bay, but, saw nothing unusual. we ap-
preached the east entrance to Vladl-
vostok at noon. The enemy's ships
were invisible and the batteries dld
not fire. we turned toward Poss1et
bay, 'but not seeing the enemy retired.
RusslAN MINISTER PRoTEsTs.
objects to Activity Of Chinese Troops
on Manchurian Frontier,
"a Paris, March lit is officially con-
firmed that the. Russian minister at
Peking has made, firm representations
to the Chinese government concerning
the activity Of Chinese troops along
the Manchurian frontier, with a point
ed intfmation Of the defensive meas
ures Russia may be compelled to
adopt The substance of the represen-
tations follows: 9 elaTElc
s, Russia has taken cognizance OF the
presence OF considerable forces of Chi
nese troops along the frontier. For
the present it is recognized that these
forces are independent Of the direct
authority and control of the imperial
government which, therefore, lis not
responsible for their presence. But
tile fact of their presence is called to
1the attention of the imperial govern
ment and should their continuance on
the fronticr fead to rotations and
acts of lawlessness Russia will take
the measures necessary to safeguard
her interests. .tl
The foregoing is not the literal text
but is the purport of the terms OF the
Representations. The Chinese troops
referred to are those Of General Ma
and General Yuan Shi Kai, the com
mander-in-chief. The latter lis the
yiceroy # of Il Chilli province, and his
troops originally, were organized by
the late Ii Hung Chang. Therefore
they are subject to provincial lnsteaq
Of imperial control. .,,.,
re Exportation' of Horses Forbidden. =
st. Petersburg, March II. An impe-
rial ukase has been issued prohibiting
the expectation sof horses from Russia
until further notice. Even for the ex-
portation of single horses with pedl-
fury q r