The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-04-01
WAR GL|MPSES
IN COAST
FILES
Russian Accounts o|
Japanese Navy
Losses.

COrdirg TO information received 1rOr
Russians at Shanghai, during the fight.
ing at Port Arthur on February 10 and
February II the battleship Mikasa was
struck by ten projectiles and serious
ly damaged. Two Japanese battle,
ships and two cruisers have been dock
ed for repairs at Nagasaki and Sase-
DO, and 1000 wounded men are said to
be in the Japanese hospitals.
All the Russian sick and wounded
at Port Arthur are making good prog
ress toward recovery.
JAPANESE CRUISER BATTERED
PORT ARTHUR, March 1.-two
Russian passengers of the steamship
Argun, captured by the Japanese off
the coast of Korea on February 7 and
taken to Sasebo, have returned here.
The passengers say that while at Sase-
DO on February II on board the Tokai
Maru. to which they had been trans
ferred, they saw the. Japanese cruiser
Asuma being towed into that port. The
Asuma was without smokestacks,
masts or bridge, and her decks had
been plowed up by projectiles. The other
Japanese prizes, the Mukden, Russia
and Ekaterinoslav, besides the captured
Russian whalers Michael, Nicolai and
Alexander, were also at Sasebo when
the passengers left there. They say
that the wealthy Japanese are refusing
to subscribe to the war fund. The
president of the Japanese Bank. NJ. La
dem, sacrificed a gold chain and other
presents from the Nlikado to contribute
to the funds.
MIKADO'S CRUISER LOST.
SEOUL, March IL (via Chefoo, Mar
I4.-It can now be stated positively
that the Japanese lost one cruiser in
the first naval engagement of the war,
which occurred off the harbor of Che
mulpo. Foreign residents of Chemulpo
who investigated the report that,
japanese warship, disabled and aban-
doned, was stranded on the beach sew
eral miles from the harbor entrance,
found that it was true. The vessel is
aground in the mud flats, only her
stem and tunnels being above water at
low tide. Apparently she was an un
armored cruiser of the second class.
Some miles to the southwark of this
sunken warship is the hulk of trans
port which was driven ashore during a
gale while the Japanese army was be-
ing transported to Seoul. 1t is pre-
SulllGu THAT Tie SOlulcIS dDOdIu Tie
transport succeeded in reaching shore.
1t was claimed in the official Russian
reports of the Chemulpo engagement
that the cruiser Nariag, before she was
blown up by her own captain to pre-
vent her capture bv the Japanese, had
succeeded in disabling one Japanese
warship, which afterward sank, and it
was declared that the bodies of many
members of the crew had been washed
ashore. Since the day of the battle re-
ports have come from various sources
that a sunken Japanese cruiser had
been seen near the entrance to the har
Dor of Chemulpo
A RUSSIAN THREAT.
ST. PETERSBURG, March a.
"From a political point of view the
United States has good reason to fear
that the hostile nature of American
and British behavior will force Russia
TO throw herself into the arms of Ger
many" saws the Soyet, in commenting
on the attitude OF the United States.
1T is known that military circles in
the United States are convinced that
their next war will be with Germany.
They recall the Venezuelan blockade.
If the German fleet had been sufficient
1y strong AT that time, war would have
broken out between Germany and the
United States. Germany drew back,
but she has not renowned her world
policy nor her cherished designs on weak
South American republics.
Concerning the furtively whispered
story OF treaty between Germany and
Russia, it may be simply stated that it
is untrue; but, on the other hand, there
will be nothing TO wonder at when
Americans come to think OF it, if for her
friendly services in the present circum
stances Germany should also bargain
for Russia's services in the event of her
war with the United States.
Bismarck, in directing hostilites
against Russia and organizing a coali-
tion against France, established a
Franco Russian alliance, and America
may do similar thing il it initiates
Bismarcks policy"
a JAPANESE ACCOUNT.
TOXIC, Wednesday, March a3.-A
special dispatch from Moi says that the
Japanese fleet made fifth attack upon
Port Arthur on the 18th inst, and
bombarded the city's defences. They
subsequently iOugnt a furious engage
ment with the Russian fleet outside the
harbor destroying one Russian battle
ship, Seven Japanese casualties were
reported There is no information Civ
en- regarding the condition OF the Japa-
nese fleet, The Navy Department here
has not yet been advised OF the action
but evidently expects news today
RUSSIAN PIPE DREAMS,
ST. PETERSBURG. March 10
When General kuropatkin was leaving
81 Petersburg the Gar commanded ,m
not tp return "a The capital until he had
uninrled the Russian nag over the Mi
kadus pallrr
fNlrpmc optimism prevails ln GOV
eminent clr1les, who're lhf only differ
enff Ai opinion rnntcrm lhr extent %
Nmfh Japan may hr crushed AZ lhe Gloss
~ The Nar Nladh0,l0k IL regarded as