Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-12-31

Presently we saw a Russian torpedo
boat anoad, and we lost no time in
hosting the United States and French
national flags. We were shortly after
wards towed by the torpedo boat into
the harbor, where, after examination,
we were allowed to land. We were
then informed that Major Yamaoka,
the Japanese parlementaire, had but
few days before visited the fortress
with an invitation to surrender. We
were really overjoyed, for we had
walt before we were allowed by Lieu.
tenant General Stoessel to inspect the
harbOr. Nor was this all. The Gen.
Cral was good enough TO invite MS to
dinner with him and his wife and
daughter. Subsequently VIC visited
Lieutenant Mistchenko. who spoke ex.
cellent English, having once acted as
the superintendent Of the customs. II
was this officer who received Major
Yamaoka during the mission mention
ed above. The Lieutenant had a high
opinion of Major lamaoka. whom he
described as a capable, self.posssssed
officer. presented the Russian officer
with 100 eggs, and he was so pleased
with this gift that he gave me his lat.
est photograph, to which he affixed his
signature. At that time there were in
the hospital there sixty.hve japanese
wounded and forty.dve others who
were not wounded. An officer and q
Toxic Asahi's representative were
among the number.
The City Of Port Arthur.
In rambling about the city of Port
Arthur | was struck by the extreme
calmness prevailing there. The
tradesmen were busily engaged at
their work and number Of children
were playing in the streets, not know.
ing what was going on outside. Turn.
Ing my eyes to the direction of ltsZshan
and ncighbOrhood, ! saw large mum.
Der of Russian soldiers who were de-
Tending themselves against the attacks
vi the japanese day and night, their
positions being strongly fortified. 4
glance at the outside Of the harbOr re.
voaled the fact that the harbOr was
being blOckaded by numerous Japanese
war vessels, which were seen stoamlnE
to and fro. some within a short dis.
lance from the stronghold and others
far away on the horizon. had been
told that owing to the cross. fire from
the japanese, the communications be.
tween LiaOtichshan and the city limits
had practically been severed. but the
actual condition was quite otherwise.
From my own observation, it appeared
that the communications between
these places could not be interrupted
by the cross,iirC, as high mountain
ranges interscCted between. Some per.
sons state that the Russians will make
n final stand at Liaotiehshan fort, but
! observed that the fort is placed in
such an awkward position that II is
absolutely impossible for the Russians
10 make a stand, What struck mo
most was the manner In which the
Japanese Navy was eGlcaciously block,
aiding the entrance 10 the harbor far
beyond my expectation. was told by
General StOesscl that since the entry
OF junk some three weeks before no
craft had entered the harbor. so that
the General was absolutely unaware of
the Liaoyang engagement and other
matters. neither newspapers nor tole
grams having been received. The Gen
cral further stated that the stock d!
i've cattle at the port was nearly oN
haustod a. were also the general pro
visions. While al Chefou | had heard
that many Iunks were daily entering
Port Arthur but from the Generals
statement / realized that those Junk,
must hay" been captured by the Jan
annso hluchading fleet, 4 nowspapel
called m" Novi krai had for some tim,
past been issued NJ Port Arthur. I'm
OWING To the uunarriyaI of the nocos
sary materials the publication of m,
parrr has been suspended
Departure from Port Arthur
Whom ! hrat landed AZ PORT Arthur
wga afraid that Geurral sturssrl nigh
have been informed nj ny rApulsia,
!rum NUhlW W Nlrrruy AlNrlun, an,
thai tho irUuul WuUIu uUt aIIuW ma,