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/ Toxic. March 29-l p. M.-Admiral
read Vice Admiral Togo's account Of the
| sixth Japanese attack on Port Arthur in
the lower house of the Japanese Diet, to-
mcndous applause. Admiral Yamamotn
| referred feelinsly to tn" heroic death OF
an officer who was killed in the cngag e-
of bottling up Port Arthur effectivcIy IL.
said that this project was still far from
,,Sn,.l, Continuing, the minister OF
martial spirit at Port Arthur since the
arrival there of Vice Admiral MIakarott
was apparent, and he expressed the hope
that the Russians would emerge boldly
from the harGor and attack the Japanese
| fleet.
The house unanimously adopted Il reso-
| luton encouraging the government. prais-
ing the navy and pledginE itself to spare
| Count KatSura, the premier. warmly
| thanked the members for the attempt to
defeat the move to eXpel Nj. Ogawa. tn"
member who recently moved the cXpui-
sion of Editor Akyama. another member
of the house charged with being in the
pay Of Russia. Friends of Akiyama de
(tlared in the discussion, today that there
was more reason to suspect OgaWa than
Akiyama of having accepted Russian pay.
| After a brief and boisterous debate. the
| motion to cNpcl OSawa was SWeeplnSly
defeated
| ST. Petersburg. March 22.-AccordnS to
| Il letter received from an officer OF the
| Russian gunboat Korietz. which WI. de
stroycd by the Japanese at Chcmurn. his
| ship technically fred the first y hot of the
| war, but this shot was not fired until al
| ter the Japanese had fired three torpe-
does in an effcrt to sink the korietz.
The officer writes that on February $.
without knowing that there had be n even
a rupture of diplomatic relations. the ko-
| rietZ left ChCmulpo for Port Arthur with
dispatches from NJ. Pavloff. tn" Russian
mirister TO Corea. and met the japanese
cruiser and torpedo squadron while still
in neutral waters. BEING unsusriciot!s,
the kOrict2 had steamed between INC
| two divisions of the squadron with the
tarpaulins still covering her Eun* when
| it was noticed that the cruisers Were
training their guns on the Russian vessel
1t was not. however, until the torpedo
| boats began to maneuver preparatory to
torpedoing that those on board the 10
| rietz became really alarmed. 1t was then
decided to put back into the harbor
| While the KOrietz was going about. the
japanese launched a torpedo which pass
| ed aStern ana the captain ordered quar-
| ter" sounded.
The Japanese launched another torpedo
but it was only when a third torpedo was
seen coming directly for the korIe2
beam that the command was given to open
| fire and two shots were fired. The third
torpedo sank just before reaching the ko-
rietZ.
The officers letter also says that when,
the next day. the captain of the British
cruiser Talbot, at the request of tn" cap
tain of the Russian cruiser Nar1ag. asked
| the japanese admiral why the horiotZ had
been attacked he replied that war hau
| been declared at > o'clock the day before
London. March Ono japanese report
| of the land operations in Corea EaS yet
| been received here and there is much spec
uaticn as to the size of the opposing ar
mics. regarding which there is no leilabic
Information.
| A corr cspondent at Russian headquar-
| ters in Mukden teleGraphs that according
| to rcpOrts received there. about 10000 Jap
anese have crossed the river at Chin
Changau and 5000 have advanced north
from ChOnG-Ju.
| TIE Chronicles Shanghai correspondent
asserts that practically the whole Jan
aneSe army in Corea. consisting OF loo,WW
| men, is concentrating at PAX Chen anu
| Ani1l. only small dctachments being left
| in southern Corca to maintain ccmmuhl-
cations.
A St Petersburg special says that a
| Russian division of 5000 men from south
crn I-sstlri is advancing in two columns
| through Corea. tho main column coming
| along the coast road. has reached luii
Chang, $50 miles from the Tamrh rlt'F'
| ard the thanking column consisting of COS
sacks and mountain artillery. coming
along the valley OF the Tumen river to-
wards its source. has reached the coast OF
| Lake lHull F1S tbllIllll Itipi - III
| Japanesc are advancing north from Cen
san and that their advance guard * en-
| canned at Chong Ping. 1t is possible,
| however that none OF theS" various re
ports can be accepted as authentic.
| Paris. March 29.-The removal by III"
! Russian authorities of British and Amer
| lean flags at New ChwanE is causing a
| lively discussion in the press here. Inc
general opinion supports Russia $ right t"
administer New ChwanG militaiil%. Inc
officials here share the same view.
| The Russian embassy points out that
| the negotiations following the prcscnta-
| ton ui Secretary Hays note on China
| left Manchuria within the zone of military
operations and they say that the SuhSt-
tuition of military for civil authority fol-
lowed as a result of the military regime
| in ManChufia.
| It is also pointed out that Russia gave
notice to the foreign governments bcfor"
| LAYING torpodocS in tn" harhnr 'f Ne"
| Chwang and gave MOTTO also ot otncr dc
| tensive measures Ii is maintained tina
| since this brought no protest. Russia
right to adopt the necessary defensive
| measures is conceded. NJ. N"ldof, III"
Russian amhaS dor. has delivered such :,
! notice t. Foreign Minister DelcnSS" and
| it is understood that all the other Rus
sian amba SssdorS have acted similarly.
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