The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-06
DETAILS or TERRIBLE NANSHAN
HILL STRUGGLE.
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of the comrades of these men, inspired
by their success, sprang forward, and
then the entire line swept up the hill.
driving the Russians from their posi-
tions.
1t was in the desperate infantry
| charges that the Japanese sustained
the bulk of their losses.
HOW THE CzAR TOOK THE NEWS.
ST. PETERSBURG May 2S.-Emper-
or Nicholas received the news of the
result of the fighting at Kinchow and in
it's vicinity at the Palace of Tsarskoe-
Selo. He at once sent for War Minister
| Sakharoff with whom His Majesty with
| the members of his Military Cabinet
went over the dispatches. The Emper-
or received the report that the Russians
were compelled to retreat before the
heavy artillery fire of the enemy's bat
teries in front and of his warships on
their flank with composure, as being
the fortune of war; but he was consider
ably agitated by the later reports that
General Fock had not succeeded in saw
ing the Russian guns. The members OF
the Military Cabinet pointed out that
this later report was not official ana
besides he expressed complete conf
dence that Port Arthur itself could not
be reduced except at an immense cost
of time and men and with the aid of
the heaviest kind of guns. General
Sakharoff also said he did not believe
the report that the enemy had arrived :
within ten miles OF Port Arthur within
twenty-four hours after the desperate
fighting at Kinchow.
THE LOSS OF GUNS.
An officer of the General Staff de- !
clared to the Associated Press that the
loss of guns reported captured was UNI (.
avoidable, if confined to those mounted /
on the works on the hills below Kin /
chow, as they could not be carried away ,
when the Russians retired, but the +
breech blocks, he added, had been re- !
moved. Before the enemy could use the !
guns before Port Arthur they would
have to manufacture special cartridges. I
Therefore, the loss was not serious. The
important thing to ascertain was I
whether the Japanese had captured any
field guns.
STRENGTH OF PORT ARTHUR.
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had been. hastily constructed
and were no criterion of the works at
Port Arthur, which could not be flank
ed, as the forts there were scientifically
erected and connected to support each
other ..,-,4-,,,- AZ
IF the Japanese lost 5000 men in
taking Kinchow,'' the officer said, they
will lose 10000 men at least if they try
to take Port Arthur. Even with such
sacrifice I consider the capture of the
fortress to be impossible. Port Arthur.
Lin my opinion, is impregnable as long
as it's food and ammunition hold out" i,
REMAINS IN SERVICE.
Captain Roudneiff, formerly COM
nander of the Russian cruiser Variag.
sunk off Chemulpo. has been appointed
o command the battleship Andrea Per-
yozannui, which will not be ready for
wo years. thus disposing of irrespon-
'ibie reports that either he or the mem
oers of the variags crew intended to
yiolate their promise not TO re-enter the
service during the war.
THE KOREAN CAMPAIGN.
TOXIC, May 2S.-The japanese are
lot seriously disturbed by the Russian
operations in Eastern Korea, The
movements of the CossacKs cavalry and
battery of guns that accompanies them
ire being closely watched by the jap
lnese, who are confident in their ability
% protect their communications and
the military supremacy of
Japan in Korea. The Yalu victory
which opened the Yalu estuary to water
diminishes the impor-
ance of the line of land communion
ions from Chinampho to Win. TIE
oss of their naval power compels the
Russians to avoid the sea along the
EASTERN coast of Koree and limits their
operations to the land where transport
-ation difficulties prevent the concen-
ration of and operation of a large land
'orce.