Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-08

and are guns which were taken from
chinese.
The intermediate forts. nine IN mum.
ber were mounted in 1904 with six or
eight finch guns, one or two siege
guns. and about six quick.nring guns
each. These forts are numbered on
the map to IL.
2. Northern Section.
This section Is not connected with
the former section, being separated
from II by the railway, a drill ground
and small stream. The principal
fort OF this section is exactly north OF
-.eer Hill" and 600 yards from tho
north end of the West Harbor, with
an elevation OF some $50 feet. It IL
mounted with four 6-inch and four S.
inch guns, besides number Of small
ones. This fertilization commands
the area south and southeast OF Shu.
ichijing, with smaller fort on each OF
its TANKS. This place Is considered to
be the weak point In the Russian dc.
fences. as the guns were recently
placed there, and there was not time
to strengthen II after the war broke
out.
There are some defects In this sec.
ten. The hills to the northeast over.
top these forts, and II would be pos.
sible for good artillery fire to carry
over and beyond them into the city.
Ammunition is with difficulty trans,
ported to these forts, and altogether
the place Is not such as nature would
have designed for an advantageous de,
fence.
These facts will suggest to an enemy
their line of attack, aGd here very
likely the final assault on Port Arthur
will be made. The strong forts In the
eastern section can be shelled cOmpar
atively easily from the hills above
mentioned. The eastern and western
sections once in the hands OF the Jap
anese, the other two lines OF forts are
likely to fall, II properly stormed.
3. Western Section.
b The section of Notifications which
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side of the stronghold, consists Of foul
divisions, situated on the crest OF IN,
Sunshan Hills at an elevation Of 800 e
400 feet. These hills present steer
Z decllyity to an attacking army, ant
command view of the peninsula
This section Is mounted with about 81
guns, mostly 6inch.
GROUP d.
Seafront.
The defences on the sea front are di
! vided into three parts, viz, the east
middle, and west forts.
/. The Eastern Section.
As the principal positions 10 thes,
works, the Russians chose the for
built In 1885 by Mr.. Won Hanneken TO
the Chinese Government. known a
"Huang Chanshen," and this, fitteI
with all appliances known to moderi
warfare, now forms the mighty fort oil
Golden Hill. This defence runs In zig
gag lines for a distance of a thousan,
feet, and has not less than three or
mored classmates which are In CON
munication with each other through
underground passages. The middl
casemate Is tho largest. The armo
plates are inclined toward the sci
front, and can withstand the hotties
fire from a manof.war. The plate
are four inches thick.
The height OF AGO feet at which thl
fortress stands IL another feature Il
its favor, rendering bombardment froi
the sea ineffective. Inc three batter
les. armed with two Finch. two 9-incl
and fifteen small guns, command tn
sea for an angle Of ninety degrees. an
can throw shello as far as what
known as "Mutiue Rock"
Besides the batteries Just mentioned
there are three open batteries An
three forts on the mountain iu,iins
situated In such manner that the LEI
flank contains three principal and 81
minor forufcations. Below Code
HILL at an elevation of "ue nundre
feet, near the right entrance OF tn
harbor, there Is nanking batter
armed with siege and quick.frin
guns. To the east of the latter Is tn
J, central electrical station from whic
the coast lighting stations are fe
with electricity.
2. The Central Section.
, TO these works belong all batterie
!, defending the entrance TO the harbo
! They consist of three batteries, a,
and c, armed each with two G-inch an
, several small guns. The fertilization
i ON Tiger Hill consist OF three bate
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