Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-04-24
CANN0NADE
UNCONF|RMED
Unofficial News of Battle Outside
Kamranh Bay on Night Of
April 22nd.
DENIES DIANA REPORTS
Russia Says Interned Cruiser Has Not
Joined Squadron...Admiralty Thinks
Japanese Are Sending Misleading
kilograms.

st. Petersburg, April 24-The Ad
miralty is disposed to accept with res
ervation all foreign kilograms an
nouncing the whereabouts of Vice Ad-
miral Kamimura and the Japanese
ships, believing many of them are
purposely sent out for strategical de-
ception. Novoe Vremya this morning
prints rumor that the opposing
squadrons had already engaged OH
Saturday but the paper has nothing to
support it's report and no credence is
placed on it.
All Quiet at Paris.
Paris, April 24.-The foreign Office
and other government departments
and the Bourse closed today in con-
which, with the Easter adjournment of
both branches of parliament and the
departure of President Loubet and
most of the ministers except Foreign
Minister Delcasse to attend the un-
yelling of the Gambetta statue at
Broxbauex, resulted in period of
calm after the excitement attending
the Delcasse incident and the Japan
ese protest. The foreign Office opened
briefly at noon when it was said no
confirmation had been received of the
reported cannonade outside Kamranh
Bay during the night of April 22d,
the day Admiral Rojestvensky left the
coast. The officials here discredit the
report that the crew of the inferred
Russian cruiser Diana, now at Hal
Fong, had joined the Admiral's squad
ron previous to his sailing
Official advices show that a daily
roll call is made for the purpose of
preventing the departure of any mem
bers Of the crew. The neutrality in
cident officially is considered closed
M. Delcasse not accompanying Loubet
to Bordeaux is due to the unsettled
status of the Moroccan question and
possibly to further complications over
neutrality. A telegram from Toulon
orders that have been received is to
dispatch the French armored cruisers
Kleber and Desaux to the far east and
to hold the Lnird class cruisers Cas-
sard and Alger in readiness to put to
sea.
Interned Cruiser Has Not Gone.
st. Petersburg, April 24-The report
that the Russian cruiser Diana, in
termed at Saigon after the battle of
August 10, but recently undergoing re-
pairs at Huifong Tonuqin, had Joined
Admiral Rojestvensky at Kamranh
Bay previously to the sailing of the
Russian squadron, April %, is denied
here.
oyama's Army is Waiting.
St. Petersburg, April 24.-News
from Manchuria indicates that Field
Marshal Oyama's plans to wait the re-
suit of the naval battle, it being too
risky for the Japanese army to under
take serious operations while the out
come of the sea fight is in the balance
Should Admiral Rojestvensky reach
r Vladivostock and Admiral Togo still
be able to protect the Japanese lines
of communication, the general belief
at the war Office is that the Japs will
forthwith attempt to cut off and in
vest Vladivostock and thus will take
place another Port Arthur.
Russian Squadron Going North.
Kamranh Bay, Indo China, via Sal
gon, 1880 a. M, April PA Russian
squadron consisting of fifty-two ships
including several transports, left
Kamranh Bay at noon on April %
and the main portion soon disappear
ed in northerly direction. Sixteen
vessels consisting of the Russian
cruiser Svicttana, the Russian hospi-
tai ship Orel, four German transports,
seven Danish transports, and three
Russian transports remained in the
offing. Fishermen and others assert
that they heard heavy canonading off
Kamranh Bay during the evening OF
April 22d.
May Leave Neutral Territory.
Toxic, April Authorization is
keenly awaited here regarding the
movements of Admiral Rojestvensky's
squadron. 1t Is generally believed
that the Russian warships will either
continue north from Kamranh Bay
until they reach Chinese waters out
side the neutral territory limit, or en-.
ter the Pacific Ocean.
ANNUAL GARDEN