Evening journal., 1905-04-19
Sixteen Cruisers and
Torpedo boat Destroy
ers Were Seen Scout
ing Off SampaIOc
POint-This Place Is
Not on the Maps
With the Approaches to
the Philippine Waters
Guarded the Long Ex-
pected Conflict May
Now be Considered AS
Near at Hand

London, April 19.-At last the jap
anese feet or at least a portion OF it,
has been discovered.
The Daily Mail this morning pub
fishes dispatch from Manila, dated
April 49, saying that yesterday morn
Ing sixteen Japanese cruisers and tor
pedo boat destroyers were seen scout
ing off Sampaloc Point.
No available maps give "sampaloc
Point Campaloc itself Is a town IN
Bucalan Province. IN the interior. It
is probable that Masingloc Point, forty
miles above the entrance to Manila Bay
Is meant
Evidently Togo has received infor-
nation that Boiestvenslxy has left the
lcochin-China coast and has again
taken up his northeastern advance.
With the Formosan channels guard
ed and the approaches to Philippine
waters occupied by cruisers and tor
pedo boats the long expected conflict
may now be considered as near at
hand.
The Russians also are showing re-
lnewed activity and the Daily Mail
publishes. with what it claims is au-
thority, dispatch from Singapore
stating that Russian agents have cut
the cable between Foochow on the
Chinese mainland and the island OF
lFormosa.
STILL AT KAMRANH BAY.
The latest news from the Far East
r shows that certainly a portion Of the
, Russian Second Pacific Squadron was
still coaling at Kamranh Bay Saturday
p ina ffrl.f
, brought to Singapore by the British
steamer sui-sang and to Hong Kong
by the French steamer Phu-Yen. The
former merely reports passing the
Russian ships at II o'clock in the
morning.
The Phu-Yens officers saw twenty
vessels coaling in the bay. and It is
suspected that the remainder OF the
fleet was inside the harbor According
to the Daily Mail correspondent at
Singapore the Sui-Sang. which was
not molested by the Russians sighted
"A big French warship two hours later
! fourteen miles to the southwark, evil
IDENTIFY proceeding to Kamranh Bay.
RUSSIAN PLANS NOT KNOWN.
The character OF the news excludes
the possibility of any accurate estimate
OF the movements OF Vice Admiral Ro-
1estvensky's squadron. but It would
seem TO show that the admiral
] has divided his forces portion of
which went northward before satur-
day
What has happened since then It is Inn
possible TO say. and there Is no clear evil
denco even that the Russians have been
within the three-mile limit. which would
bring them, according TO international
regulations into infringement of French
neutrality. The fact that they were vis-
p ible to passing ships would appear to
s show that they were outside the limit
- Japanese sentiment. however. is great
ly disturbed The correspondent at Toxic
d Of the Daily Telegraph says he has no
hesitation IN declaring that should occa-
sion arise and her preliminary protests
be ignored. Japan viii regard any anchor
Y age occupied by the Russian fleet as its
n naval base and deal with the situation ac-
!, cordingly.
n JOINED BALTIC SQUADRON
r. A despatch from Jibutil French somali-
land. says that some Of the ships belong
Ing to the main Russian fleet Joined the
4 third Baltic squadron near the Island OF
socotra. I'm the Indian Ocean. whence they
plotttueu 10 the iHidiu ni Die6o tdfcld
IA 20 await the arrival OF the fourth squad
h ron, which Is expected to arrive at Jibutil
If I'm i've weeks
,e The Chronicle says that Holland is in.
quirlng into a rumor that Japan has es.
l. tablshed wireless telegraph stations on
he some of the less frequented OF the sunda
. Islands. II the rumor is found to be true
Holland VIII make an energetic protes;
and probably submit a complaint to Tn.
Hague Tribunal