Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-04-21
Believe Russians Are
Now
Hunting For Togo
MAY SEIZE NAVAL BASE IN FORMOSA

Singapore, April 13.-The Russian
feet was in latitude deg. north, long
itude los deg, 55 minutes east at noon
April 18th. The Peninsular and ORR
entail steamer Nubia, which has al
rived here, reports having passed no
less than forty.two ver1els there. They
were steering north-northeast at q
speed of eight or ten knots.
The position Of the fleet was then
about 300 miles northeastward Of the
Natuna Islands (which lie between
the Malay peninsula and the west
coast Of Borneo) and more than 200
miles southeast Of Cape St. Jacques.
This course indicates that the fleet
was not going to Saigon, French Coch.
in China.
st. Petersburg. April 10, $50 D. m.
The news Of the northward move
ment of Admiral Rojestvenskys squad.
ron, and his evident intention to ac.
eept battle whenever Admiral Togo
chooses to offer 1t, has for the present
stilled all activities in the direction of
peace, and the foreign dispatches re.
lating to the voyage of the squadron
are followed with the most intense In.
terest
The Admiralty volunteers no infor-
nation regarding Rojestvensky's plans
whether his immediate destination is
or Is not Cape Pedarn, on the east coast
Of Cochin China; but in naval circles
the impression prevails that the squad
ron will continue northward to the
straits Of Formosa, where, II Admiral
Togo does not elect to give battle or
is defeated, Admiral RoJestvensky
may seize temporary base in japan.
csc territory, and, II II is considered
advisable, he could there await the ar.
rival Of Admiral Nebogatoff's division.
II Is remarked that there Is a force
or rilemen on board the Russian
transports, which could be landed for
the purpose Of cooperating with ma.
rines, in the same fashion that the
United States established a base at
Guantanamo, Cuba, in 1898. Other
naval men think that Vladivostok is
the only base the Russian Admiral
has In view.
There Is an embargo on news from
Vladivostok concerning the Russian
cruisers Rossia, Gromoboi and Boga.
tyr. and 1t is supposed, though the
Admiralty does not confirm the sup
position, that they have put to sea to
effect diversion and prevent mine.
laying.
Considerable irritation is manifested
In naval circles at the activity of Brit
ish ships in Chinese waters, when
are reported to be steaming from
IIongkong to Singapore, and their ac'
ton Is attributed to desire to keep
in touch with the Russian squadron
and report its movements to the world
at large and to Great Britain's ally In
particular, as happened in the case
of the British armored cruiser SutleJ,
which arrived at Singapore, Straits
Settlements, yesterday, and reported
having passed the Russian second
Pacific squadron at daylight April
18th, steaming north.
| London, April l3-British navaI
men comment on the lack of secrecy
regarding Admiral Rojestvensky's
movements since his arrival In Fan
Eastern waters. The fact that he II
Eeeping to the main trade route, al
though knowing his squadron woult
be constantly sighted and reported
by passing vessels, they consider
clearly shows that the Russian AID
niral is keenly anxious to meet Al
miral Togo and fight 1t out to fin
ish.