New-York tribune., 1905-04-16
ToGo,S PLANS OF BATTLE.
japanese Confident of Syceeping
Yictory IN One fiction.

Chicago. April IA dispatch from Toxic to
''The Chicago Daily News" says:
That japan is certain to lose trading vessels
and commercial steamers of all kinds, the Jill
ShimpO' thinks inevitable, because the Baltic
fleet is traversins the paths OF navigation. The
paper says:
Nevertheless. the enemy will be allowed soma
latitude without enOlestattOu TO it's movements
Even marauding in the open sea will be Un-
noticed while the Japanese complete their plans
to catch the enemys fleet and effect in a single
engagement the annihilatiOn of ROjestvensSy's
squadron. Meanwhile, the japanese should bear
slight losses of commerce with equanimitys
awaiting TOgO's ultimate glorious victory"
Japan is mourning the death Of General VS.
count TOrio, a privy councillor. and also the
death Of DR.. Tagushi a member Of the House
Of Commons and prominent economist
Another dispatch to THE Daily News from
Singapore says:
Four German golfers. which were anchored OF
Cape St. James, Indo-China. left that anchorage
on Thursday, and are understood 10 be making
for VladivostOk, the supposed objective of tho
Baltic fleet
Port Said. April 15.-Information has reached
here to the effect that a fifth division Os tha
Russian second Pacific squadron. under the
command of Vice-AdniraI Vessarago. and COM
posed Of the battleships Inperator Alexander II.
Slava and Paul l. the armored cruiser Pamyat
AzOva and the second class cruiser Admiral
Korniloff. will go through the Suez Canal in
July or August.
Hong Kong April 15.-Many golfers are ar
irving here from Durham. Natal and CardiR ap-
parently awaiting orders. War risks at Hong
Kong for japan have been raised and trade Is
affected.
A telegram received here from Saigon sug-
gests that the Russian squadron possibly viii
not go north before the end Of April.
Paris. April ia dispatch 10 the Temps
from Saigon says Admiral Rojestvensky did not
sight any japanese scouts during his entrance
into the China Sea by way OF the Strait OF
Malacca-
The dispatch adds that IL is expected thGt the
Russian squadron win take on provisions or
the coast Of AMMAN
Admiral Jonquieres. with the French cruiser
Deseartes the armored guuboats styx and
Acheron. the destroyer Takou and division Of
torpedo boats. remains on Cape ST. James. near
Saigon.
CASTOR Dru teIegraphs from 81. Petersburg 70
the Echo de Paris that Admiral ROjestven-
sky's last telegram before leaving Nossi Be was
singularly laconic It said
win not telegraph again before the battle.
II am beaten you VIII learn II through losu-
II defeat him viii announce 1t 10 yca
St. Petersburg April 15-The impression con-
tinues here that Admiral Rojestvensky IS steam
ing toward the island of Formosa. with the m
tention OF giving battle.
The 'sNovoe vremya" says that the vessels Of
all nations are observing neutrality, with the
exception. o. course, of Great Britain me
paper takes particular exception TO the fact that
the British cruiser Iphigania transmitted by
wireless teIegraphy the Information that she
had passed Admiral Rotestvensly's squadron a
hundred and forty miles frcm Saigon. which
was important news 20 the japanese. and adds:
For a commercial ship 10 report such a fact
mon arrival az @ port Is natural put IL IS noc
50 important. as the news Is then more or se5s
old and In the time the squadron might
have changed It's course. but for q rnan-Of-Var