The Irish standard., 1905-01-07


of January the actual transfer of war
materials at Port Arthur as property OF
the japanese government commenced.
The Japanese captured $4,000 pris-
oners at Port Arthur. The total num-
Der of the Inhabitants is $4,000, OF whom
10000 are sick
The emperor of Russia has cabled to
their parole or the alternative of i'm
prisonment is optional with the officers.
Terms of Capitulation.
London, Jan. 5.-The text of the arti-
cles OF capitulation OF the Port Arthur
garrison, signed by the commissioners
representing Gen. Stoessel and Gen.
Nogi has been made public. All Russian
soldiers, marines and civil officials of
the garrison and harbor are made pris-
oners. All forts, batteries, vessels, mu-
nitions, etc., are transferred to the Jap
anese in the condition in which they
existed at noon Of January 3, violation
OF this clause to operate as an annul-
ment of the negotiations, giving the
japanese army warrant to take free &C.
ton. The Russian military and naval
authorities are to furnish to the Japan
csc army an exhibit of all Notifications,
underground and submarine mines,
list of military officers, of ships and the
numbers of their crews and of civilians
of both sexes, with their race and occu-
pations; and all public property, as
buildings, munitions of war, etc., to be
left in the present position pending ar
rangement for their transferrence. OFF,
GERS OF the army and navy are permitted
to retain their swords and such of their
personal property as is directly neces-
sary for the maintenance of life and
with one servant each may, upon sign
ing their parole not to take up arms dur
Ing the continuance of the war, return
to Russia. Noncommissioned officers
and privates, numbering about 10000,
will be held as prisoners. For the bene-
ut of the sick and wounded Russians
the sanitary corps and the accountants
belonging to the Russian army and navy
will be required to serve under the jap
anese sanitary corps and accountants
for such period of time as may be deemed
necessary.
Stoessel's Army.
Chefoo, Jan. 5.-Some interesting sta
tistics concerning the defense of Port
Arthur were brought here by the flotilla
of Russian torpedo boat destroyers,
which carried numerous chests contain
ing complete records Of Gen. Stoessel's
army Originally the army numbered
$4,000. Eleven thousand have been
killed; 10000 are wounded or sick, and
5000 remained in the forts, of whom.
however, 1000 were unable to fight.
The Russians estimate that the taking
of the fortress has cost Japan 800 OOO,-
900.
1t is said that tie booty which fell
into the hands Of the Japanese al Port
Arthur only amounted to 10000 tons
of coal and two months ratons of
| rice. or 30 officers Of the Russian
naEy at Port Arthur at the beginning
CT the war, 1870 have been killed or
wounded, many of them while doing
dlty in the forts.
Sorrow at St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 5.-The fall of
! Fo't Arthur has taken all the heart out
c: 30 approaching festivities of the
! go r Gl"iTtmas. 1t is even pro-
| :; ~ = :is:,eLse with the Examinations
and decorations which are always fea-
lures of the holidays. The churches are
filled with mourning friends and rela-
lives of the fallen heroes of the fortress.
"A national service in the KaZan cathe-
dral, at which the emperor and imperial
family will be present, is being arranged
for Thursday. The papers are openly
blaming the military censorship for
keeping the public in the dark as to the
true situation of the fortress and al
lowing the surrender to come as sur
prise. They are using this as text to
show the necessity for taking the people
into the governments confidence. and
are continuing their attacks on the