Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-04-17
near PHILIPPINES
RUSSIANS LIKELY TO COAL OFF
CUYOS ISLAND.
Doctor on Board Orel Said Russian
Fleet Was En- Route to Viadi.
vOSfOk-HOspitai Ship Took 900
Tons Of Coal and Large GUAM
titles of Supplies of All finds.

Berlin, April 15.-Admiral Rojest-
vensky's squadron is believed by the
intelligence division of the German
navy department to be lying off the
Cuyos islands, eighty miles south Of
Mindoro, Philippine islands, recoaling
and preparing for the last stages Of
the long journey.
Although these islands belong to the
United States, they have fine anchor
age outside the three mile limit, with
hard bottom at twenty to twenty fiv g
fathoms. The German navy depart
ment received in telegram yesterday
from one of the East Indian ports an
indication that the Russians, when off
the Southern end of Cochin China,
April IL, changed their course aud
headed course which would bring
them to the Cuyos islands, in the
northern part of the Sulu sea, 500
miles distant, in four days at the rate
of eight knots an hour. The Cuyos
islands lie tactically in such position
that the approaches can be easily
watched by the Russian scouts. Three
cruisers had been detached, it was
added, presumably in the hope of call.
ing off Admiral Togo in pursuit.
London, April 15.-Reports sent out
yesterday regarding the arrival at Sal
gon of the Russian hospital ship Orel
with wounded men from Rojestven-
skys fleet on board, appears to have
had no other foundation than the ar.
rival of the ship. The battle whic h
was inferred seems not to have oc.
Cured.
Nothing throwing light on the move
ments Of the fleets of Vice Admirals
Rojestvensky and Togo has been re.
ceived here, but, according to state
ment made by one Of the doctors on
board the Russian hospital ship the
ships of the Baltic squadron were &C.
ing to Ela6ivostok.
Tuesday being the last day the Rus
sian vessels were sighted, it is the gen
eral opinion in London that Rojest.
vensky has changed his course, posi-
bly, to the Eastward, as otherwise it is
considered certain the fleet would again
have been sighted by passing steamers.
The correspondent at Hongkong of
the Daily Mail telegraphs report
made by steamer on April II that
the Russian wsrships presented ser
viceable and businesslike appearance.
Pescadores "IdeaI Base"
A British naval officer who knows
the China sea we'll, says that Making
harbor, on the Pescadore islands, be.
tween Formosa and the Chinese main.
land, which the Japanese have chosen
as one of their naval bases for opera.
ton against the Russian squadron com
manded by Admiral Rojestvensky, is
an ideal base for torpedo operations.
| The harbor is located in the south.
| west part of the largest Of the Pesca.
dores, and has safe anchorage, which
runs back three miles, so that it is
quite sheltered, even from typhoons.
He thinks that the fact that the Jap
anese have now revealed this position
indicates that they are satisfied there
is no longer any possibili of Rojest-
vensky hearing of 1t before he arrives
in the straits Of Formosa, the southern
entrance of which he must now be
nearing.
Singapore, April l5.-Advices from
Saigon show that the Russian hospital
ship Orel, after remaining SO hours in
the harbor, departed. One of the sail
ors on board stated that the ship was
en- route to Vladivostok, and that on
board her were the sick of Admiral
Rojest, ensky's fleet, who were to be
taken to that port to recuperate.
The Orel shipped about 900 tons of
coal and also large quantity of sup
plies of every nature, alth ough her
officers were careful to impress upon
all the officers of the port that the
supplies would be needed by the sick
during the trip to the Russian port.
-Four German steamers, laden with
Welsh coal, which were anchored off
St. Jaques Thursday night, left Friday
and are believed to have received or
ders where to meet Admiral Rojest-
vensky's fleet.