The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-01-27


found the Russian General and Mrs Soes in their quarters the
base of Golden Hill fort General Socsse Kawakam
warmly He assured his visitor to have
fought against uch brave and courteous commander General
Nog AS for his family about whom Mr. Kawakam
to inquire he said that only his wife and himself Port Arthur
their son beng an officer OF the Guards in St. Petersburg Mr. kawa
kam explained that General Nog had lost his only during
the siege and the Russian General after expressing profound sym
P declared at was this readiness to sacrifice all on the altar OF
country which made the Japanese formidable Thanking his
visitor warmly for the gifts of which he the bearer General Soes
sci said that he desired make acknowledgement and that he
begged Mr. Kawakam tell General Nog that he would him
been the stable Mrs Stoesse here remarked that the
fence made by the garrison and its having held things
but the General declared that she had contributed little
the result Mrs Soesse then led Mr. Kawaam
these children had all been officers beloved by her husband and that
the children had been cared for by him after their parents deaths Gen
ra Soesse here observed that throughout the siege his wife had been
man she had suffered all kinds Of hardps Mr. Kawakam then said
that General Nog having been informed of General Stosse wish
him. would be glad they could together the
the h he riding his arab Sung where General Nog
had prepared receive him. Soesse accompanied by Major
General Raess and by staff officer The meeting took place at the
spot recently held between representa-
ves OF the armies General Nog being unwilling receive Soes
in the small and not ovan Chinese house which had served
accompanied by
AaorG General ch and by Captain sunoda his adedecamp Mr.
Kawakam acting interpreter After cordial handhakng General
Soe said that to have succeeded holding for several months
against such commander Nog and against such an as he
commanded would be the pride of his life and must he thought
be recorded in history glorious achievement Nogs reply
thoroughly accordance with OF his country Yes he
said your troops fought spendd deeply admired the force and
vao of your officers men General Stoe then alluded what
he called the grand efficiency of the Japanese artillery He did not
think that had it's equal in the world Above all he had been
hed by the practice of the ascent mounted by the besge on
emnence Nothing had been safe from these pieces
Ships forts buildings everything which they trained had
been demolished But General Nog aveed that the Russians had
oudone the Japanese Their of orpedoe to fire from the forts
and their deadly employment of hand grenades had been brilliant
feature of the siege Stoese then said that after the artillery what
had most struck him the work of the Japanese engineers They
had carried forward their the of deadly fire from the
and they had shown perfect skill laying their mines and blow
ing up the vital parts of the forts Sungshushan had
column of earth and and the explosion had been Immediately
followed by concentrated and appalling shower OF shells falling on
doomed fort Who had commanded these engineers The
this commanding officer having been General Nog observed
that the used the forts had proved the strongest possible
defence 1t had defed every kind of poce but Soesse insisted
that the 28cen shells had been still remarkable lie had fought
three that of his country with Turkey that OF in China
and this campaign but he had heard OF such
soldiers those that confronted him during the siege His belief was
that the strongest the world ought be opposed to each
other and that because they had BEEN this siege stood record
the terrible affair history Above all when he reflected that
the Japanese commanded by officer who did not hesitate
give the lives of his only his country he understood
how hopeless continue the combat against such force he
then begged General Nog his charger memento OF
the siege Nog said that his father and his had been sol
drs and that give his the nation duty which he did
hesitate discharge He thanked General Stoesse profoundly for
If he