The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-03
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RECORD Of
The SIEGE
The Principal Events in
Port Arthur's
Struggle.

February s-Japanese torpedo boat
destroyers attack Russian squadron
lying outside of Port Arthur at mid.
might injuring the battleships Retvizan
and szarevitch and eruiger Pallada.
February 9-Japanese fleet arrives
and engages enemy VINO withdraw in
to harbor.
FEBRUARY DECLARATION OF
VAR
FEBRUARY 11-12-Genersl pSrntard-
n'ent bank building DESTROYED. Ras-
sian cruiser Askold SUNK.
February 1s-Torpedo transport YEN
sci (Russian) hits mine and sinks
London believes that Port Arthur win
fall inside week.
February 14--In addition to the ves-
sells above named Admiral Alexieft
admits disabling of battleships sevas-
topol and Petropavlovsk and cruiser
Novik
February 17-Port Arthur cable cut
February 21--yolunteers raised in
Port Arthur. believed that Japan VIII
attempt to reduce fortress by siege.
FEBRUARY 2S-Four Russian torpedo
boats captured Alexien arrives at
Harbin Desultory bombarding at Port
Arthur during this period.
February 24-Five' Japanese STEAMERS
loaded with stone sunk to close up
harbor Entrance not entirely blocked
February 2e-Navs, engagement.
February 27-Fleet bombards city.
March 5--Admiral Makaroff arrives.
March 9--ISattleship Retvizan floated.
March 12--Terrifc bombardment.
March 17-Russian destroyer skorri
hits mine and sinks.
March 18-An quiet. bands play la
the parks twice a week
March 23-Fierce bombardment lit
tie damage.
March 27-Four steamers sunk In uii-
successful attempt TO block channel:
Japanese destroyers damaged.
April 1-Alexieff arrives at Port Ar
thur TO hold review.
April 3--Heavy bombardment.
April 8-Admiral Starck, first naval
at Port Arthur. decorated
at st. Petersburg.
April 13-RUSSIAN BATTLESHIP
PETROPAyLovsK STRIKES MINE
AND SINKS WITH ADMIRAL MA
PAINTER yERESTCHA-
GIN AND ALL ON BOARD; cruiser
Bayan crippled.
April 2O--Admiral Alexien resigns
won't accept Skrydloff.
April 23-Russian officer and twenty
ren killed by explosion while laying
mines.
April Capitalization work compIet-
now considered impregna-
,le.
May 3-Japanese torpedo boats sunk.
eight steamers sunk in an unsuccess-
ul attempt to close channel Generaf
May JAPANESE ARMY LAND
I'd ON THE LIAOTUNG PENINSU-
a.
May 7-Feng- wang -Cheng captured
japanese investing entire peninsula
May 9-10-Newehwang being evacu-
ted by Russians. Army marching to
ut off communication with Liaoyang.
May PA years provisions arrive at
ort Arthur Bombardments continue
intervals Dalny being evacuated
I'd destroyed by the Russians.
May 13- Communication with Port
rthur again Interrupted japanese
rTedo boat blown up while removing
May 15-JAPANESE BATTLEsHIP
ATsUsE STRIKES NINE AND
NKs. CRUISER YosHINo SUNK
( COLLISION WITH KAsUGA.
panese army occupies HSuiyen.
May f6-30 900 troops row landed:
panese cruiser AyiyalSo sunk by mine
ar Dalny
Nay 17-Troops landed at New
wang and Blaekny Bay. Fifty miles
railroad near Kinchow destroyed.
lay 25-Terrible Russian defeat near
kushan
lay z7-JAPANESE UNDER GEN
;AL PRINCE FUSHTMI STORM
NNSFIAN HILL AND TAKE KIN
low.
lay 29-Port Arthur expected to fall
three weeks.
lay 3f-Dalny occupied by japanese.
une S-Japanese landing $4,000 men
une 4-Russian gunboat Gilyak
wn up.
lne s-Japancse army within fifteen
es of Port Arthur. Russians taking
$ from cruisers for forts. General
and sea attack reported begun.
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