Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-10
Russian Fleet Now En- Route
to Saigon.
LEFT FRENCH WATERS
SQUADRON REMAINED IN NEU-
TRIAL ZONE TWENTY-FoUR DAYS.
Arrangements Made for German Mari
ners and Crews-Eluded
the Japanese.
Special Cableyram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
PARIS May 1O-The Saigon correspond
ent of the Journal says that Admiral Me
bogatoff's squadron arrived off Cape of st.
James yesterday and sgnaled its inten-
tion of proceeding to Saigon. but a dispatch
boat from Admiral Rojestvensky arrived
and Informed Admiral Niebogatoff that
France wished the fleets to unite outside
French waters. Thereupon Niebogato
sailed for the open sea-
Saw Two Russian Ships.
Special Cablegram to The Star.
HONG KONG, May 1O-The steamship
Nord from Saigon saw no sign of the Rus
sian fleet on her voyage When she left
Saigon twenty big transports We're there
discharging their cargoes into twenty
smaller vessels which will follow the Rus
sian warshps. The British fleet left Hong
Kong today on short cruise. Admiral
Rojestvensky ships were exactly twenty
four days in French waters.
Left Saigon.
SAIGON, Cochin-China, May 1O.-The
Russian cruiser Jemtchug and the Russian
auxiliary cruiser Rion, belonging to Ad-
miral Rojestvensky's squadron, arrived off
Cape st. James, near here, during the night
of May and left yesterday morning at
the request of the governor of French Indo-
China
Tor Rear Admiral Nebogatoff anchored
three or four miles off shore A heavy sea
was running, exposing a good deal of the
warships' hulls, which were quite free from
barnacies or seaweed. The ships appeared
TO have unusually large crews and the men
all seemed in good health.
The main Russian squadron is said to be
well provisioned, but to be short of tobacco
and cigars.
Il is considered likely here that Nebo-
satofr's division has already passed Cape
ST. James.
The Russian hospital ship Kostroma.
whose arrival here was announced Nav g.
sails May Il.
German Officers and Crews.
FRANKFORT. May 1O-The Frankfort
Zeitung today says it has received adyices
from Hamburg to the effect that agents of
the Russian government have completed
arrangements through the Society of Ger
man Captains and Officers of the CONNER
cial Marine for the enlistment of officers
and crews for transport ships which are to
accompany the fifth division of the Russian
second Pacific squadron 10 the far east.
These crews, il is added, will proceed to
Libau, on the Baltic sea.
Arrived at Vladivostok.
Special Cablegram TO The Star.
LONDON, May 10.-A dispatch from ST.
Petersburg 10 the Telegraph Exchange Com
pany states that 1t is reported that the
cruisers Almaz and Jemtchug, belonging
to Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet, managed
TO elude the japanese and have arrived at
Nladivostok, and that the repaired cruisers
Gromoboi and Rossia have been ordered to
leave the harbor.
Increasing Jap Navy.
TOKYO, May 10.-The reports that Japan
has plans to order the construction of two
battleshps and six large cruisers abroad
renewed.
The representatives of English naval con-
structors are here, endeavoring to secure
the orders but II Is doubtful if the govern
ment has reached any decision in the mat
ter.