Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-09-16

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/ Aug. lO-Wittsoeft killed in sortln
from Port Arthur; the fleet dispersed
and damaged.
Aug. 1t-kamimura defeats Nladl-
vostok squadron; Rurik sunk.
Aug. 19-2i-First general attack up
on Port Arthur
Aug. 26-Sept. battle of Liao-Yang.
Sept. l9-21-Fort Kuropatkin taken;
commanding Port Arthur's outer de-
fences.
Oct l1-2l--Battle of Sha river.
Oct Rojestvensky sails from
Libau with Baltic feet.
Oct 2O--Armies go into winter quar-
ers before Mukden.
Oct 22-"The Dogger Bank Out
rage" (Later settled by arbitration.)
Oct. 25-Kuropatkin replaces Alex.
ier in supreme command.
Oct 26-Japanese attack East Xix
wan forts and occupy Rihlung-Shan.
Nov. 16-Russian destroyer Rosto-
ropny escapes to Che-Foo with des-
patches, and is blown up to avoid cap
ture.
Nov. 2O-Storming OF 2O3-Metre
Hill.
Dec. G-1O-Japanese fire destroys
Port Arthur fleet.
Dec. 1S-First permanent breach
made in Port Arthur mrin defences.
Dec. 2S-31-Nogi takes all Kikwan
positions.
1905.
Jan. 1--Stoessel offers to surrender.
Jan. 2-Surrender OF Port Arthur.
Jan. 3-Rojestvensky arrives at
Madagascar.
Jan. 10-l1-Cossack raid in japanese
rear penetrates nearly to NewChwang.
Jan. 25-29-Battie Of the Hun River
(Sandepas).
Feb. l5-Third Pacific squadron sails
from Libau under Nebogatof.
Feb. 2i-March l2-.Batrle o. Mukden.
Roles ' 2nsky departs from Madagas-
car.
from Madagascar.
April S-Rojestveusky arrives of
Singapore.
May 2.5-Vladivostok torpedo boats
raid Japan's north coast.
May S-Nebogatoffs squadron joins
Rojestvensky.
May 27.2S Battle OF the Sea OF
Japan.
June S-Enquist with three cruisers
reaches Manila; vessels informed.
June 9-President Roosevelt opens
diplomatic correspondence with the
fighting powers, looking to peace.
June 11-Russia and Japan pledge
themselves TO peace barley at Wash.
ington in August.
Aug. engagement reached for
drawing treaty Of peace.
MOST IMPORTANT ACTIONS.
Port Arthur and Chemulpo Attacks
-(Feb. and 81. Togo and Uriu COM
handing the japanese and Alexieff the
Russians. Russia lost wo vessels sunk
and seven disabled; the japanese, two
torpedo boats sunk. The victories
gave Japan the command Of the far
eastern waters.
Yalu River-(May y. The Japan
ees under Kuroki defeated the Rus
slams under Zassalitch, thus opening
the way to the invasion Of Manchuria.
Seventy.one thousand five hundred
men were engaged, the casualties be.
ing 3,l96 Russians to 1899 Japanese
Nanshan Hill and Kin Chow.-(May
2GJ. This victory of the japanese, un.
der Oku, cut Port Arthur off from the
north. The casualties amounted &c
..7O4 Russians and $500 Japanese.
Wafang Kao-(June IA and 15). Sta.
kelberg's attempt to reinforce the Port
Arthur garrison was defeated by Oku
the former losing 4,635 men and the
latter 1,120. One hundred and twenty
thousand were engaged.
Liaoyang-(Aug. 26 to Sept. ~. The
first general conflict between the wa
entire armies Kuropatkin and Oyama
commanding in person. or the 400.
900 men engaged the Russian casual
ties are given at 22,056 and the Jap
anese at 1889. The victory lay with
Japan. Kuropatkin's retreat to Muk
den was mastery.
Sha River-October II to 2D. A sec
ond contest between the same COM
manders and forces as at Liaoyang re-