THE WAR.
DARING NIGHT ATTACK ON
PORT ARTHUR,
OFFICIAL REPORT.
Mr. M. Noma, Consul for Japan, has courteously communicated the following telegram forwarded by Baron Komura:——
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1904.
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| KUSSI VS, TRUEST TO THE POWERS. Į existed, and that the Korean Government had concurred in Japan's landing troops in Chem THE CHARGES AGAINST JAPAN, ulpo, so that the harbour could not be regarded
as a neutral port. *We have already reported that Count Lum-Third-The-Japanese Government has dorff, the Russian Foreign Minister, on the established Prize Courts, and the same are zand ultimosent à communication to the empowered to give a final decision as to the Powers making a number of charges against legality of the zeizure in the case of vessels of Japan. The full text of this dispatch has now the enemy that are captured. It is not, there- been received by the American mail, and runs fore, opportune for Russia to make any declara- Tokio, 29th March,
Las follows:qua**
tion regarding this matter, 3.35 p.m.
"Since the rupture of negotiations between Fourth-The Japanese Government de- Admiral Togo reports that the second Russia and Japan, the attitude of the Tokyo clares that what is mentioned in Item 4 in the attempt to block the entrance to Port Arthur Cabinet has constituted open violation of all Russian communication is entirely without was made at 3.30 a.m. on the 27th inst.customary laws governing the mutual declara-foundation.
"Fifth-The Japanese Government does when four vessels, escorted by a flotilla of tons of civilized nations. Without specifying
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have not a soul to call their own, or a con- intent independent vote to give, (d) interfering with and nullifying the construction, adminis ]trative, and trading operations undertaken by
the Directors;
our protection. The Asoki sympathetically fancies that many and varied must be the doubts and misgivings that fill the mind of the Korean monarch just at this moment, as to the future of his Court, of his country, of his people; and it would not be surprised if Marquis Ito, on his arrival in Seoul, found himself made a target for many curious and unexpected quizzings confidentially asked by his Majesty himself. But the journal is coning Director; fident that so experienced and tactful a states- man as the Marquis will be able to give satis- factory answers.
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According to news from Copenhagen a rather dark pcture is given of Russian finances. It is said that though the Russian Budget shows
(s) Extering into contracts without con- situtional power, eg new offices, the amal- gamation with the New Harbour Dock, and the "carte blanche "appointment of a Manag-
(6) Wrongfully representing that they re present the shareholders in England;
(7) Wrongfully calling together partial meetings of shareholders;
(8) Withholding reports of vital interest to shareholders from the knowledge of share-
holders.
torpedo destroyers and Goats, succeeded in: each particular violation of the laws on the not hesitate to declare that Item No. 5 is a surplus of 20,000,070 roubles, in reality there approaching to within two miles of the en-/ Part of Japan, the Imperial Government con- inaccurate, the Government having neither is a deficiency of at least 200,000,00o without charges, coming as they do from a man of Mr.
trance to the harbour before being discover ed by the enemy. At the time searchlights were sweeping the water, and as soon as our presence became known a heavy fire Our Directed on us by the forts on both banks and by the guardships. In spite of this the vessels succeeded in getting into the inner roadstead, where the Chiye Maru dropped anchor about half a cable's length from the beach on the West of Golden Hill, and was successfully sunk by her crew, The Fukui Maru was steered to the left of this vessel, and when about to drop "anchor was struck by a fish torpedo from the enemy and sunk. The Yahiko Mara anchored on the left of the Fukui *Maru and was sunk by her crew, while the Yoneyama Mark, which had crept up between the Chiyo Mars and Fukui Maru, after coming into collision with the stem of a Russian destroyer, came to anchor in the middle of the roadstead where she was struck by a fish torpedo from the enemy, which caused her to heel over and drift on to the left bank.
Admiral Togo regrets that this desperate attempt to block the entrance to Port Arthur was not entirely successful, inasmuch as a navigable channel exists between the hulks of the Yahiko Moru and the Yoneyama Maru.
He further reports the following casualties on the four vessels:-Killed: Commander Takeo Hirose, one midshipman and two of the crew.
Wounded (seriously): Sub- lieutenant Shimada; (slightly), Lieutenant Masaki, chief engineer Kurita, and six of the crew. The crews of the vessels were taken on board of the destroyers and lor pedo boats.
The torpedo boats. Aolaka and Tsubame when within a mile of the entrance to the port met a Russian destroyer. A heavy fire was kept up on both sides, the enemy's vessel sustaining serious damage to her engines; clouds of steam being seen to rise up from her as she steered away.
It is reported that, while our torpedo boats were returning from their mission, what ap peared to be a Russian warship, was observed lying close under Golden Hill, having appa; rently sustained serious damage in one of the fleet engagements.
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directly or indirectly demanded that the Russian Minister leave Korea. On the roth February, the French Charge d'Affaires called upon our Minister and informed him that the Russian Minister was desirous of leaving Korea. The Charge asked our Minister's opinion regarding the matter, and our mister replied that if the Russian Minister left peace- fully with his staff and the Legation guard, the
siders it necessary to draw the attention of the towers to the acts of vio ence cominitted by the Japanese Government with respect to Korea. The independence and integrity of Korea as a fully independent empire has been fully recognised by all the Powers, and the inviolability of this fundamental principle was confirmed by Article 1 of the Shimonosek; "Treaty, and by the agreement for this purpose between Japan and Germany on January 30th 1932, as well as by the Franco-Russian declara-Japanese troops. tion of March 16th, 190%.
"The Emperor of Korea, foreseeing the danger of a possible conflict between Ruisla and Japan, addressed, early in January 1904, 2 Note to all the Powers declaring his intention to preserve the strictest neutrality. declaration was received with satisfaction by the Powers and it was ratified by Russia,
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"According to the Russian Minister to Korea, the British Government charged the British diplomatic representative at Seoul to present at official Note to the Emperor of Korea thanking him for his declaration of neutrality.
"In disregard of all these facts, in spite of all Treaties, in spite of its obligations and in violation of the fundamental rules of inter- national law, it has been proved by exact and fully confirmed facts that the Japanese Governmen!-
"First. Before the opening of hostilities against Russia, landed its troops in the in- dependent empire of Korea, which had declared its neutrality.
"Second-With a division of its fleet Japan made sudden attack on February 8th-that is, three days prior to the declaration of war-on two Russian warships in the neutral port of Chemu po. The Commanders of these ships had not been notified of the severance of diplo. matic relations, as the Japanese maliciously stopped the delivery of Russian telegrams by the Danish cable and destroyed the telegraphic communication of the Korean Government. The details of this dastardly attack are con tained and published in an official telegram from the Russian Minister at Seoul.
"Third-In spite of the international taws
above mentioned and shortly before the open- ing of hostilities, the Japanese captured as prizes of war certain Russian merchant ships in neutral ports of Korea
"Fourth-Japan declared to the Emperor of Korea, through the Japanese Minister at Seoul, that Korea would henceforth be under Japanese administration, and she warned the Emperor that in case of his non-compliance Japanese troops would occupy the palace.
"Fifth.-Through the French Minister at A heavy fire was directed upon our des- Seoul she summoned the Russian Represent troyers and torpedo boats until daylight; butative at the Korean court to leave the country, with the staffs of the Russian Legation and no damage was caused.
Consulate.
LAND ENGAGEMENT.
Tokio, 30th March, 10.30 a.m.
It is officially reported that on the 28th inst, a detachment of Japanese cavalry and infantry encountered the enemy outside of the south gate of Chongfu. An engagement took place, the Russians being driven from the city. The enemy, numbering about 600, retired to Wiju: Casualties: Japanese (killed) Lieut. Kano and four men; (wounded), Capt. Kurokawa and eleven men. No losses were sustained by the infantry. Two of the enemy were found dead on the field, and subsequently seven or eight of their slain were discovered in the fortifications. The dead were carefully removed on horses and
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There is no denying the gravity of these including a single kopek of the extraordinary Anderson's exceptional knowledge of the inner military expenses in the Far East. Prepara-working of the Company. Were the Tanjong NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. tions are being made for drawing in the gold Pagar Dock Company an ordinary commercial supply of Finland. This will be done partly concern carrying on operations in the Colony, by establishing a Russian currency in Finland, such allegations, primarily of interest to the and partly by replacing the Bank of Finland shareholders would be matter of public com- by branches of the Russian Imperial Bank. Itment. But the T. P. D. Co. is in the possession has been telegraphed abroad that Russia has of certain exceptional privileges from the enormous riches in her monasteries. All Rus Colony, in the shape of land grants and sex- sians, however, know that an attempt on the frontages, which give them practically a mon-
The foregoing is confirmed
part of the Government to touch clerical pro- by correspondence between the Japanese and French representatives. The Russian Minis-perty would be the most dangerous course it ter left the Korean capital on the 17th Feb could take. ruary of his own freewill and was escorted by our troops to Chamulpo. It is to be noted in addition that the Russian Consul at Fusan
remained at his post to the 21st February, in consequence, as stated, of his receiving no instruction. It may be that the Russian Minis- ter omitted before his departure to send the Consul instructions. When it became known that the Consul desired to leave Fusan as soon as possible, or Consul at that port gave him every assistance, and through our Consul's endeavours the Russian Consul and party left for Shanghai via japan."-Kade Chronicle.
WAR SONG BY GENERAL FUKUSHIMA.
The famous song of General Fukushima, entitled "Russia Seibatsu," is sung in schools by tens of thousands of pupils, and is on sale in book stores all through the Empire. It is set to a tune that combines the Japanese minor strain with a martial Occidental tempo. It was sung at the farewell meeting of six hundred army officers in Sendai, where I among other foreigners heard it rendered by school children especially trained by Professor J. Shikama. The following free translation, which is less emphatic, if anything, than the original, gives
an idea of the manner in which Russian char-
acter is being taught to Japanese children by this song.-Charlotte B. De Forest, in Japan Times.
THE CHASTISEMENT OF RUSSIA. Hail the Rising Sun, the emblem
Of our world-renowned Japan! In the morning rays her banner
Gleams across her kingdom's span, Great her people---love of justice
And of fellow man inbred, with a brave and loyal service
To her great Imperial Head.
1.0, cur foe-a land that knows no!
Truth and righteousness by name; Lies and treachery its usage,
Plunder and rapine the same. Guiltless habes and maidens murdered,
Burning homes that rise no mase, Witness to the Slay whose practice
Gods and men alike abber. Board the land--a storm-swept desert;
Peoples mixed, and lawless hordes; Cowards, at Pekin they faltered,
"Recognising that all the above facts con. stitute a flagrant breach of international law, the Imperial Government considers it to be its duty to lodge a protest with all the Powers against this procedure of the is firmly Japanese Government, and it convinced that all the Fowers, valuing the principles which guarantee their relations Melting snow in morning sunlight, will agree with the Russian attitude. At the same time the Imperial Government considers
it necessary to issue a timely warning that, owing to Japan's illegal assumption of rower in Korea, the Government declares all orders and declarations which may be issued on the part of the Korean Government to be invalid,
"I beg you to communicate this document to the Governments which you are accredited.
"Lamsdorff."
Three weeks ago the Japanese Government
In the face of Chinese swords.
Gossack name, once famed in story, Now is but an ancient lay:
Russian armies fade away.
Up and forward, steeds and warriors!
Righteous war admits no forman;
March Already spring is here.
Joy is ours with nought to fear. Break the ramparts of Port Arthur,
Tear the walls of Harbin down i On the heights of Ural mountains Float the Banner of the Sun i
ambulances during the progress of the fight, replied to the protest of Russia. We published Drive the Slay unto the forests;
and in spite of the Japanese fire the enemy the Government's reply in our issue of the 10th were observed carrying away two Russians, inst, and now reporduce it as follows:- apparently officers. Blood-stained bandages "The Japanese Government does not see were found scattered over the ground and by any necessity at this juncture to express concern these it is surmised that the Russian casual-regarding the opinions or declarations of Rus ties were, at least, equal to those of the Japanese.
The Japanese entered into possession of [the city: farbk st
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THE LATE CAFT. HIROSE. The late Captain Hirose, whose death is reported in the special telegram from our Yokohama correspondent and confirmed in the official report communicated to us by the Japanese Consul, was one of the most gallant of the younger officers in the Japanese navy. Previous to the first attempt to block the entrance to Port Arthur Capt. Hirose was a torpedo lieutenant attached to the destroyer Fuji. He was given the command of one of the trapeports (the Hokoku Maru) on the attack on Port Arthur on the 23rd ult., when the vessel was scuttled by her crew and sunk just below the lighthouse and to the left of the entrance Writing to bis-sister- Bin-law after his plucky feat, he sent her a note remarkable for its brevity. It ran thus
Have fought a victory and am healthy." For his daring Lieur., Hirose was promot. ed to a captaincy of the second rank; he
sia, but as the ignoring of the accusations made may convey a wrong impression to neutral Powers, it is considered the right and duty of the Japanese Government jo, refute the allegat ons The Government therefore proposes to answer the accusations con- tained in the five kems of the Russian declara tion to the Powers. Its answer is as follows
Let him hide within their shade. Ancient Moscow be his refuge,
There his bloody band be stayed.
Then unto our Sovereign's glory
Praises sound and never cease, While nr kearts unite, rejoicing
In a great and world-wide peace.
PORT ARTHUR DOCKYARD. AXECUTING REPAIRS UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
One of the employees in the Port Artbur dockyard, who recently escaped to Chefoo by the overland route, says (according to a report in the Japan Gazette) that before the war opened one thousand workmen and about a similar number of coolies were employed in the dock, but after the outbreak they gradually escaped and there remain caly about four bundred workmen. Owing to the disappearance of coolies about 400 Russian bluejackets are employed in their plate. Since the first naval engagement two warships have been docked. The repairs of a cruiser, which was docked about 13th ult, were completed on the 21st
and another cruiser is now undergoing repairs, which will not be effected before the 13th inst. The other ships have been temporarily repaired. About nine vessels were afloat in the inner harbour at the time of his escape from Port
Arthur.
THE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK CO., LD.
THE CHAIRMAN'S RESIGNATION.
BACK-STAIR INFLUENCE"
The right hand of Singapore's trade is the Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Four-fifths of the steamer tonnage goes to the wharves there to discharge and receive cargo and to coal. The Company has a practical monopoly of the ocean-going shipping trade of Singapore, as well as of the docking facilities. The interests of the Port, particularly in its transhipment trade, are inseparable from those of the Company, and this invests the meeting held to-day (and inst.) with an importance not shared by the meeting of any other commercial trading company in the Colony. We have been told frequently in the past, and indeed it is a matter of notoriety, that the growth of the wharfing and docking facilities at Tanjong Pagar have not kept pace with the growth of our trade. That while the trading and shipping tonnage have been always steadily and often rapidly increasing, its right hand has but grown in its capacity to receive charges and pay dividends. The official view may be found in a letter from the Government to the Duck Company on Nov. 13th, 1900, when Sir Alexander Swettenham caused to be written the following:
"For nineteen years the Company has failed to carry out this object (the construction of wharves and godowns for the accommodation of shipping] with the result that the wharves in Singapore are notoriously unable to accommo date the shipping seeking them, and amongst many others, a vessel loaded with coal for Her Majesty's Navy has been detained seven days awaiting a berth at the Company's wharves... The Officer Administering the Government deems it his duty to put an end, as soon as he can, to a privilege which has been exercised so disastrously to the interest of the public."
The view of the general public has been just as emphatic-the Company has not kept pace with the times. Hitherto the reasons common- ly assigned for the lack of improvement and expansion have been lack of capital and the supineness of the local directorate, added to the determination of the shareholders to gʊl a dividend of 12 per cent, per annum. The remarkable speech of Vr. John Anderson made at the meeting to-day, assigns another as the cause for the absence of progress, the peculiar influence of the London Consulting Committee. Here we have the late Chairman of Directors, MARQUIS ITO'S MISSION. With one unanimous voice the press el gentleman who has been intimately connect- comes the appointment of Marquis to to his ed with the Company's operations in Singapore important mission. We (the Japan Times) for twenty years, deliberately charging the have already viven a summary of the Nicki London Consulting Committee, a body of five First. The Japanese 'Government admi's Nick? comment on the subject, but the men ostensibly appointed from Singapore, that Japanese troops landed in Korea prior to paper hold widely divergent views. The with consistently opposing reform and thwart- the declaration of war, but a state of war at that Nippon, for instance, points out that it ing the desires of the Directors for improve time already prevailed. The object of the pre- is too early yet to decide definitely upon the ment, by measures which are described by him in terms that must cause the gentlemen in sent war being the maintenance of the indepen-line of action this country is going to take in
London and their local nominees to writhe, dence and integrity of Korea, the dispatch of order to carry out the purposes of the new
Mr. Anderson's speech is as remarkable for its troops to the districts invaded by Russia is agreement. There have of late occurred in within our right, especially as we first obtained Kerea many uncanny things, as, for instance, length, as for the directness of the language he the approval of the Korean Government. The the reported difference of views among our employs, and the detailed instances of "back. landing of troops in Korea is an entirely differ authorities despatched there, the dismissal of stairs influence be gives. "It may be well here ent movement from the dispatch by Russia of Yi Yong-ik from office and his sojourn in this to summarise the charges which he formulates large: forces-to Manchuria during peaceful country, the arrest of the secret envoys Min against the London Consulting Committes, negotiations and without the approval of China and Yrat Chemulpo, etc. Though ostensibly and the local directors lately his colleagues. From this it may be inferred on whose side the on a non-political mission, Marquis Ito's pre- He charges the London Board with
*(1) subordinating the interests of the com- right fa, a 2-d
acoce in Korga, the Nifpon hopes, will have the #Second-Item 2 in Russia's declaration is effect of solving these mysteries. As for the pany, ie, of the Fort, and the Colony, to the entirely groundless, japan never having Kolumin, it is convinced that the illustrious payment of present dividends;=<- prevented the delivering of Russian tele statesman's presence in Korea, as evidence of (1) doubling the capital of the company on grama received by the Danish submarine the great concern our gracious Emperor feels paper;; cable (Gicht Northern), nor has Japan suppres in the welfare of that country, will deepen the
Piviti
sed the telegrams received by the Korean sense of reliance of the peninsular state on his death as reported, in the second Government Regarding Russian allegations curs, and will at the same time have the effect to close the entrance to the harbour: against Japan connection with the attack of making the other Powers sea clearer than For the syth inst which has ; on: wafshij Chemulpo harbour, it is ever the disinterestedness of our motives with |sufficient to'say that's state of war already | regard to the nation we have now taken under
(3) blocking all developments and improve. ments:
(4) bampering the Directors by (s) rejecting necessary works, (b) prejudicing out oming officers against "local experience," (c) bullying their junior focal representatives, until they
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of the New Harbour. Mr. Anderson, by poly of the wharfage and docking facilities implication, admits that the Company has failed in its object of "providing wharf go- domos and docking facilities" for the ship. ping of the Port. He names the disease- dual control, and back-stair influence and calls on shareholders to end the present state of things. For the present we leave Mr. Ander- son's indictment in the hands of shareholders, only saying that if the right hand of Singapore be as diseased as he says it is, the niere ap pointment of two Government nominees will not heal it, and that seem the only reform within reach at present, and so long as the London Committee continue to command a majority of votes at the meetings of the Com- pany. There is one other remedy, which Mr. Anderson is not in favour of; it is based on
the saying 11 thy right hand offend thee, cut it off" and the surgeon in this case would be the Colonial Government and the Colonial Office. One point is material. The Singapore
alone. There is an Imperial aspect, and in the wharves and docks do not serve local trade light of a controversy that raged for years over this Colony, that Imperial aspect is now, and much more in the future, the more important. The Government's responsibilities to Sing- apore, the Colony, the Empire, are therefore of a very grave and weighly character.-F. S. Press.
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