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July 4-6-The Peterburg and

DIARY OF THE WAR

Smolensk, cruisers of the Volunteer Fleet, pass the Bosphorus unler the commercial flag.

July 6.-Marshal Oyama, Commander-in- Chief, leaves Tokyo for the front. Port Arthur fort No. 16 captured by the Japanese.

July 9.-Second Japanese army, under Gen- eral Oku, occupies Kai-ping. July 11. Ss. Menelaus and Crewe Hall stop- ped S. of Jiddah by Volunteer cruiser Peterburg.

July 13.—Ss. Malacca stopped by Peterburg in

.Red Sen and taken back to Suez. July 15-Ss. Prinz Heinrich stopped by

Smolensk and mails seized. July 17.-Ineffectual attack by General Count

Keller on the Mo-tein-ling position. July 19. Ss. Hipsang torpedoed by the Russians in the Gulf of Pechili. Ss. Scandia stopped in Red Sea and taken back to Suez.

July 2-Vladivostock squadron passes Tsu- garu Straits into the Pacific pursued by Japanese torpedo flotilla. "British Ambassador in St. Petersburg hands in a protest against the seizure of the Malacca, and a request for her immediate release. July 24.—Ss. Knight Commander sunk by Vladivostock squadron off Idzu. Ss. Formosa overhauled in the Red Sea and taken back to Suez. Japanese torpedo three Russian destroyers out- side Port Arthur.

July 25.-General Oku, after severe fighting, drives the Russians back from their intrenched positions on TA-SHIH- CHIAO. Japanese occupy Newchwang. July 26-30.-Severe fighting at Port Arthur.

Japanese capture WOLF HILL.

July 27.-Release of the Malacca.

July 31.-General Japanese advance. Japan- ese drive Russians back all along the line, on Haicheng, Pan-hsi-lu, and Yan-zu-ling.

Aug. 1.-Japanese capture Shan-tai-kau, an

important defence of Port Arthur. Aug. 3.-General Oku occupies Hai-cheng and Newchwang town. Russians at Port Arthur driven back on to their inner lines. Russian fleet comes out of Port Arthur, but is driven back. Aug. 10. SORTIE OF THE PORT ARTHUR FLEET. Admiral Togo attacks and disperses theni, seriously damaging five battle- ships. Admiral Vitoft killed. Rus- sian vessels take refuge in the neutral ports of Shanghai, Chefoo, and Tsing- tau.

Aug. 11.-A Russian destroyer stranded 20 miles E. of Wei-hai-wei.—Lord Lans- downe makes a statement in the

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House of Lords with regard to con- traband.

Aug. 12.- BIRTH OF THE CESAREVITCH. Japa- nese board and capture Russian des- troyer Reshitelni în Chefoo harbour. Proclamation of neutrality by the Governor of Malta.

Aug. 13. Admiral Alexeieff passes through Kharbin on his way to Vladivostock. Admiral Rozhdestvensky assumes command of Baltic fleet.

Aug. 14.—Admiral Kamimura engages Vladi- vostock squadron 40 miles N.E.of Tsu Shima and sinks cruiser Rurik. Japanese bombard Port Arthur. Aug. 16.-Russian fleet attempts another sor- tie from Port Arthur. Japanese send a flag of truce into Port Arthur ad- vising the removal of non-combatants and the surrender of the fortress. British steamers Asia and Penca- lenick stopped in vicinity of Cape St. Vincent by Russian cruiser Ural. Aug. 17.-Russians refuse both Japanese pro- posals. British and American Am- bassadors in St. Petersburg protest simultaneously against Russian deci- sion to regard foodstuffs as contra- band of war.

Aug. 19. The attack on Port Arthur renewed. Russian gunboat Otvajni sunk by a mine off Liau-ti-shan.

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19.--Japanese protest against prolonged

stay of Askold and Grosovoi at S'hai. 20.-Japanese cruisers Chitose and Tsu- shima drive NOVIK ashore in Korsa- kovsk Harbour.

Aug. 21.-Ss. Comedian stopped by Smolensk

80 miles from East London. 23.--Russian battleship Sevastopol dain- aged by a mine in Port Arthur. Ge- neral Kuroki's left column commences the operations leading up to the battle of Liao-yang.

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24.-The Tsar orders the disarmament

of Askold and Grosovoi, 23.—Mr. Balfour receives a deputation representing the interests of British shipping.

Aug. 25-26. Kuroki's centre column carries Russian position at Hung-chang-ling. Second and Third Armies attack An- shan-chan.

Aug. 27-31.-Renewed attacks on Port Arthur. Aug. 27.-The Japanese masters of the right

bank of the Tang-ho.

Aug. 28-Russians, having lost all advanced positions, are driven in upon Liao-

yang.

Aug. 20-30.-Japanese cannonade Russian positions and make infantry attacks, but make no material impression on the defence. Japanese cross the Tang- ho.

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