THE WAR.

Manawatu Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 423, 10 July 1905, Page 2

THE WAR.

• Bombardment of Saghalien. Opened en Friday. Russians Retire North. Press Association— Copyright. Received July 9, 12 9 a.m. London, Yesterday. Two battleships, seven cruisers, three gunboats, nnd thirty-six torpedoers, accompanied by ten transports, opened fire on Saghalien on Friday. The Governor of Saghalien reporta ~- that the bombardment of Korsokovsk . landing compelled the destruction of th* coast gun* and Governments buildings, the Russians retiring north. [Saghalien is a long narrow is)tt__>. belonging to Bussia, situated close \o i the east coast of Siberia, from which it is separated by the so called Gulf of Tartary. At present the island is vied - largely by.Russia as a convict station, 4000 or 5000 of poor exiled wretch ej. working tho rich coal mines thai exist ' -_ there. Saghalien was ceded by. Japan ..•• to Kussia in 1875. With the island ia.. her possession, Japan will have easy, access for her troops to a point whence she can daliver a deadly blow at the Eussian army from the north. A rail*. way runs tho best part of the- way he* tween the coast opposite the island And Vladivostock.] SEDITION IN .RUSSIAN ARMY.. THE DEATH SENTENCE. Eeceived July 9, 4.30 p.m. Stf.. Petersburg, Yesterday. General flLinevitch has sentenced several Russian officers to death for distributing seditious circulars in the army. •:..•'