Eureka Reporter | 1904-08-19 | Page 2 | Lower Flag of Czar

LOWER OF CZAR RUSSIAN COLORS HAULED DOWN FROM FOUR WARSHIPS vessels now in hands of germans at Ts ng tail and they will not leave harbor aga n in th s war the russian battleship and three torpedo boat destroyers are now in the hands of the german gov eminent tau for repairs but it Is impossible that these vessels will again fight in this war captain chief of the mill tary and civil administration of the protectorate of kiau chou after baa ing completed for the neu of the crews of the russian warships during their stay at tsing tau proceeded to go on board the the crew of the battleship were at the advent 0 calta n s party and seized their weapons they were quickly quieted however and the commander of the was informed that it was necessary that the russian flag be hauled down and remain down pending the completion of the repairs the s flag was then lowered amid impress e formalities after which captain visited each of the three destroyers st whose flags were also low ered it Is thought at tsing tau that it the russians persist in repairing their ships they will eventually have to dis mantle them because of the vastly su perlor japanese force which is waiting tor them outside the harbor accord ing to the regulations which govern situations such as the one existing here the destroyers will not be per bitted to leave in a body but must go out at intervals of six hours