According
to a tiding from Domei using reliable intelligence from Tokyo
passed on last Wednesday 18 warships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet the
Dardanelles towards the Far East. It was
common believed that this departure was made possible as a result of the recent
signed agreement between Russia
and Turkey.
The strength of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea
was now reported as consisting of 1 battleship, 4 cruisers, 5 destroyers, 2
torpedo boats, 12 submarines, 10 motor boats and several minesweepers.
