April 19.—Japan makes vigorous protest to France against the use of French ports by the Russians.
Situation in Manchuria unchanged. Occasional light skirmishes. Japs victorious in small engagements along the Yalu.
Despatches from Harbin state that Chinese bandits have made frequent attempts to cut the railroad.
April 20.—France assures Japan that she will remain neutral. Czar orders Rojestvensky to leave Kamranh Bay.
April 21.—France instructs her agents in Indo-China to assure the neutrality of France in Indo-Chinese waters.
Russian fleet leaves Kamranh Bay.
April 23.—The Russian Government places orders with the Krupps for 1,000 guns.
April 24.—The rainy season in Manchuria has increased the infectious cases in the Russian army.
The movements of both the Japanese and Russian fleets closely guarded.
April 25.— Admiral Nebogatoff, in command of the second Russian Pacific squadron, reaches the China Sea to join forces with Rojestvensky.