Surrender suggested by Nogi, 159; discussed among Stössel's staff, 218; _parlementaire_ dispatched to negotiate, 325; effect of the news, 326, 332 Tafashin Heights, 75 Ta-ku-shan Hills, importance of, 88, 92; position of, 123, 139; loss of, 142; attempt to recapture, 144; failure of, 147; second attempt fails, 155; omission of Velichko to fortify, 217; effect, 238 Telegraphy, wireless, not used, 157 Telephones (Russian), quite unreliable, 14, 145; use of, by the Japanese, 104; delay in working, 197 Temple Redoubt, 107, 108, 192; renewed attacks on, 195; capture of, 195 Trenches, Russian, defects of, 200 Tretiakoff, Colonel: his efforts to fortify Kinchou, 37, 47, 56; at Battle of Kinchou, 69, 71; applies to Fock for reinforcements, and is refused, 72; his heroism in holding 203 Metre Hill, 248 Truce, to find wounded, after November 24, 241 Unreadiness of Russia, 4 Urasovsky, Captain, death of, 33 Velichko on the importance of holding the advanced position, 135; his omission to fortify Ta-ku-shan, 217 Vershinin, Colonel, Chief Commissary, 9; opposes Stössel's orders, 11 Veselovsky, Lieutenant, death of, at 203 Metre Hill, 253 Viceroy, the (Admiral Alexeieff), orders on outbreak of war, 6; decides to remove Stössel, 7; orders as to removal of all families neglected, 8; arrives and assumes command of fleet (April 14), 36, 41; leaves for Mukden, 44; leaves for St. Petersburg, 231 Vladivostock, question of the fleet forcing its way to, 187; attempt of August 10, 152 War material, insufficiency of, 38 Water, source of supply, 196 'Water-supply' Redoubt, 106; Japanese efforts to capture, 166, 186, 192; its value, 192; renewed Japanese attacks on, 195 White flag sent out (January 1), 324 Wiren, Admiral, 1; to command battleships and endeavour to reach Vladivostock, 187; present at last meeting of Council of Defence, 304; his opinion, 307; receives news of surrender, 326; orders ships to be disabled (January 1), 327 Witgeft, Rear-Admiral, takes over command of fleet, 44; his lack of decision, 51; his incompetence, 59; his conferences as to fleet breaking out to sea, 150; opposes Loschinsky's proposals, 131; death of, 153 Wolf's Hills, importance of holding, 88, 92; Fock's division to occupy, 129; loss of (July 29), 131 Wounded, treatment of the, during retreat from Kinchou, 73 _et seq._; none found after assault of November 24, 242 Yalu, news of the Battle of, 37 Yamoaka, Major, bearer of message about surrender, 160 _Zabiyak_, the, sinking of, 260 Zaredoubt Battery, attack on (August 23), 175 Zedgenidsey, General, death of, 277 Zeitz, Captain, in command at Golden Hill, 142 THE END BILLING AND SONS, LTD., PRINTERS, GUILDFORD