Three Days' Fighting.
Russians JRetreat.
Japanese Advance in all
Directions.
Russians Beat a Hasty Setreat.
(Received August 31, at 7.44 a.m.)
LONDON, August 30,
.-.'.Telegrams, chiefly from Russian sources, show the result of the tln-ee days'_ fighting. The Russians retreated to Liaoyang, leaving the Japanese in possession of the positions to the east and south of Atshaho and Shilintza.
The Japanese now occupy a wedgelike formation with its apex immediately ahead of Liaoyang.
The Japanese, on Saturday, advanced in all directions, including to the west along the Lian river.. -.---
They, occupied Anshantian on Sunday, after executing a turning movement, avoiding five extremely strong redoubts. This, compelled the Russian southern army to beat ahasty retreat.
The Japanese, on Sunday, attempted to force a passage of the Taitse river and cut the communications. The censor's silence regarding the result is considered significant.' - ' i
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7901, 31 August 1904, Page 5
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