STILL DROPPING BACK.

Southland Times, Issue 19381, 3 September 1904, Page 2

STILL DROPPING BACK.

WHERE ARE If IS SCOUTS ? , ON THE (IKini.W CARPET. A CHINESE COMPLICATION". BRITAIN OVEIi-COMI'LLAN'iY Per United Press Association. By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright LONDON. Sept. 1. The Russians on the 28th evacuated Tali en Pass, and abandoned the valley after a lively artillery engagement . The unknown strength of the .Japanese '.tiroes up the Lino river occasions OtiHiiil Kouroputkin nnv-ioty. (JenimiL military critics- tak--.* a very unfavourable view of the Russian .situat inn ; they complain that KouropatKin's tactics do nut -".nihil that energetic init i.u i\ eby whicli alone he would be able to prevent the .Japanese concent rat ing arourfla position which mat he strategically weak. They declared that miles* the Russians are \ ict orioi:s all along iht' line u great disaster i.s impending. The Chinese Customs Commissioner at Chil'u detained the .Japanese steamer Independent, laden with foodstuffs >'<>'" Niuchwang.A Japaivse destroyer hurriedly arrived. It is believed it was prowd the Independent had ten million \en (dollars--) aboard to pay Kuroki's anny Lord Lansdov. n. . reply, ing I>> Ihe Chamber of Shipping, said a satisfactory- solution til ipiostiiins ninnivled with the rights .if neutral comtuei'ce were immensieL diMw-ult -if s • ' i - tleinent while wil ii, was in progress. The Oovenuiieiit had reason in 1.---lieve that their strong represenlations to the Russian ('overntni-nt h'uh receiving the cons-idem t ion they were entitled to e.xpecl .