BEFORE LIAOYANG.

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

BEFORE LIAOYANG.

JAPANESE PL AIM N'O SPPC '.S.s. TH'E POSITION AT PORT. AilTll'l ii. A division of Kuroki's army crossed the Taitso river on puntuans. odditional troops following lat'T. A Tokio message says' the Russian right anil centre defending l.ia.iynng' tt) the south wi'ii' retreating this afternoon, the .Japanese pursuing. Advices from Tdukdon say thnt Hi, Miif i .Japanese are reported to be advancing from the north-east on that town. Ollieial .Japanese despatches state that neither contestant at Lia.v.aug realised any visible advantage. Pnoflicial Tokio advices state that the strength of the second Russian line exceeds that i>f the AnshaJitiiin nrniy. Jt is : estimated that Kouropatkin has 1 ."in, Dili) lighters. The battle maylast several days. Phifu advices with regard 1 o Port Arthur state that Iwo assaults on Palunchwang wen- repulsed, and thai the Russians have re-occupied ltshan 'Ihe .Japan.-se. on ilie 'JSth. alter three hours' t'n-n-e lighting, occupietl. tlespite a cross tire. No. <"> fort, near their right (lank. Oiher I'olts C.itK'eill rated their lire Ihei'e,,n. :ind expelled the Jitpaie's". The inner forts of I'ort Arthur tire piotected by massive steel plates uud numerous maxims. Reports from St. Peterslitirtr si ate that a battery of Russian artillery at l.iaova.ig on Tu.-sdu.v lost every o llicer.