RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1081, 31 August 1904, Page 2

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR

FIGHTING AT LIAO-YANG THREE DAYS' BATTLE REPORTED RUSSIAN VICTORIES

FURIOUS ATTACKS BY THE JAPS THE SIEGE OF PORT ARTHUR FILLING IN THE MOATS

| THE VOLUNTEER CRUISERS BRITISH WAR SHIPS SENT TO FIND THEM ?mi AMnoiation.-CODyrigM.

London, August 30 The disarmament of tho cruisers Askolil and Giosovoi will be completed to-dity, THE DEFENCE OF LIAOYANG ARMIES IN CONTACT REPORTED JAPANESE REVERSE Piess Association,—Copyright London, August HO. A Liaoyang message bearing Sunday's date states: "The army is concentrating around us, Whether we will fight here or remove to the base is unknown." It is reported at Tokio that the Japanese captured eight guns at Amping and eight at Amshantian. The latter was the Russians' strongest position in the vicinity of Liao. yang. Advices received at Tokio state that a successful defence of Liaoyang is not impossible The Russians and Japanese aro in contact on tho east and soutk-wost of Liaoyang, To-day the battle was begun, and tho Russians claimed to have dispersed the Japanese force to the west, FURIOUS ATTACKS BY THE JAES ALLEGED REPULSES PUUSUIT BY THE RUSSIANS JAPANESE LOSSES, 2000 Press Association.—Copyright, LOXDON, August 30

jegiin tho vetveat lo Mukden, considering that Liaoyang was too low [or a successful defence. A strong force has been Jleft to light the nar-gnaul battle, { TOO MANY RETREATS ] RUSSIANS DISCOURAGED Press Association.—Copyright LONDON, August 30 At St. Petersburg it is estimated that there are 300,000 Japanese, with 940 guns, close to General Kuropatkin, who has a quarter of a million men. It is reported that Russian officers and troops are much demoralised and discouraged owing to tho constant retreats, though General Kuropatkiu claims that he is gradually drawing the Japanese towards strong Russian positions at Liaoyang. London August 30 Captain Mahan is of opinion that the Japanese plan of interception would throw General Kuropatkiu westward off the railway, and that success would involve utter and material disaster to the Russians, irrespective of the moral effect. THE SIEGE OF PORT ARTHUR

STOESSEL URGED TO HOLD OUT IS PROMISED HEAYY REINFORCEMENTS CZAR DECORATES THE GENERAL Press Association.—Copyright London, August 30 General Kuropatkin recently urged General Stoessel to hold Port Arthur for another month, promising to bring half a million men to his rescue. The Czar has conferred upon General Stoessel the St. George's Cross for bravery, and has decreed that every month's service of officers and non-commissioned officers in defending Port Arthur will be rec. koaed as a year, dating from May Ist. *

Tho Japanese on the night of tho 25th made a succession of furious bayonet attacks on the Russian cen. tre and left (lank.

The Russians claim that they repulsed the attacks and defeated the attempts to turn the flank, routing and pursuing the Japanese, who lost 2,000. Nevertheless, tho Russians admit that they evacuated Ainping Pass and abandoned important positions and large supplies owing to tho piecarious position.

The Tenth Corps, on the extreme left, and the Caucasian Brigade gal* lantly covered the retreat, losing heavily. General Koutkovsky and Colonel Reabon were killed, and Prince Tskherkasky was seriously wounded, The troops waded through a sea of mud and blinding rain, and were exposed to a terrible artillery lire The removal of the guns was stu. pendously difficult.

FILLING THE MOATS THE FIGHTING RESUMED Press Association—Copyright. London, August 30 The Japanese are employing thousands of Chinese at Port Arthur in filling the moats with sandbags, digging trenches, aud con structing earth works. Heavy lighting Iwb boon resumed.

THREE DAYS' FIGHTING THE RUSSIANS RETIRE Press Association,—Copyright London, August 30 General Sakharoff, who is at Liaoyang, telegraphs that at ten in the morning tho Japanese, advancing along the whole front, made the main attack against the centre and right, where tho Russian loss was the heaviest. Telegrams, chiefly from Russian sources, show that the result of the three days' lighting was that the Russians retreated to Liaoyang, leaving the Japanese in possession of tho positions east and south of Atshano and Shilintza. Tho Japanese now occupy a wedge-like formation, with an apex immediately ahead of Liaoyang.

THE VOLUNTEER FLEET AN ALARMING SUSPICION PreßS Association.—Uopyright LuKDOiN, August 30 There is it strong suspicion that tho Russian Admiralty has refrained from conveying Count Lamsdorff's orders for tlio cessation of tho Smolensk's and St Petersburg's special commission, It is known that a Russian collier has proeeeded through the Dardanelles with coal for the cruisers. BRITISH CRUISERS IN SEARCH

The Japanese on Saturday advanced in all directions, including tho west, along tho Liao River, and occupying Anslumlian on Sunday after executing a turning inovoinent and avoiding live extremely strong redoubts, This compelled the Russian south, em army to beat a hasty retreat. The Japanese- on Sunday attempted to force the passage of tho Taitse River and cut the communications. Tho censors 1 silence regarding the result is considered significant. THE RUSSIAN RETREAT

SEVEN ON THE TRAIL Press Association Copyright London, August '6O Tho British Admiralty announce that at Russia's request seven British warships have started to convey the Russian Government's urgent message to the Smolensk and St Petersburg,

The cruisers Crescent, Forte, and Pearl loft Seychelles on Friday, steaming south, and the cruiser Bar. Rosa and gunboat Partridge are searching between Wilfisch and Simon's Bays. Tho cruisors St George and Brilliant are searching in the vicinity of OapoVordo in the event of the Russian oruisers proceeding north.

KUROPATKIN RETIRING ON MUKDEN

Press Association—Copyright. London, August 30

The Daily Express reports tbat General . Kuropatkin on Saturday