A MOVE TO THE SOUTH.
I I ! ~ I i ' I J NIU-GHWANG ATTACKED. ■ I J *~. J CHINESE TERRITORY INVADED, j THE RAIDERS DEFEATED. CZAR CONFIDENT OF VICTORY. —-,— [N.Z. Press Association.—CorauaHT.]
The latest movement of the Russians suggests the beginning of more offensive tactics. Bodies of troops worked round to the south, destroyed the railway at two points, attacked Niu-chwang, and made a dash with the object of securing the big guns being sent to Liao-yang from Port Arthur. Another force consisting of four companies of Cossacks encountered a detachment of Japanese cavalry. It is understood that in every instance the Japanese defeated the raiders. A message from the Czar to his troops contain an expression of his conviction that "the hour of victory is at hand." Some details are now forthcoming as to the doings of the fleets of Roshdestvensky and Foelkersam on the coast of Madagascar. The "Novo VreinyaV correspondent takes an extraordinary story of British benevolence in allowing the Japanese to establish a secret base on the Labuan. i
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 13, 16 January 1905, Page 5
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