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Bush Advocate, Volume XVII, Issue 25, 31 January 1905, Page 5

THE LATEST.

Heavy Fighting.

Japanese Successes

Repulse of Strong Russian Counter Attacks.

Retreat of Russian Artillery.

Russians Lose SOO Prisoners.

(Eeceived this day, at 7.22 a.m.)

London, January 30.

Marshall Oyama states that he was engaged on Saturday on his left with two divisions of the Eussians, comprising the Bth Army Corps, and two brigades of European Eifles ; one division of the 10th Army Corps ; part of division of reserve infantry; and two divisions of the East Siberian Eifles.

After occupying Lintiaokan, the Japanese twice repulsed strong counter attacks made in the night

At dawn on Sunday the" Japanese attacked and captured positions at Pitsaisotzf, two miles north of Haikauti, and repulsed several violent counter attacks on Saturday night after capturng Haikautai, which the Japanese retain.

The Russian artillery then retreated across the Hunho, the Japanese pur-

suing,

The Japanese repulsed repeated Russian attacks on Saturday night in the direction of Chenehiefpa and Litajentun.

The Eussians lost 500 prisoners, including some officers.