THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 61, 9 September 1904, Page 5

THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST.

RUSSIANS RETREATING NORTHWARDS. JAPANESE FORCES IN PURSUIT. KURORI ENGAGED SOUTH OE MUKDEN. SIXTY-EIVE THOUSAND CASUALTIES IN RECENT MGHTING. HEROISM OE SISTERS OE MERCY UNDER • shell eire! [By Eiaeriuo Telegraph— Oojptright — Pukss Associatiox.] ,

(Received September 9, 9.8 a.m.) LONDON, Bth Soptomber. Tlio Japanese aro trying to undermine the forts nt Port Arthur.

north of Mukden) the first seventeenth corps, under General Meyondorft" Bilderling, is engaging General Kuroki's army south of Mukaen. St. Pdtorsburg correspondents of French newspapers state that the Cossacks on Wcdaiosday night cut up a strong dctachiheut of the Japanese sovon miles from Mukden. PUESUIT LESS VIGOROUS. (Rocoived September 9, 10.11 a.m.) LONDON. Bth September. The conditions of tho Russian retreat arc improving, owing to tho inability of tko Japanese to securo a favourable artillery position. The pursuit is less vigorous. FAILURE OF THE JAPANESE TURNING MOVEMENT. (R«ceived September 9, 10.11 a.m.) LONDON, Bth September. The Japanese turning movement just failed owing to ontirc Russian battalions suffering annihilation to prevent tho cutting of communications. CONSTRUCTING DEFENCE WORKS. CHINESE "EMPLOYED. (Recoivod September 9, 9.8 a.m.,) LONDON, Bth September. Tho Standard states that ono thousand Chinese havo been compelled to construct defence works at Thiohng, north of Mok.den.