NOGI'S SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS.

Evening Post, Volume LXIX, Issue 55, 7 March 1905, Page 5

NOGI'S SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS.

EFMCTIVE JAPANESE FEINT. (deceived Mnrch i, *7.37 n.m.) LONDON, 6th Mnrch. General Nor! in Unco dnys tnuisfonried tlio entire position. Tt is Rppitreut Mint) Hl6 Japanese mnde ft feinfr in tho pnsfc, thus .(itt.mcking the bulk of Uonenil Kurt)i«»tkht's rewtM. MmnwliHc (leiicrftl Noj;i croxscd Ihfl Tsnnho, .southwnrrt of tlio ltu.isirtn jioaitinn, and sotzod Hinminhrig, nperatiiijr on the plains westward of MuUdtni, Vrmlt tliore it no neutral lino of defeuc«,

RUSSIAN FORCKS SURPRISED. HEAVY FIGHTING. EXTENSIVE LOSSES ON BOTH SIDKS. LONDON, 6th March. When tho Japanese nt Snncliinpu, eastwnrd of Chantnn, began to attack Cliantnn (on tho right bank of tho Hunho, north-west of Liaoyang), Japanese troops Himultnncously advanced from the direction of the- Liao River. The Russians, who were completely surprised, forthwith mudo stupendous efforts to concent ru to nt Mukden, anil oppose General Nogi. The latter's extraordinarily rapid march astounded Qenerq.l Kuropatkin. Several Japanese divisions Appeared fiom tho west, Japanese corps also attack, iiifj from llio south-west. Tlib Russians «t. Mukden claim that their right flank wns ordeied to withdraw after the cngrtgemeht nt< Cliantan. Some fighting then decurred a few miles norfh-enst of Clidntiin. Tho Russians claim to have captured some machine guns and some of General Noiji'a soldierx from Vort Arthur. They also as.seit. that (hey destroyed an on tiro Japaneso regiment, nt Chantan with shrapnol, and burned a quantity of forage and sonle villnges north of tho Hun River. , The Russians admit that thrir own losses were extensive. RUSSIANS RETREAT IN DISORDER. % (Received March 7, 7.25 a.m.) LONDON, 6th March. Tho lines captured at Chantan extend twelve miles eastward. Tho Russians retreated in disorder on the heavy defences at South Mukden. General Nogi, following tho Liao northwards, intercepted and drovo fortr sotnias of (.Vsneks, witli twentv-'six guns', tn Thirling. The Russian wounded were abandoned.