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Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1413, 25 March 1905, Page 3

The new Comthander-in-Chief is General Linevitch.' wd/Wral other gonerals refused the high pqsf. /General Liaevitch is not that kind oljmjSn. He id|7l years of age,' and has seßqjifnlch. H 0 belongs to the old rplentleks/sehrap!. /Ho was regsible fcfc the Lijaj/ftyVtff 1900, when Ireds m .fchiifese', moo, women, and ren were driven into the Amur River drowneu. Military men did not think much of his capacity at that time, though personally he was liked. In the battle of Mukden he commanded on the Russian left, and seems to have been easily driven by Kurski back upon Fushun. When the retreat bogan some of his troops were lost, and have Set been found. What troops remain/with hioAia /tated. If the estimawlof ’ ttfk Russian prisoners that KuroMtlnnj/aavflßo,ooo men when the baJMssfl/ Mffkden began is cgjtrtct, the re-«-*feat from Mukden is mMrtJSountable, and so also is the of Tieling. It is more the Russians did not numbernstffe than 280.000, and that no jwrffhward. N.Z. Herald.

General Booth is arranging to go upon another loDg and extended English motorcar campaign on his return from the visit to Australia.