IN MANCHURIA.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8095, 24 September 1904, Page 2

IN MANCHURIA.

• ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT. I (Received September 23, 10.29 p.m.) LONDON, September 23. I General Renuekampf, during a reconnaissance, engaged the Japanese on Wednesday nineteen miles south-east of Mukden. Two Russian officers and nine men j were killed, and three officers and 23 men wounded. The Japanese are now moving to outflank Benuekampf at Fushun. REINFORCEMENTS FOR KUROPATKIN. JAPANESE CLAIM OTHER VICTORIES. (Received September 24, 8.40 a.m.) : LONDON, September 23. Twelve military trains conveying 1700 1 fully-equipped troops daily reinforce Gen1 eral Kuropatkin. , * The Russians at the front are without ! warm clothing, and are wearing Chinese padded dressing gowns. 1 General Oyama has issued a proclamation calling upon the army to make a supreme effort. A Japanese official telegram claims to have defeated the Russians on the 20th, taking Santungku, 60 miles north-east of Liaoyang, and driving the Russians north. The Japanese also repulsed a strong reconnaissance on the 18th, 30 miles north * east of Liaoyang. The Russians lost ' heavily, owing to retreating in close foi1 mat ion.