Superority of Jans.

Manawatu Standard, 29 July 1904, Page 5

Superority of Jans.

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Russians Admit Befe.it,

LOM)o_J.'"j_lv 28.Generals Kuroki and Nogi are endeavouring to effect a junction to cut oil Kuropatkin, between Liaoyang and Mukden.

The Takushan army, which is not co-operating with Oku,.'is rnarchinm north-west. c

General Zabourieff, chief of tho Fourth Siberian Army Corps, commanding the Russians at Tashichi--ao, asserts that tlie Japanese had' an enormous superiority in numbers and an overwhelming preponderance of artillery, and claims that the Russians displayed splendid endurance throughout a glorious fight. They did not yield an inch ot ground, though under a terrific lire for 14-i hours, and were iig_ting- on four occasions at close quarters with the bayonet, which the Japanese wero unable to withstand.

He estimates the Eussian casualties at 20 officers and COO men, including Colonel Auspensky, of the Tomsk regiment, which, with the Tobolsk, Semipalatinck and Barna.o.ulsk .regiments, covered themselves1 with glory. General Zabourieff' states that owing to the Japanese superiority, and finding them marching- in the direction of Simuc'heng, and Haich'eng, he felt it unwise to continue the action arid ordered tho army to. retire. The retreat of the army from Tascluchiao northwards, was effected in complete order.

Kuropatkin confirms the -Japanese occupation of Taschichiao.

He reports that a division of Japanese troops was moving northwards on Tuesday- along the Tascbi-chiao-Haicheng road. Admiral Skrydlofi was sixty miles off Tokio Bay at dawn on Wednesday, steaming south.

Russian refugees at Chefoo report that the Japanese, on Monday, torpedoed the Lieutenant Burnkoff aud two other destro3 rers, and all were total losses.