THE WAR IN THE EAST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12608, 24 June 1904, Page 5

THE WAR IN THE EAST.

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RUSSIAN RETREATING ARMY, GENERAL KUROPATKIN ADVANCES. ' ' > MET BY JAPANESE AND DRIVEN BACK. .London, June 22. "Advices received from St. Petersburg, at New- York, state that General Kuropatkin personally directed the movement of troops southward from Liao-yang, to relieve General StaklebWg. * . General J Kuroki, it is added, formed ji junction with the troop of General Oka, and, advancing, presented a solid front to the Russian column between Haicheng and Liao-yang. -J The Japanese drove the column back to Liao-yang, perhaps beyond that place. v THE REPORTED BATTLE. . NO DETAILS AVAILABLE. (Received Jane S3, 10.23 p.m.) . London, June 23. Reuter/s correspondent at Liaoyang confirms the report that a battle has been fought in the district between Tashi-chia and Haicheng, but he is unable to furnish details. ' ? ROUND THE ; RUSSIANS. TROOPS FROM ALL QUARTERS. (Received Jons 33, 10.93 p.m.) London, June 23. A division of General Oka's army is following the coast in its march northward. It has occupied Sning-yue-cheng, south of Kaiping, without opposition. The fleet is protecting and feeding the division, and reports the movements along the coast ahead of the division. - '■'■ " ■' ;: > ~ "*"" ■■■ The Russians report that a Japa- < nese column is 18 miles east oMKaiping. It is inferred in London that, this column consists of General Nodzu's divisions. It is apparently marching via Pai-yahg-kau, and southward along the road that' follows the Pi-li River to Wang-fu-chwang. It will then cross the Siung-yo Mountains by this road to Kaiping, *. ; South-east of Kaiping is a valley between hills that rise to 4000 ft. Router's correspondent at Liaoyang mentions that the Japanese troops that have been holding Yentai, 9 place about }2 miles to the east . of Tashi-chia, are pushing on thence toward! Kaiping. The object of these movements is doubtless to form a complete circle around General Stakleberg's army. A JAPANESE AMBUSH. CHINESE AS, SIGNALLERS. « JLondon, June 22. The London Daily Mail's correspondent at Niuchwang reports that Japanese artillery laid an ambush in a ravine nine miles south-east of Kaiping for a force of 800 men from Wa-fang-kau, under Major-General Krondratenko, of the Siberian Rifle Brigade. . • The Russian correspondents admit that the. Japanese take up turning positions and concentrate at points where they are least expected. They also declare that the Russians were overwhelmingly outnumbered at Te-li-sze. They accuse the Chinese of signalling tolrn'e Japanese throughout the battle by means of mirrors fixed on long poles. AMERICAN CORRESPONDENT SHOT. MISTAKEN FOB. A SPY. . London, June 22. It is reported, that the Russian army when retreating from Wa-fang-kau mistook Mr. Emerson,, the cor- , j respondent for the New fork World, I for a spy and shot him-: |

RUSSIANS NEAR TAKU-. . SHAN. : \ ?%. ATTACKED AT MANY POINTS. (Received June S3, 11.53 p.m.) Sydney, June 23. ; ; The Japanese Consul-General here has received ..the following cablegram:—"The Japanese army which landed at Takushan reports that the combined scouts, cavalry, and infantry, on the night of Saturday last, encountered the enemy 30 miles, west of ■:,. Shi-kia-tien, . and many ' other points, and captured one officer and two men, and killed 50. / Many rifles and lances were captured. ' Our casualties Were one man killed and five wounded." BATTLE OF WA-FANG-KAU. THE RUSSIAN LOSSES. NUMEROUS CASUALTIES AMONG OFFICERS. % London," June 22. ■ 1 General Kuropatkin reports v that the Fifth Division of the East Siberian Rifles alone lost at Te-li-sze'lß officers killed and 49 wounded, and 386 soldiers killed and 992 wounded ; besides 12 officers and 586 men left on the battlefield killed or wounded. ' The First Artillery Brigade had 10 officers wounded and 102 men killed. In other regiments an enormous proportion of the officers were disabled by * the' Japanese ■ sharpshooters/ ■" Some of the Russian detachments lost ; all their officers. ' ■ . .; ~,•■ ; ; ■•■■■■' ••• ■ ■' -' ; '-\ " RUSSIAN DESTROYERS LOST. A CHINESE . REPORT. '• ? .« London, June 22. The Japanese fleet has captured Chinese junk near Port Arthur. The Chinese aboard report that two Russian destroyers steamed to Shinto-ping, struck mines at the-en-trance to the bay, and sank. One hundred and forty lives were lost* ' Shinto-ping 1 is not marked on the maps, but is proba'bly a place known as Louisa Bay, round the end of the peninsula from Port Arthur. There is* a Shintan reef at the entrance to the bay.'; Confusion is caused in the maps by the mixture of Russian and Chinese names and by the Varieties of ways adopted in converting Chinese words into Roman letters: ] RUSSIAN WAR FUND. FORCED CONTRIBUTIONS. ! ______ ' A MILLIONAIRE'S OPINION. ! .. ; ~ . ..; ~ . -f I I London, June 22. The Russian officials in the villages are putting pressure on the people to make so-called voluntary contributions to the war fund. The amount a commune is expected to give » fixed beforehand. The millionaires of Moscow are contributing to the fund in niggardly fashion. M. Mozoroff, the richest of them,'told the .Grand Duke Sergius that the manufacturers preferred paying many thousands of roubles daily in wages in keeping the Socialist workers busy to assisting the Government to continue a frivolous and useless war, which.,was destined to inflict endless miseries upon the people. -', ANOTHER RUSSIAN RAID. TORPEDO-BOATS ON JAPANESE COAST. SEVERAL SAILING SHIPS CAPTURED. (Rec-eired June 23, 10.23 p.m.) London, June 23. Admiral Skryclloff reports that Captain Vinogradsky's division of torpedo-boats was sent to the coasts of Japan on Wednesday, June 15, and returned to Vladivostok on Tuesday last. ;•; v . Fog prevented the torpedo-boats from entering the Bay of Esashi, immediately; opposite .Vladivostok,

but several trading and transport schooners were captured. They were taking fish and rice to Sasebo and Shimoneski. ; •■' It is argued in London in favour of ; Admiral ;; - Kamimura, who failed to catch the Russian warships, that his first duty is to ensure the safety of the communications across the Straits of Corea.,