NOTES ON THE WAR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12708, 10 November 1904, Page 5

NOTES ON THE WAR.

I There has been loins fighting in Mancuria. The Japanese advanced both, on their west and eastern flanks, and captured some villages. General Sakbiroß gives the names of these Tillages, but they are not on the maps and cannot bo located. The reference to Ghangtan, however, shows that the Japanese left wing rests on the > western bank of the Hun River. It is probable that the Russians recaptured the villages, Whenever they have a small success it is dulj re- ; corded in St, f Petersburg. In the early , stages of the battlas of Liao-yang and Shaho General Sokharoff was very busy chronicling Russian successes, but the Japanese soon silenced him. The exact condition of Shaho has not been stated, beyond that both annies are entrenched and that their outposts are almost in contact. I, ——— '. The Japanese attack ion Port ■ Arthur is said to have lost in intensity.. This means that the Russians are not yet qui done, > and that the Japanese must make i another effort. General Nogi needs time in which to mount 'heavy .guns on the new positions he has captured, and before making another assault he .will await the arrival of the 40,000 infantry whet railed from Japan on Friday to reinforce him. - The cablegram says these men are partly to replace the 20,000 men lost in the assaults on Novem* ber 3. ; There is -no probability that the Japanese lost so many men on that day or any other day since the siege began. The reinforcements are intended, no doubt, for . the final assault, which is certain to be made after a heavy bombardment and upon every Russian petition, including probably Liaoti- : shan. There may be a lull again at Port Arthur while preparation, is made for the Html effort. Thev say that all is fair in love and war. According to a , Chifu story, General Nogi has sought to induce part, of the garrison to desert. General Stoessel having refused to surrender, the Japanese may have considered themselves justified in testing the feeling of his troops. It is probable that some of the Russian troop? are mutinous, * but they will not openly kick against authority. The strong hand of General Stoes- ■ sel would soon crush the mutineers if he • caught them in time. There have been rel ports that men of the garrison were surren* dering, but there- hardly can be any general I movement in that direction. Soldiers who ;" have fought * and suffered for so many . months, would not willingly lose the glory . of having stood to 'their duty to the end.