OPERATIONS ON LAND.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 5199, 13 February 1904, Page 5

OPERATIONS ON LAND.

MOBILISATION OPERATIONS BY RUSSIA. LONDON, February 11. The mobilisation of Russian troops in Manchuria is rapidly proceeding. Dr Morrison, the Pokin correspondent of “Tho Times,” says Russia's exaggerated statements as to the number of Cossacks iu Manchuria is ducT to De Giors's claim in 1900 for an indemnity of £18,000,000 sterling military expanses. on the ground that Russia had 179,000 men in the field, while in reality there were under 50,000. Ninety per cent, of the claim was, however, conceded.

REINFORCING IMPORTANT. POSTS. (Received February 13, 0.11 a.in.) LONDON, February 12. Fearing that New-chwaug mill be. attacked, Russia is strengthening with feverish liaste Mukden and Liao Yang. RESERVISTS SUMMONED TO THE COLOURS. LONDON, February 12. Riussia is mobilising forty thousand reservists. BOXERS TARING THE FIELD. (Received February 12, 10.32 p.m.) LONDON, February 12. It lia reported at Pekin that tho Cluncbo Government is sending 200,000 Boxers to Manchuria. The injury to a railway bridge in Mancbmta (reported yesterday to have been dono by Japanese) is attributed to Boxers. There is no confirmation of the statement that the French succeeded the Russians at Shan-hai-kwan. THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY. LONDON, February 11. Giving to the danger of passing a trri’m across tbo ico on Lako (Siberia) troops traversed tbo lako afoot. War material and provision’s were transported by means of a temporary railway. (Received Febinary 13, 0.11 a.m.) LONDON. February 12. Riussia has promised contractors a b emirs of three thousand z-oubles for every mule of ico railway across Lake Baikal, in Siberia, completed before Febnzary 28th.