AFRAID OF THE LIGHT.

Southland Times, Issue 19387, 10 September 1904, Page 2

AFRAID OF THE LIGHT.

JAPANESE SUCCESSES. Per United Press Association. By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, Sept. 8. The St. Petersburg police confiscated tlie Novo. Vremya's edition announcing that the Japanese were rapidly advancing on Mukden, Thu Novoe Vremya's message stated thai the retirniont wus due tQ Kuroki':-? crossing the Taitse river and the pressure of superior forces. It added: "This battle began on the 21th, and how long it will continue cannot bo foretold, because the enemy possesses the initiative. The loss of life, money, and -stores will only be ascertained after we concentrate." Tlio Paris newspaper La Patrio states that Kouropatkin's move waa no disorderly retreat. a-? Japaneso despatches allege. but an offensive march to the real*. Latest advices state that the Russ.ian rearguard evacuated Yentai and that Kuroki has occupied the Yentai line to the colleries. His scouts got within 12 miles eastward of Mukden. The Japanese, captured quantities of guns, store-, aUd ammunition at Liaoyang notwitihstanding tiie ravages of fire. Throughout Monday, the Japanese from the hills to tiie eastward shelled the Russians. Tn ono instance infantry attacked a large force of Russian infantry, Ultimately Russian artillery was sent to the hills to move in a line parallel to the enemy in order to protect the rctreater's flank. The consensus of opinion is that Kouropatkin will retreat further unless prevented by Kuroki and Oku effecting a junction. Oku is westward ol' the railwa,*.