RUSSIA-JAPAN WAR

Southland Times, Issue 19492, 24 February 1905, Page 2

RUSSIA-JAPAN WAR

COUNT HAYASHI DISCOURAGES THE IDEA OF PEACE.

Per United Press Association. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright

LONDON, Feb. 22

■Count Hayashi, Japanese Ambassador in London, on being interviewed, expressed himself as not hopeful of immediate peace. The only reason for the sudden collapse of the war party in Russia would perhaps be found in the internal conditions of the country., Possibly the trauble was painted blacker than the truth warranted. Anyhow the Japanese would not rely on an unverillable factor, but would prosecute the campaign until the Russians announced their intention to sue for peace. KOUROPATKIN CLAIMS SUCCESS.

Kouropatkin claims to have repulsed the J apanese from the south and south-east, and to have occupied Dapinduehen, near Thinchecsang. The commander of a sotnia burned a Japanese provision depot to the eastward and also a conv o ySharp outpost fighting has occurred at Thinchenshan, fourteen Russians being killed and 63 wounded. ANOTHER RUSSIAN RAID. FOREIGN ATTACHES LOSE THEIR LIVES. FIGHT ON A JUNK. LONDON, Feb. 22. Three hundred Russians raided and slightly damaged the railway between Haincheng and Tashichiao, violating Chinese territory west of the Laio. The line has since keen repaired. With regard to the official annoucement that Captain Cuverille, a French attache, and Captain Gilgenheim, (German attache, at Port Arthur (who some months prior to the surrender escaped on a. Chinese junk and were not again heard from) were thrown overboard and drowned, the junkmen assert that, forseeing a storm, they wished to return to Pigeon Bay. Cuverille and Gilgerheim insisting that they should proceed, a fight ensued, during which they were thrown overboard.