THE FIGHTING IN SAGHALIEN.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12926, 3 August 1905, Page 5

THE FIGHTING IN SAGHALIEN.

RUSSIANS IN MANCHURIA READY ' ' . FOR ANYTHING. , United" Press Association.— By ; . Elet trio ; , Telegraph— Copyright. 5 " '''■' x l ' /" ' London, 'August 2/ ? Thft Japairese "" on Saturday defeated the Russians* soaiili of Reikot; Sa)ghaiien, and occupied Paleo 1 after hand j to hand fighting. The Russians, numbering 1000, retired southward. General Haraguchi hos jaroclaimed m'Hit<iry administratittn 'over the whole island. . " - > *•-" ' ' ' .London, August 2. i Gerioral Linevitch informed the Czar- that it is untrue that the army is dangerously situated ; its flanks had never been turnedj and the two aVmies/ were .facing- each other. The Japaneso are some " distance from; the principal Russian position, and . all their attempts to approach nearer Jrnve. been unsuccessful. , The mioralei of the Russians inspires coiuplete coniidence that the army is ready for any task. *