THE SIEGE OF PORT ARTHUR.
FIENDISH FEROCITY. /■ ' •SUCCESSFUL RUSSIAN REOON*~ \ NAI'SSANCE. ' ' (Received September 20, 9.12 Lia.) LONDON, September 19. As illustrating the ferocity displayed during the recent assault on Port Arthur, two companies of Japanese hoisted the white flag, which, the Russians disregared, whils the Japanese rear, disapproving of the sur-. render, shot down 600 of their- comrades. The wounded were seen hopelessly appealing for succour. Prince Radziwill, who has just arrived at Chifu, stated that for a week he saw. Japanese with their teeth, fattened in Bus- - sian throats, while the Russian fingers weraA gouging their opponents' eyes out. Fivefl thousand out of 8000 wounded haye resum-9 ed duty. Prince Radziwill states thaf o^B September 14 he saw 2000 Japanese^-^^H between the Second and Third forts, he wis unable to explain the caflse-^sjfl!^ slaughter. *..*... J ." '_ General Kuropatkin reports than ' an important reconnaissance . under Genirilf Wannekampf and Samboniff on Sunday oc* oupied several village* near Yentai, after. - heavy fighting and many casualties. ' - . !■■■■■ ■■— mtwem HJI! 1 ," ' ■ '
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 8120, 20 September 1904, Page 2
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