War Risks Double.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 12266, 29 July 1904, Page 5

War Risks Double.

Received July 29, 0.56 a.m. \ LONDON, July 28.. : I Lloyds' war risks have doubled since Tuesday. - ' ■ ' "■'- ■'' Kuroki and Nozu Co-operating. ! Trying to Gut off Kuropatkin. \ The Tashichiao Incident. i ~- ' .*' - i Received July 29, I.2S^i.m. ' LONDON, July 28. ! Generals Kuroki and. Nozu are endeavouring to junction and cut off General Kuropatkin between Liaoyang and Mukden.. . .... " r . . .'. / The-Takushan army, which is not cooperating with General Oku, is marching north-west. General. Zabourieff,; the Chief of the Fourth Siberian Army Corps^ commanding the R-ussians^ at. Tasiiichko,; asserts that the Japanese had an, enormous periority in numbers, 'and ing preponderance of artillery.. He claims that the Russians displayed splen.did throughout thai glorious fight, and did not yield an :>inch of ground, though under, a, terrific, fire for 14^1idurs^ rThe fighting; :von;?r. ; fpur, ■occasiiojis .at. close quai^efs^itii v, the) bayonet,.' which •J^e.Jiapai^e,.wWe:,uniibre to witnstand.. >'■■ He estimates the Russian 'oasiialtiesrat 20 officeirs and 600 men, including Col.Auspensky, of the; Tomsk :Regiment,whioh, with the Tabolsk, Semipalatinck, and Bamaoul&k -Regiments, coyered themrrelveawitih glory. " , Zabourieff states that owing,to -.-.the.; Ja.panese. superiority, and.Sliding tJieni" } majrchmg in.^he^direc^onof j§im tinue-the.^c^Q^ i to retire. The retreat of the iarniy from * TasdhicMao northwards was effected in complete ; or3err '^f\%'j ';•;/■ --.-?V vi .-