The Japanese Advance.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLVII, Issue 12271, 3 September 1904, Page 5

The Japanese Advance.

The Battle Stili Raging.

Received Septemiber 2, 8.28 a.m. LONDON, September 1. A diviVoni of General Kuroki's army crotesed the Taitse River on pontoons, additional troops are fo!Llbwing later. A Tokto message says that the right and centre, defending Liaoyang to the soittih, aix* retreating this afternoon, aiid 'tli© Japanese are pursuing. Ad'viioes from Mukden say that 10,0,000 Japanese are reported to be. advancing nortihieaist fan Mukden.

Official Japanese despatches stats, that neither contestant at Li'aoyang realised the visible:.result of the three days' fierce conflict.

Unofficial Tokio advices state tihat the Strength of the second Russian line exceeds the Anshantian army. It isi estimated that General luir'opa'tHn has 150,000 fighters. The battle, may last several days Oh'if v advi'eeis in 'regard to Port Arthur state (that two Japanese assaults on .falanbiw&ng were repulsed. The R-uissians ra occupied Itshan. The Japanese on the 28t'h, after thiee hours' fierce fighting, occupied, despite a ■cmoss fire, No. 6 fort, lieao* the right flank. >;

The other forife'''oodicentrated tlieir fire thereon, expeUiing^tthe Japanese. The inneir forts of Port" Arthur are protected 'by massive steel plates cud numerous Maxims.

Received September 2. 9.25 a.m. LONDON, September 1. Reports from1 St. Petersburg state that a hattery of Russian a<rtillery, at Liaoyang on Tuesday lost every officer.