Kuroki's Army Resting.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLVII, Issue 12283, 17 September 1904, Page 5

Kuroki's Army Resting.

Kuropatkin Appointed Com-

mander-in-Chief.

Fearful Condition of Port Arthur

Garrison.

Ready to Blow up Fortifications.

! LONDON, September 15. General Kuroki's army is resting at Liaoyang, repairing bridges. The captures include guns, many waggons, rifles, overcoats, and forage. Japanese newspapers urge the relaxation of restrictions on war correspondents owing to the comments of England. French 'advices from St. Petersburg <&talte that the Czar has acceded to Alesiieflf?s request to be relieved of .the Com-m'anders!hip-in-Chief. He retains the Vice-Royalty. General Kuropatkin will have supreme control. Firench newspapers state that Stoessel has informed 'tflie Czar that the garrison at Port Aaithur has been a week without injeat. There is little flour, and ammunition is scarce. Every preparation has been made to blew up the fortifications and a portion of the town in the event of storming

Russia desires to retain the Calchas •for cruiser purpose-, and has offered t!he owners £100,000. The Japa.nase have shortened the sleepers and altered tlie railway in Manchuria to suit narrow-gauge rolling stock.

An impression prevails at Tokio that flic Lena called at Korsiakovsk and took aboard the Novak's guniy and crew.

Captain Benlinsky asks the- Czar's permission to dismamtle the Lena.

The "Novce Vremya" declares that the. Lena's arrival at 'Frisco !lias struck fear into the hearts of contrabandists.

Advice-:! from St. Petersburg state that coalingplaces ait sea have been admirably organised by the Germans for the Baltic squadron, and are known only to the Czar and the Kaiser.

The Baltic squadron awaits at Libau ■for 'further instructions.