The End in Sight
Russian Reinforcements
Received December 2, 1.5 a.m. LONDON, December 1
It is officially iannounced at Tokio that the Japanese near the Summit advanced' at ten in the morning of the 30th, and struggled into possession of the southeastern portion of the fort crowning 203, Metre Hill. There was a fierce battle lasting all day.
Reuters Tokio agent wires that on Thursday the Japanese captured a hold on 203 Metre Hill.
The Standard's Odessa correspondent ■authoritatively states that since the battle of Shaho, General Kuropatkin's reinforcements 'amount to 34,000- men and 72 guns, and a further. 38,000 men and 88 guns will reach the front at the end of December. '/''.'' v
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19041202.2.31.5
Bibliographic details
Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLVIII, Issue 12364, 2 December 1904, Page 5
Word Count
114The End in Sight Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLVIII, Issue 12364, 2 December 1904, Page 5
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Wanganui Chronicle. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in