Russian Raiders Destroy Railways.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12402, 16 January 1905, Page 5

Russian Raiders Destroy Railways.

Japs Repair the Damage.

A Russian Victory and Repulse

Japanese Cavalry Defeat Cossacks

The Jap Prisoners in Port Arthur

Emotion in Japan.

The Condition of Port Arthur.

Interesting Details.

Japs Capture British Steamers.

Received January 15, 4.51 p.m. LONDON, :January 14. Russian raiders destroyed the railway between Ansihanshan and Haksheng and' Between Yinghow and Tashichiao, but the Japaniesa immediately repaired the damage.

Two thousand Russian, cavalry, with guns, attacked Niuchwang on Friday.

The Japanese retired, but on receiving reinforcements expelled the Russians and puiisued them.

RussWs pro esi to the Powers is interpreted as an intention to record grievances against China when negotiationis are opened for a permanent settlement, -tihough the recent cavalry l-aids were made through Chines© territory.

A a-eport has also bern received at Tokio that the Rus'ians attacked Niuchwang and were repulsed.

Some of-Mistehenko's cavalry, with 12 guns, surrounded the Japanese Coonmissar'ab Station at Niuchiattra. north of Cingko. They were repulsed, and 62 were killed and 150 wounded.

The raiders made a detour west of Liao, intending to dash on the railway and intercept Nogii's big guns.

The Japanese cavalry, on Wednesday, after a four hours' fight, "west of Tangmasas (south-west of Liaoyang) repulsed four companies of Cossacks with heavy losses.

Subsequently iihe Japanese were reinforctedi and! drew the Russians to Lier»erhapao. They then engaged and pursued them.

The "Times' " military critic states that beyond doubt that there were 60,000 Russian casualties at th© Shaho, and only 16,000 Japanese.

The "Times'*" Tokio correisponden't says that the total Japanese military prisoners at Port Arthur, including wounded, was only 76. There is deep emotion >:ni Japana, inasmuch as it is balieved that a, hundred fell within the Russian lines, and some must have been allowed to perish.

The "Times'' Port Arthur correspondent declared that there were 55,000 soldkirSj seamen, and civilians in Port Arthur at the beginning of the siege. Ten thousand were killed or died from sickness. There were no signs of prjvation. The food sufficed for another two months.

Tli© Japanese captured the British steamer Lethmgton, carrying coal to Vladivostock. They conveyed her to Sasebo.

The Japanese also captured, in the Sea of Japan, the Britdeh steamer RoseJey, with 6500 tons of Cardiff coal for Vladivostock.

Detachments of a/11 the Japanese regiments made a triumphal entry into Port Arthur yesterday, with their tattered and bloodiTstain-ed colours fly ing, and their bugles sounding1.

The Japanese casualties since the battle of Namjhan were 55,000, onefifth of whom were killed.

Tha Russiani Embassy at Paris states that ihs opinions expressed by D^ubassoff are personal, since Russia is determined to carry the war.to the bitter end.