Kuroki's Pursuit of the Retreaters.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12458, 21 March 1905, Page 5

Kuroki's Pursuit of the Retreaters.

General Kuropatkin Wounded

Kuropatkin to Command the First

Army.

Received March 20, 11.52 p.m. :..'. ■".' LONDON, Slarch 20. General Kuroki pursued! the Russians' for. nine days. ' ;. V- .'■ , There was frequent 'fighting over 80 miles of country. ' ' ' \ c; ; .;; The a-etreaters became daily more dis-.; origanfeed. Kuroki's advance brigade .occupiedl Tieling after a brief engagement. ■' '• ' -:'' ■".''. .'. / •'■■■' •. ■■. ..•; ■■■ ' : Early in the battle of 'Mukden a spldaitelr from. a, shell woundeS General Kuropatldn. ' ~■ , ; ■•■. Vi <■■'■■:■'• '<■< ,'• ". ■ ■'.' It is stated.thai'a§: the 'result of aa mterchaiige of telegraimts'.\vitli i-tine '.'Czsr.,-. Genea%a.l Kuropatkin- a*emauis 'at the fronti in. command of th6< Krst Army. He aßsumed the command yesterday. Received March: 21, ,0.1 a.m;. ' UONRON^ "Maa-oh 20. Admiral Rozhdesivensky's cLesitinatdon is unknown. . "• .■'.:•.