RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1031, 4 July 1904, Page 2

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR

THE SIEGE OF POET ARTHUR SERIOUS LAND FIGHTS RUSSIANS REPEL JAPANESE .ATTACK HEAVY LOSSES ANOTHER RUSSIAN NAVAL DISASTER TROOPSHIP AND DESTROYER SUNK ?'r*w AjiMMi'Miiii.—CoojriKUt'

London, July !i • TUB Russians are strongly fortified on the mountainous posts parallel with the railway by covered trenches and entanglements. Thrre are lire miies ot entrench, merits. The largest guns are opposite Liaoyang. The Russians have occupied laling Pass, south-east of Haichang. MOU.H JAPANESE CAPTURES Press Association—Cotlyright. London, July 3 The Japanese on Wednesday caplured two small ports ten miles east of Port Arthur. Shells from land and sea are dropping into the town. THE FIGHTING HOUND PORT ARTHUR.

and that the country is almost clear in northwest, General Kuropalkin fears that he will be surrounded if he makes a stand at Liaoyana. IMPORTED NAVAL ENGAGEMENT. WITNESSED BY A GISKMAN STEAMER. A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION Press Association.—Copyright London, July 2 A German steamer which arrived at Cliifu yesterday states that she was within fifteen miles of two Japanese battleships, three cruisers, and several torpedoers engaged in fighting forty miles northwards of Chifn, Those on the German boat did not see the Russian ships, but their tiring was visible. They also heard a terrific explosion.

THREE JAP ATTACKS REPELLED. RUSSIANS LOSE HEAVILY TAKE REFUGE ON THE HEIGHTS. i'res;- \:^ociation—Copyright. London, July 2 Major-General Gilnisky reuorts that tho Russian rilleme.i, holding two heights near Sachpingtn, 14 miles east of Port Arthur, on Hunday repelled three attacks from detachments of Japanoso landed for (lie purpose of removing them, but tho Russians sustained heavy losses, and refuged on the heights of Lingwangtung. A Japanese division unsuccessfully attacked the defenders. | ANOTHER ATTACK THE RUSSIANS RETIRE. AND SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES Press Association.-Copyright London, July 3 Tho Japanese on tho afternoon appoared on the central Port Arthur road, and in great strength attacked the Kurnahau heights, hold by Chasseurs (two battalions), who retired, as their position was turned in the rear, thus causing heavy lossts. Russian destroyers bombarded the Lungwangtuing coast, which was occupied by tho Japanese.

KILLED BY A MINE. Press Asaociation.—Copyright London, July 2. Fifty Japanese wore killed by traversing a mine fiold, as previously cabled. THE JAPANESE ADVANCE Press Association-Copyright. London, July General Kuropatkin telegraphs that General Kuroki's advance on Ilaichang and Tasicuiso has boon suspended. Tho Japanese in south llaicheng havo placed strong infantry advance posts over 200 kilomotres along the leading passes.' The Japanese advanco on Fonglu wangcheng has ceased, Russian cavalry operating at Seigucheng have been repulsed, and are retreating north. LONDON, July 3

Msjor-General Gelensky states that a largo column o? Japanese from Daluyaro inarching on Hwangshankon anil perhaps Shangwanglaiku and Hwanglmn, also that tho Japaneso are now inonnting baltones on tho summit of the laingwangtung mountain. RUSSIANS RETREATING KUROPATKININATIGHT CORNER AFRAID OF BEING SURROUNDED Press AffiociaLion —(Jopyright, London, July 2 Rotor's correspondent at General Kurolri's headquarters reports that the Russians have retreated all along j th« line before the northern advance

also that a Russian torpedo destroyer was sunk at the .entrance of Port Arthur on Monday night. THE RAINY SEASON Press Association—Copyright, London, July 2 Torrential rains are falling, The ' roads to the south of Haicheng are flooded to a depth of five fieot. .Several Russians were drowned.

FURTHER ACCOUNTS 1 i THE VLADIVOSTOK FLEET ! - ENGAGED. I ATTACKED BY ADMIRAL KAMIMURA. Press Association.—Copyright LONDON, July 3 Tokio reports state that Admiral Kamimnra forced the Vladivostok squadron through the Tsushima Straits, and attacked them with torpedo boats on Friday night. Heavy firing was heard off lidfhiuiti and Goto Islands. A LATER ACCOUNT THE RUSSIAN SHIPS ESCAPE Press Association. —Copyright London, .july 2 The Vladivostok squadron, under Admiral Bassobrazolt, with which Admiral Kamimnra was reported to be lighting, has escaped. THE LATE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT RUSSIAN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT Press Association-Copyright London, July 3 Prince Alexiefl: has transmitted the Port Arthur squadron Commander's report of the Juno 21th engagement as follows : '•At eight o'clock the Novik, Diana, Askold, Sevastopol, Poltma, I Tsarevitch, Pollada, Perseviet, Retvisan, Pobieda and Bayan anchored in the roadstead. At 2 o'clock they proceeded by mine drodgers, thon steamed to tho open sea. " A Japanese squadron, consisting of iivo battle ships, Hi cruisers and 30 torpodooi'9 were sighted when our ships were 20 miles out, butthoy were preparing to place a division of their cruisers and torpedoers between the shore and our boats in order that the tocpedoers' attack might break our formation. " Prior to tho engagement tho following morning, considering that the Japanese forco was greatly superior wo returned to the roadstead again, when the rearmast warships 1 repulsed two torpedoers' attacks, "Notwithstanding that it was ' moonlight theso attacks continued till morning, whon twelve "Whitehead torpedoes wore discovered. ! "At least two Japanese torpedo boats were sunk. " Uur ships entered tho port on (. tho morning's high tide."

A CHINESE STORY. Press Association.—Copyright London, July II A Chinaman who left Port Arthur on Thursday night declares that only four cruisers and battleships are in the harbour and none outside. ANOTHER RUSSIAN DISASTER GUAHDSHir AND DESTROYER SUM. Press Association-Copyright. London, July 3 Admiral Togo reports that a Russian guardahip, resembling a battle, ship, was torpedoed and sunk, anj