FALL OF LIAOYANG

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1085, 5 September 1904, Page 2

FALL OF LIAOYANG

HEAVY CASUALTIES Press Association.—Copyright London, September 4. Field-Marshall Oyama reports as follows : " After lighting at night the battlo was renewed this morning, " Liaoyang fell entirely into our hands. "The casualties were heavy." THE RUSSIAN ACCOUNT DEFEAT ON ALL SIDES ADMITTED Press Association-Copyright. London, Sept. 4. General Knropatkin reports : " General Kuroki attacked me at Spywantum, lti versts east, of Liaoyang, on Thursday night, and the Japanese captured most of the positions, " On Friday night a further attackforced the defenders to retire eight versts upon the rearguard position botweim tho villages of Slwnsuntun and Sitshanza. "On. the same night tho First Siberian Corps wore driven westward, "I therefore ordered tho evacuation of Liaoyang." TOO) JUBILANT Press Association.—Copyright. LONDON, September 4

Aii immenao procession is paraii ing Iho streots of Tokio.

BASE AGAINST VLADIVOSTOCK. Press Association,—uopyritjht London, Sept. 3. The Japanese aro about to seize Saghalion Island as a base against Vladivostock.

SUFFERINGS OF RUSSIAN WOUNDED Press Association.—Copyright London, September I The Russian papers are publishing horriblo details of Hie noodloss sufferings of the sick and wounded. They state that medical necessaries and even clothes are unavailable.

ANOTHER CAPTURE Press Association—Copyright, London, Sept 1, Chinese refugoes roport that Japanese junks landed a force and captured Hwangchinshan and the coast ports opposite Tiger's Tail. The Japanees captured 26 Chinese

junks attempting to convey provisions to Port Arthur. The capture of Shanghai! was due to a night surprise attack.