RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1112, 6 October 1904, Page 2

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR

THE BATTLE AT HIGH HILL

NO QUARTER

RUSSIANS LOSE 2000 MEN

ANTI-WAR PEELING IN RUSSIA

MOBILISATION A FAILURE

Pt*u Aiiflcianon.'-OoDjrttnt,

London, October 5 The Kaiser has telegraphed to the Admiral of the Baltic fleet wishing him good luck.

SIEGE OF PORT ARTHUR

THE ATTACK ON HIGH HILL

TKRRIBLR CARNAGE

NO QUARTER GIVEN OR ASKED FOR

RUSSIAN CASUALTIES 2000 I'resa Asoeiation.—Copyright

London, October;")

General Stoessel's tinny order gives Colonel Lunan's report of the tight at High Hill, the loftiest portion of tho Italian foiliGcations.

The Japanese, after ghastly car-' nage, captured the outer earthworks at the foot of the hill, when Colonel Inman sent Pogorsky's squadron of mounteds, armed with the deadly pyroxhyne, and at one o'clock in the morning they exterminated till the occupants and damaged the machine guns.

Pogor«ky led the charge personally, and hurled sevoral -bombs loaded with eighteen pounds of ).yi'Oxhym\ Information front oilier sources slate that no quarter was given or asked. The Russian casualties were 2000, MANCHURIAN CAMPAIGN THE JAPANESE ADVANCE Press Association.—Copyright. London, October 5 General Knroki is fifteen miles from Mukdon.

CHUNCHUSES HOLD A PASS Press Association-Copyright, London, October 5 General Sakharolf reports that Chunchuses, officered by Japanese hold Tawanghauleng Pass'.

MISCELLANEOUS C6AL FOR THE BALTIC FLEET Press Association-Copyright LONDoNY October 5 Several Hamburg-American steamers are convoying coal from Aden, Zanzibar, and Singapore for the Baltic fleet. THE MOBILISING IN MOSCOW A FAILURE Prsss Association—Copyright London, October 5 The mobilising in the Moscow district has been suspended owing to the unpopularity of the war. THE PROPOSED PEACE CONFERENCE Press Association—Copyright New York, October 5 The New York papers assort that from unofficial inquiries they are convinced that President Roosevelt had better not propose the Peace Conference until the Far Eastern war is ended.

THE REPORTED CAPTURE OF JUNKS OFFICIAL DENIAL I'iesH Association—Copyright Sydhhy, this day The Japanese Consul has received a calile denying tho report that the Russians burnt seventeen jmiKS with Japanese ammunition. What happened was that a small force of Russian cavalry were discovered burning native junka on tho Huulio, ami l hey were compelled to deßist by tho Japaneso tiro from both banks of the rivor.