THE WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1534, 16 August 1905, Page 2

THE WAR.

RUSSIANS RETREAT

By; telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright

London, August 14. Unconfirmed roporls at Tokio state that the Russians are retiring across the Turnon river, to avoid a fight in Northern Korea.

PROGRESS OF THE PEACE

NEGOTIATIONS.

By; telegraph, Press A’ss’p,, Copyright Recoivod 11,37 p.m., Aug. 15. St. Petersburg, August 15. It is announced at St. Petersburg that tho 16th army corps goes to the Far East immediately. ■

London, August 15. The only definite nows from Portsmouth is that M.'do Witte agrees to the oloubos relating to Corea, evacuation of Manchuria and abandonment of rights there, and cossion of the Chinese Eastern Railway from Harbin southwards. M. de Witte rejoctod tne proposal to relinquish the interned warships to Japan, and limitation of Russia’s naval strength in tho Fer East.

SOLDIERS’ FINGERS OUT OFF. ftfci r

By; .telegraph, Press Ass’n, ‘Copyright Received 12.50 a.m., Aug. 16. London, August 15. Ono thousand five hundred soldiers are under treatment at Harbin for cutting on the first finger of their right hand?.

LIKELY RUPTURE OF NEGOTIATIONS.

JAPANESE PRESSING FORWARD By; jbelpgra.pT l , Presa Aea’n, .Copyright . Received 12.42 a.m., Aug. 16. London, Aug. 15. The Times’ St. Petersburg correspondent states that in high quarters it is believed that unless the indemnity demand is withdrawn negotiations at Portsmouth will bo ruptured this week, and preparations I completed for a general mobilisation for a supreme effort during the present year. General Linevitoh reports that a Japanese force west of Mannaran road, and I another west of the railway, assuming the offensive, reached Oandylin, a defile south j of the Shikovoga valley, and were repulsed.