THE WAR.

Manawatu Herald, 21 July 1904, Page 2

THE WAR.

ALLEGED BRUTALITY 0F RUSSIANS. The War Office authorities at Tokio in connection with General Oku’s army arraign the Russians on eleven counts. They allege abuse of the white flag, persistent .’ring on the field hospitals protected by the Red Cross flag, firing on hospital bearers, stabbing, shooting and slashing the wounded, shockingly mutilating the dead, stealing cattle and horses, and violating women. The alleged experiences oflGeneral Kuroki's army are similar. The steamer Saint Petersburg, on the 15th inst., stopped the British steamer Waipara off Jehel Zukur. After examining her papers the Russians claimed the vessel as a prize, but after four hours* detention, she was released upon the captain giving a guarantee that there were no arms and ammunition aboard for Japan. While aboard the Saint Petersburg, the latter learned that the Malacca bad been seized as a prize, on the 14th, on a charge of carrying arms and ammunition to Japan. The Russian Ambassy at Paris deny having asked for facilities for the Baltic fleet to Coal at French ports. Reuter’s agency, at Aden, reports that the steathdf Saint Petersburg seized tfie peninsular Company’s §.U<ps. ? .. -yr., , ■ t , An |te|Qtyr reports that »"Bun»a (orpedo*? cruising in ■paper Jiji Shimpd says J^ri|a|ja' is ;|q.upd* Turkey i RoasiS 'iy- allowing - her •vblwitecr‘fifletf ? ftps through the Dardanelles as merchantmen and then become otpisers. JAPS GOING TO MEET RUSSIANS. It is reported at Singapore that a large armoured cruiser and two colliers were seen near the Straits of Malacca. They are believed to be Japanese ships going to the Red Sea to deal with the Russian volunteer cruisers. The Czar has assured the Samaral merchant who gave a million roubles to the wounded relief fund that Russia cannot be beaten by the Japanese. RUSSIANS ATTACK JAPANESE POSITION, General Kuroki reports that, at dawn on the 17th, two divisions of Russians made a desperate assault on Motienling, but were repulsed. The destroyer Hayatori seized a junk conveying mails from Port Arthur to Chifu. Many important military and naval letters were discovered among the cargo. Tientsin reports that officers belonging to the gunboat Divoutch have saddle horses at the quay side, ready to escape south.

The Latest. THE PROGRESS 0F HOSTILITIES. About midnight on the 16th a battalion of the 22nd regiment, at the bayonet point, dislodged the Japanese outpost at the crossing of the Lakholing and Sinkialing roads, and occupied a position covering Kashtalinsky’a right flank. At dawn Kashtalinsky occupied the temple at Liakoling, expelling the Japanese advanced posts. The Japanese soon came in considerable strength with numerous guns, and occupied Wafankwan and the mountainous bluff south of Kashtalinsky’sj flank, directing a. heavy rffle anti artillery fire on the Rugliana. -■ > * . ’ i* ■ ■ Kashtalinsky sent four battaliea*-' to occupy the bluffs, hut failedv because unable to bring his-* fieldgumfintqaction. Keller, <a(r ! 8 the reserve to the heights above Temple pass. It WaS, Also,- necessary to. "reinforce the firing Una in order to retain" the positions already won, since the pressure of the Japanese was rendering the situation untenable. The Japanese took the offensive on the Russian right flank, but after the Russian artillery had silenced the mountain battery south of Ikhavung the fight ceased, at about 3 o’clock, the Japanese advance stopping in the valley above Lantakbl river.