THE WAR.

Manawatu Herald, 22 September 1904, Page 2

THE WAR.

JAPANESE REINFORCEMENTS.

A BRAVE GENERAL.

TRANSPORT WRECKED. RUSSIANS SEIZE A BRITISH STEAMER. LONDON, Sept. 20. The Liaoyang correspondent of the La Tribune states that a fourth force, landed atNiuchwang, has been added to General Oku’s extreme left. The Japanese number 300,000, with 850 guns. The Lofiatanzeiger’s Mukden correspondent says the Japanese formation is completely screened behind a line of outposts extending to Changtau and Shiwan and thence rejoining the line at Hsiuakthun, near Mukden. Two Japanese companies of infantry ascended in junks to Changtu, but were repulsed. A company of Russians occupying a perilous outpost sent a message that they were unable to hold the position. “ But you can die#” General Stoessel replied. The men remained at their posts and died. Madame Stoessel is foremost in Red Cross work at Port Arthur. She is constantly at the hospital earing for the wounded. General Stoessel reports a daily bombardment without great activity. A battalion on the 10th vainly attacked a redoubt protecting the waterworks. After being reinforced the battalion again assaulted and was repulsed with great loss. Peremptory orders have been sent to Port Arthur and Vladivostook that when the fleets next attack they must destroy some of the Japanese ships at any risk, and so facilitate the Baltic squadron’s operations. The Japanese stormers at Port Arthur are now supplied with nonconducting wire cutters owing to severe losses through soldiers touching electrically changed entanglements. A Russian transport, with provisions and arms, while proceeding from Shanghai to Vladivostook, struck a rock at Kuril! Island and was abandoned. The Baikal railway has been completed. Details relative to the loss of the Lucia bound for Shanghai and Niuchwang, show the vessel became becalmed and drifted on to a mine ten miles from Port Arthur. The survivors have arrived at Nagasaki. Advices from Bilbao state a Russian cruiser seized a British steamer off Cape Santa Mftria.