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Manawatu Herald, 22 October 1904, Page 2

THE LATEST.

The telegrams from Mukden and Kharbin cabled yesterday " and to* day to the effect that the Russians are driving in the Japanese centre are not mentioned in the official despatches. The Times surmises that they are intended for consumption in Russia. Field-Marshal Oyama reports “A regiment of infantry attacked part of°Genera! Kuroki’s army tween Changpinatzu and Taichaku, on Sunday. It was routed by a counter-attack, and There is no change as regaOTs our right and centre armies* << Yamadi’s det&chmentj which went to help part of General Oku’a army, attacking the enemy northward of ShahopO, drove off the enemy’s right wing, and .captured two guns. It retired in the darkness to its original position. .. . “Meanwhile, a division, by a vigorous advance, enveloped ,tbe detachment. After a severe hand-to-hand fight the detachment drove off the enemy on its front, but was unable to resist on both flanks. It cut its way out, abandoning nine field-guns and five mountain guns, as most of the men and horses were kiMed. Our casualties numbered 1000. . “ The enemy on the night of the 17th made two fierce counter-attacks against Oku’a right column, and counter-attacks on a small scale in the direction of Nodzu and Kuroki. “ The enemy "were repulsed entirely, leaving a great number of dead. - r ; _ ; • )( % “In front ( .o£ v the .|£im-lio the enemy has been enormously reinforcpd, especially in front.of.General Nodzu. A mixed.bf|gade faces Oku’s left flank : WHY THE FIRST ATTACK .FAILED. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Temps says that .the general check to Kuropatkin’s offensive movement was due. to a* badly* executed movement by General Staokelberg’s army against .a narrow . pass, to the Russian centre’s ness in attack, failure to use a considerable number of forces,. and incoherence in the orders. The scene at Mukden on the 17th suggested the approaching evacuation of the town r f THE TRICKS OF WARFARE. The Japanese have sent a protest against the Russians attempting surprises disguised in Chinese garments, this being contrary to international law and a sourde of calamity to innocent Chinese. The Temps St. Petersburg correspondent states that information from an unquestionable source shows that the Japanese in the night attack when they captured a number of guns (cabled on the 14th inst.), tricked the Russians into mistaking them for comrades, the Japanese wearing fur caps and Russian overcoats.