CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3495, 11 March 1905, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

Nearing the End.

A RUSSIAN ROUT. KUROPATKIN BEATEN ON ALL SIDES. Sydney, M?,rch 9. M. Iwasaki, the Japanese Consul here, has received the following message from Tokio : “ Marshal Oyama reports that the Russians are beaten r jn sides, and are now in full retr ea t„ The Japanese forces are pursuing the enemy.” I.’ONDQN, March g. The Rns have evacuated the whole the gha-ho. Quantities of 3up r des have been burned, and Kuropatkin’s forces are in full f cf .reat northward. The Japanese ’*nfantry are pressing the enemy closely. Generals Oku and Nogi made 4he swiftest advance of the campaign. Finding the enemy demoralised, the Japanese did not allow the Russians time to rally. The victory is greater than the casualties suggest, as the •gjOrale of the Czar’s forces is shattered. Colonel John Hay, United States Secretary of State, has received advice from the authorities at Tokio of a great Japanese victory before Mukden, the casualties on both sides being heavy. TEN DAY’S SLAUGRtER. THE CZAR’S TROOPS QUITE DEMORALISED. London. March 9. General Kuropatkin’s headquarters *ara on a train, but the whearabOuts is unknown. The Japanese ransauked the freightyard at the Mukden railway station, altfic a series of encounters with the Russians at close quarters. The St. Petersburg correspondent of « The Times ” reports that General Kuropatkin has informed the C?ar that an enormous mass of Japanese troops north-west of Mukden necessitated his immediate retreat, It is feared at St, Petersburg that the Russian army may be compelled to cut its way through the Tieling Pass, where U will be exposed during a three days’ march to risk of annihilation. Gfeneral Kuropatkin was reinforced a tew days ago, and the only hope now ia that these fresh troops may be able to stave off a crushing defeat, checking General Oku, and enabling General Kuropatkin to remove his stores and guns. In the operations west and southwest of Mukden, in which the Japanese under Generals Oku and - Nogi routed the Russians, some noteworthy engagements occurr‘ cC j i The Japanese troops, numb;. r j n g se ven thousand, with two Vuousand guns, renewed their every two hours. The Russians were not allowed time to form into strong lines, and offered bat a fealf-hearted resistance. Many of them abandoned their positions without any show of resistance. The Russian right wihg is disorganised, and their are indications that many of the troops are almost in open revolt. One army corps opposed to General Nogi did not attempt to stop his advance. The confusion and haste of the Russian retirement is evidence of the rapid rashes of the Japanese forces. The Mikado’s soldiers are in constant touch with the enemy, and are disconcerting General Kuropatldn’s plans ot retreat. General Kuroki captured Manchantan yesterday morning, and pursued the enemy northward. The Russian losses during the ten days' battle are officially given as follows :—Officers, 830; rank and file, 33,000; total 33,830. 100,000 CASUALTIES. DISPIRITED ARMY BEATEN AT ALL POINTS. London, March 9. It is officially announced that a general retreat was commenced early on Wednesday. Crowds at Tokio are celebrating the victory. Marshal Oyama reports that the Russians were defeated at all points and are in full retreat. The Japanese are pursuing them. Eight thousand Russian dead were left in front of General Oku’s lines alone. The Japanese estimate that the united total losses exceed one hundred thousand. They admit that theirs total fifty thousand. The Japanese batteries and heavy guns north and •oath of Mukden are harasting the retreat of the Russians,- whose centre is retiring in great confusion. Japanese troops at Mukden have received strict instructions to preserve the sanctity of the city whence arose the Chinese Imperial dynasty, and also to preserve the interests ot Chinese residents. The London underwriters’ losses on Vladivostok war risks are £1,360,000. The war insurances on the steamers Bldswold, Oceana, and Norge from Australia to Vladivostok have been cancelled, the underwriters losing £IBO, 000.