CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3540, 29 June 1905, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

Russia and Japan. A MUSCOVITE SET-RACK. HEAVY Lo'Ss£S JtfFLlCltoP BY THE JAPA'K ; ESr>T - lotobbtf, Julie 26.- ' Marshal 6y*Ttß fe'pbrts that with the purpose of driving lia'ck Uie enemy, the Japanese on the 22nd Stacked in force, holding high lands nortfi-we?t of ivansihauchingtse, eastward o, Yingc'hih^. The ene'triy sOo'ii WaWreo and a n'o'ftidii began ttf retreat. The' remain • der oMiiirfte’ly clritfg to' the' position. The Japanese vigorb'ifslv assaulted and subsequently made A Harik moveretreating enemy under fire suffered heavily. The infantry and cavalry availed themselves of the Red Cross flag but the Japs continued the pm9U : h driving them north in great Ti.e enemy numbered 30 00, Several guns were left and 50' dead. The Russian total losses were 200, and the Japanese two killed, and 17 1 wotlnded. The Russians, in retreating, murdered seven St Nanshan. Fifteen thousand Russians are entrenching at Kwainei on the left bank oftheTumen. , . Marshal Oyama reports that in the vicinity tilt Yinohang on the 21st, 1000 Russian infantry, pressing the Japanese scouts, advanced as fir AS Hsingyahgchau, ten miles south-east df Wakatzukan. The Japanese repelled them, pursuing and inflicting heavy loss in the vicinity of Weiyuanyaomen. Three battalions of infantry and four squadrons of cavalry with twelvy guns advanced southwards along the Kirin road, and appeared on the 21st on the heights between Chapengam and Lichatun. They shelled the northern heights of Nanchentzu. The Japanese took the offensive, and assaulted and captured the heights, pursuing the enemy. The Bayan has been refloated a* - Port Arthur. The Dnieper has been, order forward to report herself for sinking the St. Kilda. It is reported at Tokio that there are 30,000 Russians between Vladivostok and Possiet Bay, which is some miles south of the town.

VLADIVOSTOK. London, June 26 Strenuous efforts are being made to improve the defences of Vladivostok, and increase the supplies. Three army corps are in the town. THE VOLUNTEER CRUISERS. London, June 26. The “ Standard ” says the fact that two British vessels have suffered from the Russian cruisers ought to make the demands ’ for reparation more stern. Russia has not yet made any reparation for the sinking of the Knight Commander. PEACE PLENIPOTENTIARIES. TO MEET IN AMERICA IN AUGUST. Wellington, June 27. Russia and Japan have informed President Roosevelt that plenipotentiaries will meet in the United States during the first ten days in August. SAGHALIEN OCCUPIED BY JAPAN. Paris, June 27. It is repeated here that Japan has already occupied Saehalied Island, off the coast of Siberia, and used as a convict settlement by Russia. London, June 27. The British cruiser, Perseus has been ordered to convey the Czar’s orders to the Dneipar.