ON THE ROAD TO LIAO-YANG

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 168, 20 July 1904, Page 3

ON THE ROAD TO LIAO-YANG

| RUSSIAN ATFACKON MOTIEN LING. A DESPERATE ASSAULT REPULSED. LONDON, July 18. General Kuroki reports that at dawn on the 17 th two divisions ot Russians made ,ti desperate assault on Mo-tien-ling, but ■ were repulsed. KELLER' DRIVEN HACK AFTER FIERCE FIGHTING. (Received July 19, 9.47 p.m.) LONDON, Ouly 19. General Kuroki reports that on Sunday, under cover of a thick foy, General Keller attacked the Mo-tien-liug and adjacent positions with great fierceness. The Russians were, however, repulsed on all sides, and were pursued as l'ar as lvun-tea-pao-tsze by the Japanese troops.

KUROPATKIN'S REPORT. HEAVY RUSSIAN CASUALTY LIST. (Received July 19, 11.54 pan.) LONDON, July 19. General Kuropatkin's report dealing with General Keller's attack on Mo-tien-ling and adjacent positions states that Keller, linding the strength of the. Japanese so overpoweringly superior, decided to retreat to positions near the Yan-ze-ling Pass which he originally occupied. His retired in perfect order, covered by iield guns. General Keller reports that, the Russian casualties exceed 1000, The 24th Regiment suffered most, the wounded including two colonels. | Various Items. THE CZiAR'S OPTIMISM. ST. PETERSBURG, July 18. The Czar assured a Samarai merchant who gave a million roubles to the wounded relief fund that Russia cannot be beaten by the Japanese. MAILS FROM PORT ARTHUR SEIZED. LONDON, July 18. The destroyer Hayatori seized a 1 junk conveying mails from Port Arthur to Che-100. iiun.v important military and naval letters were disL'ovend amongst the caigt> AN IMPRISONED (MX ISO AT. LONDON, July 18. Tien-tsin reports that officers bolonging to the gunboat Sivoutch, which is 'bottled up" at Niuchwang, have saddle horses on the quayside to escape south. THE KAI-PINU FIGHT, I (Received Julv 19, 9.47 p.m.) LONDON, July 19. General Sakharoll asserts that the Japanese victory at Ivai-ping was unimportant. He describes it as a rearguard action, only a slnglo Russian battalion being seriously emgaged.