THE EASTERN LAND CAMPAIGN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 182, 5 August 1904, Page 3

THE EASTERN LAND CAMPAIGN.

RUSSIANS BECOMING HYSTERICAL. BRUTAL PRESS ADVICE. LONDON, August 3. The Timetf correspondent report* that the Moscow Gazette urges General Kuropatkin to imitate Savarofi, and give no quarter; not to take prisonersbut to destroy the J apancse vipers regardless of Britain's views. It is not wise, the paper says, to burden Russia with thousands of prisoners, spreading dysentery, typhoid and cholera. The Russian clerical newspapers describe the Mikado as anti-Christ and declare that the Japanese ought to tp exterminated, like the Cnnuuuiites. The Vera predicts that Russia will realise prophecy and establish Goq\'s kingdom on earth. i REPORT FROM KUROPATKIN. HOPES TO KEEP HIS MAIN POSITION. LONDON, August 3. General Kuropatkin reports the result'q? the Yang-tze-ling fight as a retirement, after a stubborn resistance, from advanced posts to the principal position. The Russians suffered heavily. Ho holies t'hat iro the main position they will successfully struggle even against superior numbers. »' NEWS FROM OTHER SOURCES. SIHU-CHENG ATTACKED AND OCCUPIED. LONDON, August 3. Le Temps' correspondent at Haicheng reports that two divisions, With 50 guns, on Sunday attacked Simu-cheng, which the Russians evacuated the following evening unkler the enemy'g heavy artillery fire. The Japanese forces consisted of seven divisions, including a large proportion ol fresh troops and many guns. Genera! Kuropatkin's army is retrying via Au-Aah-tian. It is expected at Niu-chwajig that the Japanese will seize the RussoChineso Bank funds, 'because it is the Russian Government's property. The Japanese flag is floating over the bank. The Japanese carried an entrenched position at To-mu-chon, 13 miles south-east of Hai-cheng, their casualties being estimated at 400. General Kuropatkin since reports ' having evacuated Hai-cHang, and reports from Nau-chwang state that the Japanese have occupied the town. It is officially reporter! that th« Japanese casualties ah and Kai-shu-lutza were 950. _■ Italian papers describe the Russians 'in the Liao-yang district as suffering terrible hunger. After 40 ' hours'Afighting the officers only received a small ration of sugar. ' CAMPAIGN DIFFICULTIES. AHMY WINTER QUARTERS AT ;. HARBIN. (Received August 4, 10.6 p.m.) LONDON, August 4. ' General Kuropatkin's retirement was orderly, despite intense heat. A ' number of troops succumbed to sunstroke, although their kits and greafeoats were carried ini carts. -■," Kuropatkin has o'Jered useless civilian ' elements. t« evacuate Harbin, with a view o f proviUing winter ' quarters for the army. ' The steepness of the ground at Yang-tze-ling and Yushu-lin-tzin, causing difficulty in placing the Japanese artillery in position, was the chief cause of the slowness of the actions, the "Mazing heat adding to the other troubles. Eurrpean,' Russian regulars pitted llgafciSt General Kuroki in the vari■our engagements in the Mo-tien-ling <Jt*trict were in no wise superior to the SUjcrian contingents.