RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 184, 8 August 1904, Page 2

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

JAPANESE PROGRESS. ■ TOWN OP NIU-C HWANG NOW |fr CUPIED, ~ in , LON IH)N, August 5. »* General Oku reports that the Ja» • 'pu.nese occupied Niu-chwaajj, whitxvis 80 miles northr«ast of the open port of the same name. I In* nines Niu-chwaog correepondent reports that General Oku'a po» sit ion is on a well-restored aiijfh road and railway. The correspondent g' adds that tho occupation suggesttian intention to remove the Russians from temptation to go west "and violate neutral Chinese territory. Russian placards pouted at HnrUlu, stating that the Japatvenj would bo quickly driven Into the sen, provoked Chinese derision. (Received August 7. 8.58 a.m.) LONDON, AugWt'6. The Times' IVkin correspondent 4 says the Japanese quietly stepped In-. '' to possession of Niu-chwang, inspiring confidence in the roeldents aftw the Russian occupation, which had ! pressed h&rdly upon the people, Trodo activity is bv.rig resumed. The Yokohama Specie Bank' reopens immediately, and will handle the Customs revenue, whloh sine#;- ." 1900 has Ihvii apprppriatod by tb» > Husso-Chineso l)unk, amounting to J1.775,000. The txmk has sustained enormous losses since the war ad- ■-/» vanccd imto Manchuria, many mil-., lionß of roubles which it will bo to-' possiblo to recover. (Received August 8, 0.28 a.m,) LONDON, August 7. ' General Kuropatkin telegraphs that t;he Japanese on Thursday were tan miles north of Hat-cheng, their ttd> vance guards being at Tan-juuMw, while considerable forces arc crossing the mountains in the direction of Pa*» ■ hu-t*ai, in the Situhi Valley. A |mmw tion of the eastern army is arvind Lang-tsze-iAan, and another on tbe right bunk of the Toi-taaho Rivar. NEWS FROM PORT ARTHUR. SINKING OF THE STEAMER HTW. SANG.

LONDON, August 5. Captain Bradley, of the Hlpaang, ■ sink by the Russian*, flred oil pi*tol at a torpedo boat as she approached. When the Hlpaang was' struck the Cttnesa rushed the boat* and the Europeans were oompeUed to swim before being rescued. One of the Hipsang's passenger* '" describes the fighting on the 98tfe • and 28th. Ilia information is taken ; chiefly from a Port Arthur newspa- , per. The Japanese captured Oram' * Hill and Wolfe Hill, north and e«a# of the arty, but did not succeed lit capturing Christ Hill, which is now the only outpost held by the Russians. It is reported that the Japanese fired one hundred and twentylive thousand rounds of shrapnel. A truce was declared on the night oftho 28th to'bury the dead. The main body of the Russian* are now. inside tho permanent forts constitute ing the fortress, with 2000 gun*. and command a plain which iae Ja- . panose must cross. (Received August 7, 8.86 ».a.| LONDON, August «. The Russians give as their reasons . for sinking the Hipsang a stafauentf that thoy thought she was a Japan* ese vessel, as Japanese ships bad '-. been flying the English flag. -i' (Received August 7, 5.46 p.m.) » ' LONDON, August fl, . ■ It is, estimotod there are 130,000 - * Japanese troops around PortArtWf ur. /*"\, The steamer Niu-chwang, fydmNlu. thwiing, conveyed to Port/ . ArUmc , artillery and 65,001. sheelsi / /. THE NEUTRAL QIiESTION. ,'i MSPOSING OFPRfiZE WsBUJk/t.CAROp. ff , August .< Owing to, uncertainly,as to is contraband, 'China, ' Mutual Steam Naf'shtiou and, Ocean "?'■ Steamship Ooropunies have decided '"* not to take cargip to Japan. < The Vladivostok! Prize Court oat. & liberated the Aribia, with 143,000 £ poods of flour Hongkong, but '.'•' confiscated the ' railway tnatoriA and flour consigned to Japan£ ports. , " ~ w .\, (Received August 7, 8.58 a.m.) LONDON, August 6. The volunteer <crulser Saint Petersburg has passed Aden, bound *»•*- — "~ ward. (Receivnl LONDON, August 7. TM Vladivostok Pr&e Court declares that tho Ktlght TJommamtar. ■ was a lawful prize. V THE DARDANELLES,-. VOLUNTEER COLLIERS TO PASB THROUGH. . LONDON, August oV It is reported from Constantinople that Russia, has notified toe Porte of ih' impending passage of the Dardar nelles by several vessels of Uw voluntas fleet laden with coal, and ha* ,'ivcn on assurance that they will preserve the character of merchantnun after tho passage. (Received August 7, 5.46 p.m.) , ' LONDON, Augusts. Tho Dally Mail states that the Porte demands Russia's written declaration concealing the flag and carifo Wore allowing three vessels of 1 Iho volunteer fleet to pass through the Dardanelles. ■>- «* ( CASUALTY LISTS. \ TERRIBLE STORY IN FIOOBEB ■' (Hoceivcd August 7, 8.58 a.m.) LONDON, August 6. It is officially announced in Toido that tho Japanese casualties at To-mu-chan, Kushu-ling-tsfee, and Yang■szeling wero 1806. The Japanese, at Tomu-chnn, buried 700 men. and. the Russian losses axe beUeVed to have been 2000. Russian casualties at Kushu-lingv-tsze and Yang-tsza<-ling also totalled 2000. L Advices received at St. Petersburg state that 4000 Russians wore killed nnd wounded in tho recent fighting in the Hai-ohenjc district. CONSULAR ADVICE. ENFILADING'FIRE AT TWO HUN- \ DREIJ METRES. 1 (Received August 8, 0.27 a a.) ' M SYDNEY, August 7. ' M Tho Japanese Consul's cable states that large captures of guns. rifles and ammunition were made aJiaH Timu-cbeng, Yuahu-ltng-ttne, Yo.nig-tsrze-linK'. One of tho heaviest rewrses took place during 1 an enslavement nt Yushu-ling-tsze, or . Pyen-lin,<r, where a Japanese detach- ■'• ■ ment turned tho flank of a retreat-'. - ing Russian force of throe rogjinoms •' of infantry and four guns, and flred 'm severely upon its whole line at* dis-. M tances varying from 2t)o 'to 10Q» metres. They ceased firing to pet* 1 mit Russians under the Red Crea* fag to carry away tho wounded. '- J

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