RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 184, 9 August 1904, Page 2

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

KUHOPATKIN'S FAILURE TO HOLD HAI-OHENG. RUSSIA'S CHAGRIN. LONDON, August 7. Bitter disappointment is felt at St. IVeiuburg that General Kuroputkin taiJ>dl»mitlfßaßlroQg stand «*h^. chviig. uis despatch la considered unsatisfactory. The Czar gave stringent instructions, despite General Kuropatkin's explanation that his troops are weak from fatigue , and that tlte Siberians are not accustomed to mountains, and hence he ha* often been forced to abandon his guns. ATTEMPTED BRIBERY. OVKKTURES TO OFFICERS OF THE MALACCA. LONDON, August The commander of tho Saint Petersburg did not participate in the examination after the seizure of the Malacca. The operation was conducted by special Hussion intelligence officers, who offered Captain Street a gilt of £2OOO if he would t««Ufy i tAut he hod contraband. Others aboard the Malacca were offered* bribes privately and separately. THE KNIGHT COMMANDER. RUSSIAN STORY OF HER SINKING. (Received August 8, 11.16 pm .) <n, «■ „ Uimoii . August 8. ine rrize Court decision regarding the Ivnight Commander is based tin her possession of railway mattrial and machinery, which is contraband Her sinking was kino to the proximity to a Japanese port and the impossibility of supplying the Knight Commander with coal, owing to tht sea running. The officers and • crew were taken on 'board tho cruisers as passengers ; not as prisoners, ■ A SIGNIFICANT NOTICE. . ( WARNING AUTHORITIES AT PORT ARTHUR. LONDON, August 7. Japi,n hns warned the authorities at Port Arthur to dismiss non-com-batants. DESTROYERS IN CONFLICT. RUSSIAN SORTIE SMARTLY REPULSED,

LONDON, August 8. Admiral Togo reports that the Japanese torpedo-boat destroy©™ Akebono and Oborb were recoMJoifc ring the entrance to the harbour.on Friday evening, when fourteen Russian destroyers dashed out, separated Into two divisions and endeavoured to surround them ; but the Japanese broke the cordon and drove oft three destroyers. The Japanese destroyer Inazuma then joined the others, and the three with great spirit attacked elovm Russian boots, the latter reWring. Their damage was unjured"' bUt th ° Japano " w»«»!»• REPORT FROM STOESSEL. SAYS JAPANESE LOST TEN THOUSAND MEN. (Received August 8, 11.15 p.m.) ' LONDON, August'B7 General Stoeseel, in command of I ott Arthur, in a message t« «« tzar says : n «i An „i he Ja P an e s " attacks on the 26 hj, 27th, and asu, ult. were™ pulsed by tho garrison, whom enthu-. .'.lasin is extraordinary. ''Tho fleet is assisting the defence. Iho ships bombarded the JaoaneM flank. »v««w> "Our losses during the three days I were 1500, with forty officers killed and wounded." Stoessel ndds that according • to statements made by Chinese and by prisoners tho Japanese lost ten thousand men, their losses- being so great that tho enemy had no time lo remove their dead and wounded; Similar reports regarding the numbers have reached St. Petersburg from Chinese sources, via Che-foo, but tho doto of the battle is given as the sth inst. DECISIVE BATTLE IMMINENT. SIMULTANEOUS ATTACKS BY THE JAPANESE.

LONDON, August 8. line Russians atLiao-yang report that the Hapancsß aro advancing on Mukden, and will simultaneously attack Mukden and liiaoyaag It ,i> oxpectod that a decisive battla li assured. " ' TROUBLE AT NIU-CHWANG. ' HSING GUNBOATS TO CUT OFF RUSSIAN RETREAT. (Received August 8, 11,45 p.m.) LONDON, Augurt, 8 Tho French Consular Agent at Ntuchwang vehemently protesuy against the alleged unwarrantable arrest of two persogs under. French protection who helongoa to 0 - French ship. The Japanese thereupon arrested the ngent. . The Russians have destroyed tho gunboat Sivoutch and her armament, up the Liao-ho River, in order io prevent its capture. Tlie Japanese have despatched a number of shallow torpedo gunboats up tho Liao-ho to intercept any Ru». sian retreat westward. Tho vessel, are al>lo to ascend a distance ot*ti*> miles. . BURYING THE BEAT). . > A TERRIBLE RACE FOR A MOUNTAIN PA,(3S. LONDON, August 8. General KuroW reports having buried 522 Russians at Yusfi-linL taw and \ang-see-ling, and captured. 268, including 51 officers and m : , wounded. l * A brigade from the Japanese ceitrnl column raced two RusMan rciiments for tho possession of the summit of the Chobardai V&at ' Z? romMo-tien-lmg. from wfrioh H t«' Ck Iw comwawl ,h 0 &*& /lank Phc Japanese fired on the i»T cending Russians f rom urnEand wounding 100 a,™ (1 i 1 8" minutes. Only twerul ? " a fBV allies wo.o%o r tei 6JaPW,eWenaU -