RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 278, 28 November 1904, Page 2

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

WINTER IN THE FROZEN MANCHURIA. BANDIT RAILWAY WRECKERS. LONDON, Nov. 25. The New York Herald's St. Petersburg correspondent says the absence l of fuel and water will probably compel General Kuropatkin to suspend hostilities until the spring. The difficulty of hacking enough ice from the frozen streams 1 and uielting it by means of roots of kaoliang plants dug from the frozen ground is enormous.

The Chu'Nchuses aire constantly stroying the railway. One night they blew it up in six places' with melinite cartridges. CIIU-'NCHUSES DEFEATED. BRISK RUSSIAN ATTACKS REPULSED BY JAPANESE. (Received Nov. 27, 4.50 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 26. Advices from Mukden report that liliree ( ? hundred) of Sotma's Frontier Guards, with two guns, routed 1500 Chu-'Nchuscs with six guns near the Khai-yunn station. The Shu-'Nchuses had 200 casualties, the Russians' being only a lew. It is ollicially reported in Tokjo that " early on the 23rd the enemy's series of attacks on our outposts at Lumutun were repulsed." General Oku reports that after hard fighting he repulsed an attack and occupied Putuen. The Russians left many dead on the field. RECRUITING DIFFICULTIES. MOBILISATION ORDERED FOR JANUARY. LONDON, Nov. 25. The Standard states that it is ordered in Odessa that general mobilisation throughout European Russia has been ordered for January. From 30 to 90 per cent, of the Jews, in the Kishinieff, Kherson and Simphcropol districts failed to respond to the recruiting older, and crossed the frontiers. A'B PORT ARTHUR. PROGRESS OF THE JAPANESE ATTACKERS. LONDON, Nov. 25. The only permanent forts in possession of the Japanese about Port Arthur are the two at Pau-lung captured in August. The Japanese hold advajKe works at Erlungshan, a redoubt called the Kuropatkin fort at Ichiinshi, the Kohu Hills, Sochatak.vama, anid 174 Metre Hill ; also the oamponiere galleries and moats outside Ehrlung and North Keekwan. CONFISCATION. RUSSIAN PRIZE COURT CONFIRMS A JUDGMENT.

(Received Nov. 28, 0.35 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 27. The St. Petersburg Prize Court has confirmed the confiscation of the Cheltenham, despite the owners' contention that Fusan 'was not the enemy's port. STOESSEL HOLDS OUT, CHEERY REPORT FROM THE HARD LEADER. LONDON, Nov. 27. General ICiwopatkin reports that General Stoessel telegraphs that he repulsed a fresh Japanese attack on the 21st. ITEMS< The cruiser Koreitz (?) has traversed the Dardanelles with three submarines on board. A quarter of a million tons of Welsh coal Has been purchased on tilio Russiian account, and fOO,OOO tons on th« Japanese account, for shipment early next year,,