RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
YESTERDAY'S CABLE NEWS SUMMARISED. PORT ARTHUR'S FATE. LONDON, Dec. 5. From Metre Hill the Russians retired to the Anls/shan and Itszshnn forts. Fearing a direct tire, Hie Russians are diligently clearing the entrance lo Port Arthur, and are expected lo ■make a sortie. General Snkhnroff (Chief of Staff t» Ueneral Kuropatkin) reports that an attempt to destroy the Russian wire entanglements at Lius-hin-pu was repulsed. Two companies of Japanese attacked the villuge of Piituazy on the night of the 2nd, but were repulsed, leaving many killed and wounded. Router's St. Petersburg correspondent reports that a puirol on the 28th found two soldiers who were wounded on the night of October 10th, and left behind in the entrenchments. One of the least wounded procured food for both. For 45 days they lay by the bodies of the slain, and when they had sufficiently recovered crawled towards the Russian lines. Blockade-runners to Port Arthur receive live-fold the nominal value of the goods carried. The Oudahy Company of Omaha, Nebraska, sent ten train-loads of. beef to Tacoma (for shipment to an unknown destination; for the Russiuns.
St. PETERSBURG, Dec. 5. 'the feeling is rapidly growing iu Southern Russia in favour of the timely capitulation of Port Arthur. BRISBANE, Dec. 6. Mr Archibald declares that Japanese have no cu.va.lry worthy of the nuine. He believes the Russians will light until they win, and will continue to pour troops into Manchuria until they overwhelm the Japanese. Stories of Russiun cruelty are all a farce. (Received Dec. 6, 9.31 p.m.) LONDON, Dec. 6. The Japanese on the 3rd expelled from the village of Kuckiat/.u a strong Russian force with machine guns. Japanese casualties numbered 12, and the Russians' 30.
LONELY HILL AGAIN. I COSSACKS MAKE VAIN EFFORT. AT RECAPTURE. (Received Dec. 7, 0.58 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 6. A party of Cossacks surprised some Japanese engaged in shelling Putiloff (late Lonely Hill), but were compelled to retire after an unsuccessful attempt to take the battery^
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 286, 7 December 1904, Page 2
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331RUSSIA AND JAPAN. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 286, 7 December 1904, Page 2
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