THE WAR IN MANCHURIA

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7749, 27 February 1905, Page 3

THE WAR IN MANCHURIA

Great Activity on Both Sides. REPORTED SUCCESSFUL RUSSIAN RAII (Received Feb. 26, 4.29 pan.) LONDON, Feb. 2"). The Japanese are gradually clo» ing on Kuropatkin's left flunk, where General Sakharoff reports the Japanese renewed their attack on Tsinchenshan, turning one position. There was an artillery duel fought on the Sha-ho on Wednesday and Thur.'day. Several outpost collisions have also occurred, and Geueral Sakharoll states that the detachment sent to destroy the railway blew up a '.> ridge southwards of Haichcng. but while returning were almost intercepted. They, however, traversed the Japanese lines, and had only two officers wounded. ANXIETY FOR THE BALTIC FLEET. TOGO PASSED MALAY ARCHIPELAGO. 44,000 RUSSIAN PRISONERS IN JAPAN;. (Received FeU 26, 4.29 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 25. The Russian Admiralty is anxious regarding Admiral Rozhdestvensky's position, hearing that Admiral Togo, accompanied by his own and 25 captured colliers, is about to pass the Malay Archipelago to give battle. It is computed that with the thiwd Baltic Fleet Rozhdestvensky's fleet exceodß Togo's on paper. There arc 44,000 Russian prisoners in Japan, including 616 officers. Gcnera.l Kuropatkin telegraphs that twenty Japanese torpedoers are proceeding to Vladivostok,