THE WAR IN MANCHURIA

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7752, 2 March 1905, Page 3

THE WAR IN MANCHURIA

Vladivostok Reported Cut Off. 1 CONDEMNATION OF THE WAR. St. PETERSBURG. Feb. 28. i Military experts in St. Petersburg--predict an immediate gtU-mpl by the Japanese to rush Tintsintin, and the despatch of a column towards Tieling to co-operate with ({the western force, cutting General Kuropatl.in's communications. Others assert that the capture of Tsincheshnn is preliminary to an advance on Bintsiapulse. with the object of obtaining command of both roads to Fushun. Tlu' Russian withdrawal across the Taling Range is probable, owing to General Linevitch's weakness General Kuropatkin on Sunday reported that an attaqk on lientsiaputse had been repulsed. Th $ -.1 a panose are absolutely silent about General Kuroki's operations. Three of the leading newspapers, including,the Xovoe Vivmya, protest against the folly of prolonging the war, which has already cost two hundred thousand men and one hundred millions sterling. Russians at Mukden report that the Japanese are in possession of the Taling Pass and also the pass between Taling and Kanticlin. French advices from St. Petersburg state that the Japanese operations will prevent succour reaching ' Vladivostok. 1 It is reported that sixty thousand , Japanese are marching on \ladivos- ' tok. ! Japanese llin. guns are shelling ' Mukden. A Japanese Report of the Recent Fighting. (Received March 1, 9.8 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 1. A caible to the Japanese Consul . says ;—"On February 2!lixl our detachment attacked the enemy at | Chinghocheng., 30 miles from and , ealst Of Pensiho. A strong snow- I storm prevailed, and the steep | ground and melting ice were a great hindrance to our movements. But •by noon our first line managed to I press close to the enemy's posi- I tion, and made fierce attacks upon I the Russians. who consisted of six- I teen battalions of twenty guns, | holding a strong position with several row 9 of defensive works. They ' offered a stout resistance. At day- I break on February 2-lth our attacks J were renewed, and grenade fighting ensued. By evening Cliinghocheng fell into our hands, and the enemy 1 retreated northwards, burning the town before leaving. One hundred and fifty dead were left on the field, and we captured three machine guns, a number of rifles, and a great quantity of ammunition. The enemy's losses are believed to have been considerable. There is no case of frostbite in our army." COOTUOUS FIGHTING. MANY CONTRADICTORY RETORTS. (Received March 1, 10.lt p.m.) I LONDON, March 1. General Kuropatkin reports eleven Japanese attacks on the village of ' Tansingtung, all of which were re-' pulsed- and one hundred killed. The Russian losses were only six. Officials at St. Petersburg fear that the Japanese capture of Tsincheshan and Wanfuiing will enable them to attack Fushan and Sintsintin, thus turning Kuropatkin's left, and securing control of one of the routes from Mukden to Vladivostok. If Sintsintin is captured it is expected that General Kuropatkin will abandon his position .on the Shaho. Two Russian corps are building elaborate defensive '(works opposite the- Japanese- extreme left, and a large Japanese force is trying to outflank them. Severe cavalry fighting is frequent. The railway bridge is -destroyed between Tiding and Ivaiyuan. In Saturday's fight at Tsincheshan, eist of Pensiho, General Kennenkampf commanded the Russians. The Chinese say the Russians lost bc- | tweeu one and two thousand men.