JAPANESE SUCCESSES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7754, 4 March 1905, Page 3

JAPANESE SUCCESSES.

Great Artillery Inel Proceeding. (Received March 3, 0.55 a.m.) LONDON, March 3. Large quantities of provisions were captured at Tsinchcshan. s ■ The Japanese are pressing the Russians north from a position 1!J miles north-east of lYnsihu. At Shaho they occupied Sunntipaol.su and Teaschinnhulan. The Russians have brought up many field heavy guns on both sides ' of the railway, and are now shelling I the Japanese position. | After an active artillery duel at jWctosan, the Japanese on the hills I crept down to the plains and captured three villages close to the i river, .which had been the scenes of many outpost engagements. Another coiunm captured the town of Hobaies, fifteen miles from Witosan. I Forty Japanese cavalry raided Sinointing, the headquarters of the contraband trade with the Russians. The crowd of Greek and German traders were dreadfully frightened, though unharmed. The Japanese withdrew to I'afichi.ttun, where an engagement is expected. Ten thousand Japanese are reported close at hand. Numbers of Japanese, disguised as Chinese, are watching the Raupant/e railway, and are expected to seize it, as it has long ceased to be neutral. I There are unconfirmed reports at I Tokio that the Japanese occupied Saghalien. I I The Russian morale at the Shaho I

.is seriously impaired. 1 Numerous voluntary surrenders have occurred amongst the Poles and Jews and recently arrived European troops. PRINCE MVH.VT WOUNDED. (Received March 4, 0.48 a.m.) LONDON, March 8. Prince Mura't was wounded in the recent lighting at Haicheng.

DEPRESSION IN RUSSIAN ARMY. A JAPANESE ADVANCE REPORTED. (Received March 4, 1.5 a.m.) LONDON, March 3. News of the internal situation in Russia has caused intense depression in General Kuropatkin's arniy. It is reported at Tokio that the Japanese right wing has advanced 22 miles south of Bujik, inflicting 3000 fiasunlties. The Japanese have been supplied with a thousand hand grenades. Some Chinese for a bribe of 3000 roubles betrayed four Japanese 01fiH?rs who were trying to destroy the eailway north of Tiding. All the officers were executed. The Japanese fear Kurnpatkin will fight a rearguard action to cover his retreat.