THE WAR IN MANCHURIA

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7762, 14 March 1905, Page 3

THE WAR IN MANCHURIA

THE RUSSIAN DISASTER. Fifty Thousand Rassian Prisoners. Haifa Million Troop for Manchuria. ],U.M)OX, March 12. Renter's Til ling correspondent says the position of the Russians on Thursday seemed good, though critical. General Kuropatkin on Friday reported that retreat was very d.mgorouw. The .1 apanese cannon.tded tlw route of retreat. hut, thank. l ; to extraordinary elTurls, -the iinmcs were j out oi duuger. | The .1 apanese capltned one Jiull- ] died guns and 00.000 prisoiners>. j The Russian killed and wounded | is estimated at one hundred thou- | sand. ' KieM-Mu'shal (Ijiiniii estimates ; tlmt tlie Russian prisoners exceed i thirty thousand, and the Japanese i casualties forty-one thousand. i Russia has decide to send half a 1 million troops to Manchuria, hoi>- 1 ing to transport supplies by water ( when the livers are navigable. Military and civilians in St. I'et- ! crsburjt are unaware of the disas- ' tor, and are holding a week's l'estivi- . ties and carnival. It is understood in St. Petersburg I that Admiral Ko/.hdestvenskv is not returning as his battleships would i lx' unable to pass the Suez Canal without unloading. A FRENCH OPINION. PEACE BITTER, BUT WOUNDS EASILY HEAL. ' PARIS, .March 12. The Paris journal Le Temps, conij paring Kussia to France in 1870, j strongly, appeals for peace, which would be bitter, but Russia's wounds would be easily healed. CONSUL'S CABLE. (Received March 13, 6.8 p.m.i) SYDNEY, March 13. The Japanese Consul is advised that the Japanese detachment which started from I'tiho on the 11th inst. ! overtook a large column of the enemy retreating northwards-. After a hand-to-hand struggle they enveloped and compelled them to surrender. j | 350,000 RUSSIANS ENCAGED. j CASULATIKS 90,0110. j RUSSIANS JUST INITIATE ! I'EACE. j (Ueceived -March 13, 0.7 p.m.) | LONDON, March 13. j The Japanese estimate that 30,- : 000 Russian infantry, 2(5,000 cavulJry participated in the recenti battle, j Genera! Oyaiua on Sunday evening i reported thai in connection with the I operations on the Shaho alone tile | prisoners exceed 10,000. The Russian casualties are estimated at <JO,UIH I. including 2fi,500 left dead on the field and prisoners. The Japanese expect, the prisoners and casualties represent forty. per cent, of the Hussion force and expect a considerable force to rally at Tieling, though unable to withstand a strong attacK. The Japanese papers urge vigorous prosecution of the war, leaving 1 Russia to initiate peace. SPOILS TO THE YICTORS. i QUIET CELEBRATIONS. 1 BRITISH STEAMER CAPTUKKIX (ltecciveh March 13, 0.18 p.m.) I LONDON, March 13. | The captured guns and spoils are steadily increasing ; at present they comprise two flags, (>0 guns, (iiMllju I rifles, 100 nmimmition waggons, i 1000 carts, 200,000 shells, 20 mil- ; lion cartridges, 7100 bushels grain, t •1(5 mills, light railway outfit, 2000 j horses, 23 cart-loads maps, 1000 1 cart-loads clothing and accoutre- | meni.s. a million rations and bread. 70,000 tons of fuel and 00 tons of hay, besides much miscellaneous property. The Japanese cities are celebrating | the victory quietly, devoting' their savings to war charities. The Co-I eminent will intern the prisloners in 1 he islands in the Inland Sea. j The Japaneso captured the British j t earner Saxon Prince with eontraand destined for Vladivostok. AN ORDERLY RETREAT. IAILWAY BIUDUE DESTROYED. ,AI!GE COLUMNS OF RUSSIANS RETREATING. (Received March 13, 10-.13p.in.) LONDON, March 13. Details of the battle of Mukden how the Russian retirement from the lhaho to north of the llunho was rdei'ly, though great piles of ammnition were abandoned. The ralidity of the pursuit rendered the trong defences north of the river intenable. The Japanese capturod the bridge nd its defences south of the river, ompelling the Russians to destroy he railway bridge. The Japanese l'ossed the river just before the ice oltencd, bringing over their guns in pontoons. The Central army pierced the Rusian line ten miles east of Mukden, lividing the Russians into two paries, and then commenced the genertl diosing of the Japanese on Muklen ij'i>m all directions, General )ku'3 right occupying the city on jYidiiy morning. Another column, pushing north rom Puhoi, thirteen miles north of Mukden, engaged in hand-to-hand en:ounter with' a large column oi rc„reaters. eventually surrounding and wpturing tWem.