THE WAR IN MANCHURIA

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 776, 20 March 1905, Page 3

THE WAR IN MANCHURIA

| lUROPAKH RECALLED. ; Suppression of the ifoi<Sen Rejoicings. LOVDOX, March 17. • General Kuropatkiu has been recalled to St. IVtcrstairg. General Xinevitch has succeeded him. Xews of the recall', vis received at Harbin with despair. Field-Ma rshal Oyaiua telegraphs that one-third of the burning provisions and fodder at Tieling- was saved, ami that numerous spoils fell into his hands. Advices from St. Petersburg sta';e that General Kuropatkin abandoned eighty guns at Titling. St. PETKUSBIUG, March 17. The' St. Petersburg [>olice are endeavouring to suppress ntany of the working class rejoicings over the Mukden disaster held in the belief that it is likely to end the war.

Kuropatkin Going Home to Report. LiQwitth Appointed to the Command. The Appointment Decide! (Received March 19, 4.28 p.m.) LOKDON, March 18. The British steamer Sa.vcn Prince wis seized by mistake, and has txvn released. The Times' St. Petersburg corresjwndcnt says General Kuropatkin has beui promoted at the eleventh hour. All the generals consulted, including CraiMl Duke Xiohohtw,, declincd the post. Genera* Sukhonliuoff fcaa consented to become chief of staff; (jrodekoff goes to the front in un advisory capacpty. General Linevitch's first act was to sutyeodl piessj lelcgrauis. General" Grtpenburg returns to the command of tine second army.St. I'ETERSBUKG, March 18. Crowds at Odessa protested against General Kuropatkin's recaill. Linevitch's appointment was coived with derisive cries of "Stop the war !" - The Governors of Southern provinces are vehemently protesting that the further withdrawals of. troops will endanger order!

OVER 10,000 Rl SSIAN PIUSOKEHS. JAPANESE LOSE :!5,000. THE CZAR OBDURATE. THE KAISER'S ADVICE. (Received March. 19i 4.28 p.m.) ' LONDON. March 18.

There are indications that a Ja■9 paaese loan will Portly be successfully launched. The Berlin and ' American bankers arc anxious lo participate. General Oku covered niuety miles in a fortnight, fighting the* whole way.

Russian prisoners declare that "" General- Kuropatkin's loi-cq at the outset of the battle nuuftcred -180000. ther| l<?,gpq -Rusaaißi:. including a thousand* in the hospital, were captured at Mukd c n. The Japanese casualties at Mukden were about 35,000 ; General Oku's alone were 20,000, largely • 4jecuusc he met the entire force sent to protect the Russian retreat. The Daily Telegraph's St. Peterscorrespondent states that the -Cwr is obdurate on the war question. Toe Kaiser, at any rata until re- „ cently, advised a continuance of the war on the ground that the priv*. leges of Russia, of autocracy, and Christendom demanded a permanent triumph of the white over the yellow races. THE ADMIRAL SAILS. THE GENERAL'S RECALL. . BENSATION IN POLAND. V (RacorvedSMarth I*. 4.45-jjim.) LONDON, March 18. Admiral Ro/riKfetfltvensky has .left Nossi Bi, off the coast of Madagascar, St. PETERSBURG, March 18. General Kuropatkin's! recall has caused a sensation in Poland," owing to the cold terms of the official announcement.

THE DUTCH SEIZE TWO COLLIERS. WAITING FOR THE BALTIC FLEET. (Received March 18, 7.50 p.m.) v The captain of the steamer Air*e, which arrived today from the East, reports that the \ Dutch autfaorities at Batavia seized the German! collier Bulgaria, with ai caiwo of 10,500 tons of coal, and a British collier with 4500 tons. The Colliers, which were waiting about w SIL Sunrfa Straits for the Baltic Fleet, and took refuge in Dutch territory waters, were seized in or*r taj prevent complications with Japan. They had barely entered Batavia hanbour when two Japanese warships appeared. ' 1 .-. i!«c-""" ~" THE RUSSIA! LOU. (Received March 20, 1 a.m.) LONDON, March 19. ■» Keuter s St. Petersburg correspondent reports that the five per cent. internal loan of twenty million is virtually concluded as about 9-1. .