THE WAR IN MANCHURIA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 783, 29 March 1905, Page 3

THE WAR IN MANCHURIA.

-. Japanese AdYancing. * B9S3IABS COMPLETELY DRIVEN OUT. PESSIMISTIC FEARS. LONDON, March 27. Off.Cjial advices from Tokio stale that Japanese have passed the palisades, or ancient defences in Manchuria', advancing on both sides m tho railway. The van is a hundred miles north of Mukden, llu Russians have been completely driven '.'' out of all the districts watered by the Liao River. Generals Tragomiroff and Grodekoff, .who are the Czar's advisers, feel the gravest cpacern regarding Vladivostok. General Linevitch's present effective strength is estimated at between a quurter of a million and 85O,OO0(, including reinforcements received since the bottle of Mukden. The correspondent of the paper Buss at the front fears the run cat to Harbin will Ire cut owing to tho rapid sweeping movement right and left cw the railway. * FRENCH SECRET INVESTMENTS. RUSSIAN GOLD RESERVE. RECEIVED WITH INCREDULITY! LONDON, March 27. French investors are cagerty secretly subscribing to the Japanese loan. The news came as a bouib in financial circles in Sti Petersburg. Mr Lucian Wolf, in the Times, referred to the Russian gold reserve as a 'colossal" Humbert safe. M. KokovMlieff (Russian Finance Minister)' invited the Tiroes' correspondent, with experts, to make an inspection, but the Times declines. y He alsj made the saire offer to tho Chronicle, but it was declined. *?■ The Daily Mail's correspondent was pennittedlo inspect, and certifies to; an immense reserve of' bullion. He ,was informed that the gold in one room represented sixty-live million! sterling-. The Chronicle indicts Russia's finances as a sham reserve. HEAVY MOBILISATION ABANDONED. 50.000 FOR THE FRONT. '* THE IRONY OF FATE. (Received March 28, 10.8 p.m.) St. PETERSBURG!, March 28. The general stall have abandoned aSI idea of mobilising 400,000 . anfl propose to semi 50,000 to stiffen forces already in the field for the summer campaign, based on Fabian ladies. General DoMhtonroff, a septuagenarian, who was lately appointed to General Kaulbar's staff, died from a. parrfhytic' stroke caused hv running up the War Office stairs to "thank tho Minister of War for the appointment. "". CHARGES AGAINST THE RUSSIANS. HORRIBLE- CRUELTY TO THE WOUNDED. POIGNANT DEPRESSION IN RUSSIA. (Received March 28, 11.12 p.m.) .LONDON, March 28. The Asahi newspaper (Tokio) assorts that the Russians were guffity of horrible cruelty to the Japanese wounded after the battle of Kaolitun. on March 3. St. PETERSBURG, March 28. The Novoc Vremya says tho ne- „ tional depression ds so poignant that oven responsible circles a rc considering peace. Private tetcgrams from the front state that scouts have ridden a considerable distance south and southwest without sighting the Japanese, who ore believed to be mafijng a wide flanking movement.