THE WAR.

Waikato Argus, Volume XVII, Issue 2713, 10 October 1904, Page 2

THE WAR.

MANCHURIAN CAMPAIGN London, October 7 General Kuropatkin has reiuforced his left wing at Mukden. Documents the Japanese have captured reveal the fact that many of the Russian infantry officers have made complaints of the inefficiency of the cavalry scouts, and of the unreliableness of the information they obtain. The Times military critic estimates that Field-Marshall Oyama and General Kuropatkin have each 220,000 men. (Received October 10, 9.13 a.m.) London, October 9, An official report from Tokio states that a battalion of Russian infantry, wearing Chinese garments, accompanied eleven squadrons of cavalry and five guns scouting on the 4th southwards of Mukden, towards Shalinhotzu, an 1 retreated on the sth. A small body of Russians attacked pickets on the Puitaitzu-Mukdeu road and were repulsed, leaving sortie dead. All the enemy on this occasion wore Chinese clothing. General Oku mentions that the fourth Japanese army were skirmishing towards Mukden. The composition of this fourth army and the name of the commander is unknown. It is stated at Vladivostok that General Kuropatkin is very ill and unable personally to command since the battle of Liaoyang. The Daily Telegraph reports that the Japanese occupied the heights of tSaukuaishsishan, directly south of Mukden. GENERAL ITEMS THE RUSSIAN WARSHIPS Townsville, October 8 In connection with the Russian warship rumours, a story is current that a German steamer left here on Thursday for a destination undisclosed and took 1000 tons of bagged coal and a large quantity of provisions. The agents, however, say that there is nothing unusual about the large quantity of bagged coal, but they know nothing about there being an extra quantity of provisions. Thursday Island, October 10. A pearling fleet’s supply boat, which has just returned from Cook’s Shoals, saw no trace of Russian warships, but some pearling lugger’s crews, which are mostly Japanese, all declared that the mysterious vessels were Russians. GERMANY’S "BENEVOLENT NEUTRALITY.” Berlin, October 9. A Socialist organ at Kiel affirms that the Germania Yard was building submarines for Russia, and denounces such action as a breach of neutrality. The newspaper Vorwaerts declares that the Vulcan Company, with the sanction of the German Customs officials, supplied Russia with engines and machinery for four warships.