RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1110, 4 October 1904, Page 2

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR

MOVEMENTS OF THE FORCES

BOTH SIDES FORTIFYING

JAP REPULSES AT PORT ARTHUR

SCENE OF THE NEXT BIG

BATTLE

NORTH OF MUKDEN

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London, Octobor, 1 ! WIIEN' leaving (Jronstadt the cruiser Orel ran on a sand bank, but was refloated, and returned. Admr ral Birieff, the Port commandant, has issued ut reprimand, censuring the commanders oC warships in the vicinity for not rendering assistance.

SIEGE OF PORT ARTHUR

THE \m JAPANESE GUNS

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LONDON, October!{

Tho newly-mounted heavy Japanese gmiH command almost the entiro harbour.

MANCHURIAN CAMPAIGN RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS Press Association—Copyright London, October ',\

FLOATING HOSPITALS Pi'jss Association—Copyright LONDON, October 3 During the recent battle the Rus ; i:-m warships were silent.

The Times corresponded virii General!-'iii'uki's head-quarters' sUiV has v :;i; noil i>> Tokio. i I«i o-.i iris i:> it xhe Russians hava hvii ,!ivi-.-,i)t, at Hun-no and four at tlits remainder being at Tieliliiig, which latter place they are extensively fortifying. Field-Marshal Oyamn's armies are 20 miles northwards of Liaoyang, in the original order. The bridging of the Taitse is complete, and troops and artillery are crossing. LONDON', October!! Knropatkin, who is at Tiehling, ia welcoming the arrival of reinforcements. H« has ordered the immediate removal of I lie women and children.

Tin merchantmen in the harbors v.'i'i-' niilisbcl as hospital ships.

JAPANESE REPULSRS

Pi'i'S!) Apsoci:ition-('opyrislit.

JjOmdon, October 3

The Daily Telegrap's Ohefoo correspondent states that the Russian naval guns at Liotishan, from an aU titude of l/JOO feet near Pigeon Bay, did fearful havoc, the Japanese being repeatedly repulsed,

STOBSSBL THANKS THE

GARRISON

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lieutor's Tokio correspondent says there are indications that the next big engagement will be at Tiehling, to the north of Mukden.

Lo.VDOn, October o

General Stoessel has thanked the garrison for repulsing the assaults from the l!)th lo the 22nd, especially commending the volunteers under Captain Sychalf and Lientennnt Pogonsky for heroically capturing tho High Hill fort. DARING I'BAT HAS A FATAL ENDING Press Assoeiat ion.—Copyright. LOMDOX, October !i Recently a Japaneso lieutenant swam with a torpedo and stirmounted a crosa-uooin at tho entrance of Port Arthur, and was preparing to discharge it against a battleship when the searchlight fixed him, and the forts, shelling in the direction, exploded the torpedo. The officer was blown to atoms. . Admiral Togo declined numerous applications from junior ollicerfl wishing to emulate the example.

Kurop.itkin is holding Mukden alul the postitionfl along the Hun-ho only temporarily, in order to check the Japanese advance.

THE JAPANESE ADVANCE Press Association.—Copyright London, October 3

Ivuroki's vanguard is at Fangkiapu, a village on the Mukden Aide of the Tung Kifang Pass, and 15 miles south-cuat of Mukden.

Other columns are descending the western slopes of the Tilling range. The extreme right wing is menacing Mukden considerably to the eastward.

AMBULANCE TRAIN IN COLLI. SION

FORTY INMATES KILLED

THE PORT ARTHUR FLEET

Press Association,—Oopyrighf

London, October 3

Ptince Alflxieff's train, while escaping to Harbin after the fall of Liaoyang, collided with the ambulance train, killing 40 of the wounded,

REPGRTED ESCAPE OP THE BAYAN Press Association-Copyright,

London, October, 1 }

It is reported that the Bayan hai escaped from Port Arthur and takei refuge at Shanghai.

ASSAULTS ON FORT KUROPATKIN

A RUSSIAN SORTIE

REPULSED BY THE RUSSIANS Press Association—Copyright LONDON, October 3 Several Japanese detachments in tho mountains eastward of Tiehling havo made desperate attempts to re-take Fort Kuropatkin, in the hope of retaining the water supply. They bombarded and repeatedly assaulted the fort, but were repulsed. There were heavy losses on both Bides.

Press Association.— Copyright

London, October ,'l

The ltussians sortied with fielc artillery on the jJSth ami 2!) th to. wards Pigeon Bay, and vainly at tempted to capture tho heavy guns. There was severe fighting.

MISCELLANEOUS JAPANESE GUNBOAT FOUNDERS

A SENSIBLE SCHEME Press Association.—Copyright London, October 3. Thousands of coolies are employed completing the fortifications on'the northern side of Liaoyang, as a pre-' caution against any ultimate attack. There are other ovidences that Field-Marshal Oyama is thoroughly securing the conquered positions before resuming the genoral advance.

STBIKES AMINE

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London, October 3

A Tokio telegram stated that a Japaneßo gunboat struck a mine and Bank southward of Liaotuug.' ' The crew were rescued.

RUSSIAN COMMANDERSHIP. IN.CUIEF

SUPPLIES FOB THE JAPANESE Press Association,—Copyright LONDON, October IS The first Japanese train bus brought to Liaoyang quantities of ammunition and telegraph and railway supplies.

[DEULINED BY GRAND DDKS NICHOLAS Press Association-Copyright lioSboN, October I!' French advices atato that the Grand Dnko Nicholas Nicalowitch has declined the Ooramanderahip' nvChief. '

THEORIES OP THE CRITICS Press Association-Copyright London, October 3 The Daily Telegraph's Siminting correspondent says that one theory is that Fiekl-Marshal Oyama is awaiting the fall of. Port Arthur for reinforcements, and another is that he is keeping the troops at Yentai quiescent while- secretly attempting to outflank Kuropatkin's left.

REPORTED RUSSIAN DISASTER Press Association Copyright j London, October o. ); It is reported that a Russian steamer sank while clearing the mines at Port Arthur.