MANCHURIAN CAMPAIGN

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1135, 2 November 1904, Page 2

MANCHURIAN CAMPAIGN

, ARMIES AT CLOSE QUARTERS Primi Aunnutton.--OpjrtKM. London, Nov, 1 Tlio Russian and Japanese tronchos along tlio whole lino at 3haho are only 500 moires opart, and in somo places CO. SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT OF THE JAPANESE OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS P r«u A«>n'oi«tionCouyn#, ,t. London, Nov. 1 Kuvopatkin announcos a significant wo\ement on the part oi the Japaneso from west to east, and iliat thoy have been < strongly reinforced from tho south and Fonghwanyeheng, and are concentrating for an offensive movomont. JAPS CROSS THE SHAHO t Pr«i (Jopjriabt London, November 1 The Japanese have already crossed tho Slialio in a south-easterly direction, GREATEST BATTLE OF THE WAR NOW PENDING REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE JAPANESE, ?r»u AllhciKulOH.—Oopjil|Bi London, Oct, 1, Japaneso advices state that tho greatest battle of the war is imponding. Tho Russians report that a division and a half from Port Arthur has reinforced General Oyama, and that tho Russians are now outnumbered, MISCELLANEOUS THE WAR ESTIMATES A JAPANESE LOAN Prim AiKioiikion.—Uopjrlfbl. London, Nov, 1 Tho Japanese war estimates for 1905 amount to sixty-sevin millions sterling" ■ Sixty millions will be raised by loan, and tho bulk internally, A THIRD MANCHURIAN ARMY er«w Allocution.—<Juiijriskl. London, Nov, 1 A third Manchurian army is organieing under Goneral Gubovilski, A DESPERATE ASSAULT JAPANESE VICTORY ''r«M amooUHor,—CopjrtiM, London, November 1 During tho storming of Erlungshan (ho Japanese climbed an almost vertical hill, using tbo bolos caused by the bombardment as fuotholds, and rushed the position aftor a half-hour's fierce resistance,