22nd October.
During the last fow days no serious fighting took place. On the 20th inst. the Japanese retreated from Shahopu and some other advanced posts, Wo captured great quantity of guns and stores and provisions, and retook one of the guns which we had lost,—total fourteen Japanese guns and one of our own us and one machine-gun, From the T0th October up till date, about 26,000 wounded have been sent to the north. 23rd October, On the 22nd October no engagements took place between our first Manchurian army and the enemy. According to information received by our army there appears weakening of enemy's forces in front of our army. The Japanese have evacuated Shahopu, Their main forces have retreated several versts to the south, aul their artillery is either silent clackly returning wur fung The following telegram was sent to Berlin from the tiffin given at the German Consulate-General in honour of the birthday of H.M. the Empress, after H.R, H. had proposed the toast of his most illustrious mother Shanghai, 22nd October, 2.30 p.m, Empress, Berlin.
The representatives of the German colony of Shanghai, celebrating the day hi." tear fers 400A The following European telegram was received in official quarters in Tokio on the 17th inst, At the beginning of the war Russia used publish all military from the front. But lately she has become more cautious, and now publishes only summarised reports while the action deferring the publication of details till the divulging of them may be considered safe.
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