The Archive · 1904

The Destruction of the Railway

Peking, 8th May.

The Japanese troops landed at Chinchou have already, with wonderful celerity, destroyed one section of the railway, and intercourse between Liaoyang and Port Arthur is entirely cut off.—Our own correspondent.

We have to thank Colonel Tsuneyoshi, the Japanese Military Agent, for kindly communicating to us the following telegram received by him esterday from Major-General Fu-

"Tokio, 8th May, "On the Gth of May our cavalry drove the enemy away from Ertaitsu, Santaitsu, and Szutnitsu, and one detachment of our infantry occupied Fénghuangchéng.

"K detachment of our landing party on the Liaotung Peninsula drove away a small number of the enemy and occupied Pulantien. They destroyed the railway and telegraph lines and cut off the communication with Port Arthur."

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