29nd April.
The. "Nichi Nichi" contains a graphic account of the fight at Chongju on the 28th March. According to this two Japanese parties of cavalry each about ten strong were sent forward towards Chongju and were there surprised and attacked by a much larger force of Russians, who were further reinforced by Cossacks coming from Kwok-san. An orderly dispatched for help brought the main body of Japanese cavalry galopping up as quickly as they could come, and the scouts fell back on them. The Richard Greer was summoned to this Court to-day, to answer a charge of obtaining by false pretences, from A. Sun of Broadway on the 16th inst., goods value $2.25, with intent to defraud. He disobeyed the summons.
Mr. T. MacDonald, Court bailiff, proved personal service of the summons at 3.30 pam. the previous day.
Detective Inspector McDowell produced the summons, on the back of which accused had written: "Mr. A. Sun has' certified that no action will be taken against me regarding the bill I am supposed ['supposed "underlined] to be indebt to him." It was witnessed by a man named Fowler, but A. Sun had refused to sign it.
A warrant was issued.
Russians were still in much superior for and sent a detachment to cut off their enemy's retreat. Had they succeeded in so doing the Japanese cavalry would have been in a helpless condition. But the firing had already been heard by their infantry three miles away, and throwing off their knapsacks the footsoldiere ran some three miles and occupied the high ground to the east and south-cast of Chongju. Thereupon the Russians retired. During the fighting the Japanese lost four officers and two men killed and several wounded. One man who had
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