Tokio, 10th June.
The Japanese occupied Saimachi on the 7th inst., repulsing a battalion of Russian infantry with two guns, The Japanese loss was three although to this too sweeping generalisation there are conspicuous excep- Lidar killed and twenty-four tion, Taught by the bitter and cx-"phe Russians left twenty-three pensive experience of the past, most dead, and two officers and five officials high and low, do appear to privates made prisoners. be sincerely anxious that no charge The Japanese were successful in a shall be brought against them of in-skirmish on the 6th inst, near Tung-jury to the person or property of yuan pu fifteen miles south of Lien-foreigners within their jurisdiction, shan kuan, which is a little south of This is perhaps the most tangible otienling. benefit from the Boxer catastrophe.
Yhe First Army in ce-operation should be added that with the with the Cakushan landing force tential and actual opening of China occupied Hsiuyen on the 8th, to all sorts and conditions of mer, Four thousand Russian cavalry (not to speak of women), the task of with six guns retired to Chaiwueffective protection is likely to be-cheng in the direction of Kaiping. come increasingly difficult. Yet Three Japanese privates were there is no reason to think it imprackilled, and two officers and twenty-ticable. The real position of every eight men wounded.—Our own cor-Chinese official is necessarily one of delicacy and of difficulty. "He in-respondent. have to thank the Consulstinctively feels that real "reform" in General for Japan for the following China is "not easy," and probably his official telegrams received by him innermost desire thereanent is that General Kuroki reports that a expressed by Dr. Samuel Johnson when told that the execution of detachment of his army occupied Saimachi on the 7th inst. "Our a certain piece of music was " very casualties," he says, "were three difficult." "Madam," he is said to men killed, and 24 men wounded. have replied, "I wish it were impos-'The enemy left 23 killed on the field, sible!" besides which two officers and five men were taken prisoners. The division is cooperating with the forces that landed at Takushan. arrived here on Satuclay, the Lith instant, 0 They occupied Hsiuyen on the 8th, driving the enemy towards Tomu-Seyalitz. cheng and Kaiping. The enemy dian Pacific mail of the 23rd of consisted of 4,000 cavalry with six May arrived here on Saturday, the 11th instant, per R. M.S. Empress of India. guns, Our casualties were three men Tue American mail of the 19th of May killed, one lieutenant, one sub-lieu-arrived here on Tuesday, the 14th instant, tenant, and28 men slightly wounded." per P. M. 8. China.
Later.
'A Matt leaves to-day for Europe per N.-D. L. 8. Zieten.
'1) According to General Kuroki's report, our detachment sent towards Tungyuenpu repulsed the enemy
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