Military -Agent in China, has. kindly: placed at our disposal, the following te rans oes Mukden, 19thJuly.
During, the 18th, July the position of the. Russian army had not changed. On the, whole line on the front: of the army advancing, detachments are recon; noirring and have small engagements with Tupanese parties.
26th July.
During 24th; July, the enemy, recom: menced the advance against, our. troops, which. were. situated. to, the south and south-east of Tashichino. The. fight commenced with, skin hing of arlvanes detachments, atter which followed heavy artillery fighting, which lasted, 12° hours and. during which.our artillery of the south. front silenced the enemy's artillery, 4 o'clock, pin. the enemy tried to break the centre of our position but all its: attacks.wore repulsed with. heavy Tosses on enemy's side, At the beginning ofthe night: the cuspbuded and we detained all-our positions. In consequence of discovered advance of Japanese from the pagses of; Dalin and Phelin towards Simptchen and Haitchen General Zacubaev, according. to the instructions ho had received, retreated. towards north in good order and without being pursued by. the enemy.
(Signed) Major-General Frove, Quartermaster-general. 23rd July.
Japanese reports..state. that-at-.5.30 pam..on othe; 18th; inst., the, vanguards, encountered: two; battalions. of the Russian army. with.eight guns, near Sanchuantsu, in the direction of Hsiaotiontsu' (in-"thie Motienling pass), and'that fighting continued: all the night.-'Tha; Bussians waen—they.; got. reinforcements;. made counter-attacks twice, but. they were] repulsed after all. The Ryssians. had a good strategical position, and the fighting continued' till': p.m, when: they-were completely expelled:.from> their. positions: The Japanese, ocoupied.. Tsaichiayaan: The; majority.of, the. Russians retreated go there was" fighting at Batichichang;'near*¥inkou, atid' the Rissian.sustained: morothan'300 casualties.
Thred Russian warships were sighted
Yamada.
'The agents of the N.-D.L., Messrs. Melchers: & Ca., courteously -inform ' us that they have' received the following telegram Colombo, 24th July.
The German mail steamer Prinz Heinrich after having struck a rock, called-at, Galle, Colombo. Passengers and mails will' be brought on by the M..M.S. Pol The repairs, to. the Pring: Heinrich will occupy three weeks.
Teingtao, 25th. Tuly.
-Report has been received here that the Russian, Vladivostock. cruisers have. been sighted on. the Eastern point of Japan. and now are steaming, south towards Formosa.
(From our Correspondent.)
Chefoo, 27th July.
It is now reliably stated that Russians have left and the Japanese occupied Newchwang.
General. Yamagata is now. Commander-in-Chief of the -Japanese forces. before Port Arthur. Its stated that" General Mogi has.beon relieved on account of the unlucky: attack ofthe 10th July.
(From our Correspondent.) Peking, 27th July.
It is stated here that Franco has offered to'Russia to mobilise her troops in Indo-China, in case China becomes hostile inthe north.
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