Tokio, 7th October.
The Japanese have already occupied the heights of Sanbuaihsishan (520 feet) directly south of Mukden and not far from the Yentai branch line of railway—Our own corres ent, London, 7th October.
General Sakharoff reports that all was quiet on the 4th inst., except scouting skirmishes four miles from the Yentai coal-mines.
There has been a sharp fight inthe vicinity of Huolipu station, wherein a Japanese squadron and four.com-nies of infantry were en, The Japanese losses were consi able.—ive services.
We have to thank the Consul-General for Japan for the following official telegram received by him last Friday morning Tokio, 7th October. arrived at the headquarters at Tokio According to the telegram which
onthe 7th of Oclober'thesituation of the enemy la. front of: biaayang is as follows:
On the 4th of October a certain number of the enemy attacked our advanced posts at Aiyangpienmen, Pingtaitse, on the Mukden road, and on the left bank of the river Hun, but all were repulsed by us, A certain body of the enemy. were found dressed in Chinese clothes. Of the enemy at Changtan on the right bank of the River. Hun, only part appear to be remaining, the enemy generally having retreated towards the north as none.were found in the vicinity of Tongtaitse.
Tokio, 8th October.
The enemy's forces south of the Hun river are increasing, and it is not improbable that we shall hear of counter attack within a few days.
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London vii Bombay, 10th October, Reuter's correspondent at St Petersburg wires that. no official news is obtainable as to the Russian advance, but a private telegram announces the sconipatica of Peniaputse, from which the Japanese were out-manoeuvres, the fighting apparently not having been serious.—Keuter.
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