London vid Bombay, 10th October.
General Kuropatkin, in a general order toi his troops, justifies his retreat to Mukden on the ground of the insufficiency of "his: strength, and announces: that their Emperor is inexibly determined to conquer, atid is sending adequate reinforcements, He intimates that the time is approaching to assume the-offensive.—1th October.
Reuter's correspondent at St. Petersburg wires that General Kuroparkin's proclamation was only generally known to-day.
The papers have enthusiastic striking es, eulogising General leading articles, quoting the most Kuropatkin, and anticipating speedy Russian triumph.—Reuter, Later.
The effect produced at St. Petersburg by General. Kuropatkiu's proclamation (in which he announced that the Czar was inflexibly determined to conquer and was sending adequate reinforcements) is twofold.
The public is undoubtedly dazzled py Kuropatkin's words, and -'confident in his ability to crush ithe Japanese.
he Government und military circles anticipate a favourable issue to the advance of the army, bit a feeling of great nervous tension is observable, has now fifty thousand more aaa It is umed that Kuropatkin
that he had at Linoyang Reuter,
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