Tientsin, 15th October.
The Tientsin Chamber of Commerce has protested against the new tradomark law in a loiter ddrosted, to the doyen of the diplomatic corps in Poking, handing copies of this protest to the American, British, and Japanese Ministers.
Major General Dessino, the Russian Military Agent in China, has kindly placed at our disposal the following telegrams From Russian Headquarters, 16th October.
During the night of the 14th October the Japanese attacked one of our army corps, which was east of the,; Shaho station, with a strong force. After several attacks the Japanese succeeded in reaking through our positions and taking twenty-four of our guns before our reinforcements could arrive. After their arrival the fight again commenced and after a desperate struggle the enemy was repulsed, but succeeded in carrying off the guns.' Our army corps hold all their former positions, A stubborn fight is still proceeding.
From Russian Headquarters, 18th October.
About dawn of the 16th inst. the Japanese attacked two of our regiments which occupied a position about eight versts to the east of the railway station of Shaho and compelled them to retreat. When our reinforcements arrived the next morning, counter-attack was made, and after a stubborn hand-to-hand fight the enemy was thrown back and pursued mi During the fighting continued on both sides of the railway and in the region of the Mandarin road. We gained partial successes. There is no groat change in the general situation, The following telegram is from the Japan Times London, 5th October.
General Moulin, the French military at St. Petersburg, maintains his strictures on the Japanese tactics in Man-chuns, and says that the advance on Liaoyang was executed with nothing like the rapidity of the Germansin 1870. Haichéng and Wafangka were accident.l battles, recesses being due solely to the grtte st the Jxpanese troops. General araki blundered in crossing the Taitweho and ought logically to have been beaten. Geveral Moulia questions whether Goner-al Kuropatkin showed genius in his retreat.—"* Tokio Asahi."
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