to thank the Japanese Actin, ral for the following official telegrams received by him Tokio, 28th July.
Saghalien Army report::—A detachment at 1 p.m. on the 24th inst. drove off the enemy near First Alcove and oceupied line extending from Polowinka to Second Alcove. The enemy in that direction com of one infantry volunteers, and sbout: ight field guns. The enemy fied in disorder towards Lonikov. Previous to this agement another detachment under sent to the pier at Alexandrov which the enemy was trying to burn. That detachment succeeded in taking possession of the pier unburnt, 1g the enemy's repeated attacks. Mugati was also occupied by our troops, who drove off the enemy in ce-operation with torpedo-hea's, At 3 p.m. one detachment occupied Third Alcove while xnother advanced towards Alexandrov.
The detachment defeating the enemy, succeeded in occupying the to of Alexandrov at 7.15 pin. The enemy continued resistance from a redoubt east of the town; also from the heights northeast of the town. At dawn on the 25th inst. we resumed the attack and pressed the enemy up to Novomichselovskoye. On the same day Done fell into our hands, Done and Alexaudrov escaped con-flag ration, We captured 200 prisoners.
Later.
The Commander of the flotilla despatched to Castries Bay (opposite Alexandrovaky, Kabafnto, bout 60 sant thereof) fro -on reports: On the afternoon of 24th near Klestakmh found the lig house deserted. At other and of lighthouse, bui by telephone contained 21 bedsteads but was also deserted. The lighthouse grand storehouses were full of provisions. Later we proceeded deeper into the port and when we reached near Basalt Island we witnessed four guns mounted where the te'ograph office stands in Aloxandrosky ies Bay). Two of these guns immediately responded yy. Subsequently a con-out in the town and what magazine exploded. jon army reports that the ced its march at dawn on pressing enemy, and at 3 p.m. the occupied Derbenskoye, w! entered Lovikow. The detach advanced eastward vii the district near Novomich and Aclovakoye defeated the enemy, consisting of infantry and artillery, near Wedernikovski at 3 p.m, on the 27th inst, and immediately started in pursuit.
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