Peking, 11th December.
The Russian army is in retreat to the south bank of the Hunho, after a severe battle lasting three days and nights.
On the fourth day the Japanese assumed the offensive.
'The Russian army has been rapidly repairing the losses it sustained in the battle of the Shaho, but had' not yet completed its preparations, At the Mukden station all is confusion.
'The fresh casualties of the Russians are counted in thousands.—Our own correspon' 3 Tokio, 12th December.
Attacks were made by the Russians on several of the Japanese tions on the Shaho on the 16th inst, and they were all repulsed without loss to the Japanese.—Our own correspondent,
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