The Irish standard., 1904-05-21
HOSTILE CHINESE
DISTURB RUSSIA
Said to BE Wasins Actual Warfare-Japanese
Capture Dalny-Gen. kuropatl<in in
Precarious Position,

attachments Of rillemen, mounted and
on foot, and company Of infantrymen.
No bandits were found in the villages,
the inhabitants OF which answered evas-
lively. AS the force was returning from
the village OF Shantaida, II kilometers
west of Laoyang considerable numbers
OF bandits We're discovered at a spot
where they had been concealed by the
villagers. The ri1lemen attacked the
bandits who occupied the outskirts OF
the village from which they were dis,
lodged. They left 90 dead and number
of rifles and many cartridges. Our loss
was two soldiers killed and three
wounded"
Another Defeat for Russians.
Shanhaikwan, May ia report of
a severe engagement in the hills around
Hsiuyen last Thursday has been re-
ceived here. 1t lacks notification, but
according to it the Russians lost 500
men killed and wounded. and the Japan-
csc occupied the town OF Hsiuyen. The
Japanese loss is not given.
Kwantiensien Occupied.
Toxic, May 16.-A detachment Of
Japanese troops has occupied Kwan-
tiensien, GO miles northeast of Feng-
wangcheng. On Thursday last de-
tachment of Japanese attacked and
dispersed 800 Russian cavalrymen and
captured a wounded officer and two
men. The Russian cavalry was retir-
ing from Tuchlichan.
Japs Occupy Suoyin.
Shanhaikwan, May l6-Japanese
troops from Fengwangcheng occupied
Suoyin, 60 miles east Of Liaoyang. on
the mail road, ON Thursday. Their
number is not known. The country is
hilly.
ST. Petersburg, May 14.-Both tele-
graph and railroad communication
with Port Arthur have been cut Off
No further particulars are to be had
regarding the blowing up of Port Dali
ny, which is considered to have been
necessary, in view of the Japanese
complete command of the sea, TO pre-
vent the employment of reudy-made
base of operations against Port Arthur.
Dalny Destroyed.
St. Petersburg, May 10. - Viceroy
AleXieff has telegraphed to the car an
nouncing that the Russians have blown
up the docks and piers at Port Dalny,
Liaotung peninsula, presumably to rem
der more difficult Japanese landing at
that point.
Later kilograms received here indicate
"a 1,, l,f,1n ~ ~,
destroyed by the Russians.
To Command Black Sea Fleet.
ST. Petersburg May l3.-Vicc Ad-
miral Choukmin, it is announced, has
sea feet.
Train Reaches Port Arthur.
patkin has photographed to the emperor
that train loaGed With war material
from Liapyang has arrived at Port Ar
thur. The text Of Gen. kuropatkin's
dispatch follows:
"RtcuEnaisSancos between SaIitszai-
puGza ana Fengwannrhcng failed to dis
cover Japanese troops. A Japanese col
umn Of considerable strength advanced
from Fcngwanechena May S in the dircc-
ton of llaicheng. ru!encheng station Is
occupied by our frontier guards and the
damage to the railway by the japanese
as far as Sanchilipn has been repaired.
All the work was carried out under The
supervision of Lieut.. Col. Spirdonofr, of
the Fourth railway battalion. This gall
liant officer undertook to get through to
Port Arthur train!ul OF ammunition
which had arrived ut Liauyang after the
landing of the japanese at Pitsewo
Ready to Blow Up Train.
Every preparation was made to blow
up the train in case of necessity, in order
to prevent its falling into the hands of
the japanese, The task was carried out,
and the self sacrifice Of the men of the
Fourth railway battalion was crowned
with complete success. Shortly after
four clock in the afternoon the train ar
rived at JinShau station Gao miles from
Port Arthur, where il was handed over
to Gen. Jokoff, who Immediately dis
patched it under proper protection TO
Port Arthur, Lieut.. Col. Spiridonoff re-
turned on locomotive.
"After landing at Pitscwo the Japan
csc began marching toward Knchau.
On the night of May 10 their forward
guard consisting of about two regiments
Of infantry passed the night on the
heights above Sanchilipu ION the rail-
road about GO miles from Port Arthur.
"About 80 Japanese vessels are lying
north of Cape Terminal (on the east
coast Of the Liaotung peninsula below
Pitsewo)."
All Quiet at Vladivostok.
Vladivostok, May 12.-All is quiet
here. The enemy has not been sighted.
The commander of the defenses has left
Vladivostok, after carefully reviewing
the troops and inspecting the fortifica-
tons.
Gnvorror T~o,,~,,,okol