Japanese and Russian armies are once again in contact, and
that skirmishes occur daily. It is difficult to deal with the geographical situation in detail without a map, but it may be said generally that the Russian forces are grouped in the neighbourhood of the Mandarin highway which runs east of the railway. A St. Petersburg telegram to the Times of Friday summarises the military situation in terms not a little
ominous to the Russians The latest official information leads to the belief that the Japanese are advancing in crescent formation, Oku being on the left, Nogi and Nodzu in the centre, and Kuroki and Kawamura on the right. Their total strength is said to be 475,000. It is feared that Linevitch will be compelled to withdraw under penalty of finding his position turned." This is exactly the kind of movement that has been looked for since the battle of Mukden, and we can hardly doubt that the information is well founded. There is still no authentic news of Admiral Rozhdestvensky, who, with his barnacle-clad ships, his raw sailors and amateur officers, staggers on across the Indian Ocean to his doom.
