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Show ANOTHER. BATTLE MAY BE FOUGHT ON . MANC11URIAN SOIL ST. PETERSBURG. March 30. Another duel between the opposing armies la Manchuria may be on the programme for the coming week. The Russians, according accord-ing to the Associated Press's Harbin cor. respondent, are now strongly .fortifying their positions at SlplnghaL against which the Japanese are reported to be gather- . ing in force. ' The reported Russian retirement re-tirement from Slplnghai to Chaoumlaodzl was incorrect, due to a telegraphic error In the confusion of similar Chinese names. TJie Japanese followed to some extant, but a border of twenty miles of debatable ground still remains between the two armies, over which the . Japanese will. firobably not advance until they are max-. -ng ready to attack. . Equally Important news Is that a column col-umn of Japanese is moving against Kirln, perhaps with the Intention of turning the . position eastward and striking at the Vladivostok line of communication, with the double purpose of isolating the fortress fort-ress and separating Oen. Linevltch's army from a valuable base of supplies, the We-suri We-suri district. |