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Show MAGNIFICENT ARMY OF RUSSIANS IN FIELD VICTORIA, B. C, April 20. According Accord-ing to the statement ot the Rev. George Douglas7, late htud of the AVesleyan Manchurlan mission at Llao Yang, the reports that the great Siberian Si-berian railway is not fit for service are utterly -without foundation. Since early in March from seven to twelve trains loaded with troops and equipment have pasec-d over the line dally without ac-cidenL ac-cidenL Thirty thousand QfTtUffia'ir choicest troops are in barraoks at Llao Yang under Gen. Llneviteh, chief of staff. Enormously strong fortifications liave been thrown up on the west side of the Yalu river and. a vast scheme of entrenchments and earthworks AVas to be undertaken as soon ay the cold weather passed. The Russians ar6 well aware that the Japanese are assembling in strength on the east side of the Yalu, and compute their numbers at 50,000 all anna The Russians have at Llao Yang some magnificent mag-nificent cavalry and artillery, while their infantry battalions are made up of choice d rafts from the European regiments of the line now serving in Poland, on the Prussian, Austrian and Balkan frontiers. Rev. Mr. Douglas expressed astonishment aston-ishment to learn that there had been no great land battle since he left Llao Yang, as there It was considered imminent. |