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Show I RUSSIANS PREPARE TO EVACUATE MUKDEN LONDON, May 24. The correspondent correspond-ent of, the Standard at Shanghai says reports have been received from Mukden Muk-den that the Chinese there arc alarmed because of threats made by the Russians Rus-sians that they will burn Llao Yang and Mukden before retiring to Harbin. The correspondent adds that the Tartar viceroy at Mukden has ordered a brigade bri-gade of Chinese troops to occupy that place Immediately after the Russians retire. The Morning Post's Shanghai correspondent corres-pondent says It Is reported that the Russians are removing stores and pro- it visions to Harbin and that one hundred locomotives and 00 cars are collected n ii at Llao Yang In readiness to convey , passengers and goods. Therefore, he says, the conclusion is that the Russians Rus-sians are preparing to retreat. |