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Show KUROKTS DISPATCH. Japanese General Gives His Version of tho Engagement at Mo Tien Pass. LONDON, July 7. The Tokio correspondent corre-spondent of the Daily Telegraph, in a despatch dated July 6th Gives General Kurokl's account of the fight near Mo Tien pas?, reported In the Associated Press dispatches. General Kurokl's account is as follows: "At 1 o'clock on the morning of July 4 a few Russians approached near our pickets posted one and one-half miles norlhwetJt of Mo Tien pass. They were followed immediately by one company com-pany which attacked. Then from the northern heights the enemy brought down another company,thus surrounding surround-ing us. "The picket commander despatched his main force toward the southern hills, retaining only a small force. Our troops were fiercely engaged In a close encounter with the enemy and forced a passage through the Russian line while our outposts which had been the first alarmed attacked tho enemy's flank. "A desperate fight ensued which resulted re-sulted In the enemy retiring, pursued by our main outposts, to Chen Chia Paotze and Tawan. "The enemy also attacked our outposts out-posts west of Shlakaolln at about the same time but was immediately repulsed. re-pulsed. "Our total casualties were nineteen men killed and two olllcers and thirty-six thirty-six men wounded. The enemy left on the field fifty-three men killed and forty wounded." |