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Show FIGHTING STILL CONTINUES. Japs Keep Up Desperate Assault for Three Days. WITH THE RUSSIAN FORCES AT SHENKING, Nov. 23. Thc attack by the Japanese upon Gen. Rcnncnkampfs position posi-tion on November 21 resulted In tlneo doys' lighting at Tslnkhctchen, near Da pass. Though tho Japanese havo been re pulsed, the lighting still continues. The Japanese have succeeded In placing several sev-eral big guns In position, with which vhey will be able to seriously harass tho Russians. Rus-sians. The latest estimate of tho disposition of the Japanese forces Is ns follows: One brigade of Infantry and five regiments of cavalry, with a second line of one brigade, between Bandloza and the Hun river; two divisions of Infantry between Bandl-o-za and Llnshlnpu, one division between Llnshlnpu and Lladlaouza, ono division between Llndlaouza and Chlnsandlza, ono division between Chlnsandlza and Kosan-gau, Kosan-gau, one brigade between Kosangau and Sunmuga. with a second line consisting of cne brigade and two divisions. 6no division di-vision at Bepupuza; ono brigade occupying occupy-ing tho country southwest of Bepupuza as far as Chlnglzl, with one brigade of Infantry In-fantry and of cavalry In thc second line. Behind tho main army are one brigade of "infantry stationed at Llao Yang, one at Yenlal and on6 at Tslnkhetchcn. ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 2?. Gen. Kuropatkin, under yesterday's date, re- pom that the Japanese offensive movement move-ment which bcRiin November 21 near the village of Tainkhctchon, on tho front of tho left Hank, was of an Indecisive character char-acter up to 1 p. m. November 20, and was checked by the Russian fire. Although tho flKhtlng had then lnsted three days, tho Russian troops were In excellent snJrlts A later dispatch from Gen. Kuropatkin reports that tho night of November 27 passed quietly at Tsinkhotchen, but that the Japanese resumed tho offensive at 7 o'clock this morning on the Russian left flank. |