The Ghastliest post before Port Arthur: the thirty-minute trench. From our special artist with the Russian forces at Harbin. Kuropatkin’s life in the field: the general’s Manchurian headquarters. Kuropatkin’s successor and commander: general Linievitch, appointed to the command of the Manchurian forces. The Hornets of the Russian retreat: the Japanese cavalry. The creation of a Russian Committee of National Defence: the president. Serving a gun in rough weather on board a Japanese battle-ship. Captive in Japan’s triumph: Russia’s vanquished admiral. The great awakening in China. An official reception in China: varieties and diplomacy. Bulgaria’s preparations for war against Turkey. Warring against the heavens: seeking to scare a comet.