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\ London, May 5EThe opi1iop igPipi'
/ gtoknd herb hat The JapaneselhAve al
last effectually blocked Port, Arthur
|, No carbohydrates report ontfgFuF.
|, jill Nal Yet besh received, but the 10
kio, correspondents are very positiye
regarding I'D matter and describe the
determination With which the enter
prise was undertakenf W
v The Daily Tetesrh6hs CORRESPONDENT
declares that the entrance to Port Ar
thur >is ABSOLUTELY Sealel"I and ADDS
THAT the Japanese heet, in effecting its
purpose, steamed into the entrsnce at
full speed ara thaf thb naval p9ifefs
who made the two previous attempts
begged permission to carry Fout the
next gattack bs1 DAYLIGHT thAt being
easief, and tKeir request was granted.
80 determined were they to sue
ceed," adds the correspondent, that
they decided. II necessary, to lose half
their men The number of casualties
sustaiped by the Japanese has not yet
heeR ahhbunced." " ' = " +
u h fat9r Of the suppositou Of Jap
anese success in blocking Port Arthur,
1t is pointed out that the previous at
Aempts had left the channel, 80 narrow
That alcouple Of vessels sunk IN the
MfF%ay would probably suffice to seal
up the entrance, while there is a no
ticeable evasion and half-heartedness
n Gthe Russian deniaIs Of the enemy's
bhSdesS., tDl 4
"Ther6 is no confirmation here Of the
Paris rumor that an engagement be-
tween Russian and Japanese squadrons
had taken place Of, YladigostoA and ST.
Petersburg knows nothing Of the ru-
mored capture Of Niuchwang. 1t is re-
ported that the Japanese advanced to
1AAinuS miles Of Feng Wang Cheng
and that another engagement is ex-
pected almost Immediately.
:. Mai Gen. Kashtalinsky's insistence
d. The, TACT that he was ordered to &C.
gebt battle by Lieut. Gen. Zassalitch is
Interpreted as showing his intention to
throw the responsibility upon that off,
@k tor risking a fight with his inferior
fb1des Ind to confirm the reports that
Gen. Zassalitch had been censured.
Reports have been received here that
the, Japanese captured a quantity. of /.
IaikoadtMhtdrlall dNef SundaSsG battle.
This Is, supposed 70 dpdicate ithAt1 lhe
had made GREAT progtess with
tba raprdad from the maid MANI Vurian.
me q tR9 '9aid1 II this Is 50 It would
be "a simple, mater fbt 'tnb JsraneSeItdl
repair the line, which would materially
fl Itheif ADVANCE Though
fislas3aa Will
anese forces on the Yalp 'drps pSt&itt !
ed tG.send the most ample descriptions
II the .peonle and the country trav-
,rsed, but not.a word about the fight
kTThe standards -Thientsihn' c ssnp5d
mt says hetis 6opYiHGed that the Rpf1
ian, ppsitions in southern Manchurfa
s exceedingly weak In consequence Of
ha enormous Hhmber Of men detached
oeuafd the galway and to obtain
ne believes that the forces
t Hal Cheng and LAO Yang are great
y oyer-estimated. The camns. he seya-
- ..--.sEous, DuI Lnere are rev men
n them. There are several fortifca-
icatipns In the, hills between Fepg |,
Wand .dhehE Ink Had ishsI but kk5
~ G S3RTF9un4l'1'Ht5Pn is weak and
Some reports current here state that
he Japanese loan will be 5000 |
: six per cent. and will be issued
simultaneously In London and New