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ties were six Cossacks wounded, two
horses killed and eight horses wounded"
II Russians Repulsed.
Toxic, May 21-The following official
statement has just been issued here:
IA section of infantry Of the Liaotung
forces went in the direction of San
chusan to reconnoiter and met two Sec
lions of Russian infantry. The Rus
SLAMS were repulsed in 80 minutes. Our
casualties were one officer and four men
killed and one officer and eight men
wounded. The Russian casualties were
one officer and 40 to so men killed."
Japs Land Troops.
Admiral Hosoya, commanding the
third squadron, reports that with the
third squadron. consisting Of the Fuse,
Heiyen, Tsukus1i, Sal Yen and other
vessels, he protected the landing Of
troops at Takushan, Thursday, bonn
barded the coast and landed party Of
blue Jackets, who occupied point Of
land and raised the japanese flag at eight
o'clock in the morning. The landing Of
troops Immediately commenced and was
accomplished very quickly.
651 Lives Lost.
Toxic, May 21.-The loss of life In
Cured by the sinking Of the cruiser Yo-
bhino and the battleship Hatsuse is said
to be 651. The Hatsuse was surely sunk
by coming in contact with submerged
mine, and not by the attack of subma-
rine boat The report that the battle
ship Shikishima was damaged and the
battleship Full sunk is denied here.
Loss Of the Japanese Ships.
st, Petersburg, May 21.-High Ad-
miral Grand Duke Alexis has received
the following dispatch, bearing Fridays
date, from Vicerpy Aexieff: 1.-THE fol-
lowing report by mall from Rear Adr
miral Wittsoeft Tin command Of the
naval forces at Port Arthur was received
on the night Of May 1920: Three of
the enemy's battleshipsand three cruis-
ers appeared to the east on the morning
of May IL. Their movements were
watched from Liaotieshan and Golden
hill. After crossing the meridian Of Port
Arthur, this squadron turned eastward
and appeared to be getting into battle
formation, then an explosion was OBJ
served under the Enthusiastically, which
was Of the Full type. The ironclad
stopped, keeled over to starboard and
began to sink by the bow, sending up q
quantity OF steam. Two cruisers imme-
diately approached, and it was observed
from Golden hill that they lowered boats,
after which the battleship gradually
righted herself and appeared to recover
from her injury.
Sank in One Minute.
AT that minute another three-fun-
neled battleship of the Shikishima type
approached the scene of the accident
and mine exploded under her mid
ship section, causing similar explo-
sion to that which occurred in the
case OF the battleship Petropaylovsk.
In the course OF one minute she sank.
The third ironclad put out to sea, the
cruisers remaining on the scene OF the
disaster. l sent f16 torpedo boats to
harass the enemy, and should a favora-
bic opportunity present itself to attack
the ships separately. The cruiser No
yik went out to the passage in order
II necessary to support the torpedo
boats, but the cruisers got up steam al
this juncture and drew in towards the
shore. The Japanese cruisers opened
fire with all their heavy guns on oul
torpedo boats. but the latter returned
to port without loss The damaged
ironclad then disappeared below the
horizon with her attendant cruisers
escaping from the pursuit Of our 10
tilla. !"
Think They Were Mistaken.
st. Petersburg, May 21.-Secont
thoughts have caused the admiralt.
officials to discredlt the report that tn
Japanese battlesbips Shikishima ant
Fuji have also been destroyed. 1t i
believed that the Russian refugee
from Port Dalny, who circulated tn
! report on arrival at Chefoo yesterday
probably COMPOUNDED, the Shikishim
and Full with the Hatsuse and Yoshi
no. But the official advices do shov
that the Kasaga which ramned tn
Yoshiao, was sdanared and the opin