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At Weihaiwei there is British wire
less telegraph station and the British
warships are equipped with this means
of communication. 1t is possible that
Weihaiwei has been in wireless COM
munication with the fleet and that the
information of the fall of Port Arthur
was received in this manner.
Little Credence Given
London, July 30.-A dispatch to Reu-
ters' Telegram company from Weihai-
wei, dated Friday, says ut is sup
posed here that Port Arthur has been
captured, as the British fleet is re-
turning here tomorrow" Presumably
this report is from the same source as
the dispatch from Shanghai, reporting
q Weihaiwei rumor that Port Arthur
has fallen. The only basis for the re-
port known here is that when Russia
no longer occupies Port Arthur the
British. by the treaty. will evacuate
Weihaiwei, and the inference is that
the British fleet returning to Wei
haiwei to remove the stores, ETC., from
that place Not much credence Is at.
tached fer the moment to the Weihai-
wei report, though similar rumors are
flooding the continent.
No Official News.
Washington, July 30.-The Shang-
hal dispatch reporting the fall of Port
Arthur was communicated to the Jap
anese minister here. Up to this time.
however, no official news on this SUBJ
ject has reached the legation.
London, July 30.-Up to midnight
the Japanese legation has received no
news indicating the fall of Port
Arthur.
Japs Lose Two Vessels.
phefoo. July 30.-Refugees who have
arrived here from Port ARTHUR say that
the Japanese lost a cruiser and gun
boat last Thursday night as a result
Of striking mines
Heavy Japanese Losses.
Liaoyang, July 30.-Frrther details
pr the fighting below TateAekiae, July
20 and "a, indicate that the Japanese
losses may reach 5000 men. The Rus
sian losses are officially stated to be
about 700. The Russian front was much
extended. The Japanese concentrated
their attack against the Russian left,
but were repeatedly repulsed. The
Russians made several brilliant bayonet
charges. and for the first time the Rus
sian artillery was used in high angle fire
from behind hill, the fire being directed
BY telephone from an eminence and
attaining great precision. The Russians
did not retire until it was established
that the Japanese had seven divisions.
The Russian force is concentrated at
Haicheng and probably viii not retire
further. 1t is expected that the Japanese
will now advance against the left flank
Of the Russian southern army.
Two Generals Wounded,
Washington, July SO.-The Japanese
minister has received the following ca
blegram from the foreign office at Toxic,
dated Friday:
Gen. Oku reports further that, ac-
cording to the statements of Russian
officers captured during the recent bat
tie, Gen. Kuropatkin was present on the
battlefield and that Gems. Sakaloff and
AAoANA e1SovAsSa WClc WOQuucu. Also
that the Russian casualties were about
1000. The Japanese casualties were
about 1000, and Cen O,.u reports that
investigations are being made regarding
the number of prisoners taken and the
quantity of munitions of war, etc., cap.
tured."
Significant News.
st. Petersburg, July 30.-since the
Russian retreat from Tatchekiao and
the taking Of Newchwang by the Jap
anese the feeling here has grown sud-
denly more pessimistic. With the Jap
anese able to get around Gen. Kuropat-
kin's right from NewchwAng, with their
forces pressing in upon Haicheng from
the east and japanese column threat
ening the Russian communications
above Liaoyang, the withdrawal Of the
entire Russian army northward may
be absolutely necessary. In this con-
nection the orders issued to the foreign
war correspondents to go to Hardin, as
we'll as the report that Viceroy Alexieff
is going to Vladivostok, are highly sig-
nificant. as indicating that Gen. Kuro-
patkin may already have decided that