The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-24
OPPOSING FORCES IN A
 BRUSH NORTH OF ANU
THE JAPANESE CONTINUE THEIR
 STEADY MARCH NORTH.

Belief That Stringent Censorship May
 be Relaxed Early in Aprii-No Official
 Word from Tokio as to Result of Last
 Bombnrdment-Y Yokohama Also Hears
 the Report of the Destruction of a
 Russian Warship.
 Seoul, March 2S, (Noon).-A brush be- tween the opposing forces has occurred at the outposts north of Anju. One Ja- panese was killed.
 The above dispatch is significant as showing the steady advance north of the Japanese.
 London, March 24.-The stringent Ja- panese censorship is likely to be relax ed early in April, says the well-infomed Daily Telegraph's Seoul correspondent. This coincides with the numerous indi- cations of the imminence of land opera tions. In the meantime the veil has not lifted and not a word has yet issued, either officially from Japan or unofIlci- ally from any other source, concerning the last bombardment of Port Arthur. The rumored naval battle of March IS is also totally uncontirmed and is made more improbable by Vice Admiral Ma karoffs virtual admission that the Rus sian fleet withdrew when the Japanese tried to cut it off from two sides.
 Berlin March 24-A special dispatch from Yokohama repeats the report sent from Tolxio that the Japanese made an attack on Port Arthur March IS, and sank a Russian battleship.
 St. Petersburg, March "A, 2:S0 a. m No further dispatches, official or other wise, have arrived here from Port Ar thur up to this morning, the officials have come to the conclusion that the bombardment by the Japanese fleet on the night of March q and the morning, of March 23 failed to cause any damage considered worthy to be reported to the emperor. In consequence considerable satisfaction at the continued fruitless- ness of the Japanese assaults on Port Arthur prevails in high circles.
 London, March 24.-A series of mes sages dated between March 10 and March IT sent by correspondent of the Daily Mail at Chinampho, Corea, de- scribes the perfect organization and ar arrangements of the Japanese in Corea. Elaborate preparations have been made for landing troops and advancing them through the country and pontoon bridges and stables are built wherever they are found to be necessary. The greatest difficulty facing the Japanese is commissariat as owing to the poor food supplies of Corea, 1t is only possi- ble at present to maintain 9o,0oo men.
 The Japanese hold two enormously strong positions. at Ping Yang and on the Miokak San range, between Hwang Ju and Seoul. The latter, the corre- spondent says, Is probably impregnable and secures Seoul from land attacks from the northwest.
 According to this correspondent the Russians are preparing to prevent the Japanese landing at Pax Chon, twenty miles west of Anju, and he says the Japanese sailors admit that Port Ar thur is so protected by mines and tor pedoes that it would mean death to approach it.
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 London, March 24.-The Times this morning prominently publishes an opin- ion of a correspondent that Japan will land the main army at New Chwang, and that she also probably will seize Hai Cheng (fifteen miles eastward and on the railroad), as an additional base, and that, without seriously attacking either Port Arthur or Vladivostok, the war will be fought out on the plans of central Manchuria.