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AWAITING FURTHER DETAILS.
Expected japanese Will Vigorously
Push 0peratiyns Against Port
Arthur.

ST. Petersburg May 29.-Intensc in
terest is displayed In the Japanese re-.
ports OF the Kin Chou battle The
people In the streets almost mob news
boys TO secure extras containing the
dispatches. Crowds stood around the
official bulletin Boards awaiting the
Russian versions but none arrived,
The official world. as well as the public,
Is entirely dependent upon the Jap
anese for news. Further details, are
eagerly looked for especially regard,
ing losses. The prevailing conviction
here Is that the japanese must have
carried Nan Shan at tremendous sacrl-
flee The accounts OF the herolcolly
stubborn defense made by the Russians
Notwithstanding their position, subject
to the fire Of artillery from the front
and from warships on the flank are
source of much satisfaction. Their own
reports. the Russians say, could not
have placed the lighting qualities OF
their soldiers in a better light than do
those OF the Japanese.
Both the admiralty and the war office
are without news and frankly confess
they do not expect to hear from the be-
leaguered garrison I'm Port Arthur
again directly except by accident until
the fortress has been relieved or sur
rendered or the war ended. Some ma
tive reports that drifted into head
quarters at Lao Yang and were for
warded here say that the japanese lost
many thousands.
The impression In army circles Is
that the japanese viii push operations
against Port Arthur with the greatest
energy, but Il is also believed a month
or more will be required to bring up
siege guns,
THE japanese now before Port Ar
thur said Col Noyeseky OF the gem
erQl staff, may proceed I'm three ways
First, an open attack after preparatory
artillery fire. second progressive
siege, and third, blockade thlhk
the japanese will adopt the nrst course,
ms IL is not to their advantage TO wait
while Russian achievements are ar
irving. The second method Is a long
and complicated operation that might
last months.
port Arthur, generally speaking is
impregnable, but impregnabillty IL
relative term. Nothing In fortincauon
Ia really nvncible. Guns VIII destroy
any structure. Cannon VIII deteat eaeh
other. Sappers can remove impedl-
,nents outside and I'll bitches. Sealing
ladders will overcome any walls Mine
can be met with countermine'
"a blockade would Involve passive
activity for many months and an enor,
nous number Of troops, Thereiore,
believe that the Japanese WIN attenlpt
10 carry the place by assault win the
aid of their artillery
THE japanese are copying on
larger scale their campaign OF 1888,
While Gen. Okf is at Port Arthur Gen
Kuroki. after a junction with the adj
vancing army landing at Takushan,
win move on Hal Cheng and New
chwang until they are occupied. do
not believe Gen. KuroN VIII nave
against Gen Kuropatkn's main POSI-
ton until he has formed base at New
chwang,
one OF the Associated Press Russian
correspondents has Just returned IRON
Port Arthur. He has been over ana is
thoroughly familiar with the forts and
defenscs there lie opinion Is that the
fortress cannot be. taken except by sys-
tematic siege operations that VIII re-
quire many months.
Unless the japanese are able to
carry II I'm less than three months, the
correspondent says, they will be too
late, as Gen. KurOpatkin will then have
enough men to send an army to relieve