The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-01
BATTLE NEAR PORT ARTHUR
REPORT OF ONE SIX MILES
 FROM RUSSIAN STRONGHOLD.
Japanese Very Active in Vicinity of Feng Wang Cheng-Advance Squad Takes Up Further Advantageous Po- sition-occupation of DaIny-Japs Take the Place and Find Much vaIu- able stuG.

1 sitfOn-OccupattOn of Dalny-Japs
 Take the Place and Find Much vaIu- able Stuff.
 Chefoo, June l., II a. m.-An uncon- firmed rumor is current among the
 Chinese that a battle has taken place
 six miles from Port Arthur yesterday
 Guesday).
 London, June 1.-The Daily Mails correspondent at New Chwang says:
 Some Chinese fugitives from Port Arthur arrived here describe the situ- ation of the inhabitants there as des- perate. Famine prices exist. The cost
 of provisions increases weekly. Many persons are reduced to eating Chinese food and even that is dear. Milled flour costs $6 a bag. Whole streets and sev- |eral public buildings have been wreck led by Japanese shell fire, and the hos pitals are packed by sick and wounded.
 The Tokio correspondent of the Chronicle telegraps: Russian strate- gy has undergone another change. Ying Row is to be again fortified. Four guns have been brought from New Chwang, the garrison increased, and the har- bor mined.
 The hospitals are packed with the sick and wounded.
 The work of repairing the damaged warships is stopped. All civilians have been given military duties. The gen. eral health of the in habitants is good except that the Chinese are dying of starvation. Theft has been made pun ishable by death. The railway has been completely destroyed as far as Kin Chou and there are frequent gaps in it as far as Kin Chou and Wafangtien. At Wafangtien there are fifteen thou sand Japanese troops but no sign of troops further north. During the fight ing at Kin Chou 200 Chinese were kill ed by the Japanese fire directed against positions that the Russians had evacu- ated.''
 Liao Yang, May 31-5:2O p. m.-Con- tinuous fighting has taken place north east of Feng Wang Cheng and the rail- way above Kin Chou since May 27. A sharp action has taken place eastward of Simatsi, thirty-five miles north of Feng Wang Cheng, which lasted from the morning of May 27 until daylight on May 30. Bith sides suffered severe Iy, although detailed figures are lack ing.
 The engagement resulted in the Rus sians retiring on Sinatsi, followed cau- tiously by Japanese attachments. Three companies of Japanese are re- ported to have ambushed patrol of the Nerinsky regiment near Hunsian, three Cossacks. A fourth Cossack had his horse killed under aim. Fearing capture he buried his rifle. He was captured, but subsequent- y escaped, dug up his rifle and rejoined | his regiment.
 Severe fighting is reported along the railway between stations Vfangoy and | vfandien. The Japanese suffered heav- ly and would have been annihilated l lad not infantry reserves come up and | forced the Russians to retire into 
 London, June 1.-The correspondent of | he Standard at the Japanese army telegraphing May 30, ;ays:
 Repeated reconnaisances show that | lone of the enemy's troops are within | fifteen miles of Feng Wang Cheng or 'ast of the Tayan griver for thirty niles in the direction of Siuyen. Molten ting pass may delay but it cannot pre- vent the Japanese advance as the pass an be turned on either flank"
 The Morning Posts correspondent at Shanghai learns that the Russians langed a number of Chinese who had | 'een caught signalling to the Japanese leet near Vladivostok.