Show OTHER DUEL 7 RUSSIANS AND JAPS STILL SPARRING AT PORT ARTHUR in engagement the russian russia cruiser diana Is 13 baly damaged report that port arthur had fallen proves to be erroneous the report that port arthur had fallen Is now conceded to have hare been premature it doubtless arose over the fact that tho the japanese and russian fleets had another engagement off 03 port arthur on sunday the dispatches dispatch C a contain few details of the engagement ga gager nent according to the story sto ry ot of a refugee who reached tien tsin monday night tile the russian ships engaged a portion of bogos squadron aba russian protected cruiser diang dian being badly damaged about twenty shots from the heavy guns of 0 the ships were exchanged according Acco to a correspondent of tho the ondon london I dally daily mall at New chwang general kuropatkin has wired lieutenant general stoessel that he be must hold held port arthur with the present garrison rison the dally daily express correspondent at berlin gives an alleged official intimation from the russian ambassador count osten oston that vice ad miral makaroff has mined all the cc coast ast ut the peninsula at port arthur the situation of the mines extending three miles seaward A correspondent of the dally daily telegraph at says the japanese again attacked attached port arthur march 12 as a challenge for vice admiral makaroff to come out and fight during the heavy bombardment the correspondent spon dent says tho the japanese were in a position of safety from the fortress the russian casualties amounted to killed and wounded |