Show THOUSAND LIVES LOST vladivostok squadron sunk TWO tw japanese transports all doubts as to the sinking ot of the th transports tran hitachi and sado by the russians has been removed according to advises advices received from TOM three thie hundred and ninety seven survivor of the hitachi arrived at iloni and survivors ol of the sado have arrived sit it kokura details of the destruction of the two transports and the full of the casualties are not obtainable details obtained from the survivors survivor ot of the ill fated japanese transports transport show that the th hitachi and the sado met three russian warships near dil island at 10 wednesday morning the russians fired ox oa the japanese ships and stopped them anil and soon afterward they torpedoed and sank the helpless transports the tha transport sado and several men were captured over one hundred men escaped in the boats and landed at ke kokura it is reported that tho the transports hitachi and sado carried only 1400 men if this is true the loss la ia lives probably pro baby Is s less than 1000 1000 |