Show BLOCKADE AT TOO roo CHOW sew now discharge port merchants are arc asked to contribute to the war shanghai oct ocl 9 the chinese have blockaded the file mouth 0 of the river leading to foo roo chow cow and vessels bound for that port must now discharge disc harze cargoes at sharp peak no 40 continuation confirmation ha hnz been received ot of the report that the japanese e bad effected a landing near port ar arthur thur it Is reported from pekin that the tax on goods coeds to and from the interior will tily ay iy be largely increased to provide war funds the viceroy lias has aci re quested the sald eald merchants to contilo ute tor to the war expenses iliad ard it la is expected facts will be ba raised by this means REPORT CONFIRMED HonK konc oct t D A dispatch from poo foo chow says bays the river has been closed for shipping loo a chow one of 0 tho the treaty ports ot of calra and capital of the province of 0 foo klen la is situated about twenty five miles from the of the min river doo chow has a naval arsenal shipyards and a school of navigation near it are extensive lead rilles mica and the black tea dIs tilot is within seventy miles of at that place consequently foo chow carries on a large larca trade with the maritime provinces of china both by land and water as well as with the roo foo chow islands and japan its population Is estimated at SOO london oct 9 A dispatch to the times from yokohama repeats the report art of the capture ot of che pow fow and adds the dipane Ja ea have landed troops at Taras cada port arthurs the correspondent correspond nt at Hong hongtong kong telegraphs under date of 0 today to day that the chinese have closed foo foa chow chov in preparation for a arlege A panic pi prevails va ila at it |