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Show Crieat Losses Sustainod. CI1EFOO. July 31. a Japanese merchant mer-chant has received word from a Chinese Chi-nese whom ho trusts, to tho effect that the Japanese have decupled every P0SI-tlori P0SI-tlori surrounding the besieged fortrcs'? of Port Arthur, with the exception of Golaen mil. Tne Chinese stated tha hoth sides suffered tremendous losses . "1 operations necessary to brin-about brin-about this Ktate of affairs. 0 The members of the Russian Intelligence Intelli-gence bureau here, while denying the report that Port Arthur has been can-turad. can-turad. are Inclined to believe the reports re-ports true to tho extent that tha Japanese Jap-anese have made great promts in their operations about the besieged fortiS The party of Russian refugees expected here today have not as yet arrived. |