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Show CAPTURED BY RUSSIANS. Second British Steamer Is Taken to "Vladivostok Charged With Carrying Contraband. LONDON, July C The Central News has received a dispatch from Vladl-vostak Vladl-vostak dated July 2, saying a British steamer has been captured by the Russians Rus-sians and taken to that port. The vessel ves-sel had a cargo of railroad material, which it alleged was intended for the Japanese. The same dispatch sajrs It is reported that during the last cruise of the Vladivostok Vlad-ivostok squadron the Japanese torpedo-boat torpedo-boat destroyers, while attacking the squadron, came under the lire of their own ships which mistook them for Russian Rus-sian vessels. The British steamer Cheltenham, which was captured by the Russians and Is now awaiting trial by a prize court at Vladivostok, was Insured against capture In the sum of 300,000. She was carrying a valuable cargo of rails. The Times this morning, in It3 shipping ship-ping news article, says there Is no doubt that the Cheltenham was trying try-ing to run in with contraband of war. |