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Show I WAR RAGES TOKIO, Aug. 17. Japanese journals. In commenting upon the Ryeshltelnl affair, state that the country does not .intend to have a repetition of tho gunboatJ Mandjur Incident r AJACCIO. Corsica. Aug. 17. The British steamer Scotlan, coal laden from the Tyno, arrived here today and reported that she was stopped August 12 by two blank shots, followed by a shell from the Russian cruiser Ural. ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 17. The announcement an-nouncement of the Mikado's offer to allow al-low non-combatants to leave Port Arthur coupled with the demand for the surren-i dor of the garrison, causes a revulsion ot feeling here. ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 17.-Informa-llon received In St, Petersburg foreshadows fore-shadows that Japan will decline to restore re-store the Ryeshltelnl or make any reparation, repara-tion, and that, on the contrary, she will contend that Russia, in sending the destroyer de-stroyer to Cheroo on an Impoitant military mili-tary mission, herself became responsible for the violation of China's neutrality. CHEFOO. Aug. 17. According to news received here today, the Japanese line has been drawn still closer around beleaguered belea-guered Port Arthur. The right wing of the Japanese line has penetrated to the vicinity of Pigeon bay. |