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Show Port Arthur Is Well Provisioned Sufficient Supply to Last at Least Six . Months,' at Full I Rations. LIAO YANG, June 38. Accordlngto trustworthy news from Port Arthur thcro had not been a fresh attack by land or sea up to Juno 14. though tho Japanoso had mado a fourth unsuccessful unsuc-cessful attempt to block the entrance to tho harbor, using four flresliips, two of which woro Immediately wunk by shots from tho batteries, the other two withdrawing. with-drawing. The m Russian fieot, according to these advice.', Is Intact and tho spirits of the garrison and Inhabitants aro excellent. pCho soldiers are eager to tight and aro confident of tho Impossibility of tho taking tak-ing of Port Arthur by the Japanese. Most of tho inhabitants havo onllstod In tho volunteers and COO women have offered of-fered their sorvlccs, Perfect ordor la maintained and trado and Industry' ara carried on as usual, Provisions aro plentiful, there being a sufficient supply to last six months at full rations and a year at reduced rations. An enormous number of cattle, tho advices ad-vices suy, were brought Into Port Arthur a few days ago bofore tho investment was completed, and meat now costs about 13 cents a pound, beer la sold at 30 cents a bottlo and champagno at $4 a bottle. A band plays on the boulevard tlireo times each wmk. rriw JapsrrcBev. -outposts, ora eighteen, miles from Port Arthur, beyond the nla- ffiff tl tlon at Intohenzc, two miles from th Jl Russian outposts. Skirmishes occasionally: r MH occur, Tho Russian officers believe tho' L ifij fortress to be lmpregnablo. - N. |