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Show BERLIN, Nov. 23. Tho Mukden correspondent corre-spondent of tho Lokal Anzclgcr sends tho following: "Reports of tho death of Gen. Kurokl persist, In splto of denials, and aro revived by Chlncso coming from the Jap-ancso Jap-ancso camps. "First Lieut Shukoff, who has Just arrived ar-rived from Port Arthur, reports that tho Russians have laid out three lines of defenses de-fenses which the Japanese must capturo beforo them can reach tho city, after which the Russians can rotlre to tho coast forts, which arc tho strongest of all. "Tho garrison, which comprlsos moro than 40.000 mon, is ln good eplrltB. Lieut. Shukoff believes thnt the fortress can hold out until at least tho end of January." |