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Show t ' . ' f . .. . , ' " . -sr.- ; r r " - . . , r ' I I i J 'i . " ' : ; . - r i - 7 " ' . ' v 7' ' ' ! L I i , , ' : : -i -il x I ' I ' : 1 -iT Lebanese Bui j cror, in Opening Diet, Decides Success Eas Been Attaiiicvat All Points ByEis .frilly; and Hai- TOKIO, 17ov. SO. It Is reported tluit tht Ja panes today auaulted, carried and ret:ei the southeastern portion cf Iletre MIL . ' H x - . . ' BITIXETd. . ciIEroo, 27ot. SO. Chinese who left Port Dalny Norember 28, ax-rived ax-rived here todaj. They heard firing ITovember 3 -vrhileit iiea. . The Chi-, nese assisted La-carrying1 the Japanese wounded from the train to the hospitals, and; personally counted a thousand. The Japanese, they add, seemed depressed. . n- - : -' '' ' ' - BUIXETm. . - - - . . GEN". OKTTS rCEAIXJTJAB,TEIlS, VIA Tuesday, Not, 29 (Be layed in transmission). The position of the two armies is practically un-. un-. changed. ' There h3 teen no fighting 6ave outpost scouting,, skirmishes and occasional Huaian bombardmeats, which, are usually unanswered. XeitherNside shows any Indications of moving. ' The Japanese are not affected af-fected by the increasing cold weather. ' : ' j ; I Shanghai telegraphs that wireless oora-r"unicat'T oora-r"unicat'T r l',n r-p-,"-"v,1 -t frtn t-c coi.aui,.. at C-o I and the Port Arthur garrison. TOKIO, Nov. S3. The Emperor formally for-mally opened the ?cond wsr P'"t today, to-day, lie rode i..rcugTi the crowded streets In u sta'.a coach, escorted by a troop of Lancer?, ar.J accompanied by the Crown Prince, his staff and Borne members of the Imperial household, to the House of Parliament, where both houses were assembled in the chamber of Representatives. The diplomatic corps and many prominent Government officials were present. ... Address of Emperor. ' rThe Emperor ascended the dais, from which he read the following address t,.,. "We hereby perform the ceremony of opening . the Imperial Diet," and announce an-nounce to the members of the House of Feers and the House of Representatives Representa-tives that to our profound delight our relations with all the neutral, powers are continually growing more amlca-' amlca-' bl. - ' "We have directed our Ministers of state to submit to you a scheme for meeting the extraordinary expenditure necessitated by the war. together with the budget for. the thirty-eighth year of MeljH, besides other projects of law. Prog .las of the War. r - j-: , "Thlt our expeditionary forces have been victorious in every battle, h ave repeatedly shown fresh proofs of their loyalty and bravery, so that the progress pro-gress of the .war has been so constantly tour advantage, that we expect by the loyal devotion of our subjects to attain our' ultimate object, and. we call upon you to discharge your--duties ry harmonious har-monious co-operation, thereby promoting promot-ing our wishes and ends." . . , SWEEP OF HARBOR GAINED BY JAPANESE ! AT PORT ARTHUR LOXDON. Nov. SO. According to a Tokio dispatch to the Standard there Is an unofficial rumor that the Japanese ; hauled large calibre guns to the top of 203-meter hill, whence their fire has . a sweep of the whoiQ harbor at Port ' Arthur; . S ' ' This report doubtless goes beyond the facta; but various. dispatches indl-' indl-' cats the progress th .Japanese are making In the reduction of Port Arthur. Japanese here explain the great Importance Im-portance of the capture of 203-meter hill, which, besides giving -command of the harbor, will serve as a wide breach made by the wedge the Japanese had previously driven in between the Etx rroup and the Russians last retreat In the ravines of Laotic mountain. They declare that retreat, to Laotic will be effectually cut off. and that it is not unlikely that Laotlo will be simultaneously simul-taneously attacked In the final aswiult. Bennett Burleigh wires to the Daily Telegraph from Chefoo that In the last assault the Japanese lost 400 men in one hour's , fighting. They claim to have captured two more of the northeastern forts and a third, which is part of the West Kekwan fort, and to have effected " a lodgment a't Pig-eon Eay. thus turning the fort on 203-meter hill, and that they - f- row tunneling from the gorge below j Tie hill, which they hope first to c--'-Uge and thereto rush. The dispatch continues; - "Desperate figMir.g is proceedirg ' daily, and the los.- are admitted to be excessive, but he Jranese insist that ' 1 ort Arthur , " f-il within twtr.ty-c-e Caya" , i ?rr ' :' ecrrefper. I -1 f t r - ' |