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Show PRESENCE OF LENA V IS A PUZZLE TO THE 1 . JAP GOVERNMENT TOKIO, Sept 15, 1 p. m. The presence pres-ence of the Russian warship In San Francisco is exciting keen Interest here, although the motive of the trip Is not understood. One theory advanced is that Russia is seeking to test the attitude of America Amer-ica upon the legal questions involved. Another theory is that the Lena while engaged in scouting called at .Korsakoff, .Korsa-koff, found the wreck of the cruiser Novlk, learned of the scattering of the Port Arthur fleet and the defeat of the Vladivostok squadron, took the Novlk's crew on board and fled to San Francisco. Francis-co. The telegraphic reports of the Lena's Le-na's crew and number at guns on board indicate abnormal conditions for a ship of her class. - The . Japanese .Government, while watching" the incident with close attention, atten-tion, has not expressed its attitude publicly pub-licly upon the case. |