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Show LOOKS LIKE WAR. British Warships at Wei-Hai-Wei Cleared for Action and Keadj- for Sea. Wei-IIai-Wei, Nov. 3. All the British Brit-ish warships here, the first-class battleship bat-tleship Centurion, the first-class cruiser Narcissus, the second-class cruiser Hermoine, the torpedo-boat destroyers Whitings, Fame and Handy and the arst-ciass gunboat Peacock, have cleared clear-ed for action and are reay for sea at an hour's notice. The first-class battleship Victorious and the first-class cruiser Undaunted at C'hee Foo, are coaling to their full capacity. The greatest secrecy is maintained as to the meaning of these warlike preparations, but there is no' doubt importaut instructions are expected ex-pected at any moment. A large 'Russian fleet is assembled at Port Arthur. |