Show THOUSAND LIVES LOST vladivostok squadron sunk two japanese transports all doubts as to the sinking ot the transports hitachi and sado by the russians has been removed according to advices received from boklo three hundred and ninety seven survivors at the hitachi arrived at kojl and survivors of the sado have arrived at kokura details of the destruction of the two transports and the full of the casualties are not obtainable details obtained from the survivors of the fated japanese transports show that the hitachi and the sado met three russian warships near akl island at 10 clock wednesday morn ing the russians fired on the jap anese ships and stopped them and soon afterward they torpedoed and sank the helpless transports the transport sado and several men were captured over one hundred men es in the boats and landed at kura it Is reported that the trans ports hitachi and sado carried only 1 men if this Is true the loss in lives Is less than 1 |