Show nUS RUSSIANS ARE HOPEFUL bel eve great naval victory will occur in straits of formosa whether vice amiral a battleship division passed through gil the straits of sunda or the straits of ma lacco it Is practically certain now in st petersburg that he is moving to effect a juncture with the division which passed singapore april 8 according to the admiralty a anfor matlon the japanese Jap amese have had an ob atlon squadron in the waters off labban british borneo where they took the same advantage of british neutrality as did of french neutrality at madagascar and this squadron is believed to have been summoned by japanese scouts to re main in touch with the russians un I 1 they go north to the straits ot of for mosa where it is believed in st pe kersburg burg a battle will occur consid wing ering the vital nature ot of the issue the admiralty is inclined to think togo will not dare to send shap to cladi or leave vessels behind him to cope with the russian vessels at that port and that the japanese coasts and the transport fleet will practically have to shift for themselves until the naval battle is fought |