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Show .--""'"'"-"S'is---,sse ' j HAVE BLOCKED PORT ARTHUR. Reported That Japanese Have at Last Been Successful. Ibe opinion gains ground In Lon don that Hie Jaoanese have nt last e.iedii.i'ly blocki d Poll Arthur. No ilblal .Inpa-ie.-e repoita have been re. elv.d. but the Tokli rresnond- cuts nie very po-utlv" r.'iardltig thn mutter anil describe the determination determina-tion with wbb h the enterprise was undeitaken. The Unlly Tclegrnph's correspondent correspond-ent dco.ni'os that the entrance to Port Arthur is "absolutely soa'ed." and adds H al the Japanese fleet in effect, ing its puiisise steamed Into tho en Iratice at full speed, und thnt the naval officers who made the two prn-vlous prn-vlous attempt begged permission to carry out the next nttenipt by day light, that being easier, and their request re-quest was grunted. "Ho determined were they to succeed," suc-ceed," silda tho corresisiiiilent, "that they decided. If necessary, to lose half their men. The number of casualties sustained by the Japanese bss not yet been announced." In favor of the supposition of Japanese success In blocking Port Arthur It Is pointed out Hint the previous pre-vious attempts bad left tbe channel so nartow thnt a couplo of vessels sunk In the fair way would probably suffice to scai up the entrance, while thero 1 a nntlceublo evasion and half hciirtednesa In the Itusslnn denials de-nials of the eneniy'a success. |
