Show but feeble resist ance made defense after defense is stormed japanese capture port arthur china has but four effective war ships left nov athe state department part ment has received a cable from denby baying that port arthur fell on the instant the navy department part ment has received a from admiral carpenter in command of the squadron announcing that the japanese captured chinas great naval iest london nov 24 A dispatch to the mail gazette irom one foo pays the british warship corp iee brings a ot atio announcement made by the associated press that port angur has been captured by the japanese hour hard yokohama nov 24 port arthur was captured wednesday november abt the japanese after hours of bard A dispatch to abe loo lon times from one foo ast night bays the fighting was continuous from noon of the until wednesday evening even inc the japanese fleet did not take part in abe the times dispatch adds though tha tha torpedo boats attached to abe beet were in action aid distracted dietr acted the attention of the forts while abe japanese troops entered the town stormed defense atler ottense Ot london nov 24 A dispatch from Sh anchal asserts that thirty two japa geee torpedo boats made a concerted upon abe entrance of alie harbor of port arthur end at the time the japanese land arces attacked the place from the rear while a heavy artillery fire was poured into he chinese forte the japanese infantry then stormed defense after detente abe chinese resisted feebly there were a few hand to hand fi glite but finally abe chinese became panic et ricken and the japanese carried everything baoe them a A dispatch to the times from confirms the times dispatch from che foo cabled exclusively to the associated press last that japanese troops at port arthur another dispatch from fays a third army left japan november ac cordine to their correspondent is sup doted to have been bent to attack aci julai aai sherea portion of the chinese navy remains I 1 lie dispatch adda that abe I 1 easily captured as abe eol diera who were encamped for its defense at alii li are deserting dee erting in diio the place id said to be fn a elate of utter collapse and confusion A is patch to the associated press efrom yokohama Yo Rohama yesterday baya it was rumored that this force was interi ded to operate in the yang tee kiang district of china chin demoralized navy london nov 24 according to a dispatch from shanghai a laree chinese broke her propeller while trying to haul the war hip aben yuen off the rock at wel hai wai and abe cruiser is now eald to lo 10 lying useless at that place it ie added that china has only lour effective war eliepa left sir kobert hart inspector general of imperial lor aliina has issued a circular to the employed emp loyes as alie shanghai dispatch states in which bays be is disbursing cabney in hand and he can only guarante the payment t retiring allowances at half the usual ate |