Show As japs prepare to land prepares to leave russia cancels coal contract for the baltic fleet may viceroy kepture Kew ture from port arthur la inter here to that that place ie a danger ot isolation and that the japanese preparations for are considered as confirming the beliet that port arthur has been sealed up probably by two 0 the ships which the nus ailed to locate in this connection attention Is drawn to he discrepancy between the russian and japanese recounts of the attempt to bottle up the port the former staling that it occurred about 3 in the morning while the latter eald it took place in the afternoon it Is suggested that there may have been two separate attempts each time with ten ships it will be remembered that it has been previously asserted that japan prepared twenty vessels for this purpose and ft this explanation Is correct the Itus stan accounts referring only to the early morning affair may be justl fled in asserting that it was unsuccessful cess ful it Is supposed that the japanese will make a supreme effort to cut off Port arthur before the arrival of vice admiral loff the dally telegraphs tokio conre says our hect has not returned to ita rendezvous and Is still engaged in the execution of a prearranged pro there 1 reason to believe that the japanese intend landing their second army at New chwang upon the successful bottling up of port arthur the dally malls paris correspondent hears that russia has cancelled its contracts tor a supply of coal en route to the foreast Fa which were made with a view to the dispatch of the baltic fleet dispatches received from port arthur yesterday afternoon and from wednesday report no change in the situation and so tar no confirmation has reached london of the japanese preparations for landing the coast of the llao tune peninsula according to the dally telegraphs abang hal kwan correspondent M russian minister to korea aas gone to pekin for the purpose of endeavoring to induce china to cede to the russian administration the chinese railways from kou pang tee to sin min tung and binkow tor purposes st petersburg may 6 a m awta vice admiral togo hovering in the immediate vicinity of port arthur end transports loaded with troops lying at northeast of that stronghold russia has braced herself for 1 benning conflicts with the toe in which ache will again play a defensive role thle time it la hoped with better suo eess and therefore with less sacrifice of alte than in the on the balu the war commission sat until 2 eblock this morning and at the close et the session it was announced that there was nothing to communicate to the public it Is known however that he emperor bag been informed ot the ot japanese fleet off the llao aang shea promontory and the appear nee ot transports at the tact that the events occurred may bare significance f a landing should take place at it ie announced that admiral gogoe battleship squadron will bombard port arthur in order to prevent the garrison rom sending reinforcements by railroad to the troops opposing the japanese there jelther abe admiralty nor the war believes that a disembarkation ot the japanese can be pre vented fis the guns ot the japanese cruisers could command the point of landing but after the japanese Ja are ashore the Hus will strike what force they will be able to bring tip to resist the invaders cannot be stated definitely the strength of the army on the peninsula of llao tang having been kept a strict secret it 1 expected that the railroads will lay an important part in the effort of lie russians to push the japanese into the sea as it will permit the rapid of troops the general staff has not forgotten ahat ships were sighted may ok halping and Si on the leeel coast of the llao tung peninsula ut two points could bo readily covered it necessary from important advantage would ac farne to abe japanese should they abc freed in establishing themselves at howo from there radiate roada con teching with the railroad at yang tl 1 directly west to south with aan and kinchlow KIn chow stations on the near port arthur northeast through the Taka eban with feng wang a A leading at this moment would anake it tor general kuropat ala to concentrate a formidable dorco 1 kuroki whose forward nove went not yet reported further the japanese are the fowl port arthur will be as good a A of the general staff saye abat geaber la well aware tot wee even it the loyld succeed in cutting the l allried port arthur ie now ready to on lie owa from boklo telling of over the a of port arthur it ie bated are ot adal beyond que ut U ot vice feyo on may 3 to seal the ort felm ot all of abe on abe balu yalu la pu by the heavy aaeng abe three ot are and it le inhered that they vw amie the HUM loat one of i wirtae to aeo ertain lve alive port arthur may 8 the joe adron le ta alteo atory bouth 0 pert arthur with jaw the rd bava arrived at art i of rort aft e vladivostok may S oen linevitch today inspected the forts and and congratulated the latter on their appearance and efficiency st petersburg may 5 japan la anxiously inquiring through the united states government as to the fate of the japanese captured by vice admiral Mah aroda during their raid near the islands the men are being held as prisoners as the steamer which as sunk by the russians had on board guns mines and a wireless telegraph outfit st petersburg may 5 general kur has requested the russian red cross society to supply 20 more beds for tie hospitals atthe front saoul korea may 5 p m the fourteen foreign roll lary observers who have been assigned to the first japanese column have arrived at die on the steamer maru the parly kuklo april 30 PRISONERS BUREAU st petersburg may 0 regulations to a prisoners bureau drawn up by a special i othe foreign office the presidency of de martens re cantly president of the hague court velch decided the plus fund claims arc practically finished and it la ex they will be promulgated within two days complete information regarding all japanese prisoners wl il be available from this bureau and communications with the friends of the at home will be arranged it is believed that a reciprocal agreement will be perfected by which each belligerent will furnish to the other the number and conditions of the prisoners at stated periods probably fort nightly the reports to be made through the french legation at boklo and the united states embassy at st petersburg JAP STRIKERS HAD THEIR WAY honolulu may 5 on the plantation last monday 1600 japanese went on strike demanding the removal ot the head foreman rioting was threatened but the honolulu police preserved peace the foreman who was charged by the japanese with conducting gambling games and coercing the laborers to patronize raffles has resigned and the strikers returned to work today NORTHERN ROUTE TO THE FAR EAST I 1 paris may 6 the journals st petersburg correspondent has had an interview with general chairman 0 the committee appointed to examine into the possibility of establishing a northern route to the far east in the course of which the general eald the was unanimously ot the opinion that such a route was practicable during two summer months and was so far preferable to the suez route that efforts ought to be made to overcome the in the way of making use of it FOR JAPAN philadelphia may S the laet of twenty four locomotives built in a hurry in this city for the japanese government have been boxed and sent to new york tor shipment to the far baal some of the locomotives have been sent to japan via san francisco CHINA A POWDER MAGAZINE st petersburg may 5 the effect of the disaster to russian arms on the balu yalu upon the chinese Is being watched blui heen interest and considerable apprehension the russian government appears to be for the moment and paul bicsar the russian minister at pekin la making dally reports to the foreign office the report received from the minister today contained nothing dis cg the pelting government according to russian seems ti be acting in perfect good faith and in beets that it Is intent upon preserving neutrality it Is turning a deaf car to the appeals of antl rosilan leader who want china lo 10 throw in her lot with japan and la doing all possible 0 o suppress anti foreign agitation among ho people nevertheless the russian authorities regard china aa a powder magazine they realize the danger and tho necessity for constant pressure on the part ot the russian government the danger of an anti foreign movement throughout the chinese empire exists not only for russia but for all the powers and russia hax at least three times bince the outbreak of the war the powers on the subject the last time being less thau ten daye ago the answers received uniformly dhow a full appreciation of the need of exercising a restraining influence on pekin and all the powers are cooperating to thin end |