Show WAI NEWS london feb 11 in a dispatch from nagasaki dated february 10 a correspondent of the daily telegraph says there has been a renewed attack at port arthur the japanese captured seven russian ships and chased others A chinese mob has destroyed the telegraph line around new chwang london feb 12 in a dispatch fron shanghai dated february 12 2 a m a correspondent of the dally telegraph says the bombardment of port arthur continues three cruisers have been sunk the russian bank been destroyed paris feb dispatch to the petit from boklo says the japanese squadron which engaged the barlag and kopietz at consisted of five vessels the japanese admiral has sent no information concerning th losses and injuries inflicted upon the ships the correspondent says thai great britain has sent seventy men to shanghai kwan to guard tho railroad rome feb ala cipher cablegram received here contains tha information that the japanese cruisers balsin and casaga are expected to reach the scene of war on sunday and that they will disembark their anglo italian crews and substitute japanese the official gazette today publishes the italian statement of neutrality re garding the Russo Japanese war admiral candland who commanded the italian squadron in the far east during calno japanese war and who Is considered here a most com detent judge of the situation has given an interview to the Glo dl italia he said it is reported that port arthur has provisions for nineteen months and that there are no civilians there but thin is doubtful I 1 believe port arthur to be lost to the russians and that their fleet Is destined to ha grad bally destroyed excepting the few ships taking refuge at 1 I believe russia can bring together men on land and it would be difficult to increase this number while japan can concentrate troops in korea where she will be supported by local sympathy che fop feb 11 9 a m the ja fleet has not been seen sanco noon tuesday the injured battleship and have been floated but the cruiser la still on the beach it has been ascertained that the japanese shells did not in jure the forts at port arthur in tuesdays engagement shells directed toward the disabled battleships went over them and entered the town shells directed at the forts struck houses on the hill 1 |