Show BLOCKADE RUNNERS ELUDE JAPS bring news from vladivostok kur lopatkin reported III tsing tau oct 7 noon the german steamer progress chartered by a local german and which left here 26 days ago with a general cargo consigned to vladivostok returned from that port today and reported that she KOREANS INCENSED AT JAPS vladivostok oct 7 russians who have just returned here from korea say the koreans especially in the southern provinces are greatly incensed at the high hand ed actions of the japanese who seize the young men cut their hair place them in japanese uniforms and compel them to enter the ranks the population it is added is now favorable to the russians the harvest in northern korea has been exceptionally good found it easy to elude the japanese ships in that vicinity she reported that a number of large ships have been there recently with stores of coal and ammunition the city of vladivostok is quiet and the russians seem depressed over their land and sea reverses vladivostok HEAVILY FORTIFIED vladivostok Is being heavily fortl ad the harbor is being mined and re pairing of the damaged ships Is going on it is believed that it will be impossible to put the armored cruiser rossia in a seaworthy condition r kuropatkin REPORTED ILL it is stated in vladivostok that gen kuropatkin has been very ill and unable to personally command his army since the battle of llao yang russian officers at tsang tau arc responsible for the statement that ammunition and guns from the protected cruiser diana have reached port arthur froc c saigon the germans do not believe this story the russians are in constant communication muni cation with port arthur it is believed by wireless messages sent to one foo though it is claimed that junks carry the messages it is claimed that the expected dash of the port arthur fleet has been frustrated by the terrific storms which have prevailed this week COLLIER MAY RUN BLOCKADE the british collier hall is here discharging a bargo of coal to the german ship emma the latter Is expected to make an attempt to reach port arthur within a few days asi SEIZE BRITISH STEAMER japanese take possession of boat loaded with cattle and flour shanghai oct 7 the british steamer alshan from hongtong Hong kong has been seized by the japanese off new chwang the bishan carried a cargo of cattle and flour intended for port arthur |