An item dated Shangahi, China 24th reported that the Russian consul and the commanding officer of the Russian gunboat there an official telegram received reporting that in the night before the Japanese without success Port Arthur attacked.(1) Six ships were to be lost although no one could tell of which nationality. The Chinese department of foreign affairs seemed to have given the Russian gunboat Mandsjoer permission to stay at Shanghai under condition that she was to be armed and her fireplaces cold. The Japanese cruiser lying at Woesoeng left same day to the north.
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1. The Russo-Japanese war between 8 February 1904-5 September 1905.
