Tokio, 7th February.
The Russian Minister is to leave Tokio ina fow days. Japan has broken off her relations with Russia.
We learn that the Shanghai otice of the Chinese Eastern Railway Company has received telegraphic news from their Nagasaki office, that three Russian steamers had been seized there by the Tapanese authorities, but were released a few hours later.
Wo are informed that the commanders of the Russian men-of-war have been informed by the St. Petersburg Govern-mont, that they have to consider themselves to be in a state of war with Japan.
The Imperial German Post Office informs us, that they received to-lay a telegraphic communication from Mr, Will, the Chief of the Russian Post and Telegraph Office at Port Arthur, according to which the mail will be dispatched vid Siberia until further notice as Peking, 10th February.
Austria-Hungary is taking charge of the Russian, Great Britain of the Japanese interests in the territories threatened by the war.
We lean from Port Arthur that four Tapanese torpedo-boats attacked yesterday moming the part of the Russian fleet which was outside Port Arthur, and completely disabled two large men-of-war.
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