The Archive · 1904

Japan War," Sungsbushan (Pine-Tree

Hill) is 103' metres high, and had one fort on it ten years ago; Ehrlungshan (Two-Dragon Hill) is 82 metres high, and had seven forts on it These, with the forts on Itzeshan (Chair Hill) form the key to the whole defence of Port Arthur.—Ep.

20th November.

General Nogi reports that the fire from the naval guns yesterday afternoon blew up the magazine near the Arsenal. He adds that the Japanese operations against the forts are going on according to the prearranged scheme—Qur own corres;

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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