Nagasaki, 17th February.
A naval defence district has been created in the entrance to Nagasaki. Incoming ships have to stop one mile north of the Yoshima light and to wait for orders from the guardship, which is flying during the day the national flag on the top of the mast, and showing during the night two white lights one by the side of the other.
The state of siege has been declared in the district of Nagasaki.
Chefoo, 18th February.
The cable to Port Arthur has just now been interrupted.
21st February.
The landing of Japanese troops at Chemulpo is going on, There are already 15,000 men in Seoul.
The U. 8. cruiser Now Orleans has arrived here with Admiral Cooper on board.
The Imperial Russian Military Agent in China, Major-General Dessino, has kindly communicated to us the following telegram Port Arthur, 20th February.
Everything is quiet here. With the exception of the naval attack on the 9th February, which was repulsed, no Japanese ship has been seen here since, nor have Japanese troops been landed. Only at Wiju, near the Yalu River, a Japanese major and four Japanese were taken prisoners, (Signed) Major-General Five, Chief of Staff of Troops."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.