THE WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1545, 29 August 1905, Page 2

THE WAR.

GENERAL NEWS.

By telegraph. Press Ass’n, Copyright

Washington, Aog. 27. Count LamsdorS reiterated to President Roosevelt that the Czar forbids tho cessation of part of Saghalien, also payment of an indemnity.

St. Petersburg, August 27. A Russian Navy Loague is in course of formation. . It is stated at St. Petersburg that all tho officers who surrendered with Admiral NiebogatoS have been cashiored. Admiral NiebogatoS pleads that tho surrender of his ships was in the circumstances necessary, and that it saved 2000 lives. Tokio, August 27Baron Katusnra has received hundreds of memorial telegrams, urging him to insist on the original peace terms. Admiral Katsoka reports from Otaotsk

that the fleet captured a gun at Portagon, and soized the British ship Antelope, near Saghalien. Tho Kamsobatka squadron seized the Russian transport Montara. ’ Tho Japanese fleet is sounding 6t the mouth of the Amur.

Berlin. Ang. 27. German Army Surgeon Schaefer, who was sont to study the war from a Burgioal standpoint, roports that the Japanese bullets aro not unneoessarily harmful.

REINFORCEMENTS AND DESTRUCTION.

By telegraph’, Press Ass’n, Coßyrigbt Received 8.56 p.m,. Aug. 28. , London, Aug. 28. Russians reinforced two guard stations at Zareff and Port Lazarev. Japanese torpedoers destroyed both and bombarded the lower spurs of Lazarev. The Russians fear a fresh landing. The rainy season at Kuraohulitz has ended.

RUSSIA’S LAST WORDS.

"HALF SAGHALIEN AND NO INDEMNITY."

By telegraph, Press Asa’n, Copyright Received 9.56 p.m., Aug. 28. Washington, Aug, 23,

President Roosevelt’s appeal to the Czar was framed on broad humanitarian lines.

Tne Czar, through Mr Meyer, the Amerioan Minister at St. Petersburg, has oouveyed a final unqualified refusal to entertain the demand for an indemnity.

Saturday’s sitting threatened to be the last.

Though the secretaries were excluded to secure the strictest secrecy one of the Russian plenipotentiaries supplied the New York correspondent of the Times with many details. "The Japanese have secured or expect a new proposal ?’’ was a question asked. " No,’’ said the Russians, “ half Saghalien and no indemnity, are our last words."

M. do Witte's quiet firmness has con vinoed the Japanese of the nnalterabienesi of the resolution.

Tokio, August 28.

There are many evidences that public opinion in Japan strongly reseDts the partition of Saghalien. , Some newspapers urge that if further concessions are attempted negotiations onght to be stopped.

BRITISH INFLUENCE WORKB FOR PEACE. RUSSIANS EXPECT A NEW PROPOSAL. By telegraph. Press A'sa’n, Copyright Reoeived 11.2 p.m., Aug. 26. London, Aug. .28. The plenipotentiaries informed the New York correspondent of the Times: "If the demand for an indemnity jis withdrawn, we rejoiee. Peace will then be made, but it is inoonoeivable Japan will withdraw. If the reduotion is oae half we should still decline. This is a question of principle, not of money. Wo understand the Japanese expect the Czar to ohaoge his mind. We do not. His answer to President Roosevelt is decisive, but we think a stronger influence is working for peace, viz., England. We have heard that'a new treaty of alliance was signed by England and Japan not many days ago. We believe that before it was signed Great Britain hinted strongly that it desired Japan to make peace. We know British interests in the East are suffering. Some of Britain’s political interests may suffer. We understand that from motives of delicacy and generosity to an ally Great Britain has refrained from urging any definite course of action. Japan knows wbat England wishes. That iB why we think a new proposal will be forthcoming on Monday. We think the British views also had weight at Petershof."

BRITAIN’S AND RUSSIA’S INTERESTS.

OLAMOR FOR PEACE,

WHY BRITAIN MADE FRIENDS WITH FRANCE.

By, telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright Received 12.18 a.m., Aug. 29.

London, August 28.

The plenipotentiaries added ;

England, though Japan’s ally in Asia, has in Europe other and far weightier interests, and cannot wish to see Russia enfeebled beyond a certain point. - She made friends with Franoe in order to keep the balaDoe even, especially against Germany. She knows that Germany’s .'designs are threatening England’s plaee in the European system. Britain’s and Russia’s oommon interests olamor lor peaco. ,

RUSSIANS AND THEIR ILLUSION DREAMERS DREAMING OF A VICTORY, ; By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright Received 12.22 a.m„ Aug. 29. London, Aug. 28. The Times’ New York correspondent also elicited from a Japanese authority that the conference had been adjourned to enable the Russians to awake from their illusions. “We cannot,” he said, 11 arrange peace with dreamers dreaming of General Lino, vitoh’s next battle, dreaming that the world is on their side by their policy of journalism. The Czar relies on paid information about our army.”