INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1553, 8 September 1905, Page 2

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

MORE ABOUT PEACE.

By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright Washington, Sept 6.

The treaty was signed in silence until the last signature was affixed. M. de Witte then reaehed across the table and grasped Baron Komura’s hand. His colleagues imitated his notion, and the Russians and’ Japanese stood a moment tightly olasping hands. Cordial speeches followed.

The two additional artioles of the twenty provide for the evacuation of Manchuria within 18 months. Military railway guards are afterwards to be limited to fifteen per kilometre. The Saghalien boundary will be defined by a special commission. Bus. sia acknowledges that she does not possess in Manchuria territorial advantages, pre. ferential or exclusive concessions or franchises impairing the sovereignty, or incompatible with the principle of equal opportunity.

Tokio, Sept 6.

Although a majority of the population aocept. the . treaty of peace, some noisy protest meetings have been held at Xokio, Osaka, and Nagaya. • ; '

JAPANESE AS A GREAT CON TINENTAL .POWER.

FIGHTING BEFORE PEACE WA3 DECLARED. NO SECRET CLAUSE OF TREATY By; telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright Received 9.25 p.m., Sept. 7. • Washington, Sept. 7. The ■ plenipotentiaries have left Portsmouth. M. de Witte has declared sinoe that really happy results have been attained. London, Sept. 7. There was severe fighting on the first at Chigongtuyong and Heavienkokaii in north-eastern Korea. The Japanese oaptured difficult mountainous positions With 66 casaulties. The Russians left 40 dead on .he field. \ ... Paris, Sept 7. ■ Les Debats says that peace leaves the Japanese a great Continental Power, and as Britain's ally, arbiter of the seas in the Far East. .- . , r .. ...

St, Petersburg, Sept. 7. Four sailors conoernod in the Black Sea mutiny were executed at Odessa, Admiral Niebbgatoff and the oaptains of the Imperator, Nioholas, Admiral Zeniarui, General Admiral, and Prazin have been deprived of their rank and dismissed from the servioe. All officers who surrendered their ships will be court-martialled. Reoeived 9.41 p.m., Sept. 7. London, September?. After five hours’ fighting at Vailuti, on the west coaßt of Sagbalien, jn the 30th, the Japanese completely crushed the Russians, killing 180. The Japanese casualties were email.

: Router’s St. Petersburg correspondent asserts on the highest Government authority that no secret arrangement was made between Russia and Japan.