Russia and Japan.

Manawatu Herald, 3 May 1900, Page 3

Russia and Japan.

IXpd^data March 16th the Hong Ko%" correspondent of the Sydney Mornings^ Herald writes: — The tension betw&en the Japanese and Russians still continues, and it is common talk that hostilities cannot be long postponed, though certainly such rumours have been in the air for the

last two or three years. It is said V that Japan is only awaiting the arrival of her battleship Shikishima, recently ; built in England and now on the way out, to commence hostilities. It is a significant fact that it has just transpired that -a telegram has been sent to the Admiralty an- \ nouncing the fact that .the flagship jtf Centurion is fit to stay out here for a further term,. and it is said that this means that .she will be retained on the station in addition to the Glory, which' was W have relieved her. This certainly looks as though trouble was expected in this quarter shortly, as also does the feverish haste with which the naval authorities have been accumulating fresh stocks of Welsh coal, of which there is now an immense amount in Hong Kong. Wei-hai-wei has also laid in a largo stock of fuel. Needless to say there is a, good deal of discussion throughout the fleet as to the meaning of it all,jwxd* those who were looking forward to.going Home next month in the flagship are beginning to feel a trifle dubious anent it.