THE WAR.

Manawatu Herald, 23 July 1904, Page 3

THE WAR.

lOLATION OF TREATY 08. LIGATIONS.

The Berlin newspaper Allgeraeine Zoitung declares that international lawyers consider the Smolensk guilty of piracy in taking the Prince Heinrichs’ mails. The American prose considers Russia's action in amusing Britain and alienating Ger ma ny, deplorabl' stupid. The Malacca, flying the Russian flag, enters the Suez Canal, bound to Liban ij, r Sevastopol, where the Prize *j(vu r fc will b« held. A sentry ]L e the Peninsular Company’s °,aez agent permission to go aboard. The Malacca carried 300 tons of Government stores for Hong Kong, and some cargo for Yokohama. Two of the Prinz Heinrichs’ mail hags are still retained, one being British and the other Italian. Russia, replying to the German protest regarding the Prinz Hein rich, declares that she knows nothing of the affair, but must await the Smolensk’s report. A STUBBORN FIGHT. It is reported at Tokio that 10,000 Japanese, on the 15th, attacked 6000 Russians at Seisei. The Rus sians fought stubbornly, but eventually retreated on Tashichao, leaving 200 dead. It is announced at Stamboul that the Russian war vessel Tchernan is intended to relieve a similar vessel at Piraeus (the harbour of Athens). The cruiser Porpoise has Aden. BRITAIN MUST INTERVENE. , Admiral Fremantle, writing to (be Daily Chronicle, says the Russian volunteer cruisers are really pirates. Owing to Turkey's action Japan ask Great Britain to fulfil her treaty, obligations. He further says • that British cruisers ought to intervene unless Russia disavows responsibility lor the action of the Smolensk and Saint Petersburg, and releases the prizes. A RAID ON MERCHANT STEAMERS. v jTcskio reports state the Vladivostock squadron, without torpedoers, entered the Pacific ocean, steaming, eastwards on the 20tb inst. It is 'believed the object is a raid on merchant steamers which are hurriedly ng shelter. The squadron ovetJsSned one in the Bugaru Straits. The Malacca has arrived at Port Said. The crew are prisoners. No communication is allowed with the shore. The captain protested and was threaened with arrest. The Standard’s Constantinople correspondent says the passage of the Smolensk and Saint Petersburg Was specially flagrant, as not a month ago a British yacht was compelled to disembark two toy saluting cannon passing the Dardanelles. STRONG PROTEST FROM BRITAIN. It is reported the British Cabinet has sent a strongly-worded despatch -to St. Petersburg in connection with the Malacca incident.