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BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT IN RUSSIA. Prince Kuropatkid contributes a sketch to the Speaker in which he describes the Czfar’s good intentions as a pure myth. He cares for nothing except the maintenance of an autocratic power. It Was absurd to describe him as being kept in ignorance by his functionaries. Japan has warned the authorities of Port Arthur to dismiss non-com-batants.
Bitter disappointment is felt in St. Petersburg that General Kuro patkin failed td make a strong stand at Haicheng and bis despatch is considered unsatisfactory. The Czar has given stringent instructions despite General Kuropatkin’s explanation that the troops are weak from fatigue. The Siberians are not accustomed to the mountains, hence they are' often forced to abandon guns. ATTEMPTED BRIBERY. The commander of the St. Peters burg did not participate in the examination after the seizure of the Malacca. The operation was conducted by special Russian intelligence officers, who offered Captain Street a gift of £2OOO if he would testify that he bad contraband. Others aboard the Malacca were offered bribes privately and separately.
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Manawatu Herald, 9 August 1904, Page 2
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176The Latest. Manawatu Herald, 9 August 1904, Page 2
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