CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3513, 25 April 1905, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

— Rozhdesiyensky’s Voyage.

SITUATION CRITICAL. FRANCE’S POSITION IN' SOME DOUBT, London, April 21. A Saigon telegram to-day state* that Rozhdestvensky is si ill at Kamranh. It is suited at Paris that he is unlikely to sojourn at Kamranh as France had not failed to wsow Rozhdestvensky that momentousl#SU*B cannot be trifled with. The “ Daily Express ” report* that M. Delcasse, conversing with Deputiee in the Chamber, stated that SozhflMtvensk'v had quitted the Annam coait* Reports state that Rozhde#t»*D»ky is over haulirtg neutral shipping: Off Kamrah. Thirty representatives of newspaper® at Tokio unanimously that France’s conduct was incpn*i*t#nt with neutrality. The Mikado’s Government hai made a formal protest to Franco. Newspapers at Tokio declare tha* Japan will soon be unable to continue the recognition of neutrality in regard to Cochiil China ports. Rozhdestvensky was ordered to quit Madagascar on France’s pressing representation. He disregarded ordei’S from Russia until ready to proceed to the the Czar’s direct orders, but with a view to preserve secrecy he Jelegrapneo misleading reports to headquartersThe "Times” Paris correspbp denC reports that information there sents that Japan is in grim earnest. M. Delcasse communicated with Sf* Petersburg, but tiiere was always £ possibility of Rozhdestvensky setting at nought St Petersburg’s instructions. If so and France was unable to overcome his obstinacy the Japanese must not hesitate to attack him at his moorings without any hostile intention towards France.

The concensus of opinion WM thit 1} ’ order to avoid complication#! Rozhdestvensky must shortly go of hio own accord, compelled by France, or he must expect to be attacked. , The excitement at Tokio is growing rapidly. American newspapers declare taat if is not believable that France will givo Rozhdestvensky the use of territorial waters as a naval base. It iho doli Japan will send her ships in and “Cut him as she is entitled. The steamer Juliette at Port Lom*, Mauritius, asked for coal on the ground that phe was proceeding to KiacbW* She wa« allowed 600 tons. After 100 tons ° eea t l ™ o aboard, the Bluish members ot the crew declared they had been deceived as she was c£ rr y In S store* for the Russian fleet and »hey declined to proceed. Thereupon fi. ie coaling wu Stopped. , , . ■ The Juliette has been ordered to report herself to Rozhdestveß«ky at Kamranh Bay- . ~ Admiral Togo’s success m shrouding his movements creates great uneasineil in Russia. ‘ It is reported at Hamburg that Admiral Rozhdestvensky has despatched several of the fastest HamburgAmerican line steamers, which wer# converted into cruisers, to raid tho Japanese shipping, cause a diversion and weaken Admiral Togo 8 cruiser strength. , , Russian colliers have sailed from tho Gulf of Lingayen. St. Petersburg, April at. It is understood at Tokio that th# Baltic fleet is still occupying Kamranh Bay, or another port on the Annam Coast, and is expected to remain and await Admiral Nebogatoft.