ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 52, 17 February 1902, Page 3

ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.

" BRITAIN'S VIGOROUS AND PROGRESSIVE ALLY." nk rams assooiatio*. London, February 10. The Times, comraentine on Mi Barton's remarks on the Japanese treaty, says the alliance goes a lor.g way to give colonists an araaritnce against naval attack. Australians ought to be quickened by this rmult of diplomacy to participate in the naval strength of the Empire, and also to consider legislatively the legitimate susceptibilities of Great Britain's vigorous and progressive ally. KUBSIAN VIBWB OF THE TREATY. St. Petersburg, February 15. Russian official circles prof 88 to view tbe Anglo-Japanese AliftTfl as being consonant with Russia'* d> dared programme in regard to Ohinn's integrity, and Korea's independern . Russia will willingly subscribe to '>'« preamble. Count Caasifi, K ussian Minister in America, ba.« hinted at b promise to uphnM the "optn policy in Maqchuria. Rus-ian newspapers in general re? rd tbe treaty with equanimity.

SIR JOSEPH WAKD ON THE ' QUESTION. Auckland, February 15. Speaking at a banquet at Onehung*. Sir Joseph Ward referred to the Japanese a'Uarce as a thing which for years he had preached as practicable. He strongly advocated an allianre of all English-speaking peoples, with perhaps Japan thrown in.