THE WAR CLOUD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLV, Issue 270, 31 December 1903, Page 3

THE WAR CLOUD.

AT PORTSMOUTH. Hvj LONDON, Dec. 29. Dennett / Burleigh, Telegraph (reports from Tokio ■K the Janaofse Cabinet has deHmH to preserve a resolute policy. HipXilaDese officiate have taken over Hp4M Fusan railway, and the fleet is H2j disposed *to check Russian out fof Vladivostock andl Arthur. Mr Burleigh declares Russia has little transport HEnvice with Mtncnuria away from railway, and will not £e ready hi position there for anotW' three months agattack). nVval reservists where telethem. £N AUSTRALIA. Dec. 30. offers of servrcp with Russia. think the Japanese he disposed to enFOR EMERGENDec. 29. erecting Mongolia has upon the Chinese into Mongolia, of Manchuria CUiu against all Tbe new to hamper of pessimism has regarding the srtEast. comsponcents in ahow the conin Suajtfa agree that for the consoliintererts. pert, has been IbbbbbbbbbbbbV? b t9P u«* T e>^SBBBBBBBBBBBBi of ImpeSaT during war of The preparaRESERVE. docVthe employed. moan that these naval reserves summoned. intend asking that' shall include a largsubmarines than in any ; ARBITRATION. LONDON. Dec. 20, R. Cremer, Liberal M.P. urjges the British : to suggest that RusJapan should submit their to tte Hajgue. ArttitraRussian Minister to told the Chinese Foreign Ofcold prevented the evof Manchuria, and that also danger that Japan Manchuria if Russia left Government is said at the prospect of in war that would _/~f"'*T' continue, *r Japs and Rus*their pnent treaty and Makiuria. attempt to ecure more SQTVDRON. p.m. > Dec. 30. Xing Alfred *te reliefs for the VieeWUbniral Sir n gl succeeds Admiin command lfctlon. . RUSSIA'S REPLY. IMPORT. Legation in London it ttlme Kmit was fixed for re;, and state that a reawill be allowed. tknmdron at Bizerta, einforoad by four addiiftMis, was ordered to e Far East with the utrapidity. t Japanese sobooners' crews arrestad in Arg at Kamschatka fishing and sentenced at to fifty days' imprison- ' BERLIN. Dec. 30. poil im n four docks at and Port Arthur amto repair the largest KEW YORK, Dec. 30. Yort Heralds St. Petersstates that Ruseply U> Japan will be given fk days. The general opinMt ahe wiH not recede an jAoagh she will not declare. readily accept it.