APPROACHING WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 16, 20 January 1904, Page 3

APPROACHING WAR.

AMERICA'S HIST TO IiI'SSIA. NI'.W VdllK, .lan. I.S. Colonel .lolin Hay. I nil til S-tutis Secretary for State, replying to M. Cassini, liussiam Mi'nister, s'lalvtl that Chiinio-Anik'iiean ivlatinns in Makichuria would be m-illicr iv.i.-vd nor vetoexl by Russia. KOUF.AN CFNS I.oCKKI) IJI'. THE CHASE OF Till: lliliNCLAds AIiAMiOM.H. LONIIOX, .lan. IS. Mr J. McLeavy liiown, CM.!!,. CoiiiniiSßioner of Custinns in Korea, has locked \\\< the Kuiwn lieltl guns in the Customhouse, on the pivttnte that they rOijuire repairs. Mamy Jlajiamtwe spies have been arrested in Moniahwia. It was feared that they would destroy live S.l;.t-r----ian railway. The Hussiiui squadron has aii.iandone*l the i-lio.se of the Jtvpanese cruisers Kisshin and Kasugn. owing to the breakdown of one of the destroyers. Four Russians sliipped aJivaid the Nisshin at Genoa as Italians, hut were discovered and pat ashore. French new.spa>[>ers tretit the Rus--80-J'ajionese u.uarrel with iiu.lilleience, RUSSIAN "CONCESSIONS" DOUBTED. Received 19, 10.50 p.m. LOXIIOX, .Jan. 19. The Times Tokio coi'i-esjurtwlent says puiMic tyifinion is altogvtl.er sceptical abojut the rumours of Russian concessions. CZAR CONFERS WITH .1 \l'\\ESE MINISTER. RUSSIA NOT READY FUR WAR. Received 20, 1.20 a.m. ST. PETEHSLURC, Jan. V.K The Czar imited Count Kurino (Japanese Minister) to the Koselo Palaee, to confer with him. LONDON". Jan. 19. Reuter's Berlin correspondent sa.i s the confident view is expressed in diplomatic circles that Russia is j not ready, or willing to ligiht, and I will patch up an arrangement if .able to represent her retreat as n .diplomatic compromise.