THE TROUBLED EAST.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 25, 30 January 1904, Page 3

THE TROUBLED EAST.

VARIOUS ITEMS. LONDON', Jan. 28. M. Plancon's (former Uusuian Charge d'Affairs at, l'ekin) reported recent interview is seuii-otlicialiy denied at St. Petersburg. . (SI. I'iaiu'on is reported *o have informed the Daily fluil corruipuiident at I'urt Arthur thai Washington's action in Disking a treaty with China under existing circumstances witlhout Russia's knowledge or consent, is unfriendly and undiplomatic. Russia would not open Mukden or Antung, ajid would not allow consuls under the pres.-nt regime ) BRUSSELS, ,1 an. 28. . Sixty thousand Belgian rifles have been shipped to Japan. NEW YORK, Jan. 28. The New York Herald's i'ort Arthur correspondent states that a long telegram has been received from St. Petersburg, enjoined Prince Alex'iurl to grant Japan's demands. JAPANESE FINANCERUSSIAN REQUISITION IX MANCHURIA, Received 29, 10.23 p.m. LONDON, Jan. 29. The Japanese Government has decided to issue immediately a live per c«nt. internal loan of ten millions sterling, at a minimum of 95, redeemable in five years. Its success is assured, groups of capitalists having promised to subscribe largely, one company taking two millions. By monopolising the local and land taxes, increasing income and sugar taxes, suspending public works' and by retrenchment the Japanese (Jovernment expects to increase the revenue by £8,000,000, which devoted to the service of war loans. Bengehi, a Taratar generul at Hukden, informed the Chinese Foreign Office that the Russians had requisitioned 500 carts for immediate military service. Tlw Foreign Office peremptorily forbade compliance with this order on the ground that China had determined to temain neutral. A CONFERENCE OF COUNCILLORS. Received 29, 11.45 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan- 29. A special meeting of the Council of the Enipiro was held in St. Petersburg with the abject of discovering a means to a pacific issue in the Far Eaat. Count LamsdorlT, General Kuropatkin, and the heads of the Asiatic Department attended. Thuy will report to the Czar today, _________