RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 57, 11 March 1904, Page 3

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

Progress of Events. VARIOUS ITEMS. I LONDON, .March <>. I There is a shortage of fuel at i Harbin. j The construction of the Seo.il-\\i-'ju railway has begun. The Japanese intend dividing the armies in .Manchuria and Korea, into four divisions. Several trains currying troops on the .Siberian railway were snowed up. The students al Odessa demonstrated against the Covcrmn.'ni and the war. The Cossacks arrested main. Advices from Che-foo stale that 1.". Japanese warships ami four torpedoe boats were seen proceeding in the direction of Niu-ehwang. MARQUIS ITU'S MISSION. LONDON, March 0. The Standard states- that Ihe Marquis Ito, who is going as special Ambassador to the Kmpcror of Korea, is held in the highest esteem in Korea. His mission is connected with internal administrative reform. MrMcLcuxy Brown. (1.M.1!.. Chief Commissioner of Customs in Korea, rn-opera;es with Marquis Ito. rumours of another naval RATTLE. LONDON. March f>. There are persistent Tokio reports tlial tlie Vladivostok squadron engaged the .Japanese .fleet in Possiet Bay, It is staled in other quarters that the Russians lost heavily. THE CZAR'S DAILY WORK. LONDON, March 0. Besides conferring daily with Prince Alexieff (Russian Viceroy in the Far East) over a special wire, the Czar also receives ten thi* sand words from other parts of the world, informing him of the situation created by < the war. KING EDWARD SPEAKS ON THE PRESENT CRISIS. LONDON, March 9. King Edward, in the course of an audience with Baron Destournelles de Constant, leader of the Interna- ' tional Arbitration Group in tlel French Legislature, said he hoped the press of all nations (including the press of England) would endeavour to accenuate the dilliculties of the present international crisis, lie remarked :—" I am quite distressed at the Russo-Japanese war. which is a most deplorable event. On the other hand, I liiul our good understanding with France iias never been more useful than at present, ■ and will become more and m..re so. Besides being to the interest of England and France this good understanding is to the higher interests of general peace. . If complications arise it will be then mere particularly for France and England to render general peace the greatest service. Whatever may J.appen, this union must be closely maintained for the benefit of all."-