BELIGERENTS IN NEUTRAL PORTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 192, 18 August 1904, Page 3

BELIGERENTS IN NEUTRAL PORTS.

THE REFUGEES IN KIA-GHAU.

TIIEIU TREATMENT CRITICISED. LONDON, August 16. Germany has due.dot! tJvat the warships at Kia-chau cnmiot he impaired within reasonable time, and has 1 ordered them to be disarmed. This cltvcis'icm is -based on the principle of limited time to render them seaworthy, but no repairs can be permitted to restore vessels to lighting efliciency. The crews remain under German control throughout the war. Tlu> lUiHsian destiD.ver firnsovoi is 'being dismantled. 'The breeches of some of hor guns have been removed, 'but are atill aboard.

Japan-declares the seizure was to stop aibuse of the asylum. Japan considers the Tlechitelin, by refuging in Che-foo, committed a 'breach of the agreement to confine the war to Manchuria ami Korea. The Rech'itelin carried General Stoessol's wife and children- to Chefoo.

fiennan Socialist newspapers and Professor Limit protest, against the favoured treatment siliown to Russian ships at Kia-chau, liecause the ships are fleeing to a friendly refuge. They recall that 'during t.he FrancoGerman war General Bourhaki's forces were disarmed in Switzerland. A CAUTTOUS CRUISER. WILL NOT RISK" COMPULSORY DISARMAMENT. (Received August, 17, 9.25 p.m.) LONDON, August 17. The Russian cruiser Novik is reported to have pa.ssod to the southward of Kia-chau. SPINELESS MINISTER. RUSSIAN ACCUSATION AGAINST AN ADMIRAL. (Received August IP, 0.5 a.m.l LONDON, August 17. The Chinese! Minister Aotai, at Miaii'rlwii. is Rtill wo'hfliling concernMnir the dismantling of Russian ivar•hips. This is interpret! n (: Tokio to mean that China is uiiiahle to enforce neutral rights.

A "Russian Note accuses Admiral Snli, Or>nvm.>nflmjt, of oHJhm* cowarvliro or tronson in eo.ninoclion with 1,lu» Koi•/11ro of l.|it» HochiiU'lin, *ukl 'dfiiiaiifls Iris fiovoi'o punishment.