Forty-eight Hours' Grace.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 250, 26 October 1904, Page 2

Forty-eight Hours' Grace.

AN ULTIMATUM OJt AN APOLOGY , NECEttSARY. , AN A UTHORITATI VE OPINION. LON lM>N t Oct. 24. Sir Frederick Pollock (the wellknown authority on international law) declares that the incident must mean iui ultimatum or un u|>ology within forty-eight hours. An Ingenious Excuse. LOSES SIOHT OF A CERTAIN FACT. FEARS OF THE FLEET. LONDON, Oct. 24. Count Caxsini, Russian Ambassad.,r at WaalMng.ii/n, declares that Admiral Itohjeshcnski was ordered to allow no vessel neur enough to discharge torpedoes, particularly at night. Count Ouasini iorgets that the Kussiana sailed through the tithing fleet. " A DEPLORABLE ACCIDENT." THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADORS DESCRIPTION, (Received Oct. 25, 10.55 p.m.) LONDON. Oct. 25. Count BenckundoriV, in an interview, said that he was absolutely certain the uft'air was the result of a deplorable accident. At the Foreign Offloe. ARRIVAL OP WITNESSES TO MAKE REPORTS. THE MINISTER'S RETURN. LONDON, Oct. 24. Messrs Haines (captain of the Moulmein) and Whclpton (captain of the Mino), with three sailors, and Mv J ackaon, solicitor for the Gamecock Fleet, reached London early today to report to the Marquis ol Lansdowne, Secretary of State for i Foreign Aflairs, who returns to town to-day,

AN ADDRESS IX) RUSSIA. SITUATION WILL NOT ADMIT OF DELAY. (Received Oct. 25, 9.48 p.m.) LONDON, uel. 25. The Foreign Ollice states that urgent representations, based on statements made by the trawlers' representatives, have been addressed to the Russian Government, It as added that theso represents--tions are accompanied by a statement that the llritish Government considers the situation is not a ting one to admit of any delay In replying. A VIGOROUS PROTEST, MARKING CALLOUSNESS OP RUSSIANS. (Received Oct. 25, 10.55 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 25. Lor 3 Lansdowne has informed Sir H. Seymour King, M.P. for Hull, that a very lengthy and vigorous protest has been despatched to the llritish Ambassador at St. Petersburg and to Count BenckendorfT, ! asking for an intmodiate explanation and reparation, a special point being made of the callousness ,of the Russians in not rendering ■assistance. LAMSDOItFF'S STATEMENT. WILL GIVE PROMPT REPARATION. (Received Oct. 25, 11.8 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 25. Count LamsdorlT, Russian Foreign Minister, is reported to have declared that Russia would promptly give full reparation if the facts as slated are correct. Watching the Result. STRANGE IIEHAVIOIIR OF ONE OF TIIE WARdHfI'S. AN INHUMAN Cllfc'W. , LONDON, iHi. 24. I Lord Lanpdowne's attention has been called to the (act OiatitauUusHiajia detached a ship, to <»aUn the result. She watered till six o'clock without lowering a t'Jat or proffering assistance. King Edward's Sympathy. CONDOLENCES WITH FAMILIES AFFLICTED. A GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION. (Received Oct. 25, 9.32 p.m.;) LONDON, Oct. 25. Telegraphing to the Mayor of Hull King Edward expressed his profound sorrow at the unwarrantable action of the Russians, and his deepest sympathies with thoso families Buffering through this most lamentable occurrence. His Majesty sent a contribution ol two hundred guineas.

| KING AND MINISTER. HIS MAJESTY DESIRES AN IN--1 TERVIEW. LONDON, Oct. 25f J Before tho Foreign Office had sent Mm Information regarding the outrago King Edward desired to set ; Lord Lansdowne,' who was at his ( seat at llowood, in Wiltshire. The Minister saw the King later. Mr Balfour's Promise. " YOU MAY HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE GOVERNMENT." HULL SHIP-OWNER'S APPEAL. LONDON, Oct. 25. Mr John Taylor, a ship-owner, of Hull, has telegraphed to Mr Balfour, appealing for the speodksst and atrongiest measures to obtain, lull redress and complete security againtft further outrage. Mr llalfour tolegraj fhod to tho Mayor (of Hull) : " You nmy have tfull conlidence in tho Government." An Ambassador Hooted, A MILD SENSATION IN LONDON STREETS. EXPRESSION OF REGRET. LONDON, Oct. 25. Upon his arrival ait tllie Victoria Station from the Continent a number of juveniles hooted Count BenckendorfT, tho Russian Ambassador in i London. M. Sazenoff, of the Russian Em- | bassy, had already eipi-essed regret to the newspapers a t the accident. The Esperanza. DISCOVERED IN A SINKING CONDITION. SYMPATHETIC WORKMEN. LONDON, Oct. 25. When the Esperanza (lately the Maori King, purchased by a French Arm and fitted up to join tiko Baltic Fleet) was about to sail from Harry to-day it was discover«l that she was in a sinking cond tion, the hull being) found to be pierced below the water lino. It is suspected that workmen were responsible for this, beta* impelled to damage tho ship by their sympathy for the outraged trawlers.

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