A Queer Statement.

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

A Queer Statement.

JAPANESE ENGAGE TRAWLERS TO PLACE MINES i IN WARSHIPS' COURSE. IRocfiveil Oct. 25, 10.11 p.m.) I . LONDON, Oct. 25, i r l he comiiiuiuler of a Danish gunbout state* tnut Mineral liu.V'N to tiie departure of the liultic Fiaet it was rumoured in Copeniutg the •tapunea; Imd purchased uiul chartered t trawlers to place mines aud torpedoes u, tin, oI - n,e fleet.' A French Aooount. • ALLEGES TRAWLERS DISREGARD SiGNALS. TO KEEP OFF THE COURSE. (Received Oct. 83, 9.48 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 25. The Paris newspaper Le Teat[a learns authoritatively that signals were made to the trawlers to 'keep <f tiie coufse of tlx) warships, but' that those were disregarded. Then several blank shots were fired.- Neither at these proving Elective shell* were used. Inquest on Vlotlm* DAMAGE TO VESSELS BEINQ SURVEYED. >- PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DEA& (Received Oct. 25, 10.55 p.m.). LONDON, Oct. 35, An inquest has been opened ty the Board of Trade, which is surveying tiho damage done to the trailing vessels, V*The Government has ordered the dead be photographed, showing | how they were uursuing their »voC«/- . tion when killed, with krivw .'to pierce fish in their hands. ; Movements of the BELIEVED TO HAVE RECEIVE ' . SAILING ORDERS. '• ;' OFF A FRENCH PORT. - LONDON, Oct. 39; Alter passing Dover the Baltic fleet headed for Cherbourg, in asvtral divisions. It is believed to be tji. open secret that sailing orders wen received oil that port, as only a tyvr ■ of the destroyers ontored tha JUtr' hour. , •• •' Brazened Officials. / - RUSSIAN OFFICIALS SNEER Af t TRAWLERS' STORIES. i COWARDLY NAVAL OFFICERS." (Rucohod Oct. 25, 11,8 p.m.)', LONDON, I/csser Russian olfloials doelnw'ii is "impossible to believe stories .ol ijji.oranit and prejudiced Enflish I'mon, whj were nervous and' excitcil."' Ollioers on a Russian destroyer :'oi - Cherbourg are report*.*! 'to ittivo stated that they would have botn glad.. | if more (fishing ,boat») had been, L , sunk. Other officers stated it VQ»' r not their part of eho fleet, but possibly some othar division, that did 1 the shooting. 1 s In St. Petersburg. 5 OFFICIALS HORRIFIED AT THE "MISHAP." THE CZAR SHOCKED. (Received Oct.. 25, 10.55 p.m.) It is reported that Admiral Robjoshvenski has to th« Czar regarding the attack. The press censor only permitted >- tiw St. Petersburg evening papers 10* a state tliat a collision had occurred. - in the North Sou, wiith some c«Wul<t:. 1 ties. Officers cognisant of the truth hmrilied and amazed at the (Received Oct. 26, 0.7 a.m.)' ' ' ' LONDON, Oct, 34/. The Czar Is much shocked at th» trawlers incident. British Naval Pn|»w« tlons. , FLEET TO COAL AND AWAIT ' ORDERS. ' UNDER FULL STEAM, (Received Oct. 26. 0.7 a.m.) r,iL „.. ' LONDON, Octf -jy , , Express states that Ad- , miral Lord Charles Beresford haa t0 coal the fleet at Gibraltar, and await orders wtfv steam up. "'"t. Colonial Sympathy. INDIGNANT AMAZEMENT IN ' • I CANADA. t AN INTOLERABLE OUTRAGE. (Received Oct. 25, 9.48 p.m.) . 1 Tii, n WNDON, Oct. 25. ' , c ®n«diai» public Is amazed; and widespread imiigjiation is ex.' Ijteffled at tlte iMsrjHjtration of audi aft intolurable outrage, !V ■ A DEBATED RESOLITItON. ■ • MESSAGE FROM NEW ZEALAND" PARUAMfiNT. WE UJN'GTOK, Oct. 26. nu "'| House of ReprcaQuuUvM' ass.eml/itd a t 2.80 p.m. to-day tha 1 lemioi', tl,„ Right Hon. It!j?S«ddon, said lie had received the lowing communication from tfas ' Atfunt-General : "In case the now*.,' I»apers take a very alarmist tons ity regard to the Russian fleet firing up.' on the l<<n#hHh Hsliing boats, IcoiT'' mder it desi^i o u, £j. J^ t ' I ■ opmion tiie matter, though serious, 1- corton to ho quickly nettled." Mr Soddon then movod the follnw. inff resolution : "Thm this House expnsses it« dcup sorrow at the said ' occurrence by whioh British flsherl" 6 ? thoir avooaUon lost thepr Hves by beiijg flred at «k the Russian Baltic Fleet, and "ten- 1 dors Its hoartifelti sympathy with tjia, beieavid relatives and all concerned ; ami feels sure that none will regwC' the untoward event more than tha'" ' Cz-ar of Russia and the Russian nation, and that the Speaker preaeni this resolution to his Excellency th» ' Governor with a rospectful regurat that the same may be forwardod to the Secretary of State." Sn«. to the mation Mr Seddon must coino to tlx* conclusion tinkI'* 1 '* owing to excitement there must ys l been a mistake, though a deplora&W one. We could do|«nd on the liiK * perial Government, which had been' ' faced with grave responsibility, and neither press nor people should fort*' upon it precipitate action. Mr Massey (Leader of the OpposU.. tlon' joined with the) iyitiiifcr in exr ■ pressing sympatiiy with the relativa • of tic killed and wounded. Ho felt', sure the Imperial Government would, do its duty at this juncture. /.V'] Mr T. Mackenzie moved an ment to strike out the last pid[d».,' graph of the lysolution as lKint«f». mature. He said Russia had otM*done things to British shii>& vUchi :tl'<ould make memhers pause tnfor<r they passod the wbdle of th» resolu-" tion proposed by the Premier. t A lengthy discussion | ensued, l a, large number of members expressing;the ol'inion Uiat it would bo a'ble at the present stage to excito>' Irom the resolution all referebce to, the Cawr and the Russian nation. Eventually Mr Seddon s n id ho proC" posed to amend his resolution by striking out all the words «iter, th» reference to sympathy for "all cerned," and inserting in their pluw..", the words >wt trusts that the uKf .' lortuaaU trag«ay wllj b« proved '

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be the result of a great blunder." Mr T. Mackenzie thereupon witlv drew J vis amendment, and Air StxiAlon s amended resolution was agreed to on the voices. In the Legislative Council Hon. Colonel l'itt, Attorney - General, moved a similar resolution, which jyas carried.