THE DARDANELLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 284, 5 December 1904, Page 2

THE DARDANELLES.

TUKKEV STOPS A FRENCH EXPLOSIVE CARGO. AND OFFERS TO JIUV IT. CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 3. The Ponto slopped the French Blear mer Imerthe in the Dardanelles. She was conveying 21 caseai ol explosives to Batouni. The Porto insists that the shells shall be discharged, and otters to pun-chase themCURIOUS COINCIDENCE. RUSSIAN GRAND DUKE'S XISIT TO BERLIN. (P r.-i/ed Dr. 8 5.13 p.m.) LONDON, Dec. 8. The Morning Post's St. Petersburg correspondent states that the revival of the Dardanelles agitation colnciße» siKniflcnntly with the Grand Duto Vladimir's return from Berlin. THE TREATY OF PARIS. MAY BE OVER-RIDDEN—FOR A CONSIDERATION. (Received Dec. 4, 5.18 p m ) Th. v „ LONDON, Dec.' 3 . -J?1 o> ?° Vreimj-a, in a leading «title, raises the Dardanelles que* Hon and soya it i s u»nece*»rv to cowilt Briton. The Treaty* Parij which doe* »t bind JapL hiS: per. Bum, hut the Port* mightX. SCOFFING AT BRITAIN, RUSSIA MAY BE ABLE TO BUY HER OFF. . LONDON, Dec S An article is the Novoe Vrrnnv. aUrttmted to Captain CWoTtoi Baltic Fleet, says that pSlv M former years, and more rtceuilyZ m theiW Bank ca»7bu7 ttat it will come to nothing. Rusrtrte «W oase i 8 aM„ to offer SL* n exchange ft, Brit^ccS**