GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7716, 19 January 1905, Page 2

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Russia Lootii, for i LwpWe. , LONDON. Jan. 17. lteutor's Agency reports that latest events including tin protest re- * guiding China's neutrality and tho unfounded allegations concerning Japanese designs on Indo-Cuina, are interpreted in Toiilo to mean that <■* Russia is trying lo involve other I'awers with a view of escaping from a disastrous campaign. UNINVITED INTERFERENCE. GERMANY AGAIN MOVING. • LONDON. Jan. 17. The Daily Telegraph'* St. Peters* burg correspondent reports that Germany is arranging (or Russia, Germany and France to act together to boat down Japanese peace terms. ADDRESS TO THE CZAR. TAX ON TELEGRAMS, LONDON, Jan. 17. Representative citizens—many in the capital and principal town* are signing an address to the Caw for an increased tax on telegram*, one-fourth to provide funds for tot distract of the present administration of tho funds, private fubacriptions have almost ceased. A COLUMN ODTHJUIiED. * RUSSIANS "RETIRE IN OOOD ORDER.'* (Received Jan. 18, 8.18 p.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. IS. General Kuropalkin report* :—" A strong Japanese detachment of in- " {*?£*'' c ? v * lr y' «*» «rtllteiy.t»4h» Mtn, under cover of a mist, outflanked a column of Russian cava!-, ry waft* was about to retire north. ward. A battle ensued, and the Rus«an guns inflicted heavy loam at* range of a thousand pace*, being then retired fa good order. Casualties were Ave officers and fifty men.'. THE FIELD OF OPERATIONS. INDUCING RESPECT THEREFOR, LONDON, Jan. 18. * China gives a general denial to Russia's charges of breaches of trality.Mr John Hay, United State* Secretary of State, ha* invited the Pox wers to assist In inducing the belligerents to respect the agreement* limiting, the Held of operation* UNDERWRITERS ALARMED. PROBABLE FATE OF COLLIERS. LONDON, Jan. 0.8. London underwriter's fear that the Japanese may capture, in the Shui sbima Straits, fifty British vowels which should now <oe approaching Vladivostok, These are insured for, . two mHUons sterling. AN APOLOGY FRo7rOSSIA TO GREAT BRITAIN, (Received Jan. 18, 11.83 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 18. Russia has expressed regret that the press accused Britain of aUojt< ; ing the Japanese to establish a bob ' at Labuan, \ A THREAT TO CUBA. RUSSIA MAY INVEST NORTHERN TERRITORY, i NEW YORK, Jan. 18. t The New York" Herald's Tientsin; B correspondent reports that Russia , . threatens to invest Northern China ** 0 if China continues to discriminate r against Russian contraband in tha ;.. 3 Japanese favour. : MISCELLANEOUS REUS. 'J LONDON. Jan. 17.The Dutch steamer WUhelmlna. currying Cardiff coal to Vladivostok, i was captured in Sbushima Straits, s The first exchange of Russian and 8 Japanese officers taken prisoner* • will be arranged. 1 The cost of raising the last Rtit--2 elan loan was nearly two nod a half B millions sterling. ■ • Ocnoral Stoessel, with 250 of Hi •Qicers, baa sailed from Japan for % e Europe,- J ? Japancso commercial agent* have * for years past been active through- ' out Eastern Asia. In China and Siberia they are known to have acted as spies, anil to have furnished information foil Mte benefit of the na- , val and military authorities in Ja- , pan. Quite recently a Pad-Asiatic f Conference was convened by Japan. l and reprenjsnitjativos were present: from all the. independent nations ol J Asia* Tho object of the conference , was to inauguiuto a policy of , combined resistance to European aa- ' . gi-csaon, and it is possible that tha 1 V% vi %L, ot J «P«"«« *S*nt* in » T* ,0 i 3 .T n *. tua *' ""vo "omething to , do with this movement. Great Drltain commands a very targe start of the shipping and commerce of Indo-China*: