THE WAR IN MANCHURIA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 787, 1 April 1905, Page 3

THE WAR IN MANCHURIA.

Vladivostok Gat Off.

CZAR FAVOURS CONTINUANCE OF WAR. A FORLORN HOPE. LONDON, March 30. French St. Petersburg advices say that the Japanese have cut the Har-j fcin-Vladlvositok railway. The Figaro states that, overruling M. de Witte and Count LamsiJorH, the Czar sided with the minority of the finance commitlco and the Grand Ducal Party, in favour of a continuation of the war. The Grand Dukes' hope centres in Admiral Rozhdestvensky. A fourth Russian squadron is preparing to sail in April.

JAPANESE ADVANCING. STATIONS EVACUATED. LONDON, March 30. Russian official private telegrams show that the Japanese are sixty miles from Kwangcheng-tsae, along the railway, but the whereabouts of .the flanking columns is still a mystery. Tho Japanese main army is thirty frcrsts from the Russian outposts. 'A Japanese column is 27 miles north ffrest of Sipingkai. The Russians, it is reported, have evacuated further stations on the railway in the direction of KamsuJing. Peace Nearer. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT MEDIATOR. Negotiations in Progress. SUSPENSION OF HOSTILITIES EXPECTED. WAR COUNCILS REPORT. IMPORTANT CONTINGENCIES. (Received March 31, B.J*7 p.m.) LONDON, March 31. The Times' St. Petersburg correspondent learns from unimpeachable sources that Russia ami Japan have selected President Roosevelt to act as mediator in the peace negotiations, which are already in progress*. Early suspension of hostilities is expected. President Roosevelt was selected on Japan's initiative. White rt is technically true that Russia has not formulated her conditions of peace, yet she has indicated conditions she cannot accept, namely, the payment of an indemBfty or-the cession of territory.

An advisory War Council consisting of Generals Grodekoff and Koraaroff and the Grand Duke Nicholas reported to the Czar that the suc<cssful issue of the war could not be expected. Count Lamsdorff is in communication with France on Russia's negative conditions. The impression in hifrh quarters is that if the internal situation improves the prospect of peace will recede. It is thought that if Japan's conditions are incompatible with dynastic considerations, the Government jwill be compelled to convene the Natipnal Assembly 'to decide on peace Br war.

IS IT HOT TOO LATE? UNEVTTCH STILL CONFIDENT. "GOD HELP US." THE JAPANESE LOAN COVERED TWELVE-FOLD. (Received March 31, 10.31 pjn.) LONDON, March 31. General Linevitch exhorted the army to manfully accomplish its sacrod duty to the Czar and the Fatherland. It had already repulsed many serious attacks with enormous losses, and he was confident tthe Japanese were unable to resist Russian valour. He declared that Tcinforccments were unceasingly arriving. He added : "May God help us in the coming tattle." The- Times states that the Japanese loan was covered twelve-Fold.