THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7851, 17 June 1905, Page 2

THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

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flteceived June 16, 9,40 p.m,l LOKDOS, June U. Japan objetted to übs pint conference boing held in Europe, and Kursia acquiesced. Both haw accepted Washington.

The Czar is couMeriqir tho appoint meoi of (lenera! Kuronfcjti4n as an additional plenipotentiary. It is stated in authoftwUva circles in Washington that ] H» coaference will bring pressure to knar en arte in European Powers, ■ askinf them to urgo Japan to nw*» (he miniiuutn indemnity. resident Roossvelft advfeta Japan to exercise moderation in otrisr to facilitate » settlement.

Tho ltussian press ia nerwty' && cxyri-sae* the fear, that Japan, fe Us* event of an armistice, will pfsjftresi trashing blow in Manchuria or. the Amur Province*.

Ki» understood that. Japan object* .to the cold terms of the Baasian Vote, implying that Jam la the suitor for peace.

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CREW ANTICIPATED CAFnHUC

UERHAN STEAMER SUNK,

(Received Jung 1«, gj» p , 8 ,) . LONDON, June W . Twenty member* of tlw om of Uw 3t. KlUa, which m wk to the Russians who war* le*. Uacsd to three weeks' Impri-nnmwt at Hongkong on the am tort., 'tor whulag to nil for tar Mcactera, haw been reloaded. •Uw Bttarian converted enter Don sank the Gamut ataamar Y*> I taros Otaru, bound for Tientsin with | a cargo of wooden sleepers. Tha crow ware aaved.

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(Received June lfl, 9.40 p.m.) LONDON, June 10/ Admiral Alexia haa resigned Uh Commander-in-Chief of the navy.

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(Beceived June 10, 11.90 p.m.)

LONDON, June 16. A atrong detachment of General cavalry it active on General Nogin left front, buttfcw* in no suggestion of a raid against Una Japanese flank.

The Bostian steamer Don; wttft sank the German steamer Tetaroa, was formerly named the Fuerab I'ln* mprck. The Tetaroa bad » «••**-« band aboard. She made one socow fut voyage to Vladivostok u the »«*- ■iien interest-

Japan proposed thai the P*.o» Conference meet at Chifu, and Mus»ia sufaeested Paris. tPreskfat Roosevelt suggested the Hague, Japan then proposed Washington; The Times' St. Petersburg correspondent report* that arraanetuiit* for an armistice will be made only when the. plenipotentiaries meat.