RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
Tin; czAirs rescript. DEFENCE OK II'OET ARTHUR. ITS DISGRACEFUL SURRENDER. Received March 20, 10.10 p.m. f( St. Petersburg, March 20. ri'he Czar's rescript to the army and (] lavy states that the heroic defence of , ,'ort Arthur, which amazed the whole vorld by the resolution and valor of be garrison, was suddenly closed by ' Is disgraceful surrender. The recent .•ourl-jnarlial had punished the guilty iml re-established the unforgetablc heroic deed of the valiant garrison, ' which had written a new and splendid • oage in the annals of Russia's warriors. THE NEW FLEET. THE DUI'MA'S REFUSAL. FEARS OF JAPAN. Received March 20, 10.0 p.m. St. Petersburg, March 20. Admiral Roshdcstvenski, interviewed, justified the Duma's refusal to create a powerful fleet. It would be better to spend the money on the army. If Russia began to build battleships, Japan would immediately seize the rest of Sakhalien, tho mouth of the river Amur, Assuri, and the Kamschatka Peninsula (Eastern Siberia).
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 73, 21 March 1908, Page 2
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157RUSSIAN AFFAIRS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 73, 21 March 1908, Page 2
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