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Russia's Neighbors

.MISCHIEVOUS WORK. OF JOURNALISTS.

AN IMPORTANi CONFERENCE, Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, March la. The Russian paper Reitch likens the anti-Russian outburst in Germany to the campaign against France which, preceded the opening of the Morocco question. M. Sazanoff, interviewed, insists that the increase of armaments was initiated by Germany. In an inspired article the Rossuja relmkes the mischievous attempts ot foreign journalists to sow discord between Russia and Germany, and reminds them of Germany's refusal to accept a limitation of armaments. It recommends them to abstain from unfriendly attacks and unjust aspersions. St. Petersburg, March 16.

The Premier, the Ministers of War and Foreign Affairs, and the Secretary of the Finance Minister, are conferring ■with sixty-five members of the Duma, including members of the Military and Naval Budget Committees. The newspapers allege that the conference is connected with the RussoGerman situation and hint that the War Minister proposes a .considerable increase in the army.

AUSTRIAN AND GERMAN AGITATION. EXCITEMENT SUBSIDING. Received 16, 9.55 p.m. Vienna, March 16. The Neue Freie Presse says that the Austro-Hungarian Embassy at St. Petersburg has been assured that authoritative quarters entirely dissociate themselves from the bellicose utterances of the Russian Press, and deny that these are justified. Prince Gagarin, in an interview with the Tageblatt. declares that the RussoGerman and Russo-Austrian relations are excellent.

Correspondents agree that the antiRussian excitement in Austria-Hungary is subsiding, one writer remarking that this is possibly because they have found they have already gone fw. enough. RAISING REVENUE. A STATE OIL MONOPOLY PROPOSED. Received 16, ,9.55 p.m. St. Petersburg, March 16. With a view of raising revenue to meet the impending increase of peace effectiveness by 460,000 men, the Government is studying a proposed State monopoly in oil wells and nap'tha works. It is understood that all partics in the Duma, except the ex-Social-ists, have agreed to the necessity for an army and navy commensurate with the population and territory.

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 220, 17 March 1914, Page 5

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Russia's Neighbors Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 220, 17 March 1914, Page 5

Russia's Neighbors Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 220, 17 March 1914, Page 5

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