Russians Chse a P. & 0, Boat.
Russian Collier in the Red Sea. Canadian Military Preparations United] Press Association—Ky Kleotrio Telegraph—Copyright. London, Feb. 22 The P. and O. staamor Mongolia outward bound for Australia, on Saturday encountered a Russian battleship and four destroyers in the Red Sea, 460 miles north, of Aden. The mail steamer waß fruitlessly chased in the belief that she was a Japanese vessel. When signalled, the Mongolia stopped and satisfied her pursuers that a mistake had been made. The officer in command of the squadron begged to be excused.
It is reported from Aden that a collier lying at a Eed Sea Island coals Eussian ships.
Ottawa, Feb. 22 The Canadian Government intends to increase the militia to 100,000, rendering it possible to mobilise 60,000 troops quickly in the event of complications in the Far East.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 6201, 23 February 1904, Page 2
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