RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXXXI, Issue 4, 17 January 1905, Page 3

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR.

l' , ■ ' • i ■ The Temps say. that the prolongation of tne' war imposes on neutrals the duty of neutralising , dangerous incidents. The Anglo-French Agreement se.ems like .a guarantee for the world's peace. - 0 '"■ - j Ojßaron Suyematsu, speaking to the Central Asian SbcieLy in London, said that Japan' went "to war solely in defence of her own interests. Whenever -the war ended she would seek to establish peace on sure foundations. There is increasing dissatisfaction at General Kuropatkin's. inaction, .andat his incessant demands for reinforcements, y Sonye suggestions are made that he ought to be- recalled. .': " The Czar, -in thanking the Kaiser for conferring' the Order of Merit on . General:; Stoessel, . said lhat General Stoessel had-gallantly done his duty to the end as head of a brave garrison. The Mikado, in his answer, warmly appreciated the. kind 'wish to confer on General Nogi the highest distinction of the . Prussian Army, Both messages acknowledged'the Kaiser's encomiums of the heroism of the respective forces at Port Arthur. J , ;.... ' The supplementary squadron lo join Admiral Rozhdestvensky ". has passed the Suez Canal. : . . The. Russian officers were greatly impressed with, their 'kind" reception at Nagasaki, and . declare that the Japanese "occupy the highest- ethical position among the nations of the earth. They predict that they will be closefriends afterOthe war. ... JAr The Times' military^ critic states that beyond doubt there were 60,000 Russian casualties on the Sha-ho and only 16,000 Japanese- . . ..The .Times'. Tokio correspondent says thati the total Japanese .''military prisoners in Poil ■-Arthur, including wounded, was only 76. ",■ A There is deep emotion -. in Japan in-astnuch-as it is believed that hundreds who fell within the Russian lines must have been allowed to perish. The Times' Port Arthur correspondent .declares that out of 55,000 sol-' diers, seamen, and civilians in. Port Arthur at the beginning of the siege i o,ooo were killed or died of sicknessr There were no signs of privations. The food was sufficient for another two months. . — ■ — '—_ — I