RUSSIAN PURCHASE OF GERMAN TRANSPORTS.
LONDON, April 23. Russia has purchased nine German liners for conversion into transports to replace some vessels of the Baltic fleet. It is stated that they were purchased prior to the war. ADMURAL ALEXIEFFS RESIGNATION. ST. PETERSBURG, April 22. Admiral Alexieff'* resignation ha* not yet been accepted. AMERICAN (LEGATION GUARDS. LONDON, April 22. The American marines who were sent to guard the American Legation at Seoul have been transferred to Manila. OLD-STANDING DEBTS. RUSSIA'S BLACK SEA FLEET. LONDON, April 22. M. Zinovieff, the Russian Ambassador at Constantinople, is pressing for the payment of £93,000 sterling as indemnities to Russian subjects in the war of 1878. Thia action is interpreted to mean that Russia will shortly ask permission for the Black Sea fleet to pass the Dardanelles. M. Zinovieff claims £930,000.
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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 11876, 25 April 1904, Page 7
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