TO-DAY'S CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XXV, Issue 221, 7 March 1904, Page 2

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

Jealousy Among Russian Officers. Russia Harraasing the People in Sinmingting. Threats of Revengei Decisive Operations Expected* Received March 7, 9.15 a.m. .London, March 9. Major-General Gilinski has been appointed chief of the staff to Admiral Alexieff. He will be really an intermediary . between Admiral Alexieff and Kuropatkin, whose professional jealousy is intense. The Russians are hurriedly putting the fortress of Sveaborg, in Finland, in readiness tor war. Wooden houses in the vicinity of the barracks have been removed • The Russians afc Sinmingting are sorely harassing the people for sapplies, and are impressing the native merchants at Niuchwang as common laborers. There are indications that in the event of a Russian defeat the whole country will rise in revenge. The Russian Red Cross Society proposes to collect a reserve of 540,000 quintals (lOOlbs) of wheat, or six months supply, in the north-eastern part of the theatre of war. , The Standard's Tienstin correspondent says undoubtedly there will at anjearly date be deoisive operations between Nuichwahg and Haicbing.