Evacuation of Manchuria.

Feilding Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 36, 5 September 1905, Page 2

Evacuation of Manchuria.

Eighteen Months Allowed. The Russian Army Rejoices. Tleegraph. Press Association. Copyright London, September 4. Special references to peace wers made in many of the churches and chapels. Newspspers discuss the probability of Britain's early evacuation of Weihaiwei. Germany has lately decided to expend £750,000 at Kiaochau. Mr Asquith, speaking at Aber cairney on Saturday, declared that peace was. a signal and most unpar alleled victory of reason over passion. Regarding the re-fashioning of the Anglo • Japanese Alliance, he said that while reserving the liberty of judgment in regard to details, all Liberals would agree in declaring that the Alliance was a material assurance of our common interests, which were also those of civilisation and progress, and involving no antagonism to the rights and legitimate susceptibilities of other Powers. It was heartily approved by the people of Britain and already regarded by them as an integral part of our policy in the Far East. The Morning Post reports that Baron Komura asked for the evacuation of Manchuria at the earliest possible moment. M. de Witte pleaded the limited capacity of the railway, and it waa finally mutually agreed that Russia and Japan should completely evacuate Manchuria within IB months. Russia retains ten railway guards per kilometre. The treaty has been completed. There were rejoicings at peace throughout General Linevitch's army and also at Vladivostock. The Czar, in a message to General Linevitch, recapitulates that the Japanese demands were refused, and adds : " Japan has agreed to all Russia's conditions, but asked (or her former portion of Sagbalien Issland." After praising the army, which he was convinced waa able to inflict a serious defeat, be declares that his duty to his own conscience and the people would not permit him to again put the army's valor to the test at the expense of fresh and endless horrors of war in order to retain one half of a remote island. Therefore he had accepted preliminary conditions of peace.