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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 7871, 5 January 1904, Page 2

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•er Press Association.— By Electr^Telegraph.—Copyright. CHE EASTERN CRISIS. mmediate declaration of war urged. :htnbse cruisers prbpar- ' ing for service. (By TelegT*ph.-*Copyrif&t.) deceived 4, 10.25 p.nj. BERLIN, January 4. The Ivolcal Anzeiger's St Peters- ' bur«r correspondent asserts that aearly the whole op xtfe fifth and tenth army corps las beeitigradually sent during thY p«s"t fewmonths to the Far East in small detachments I/ONDON, January 4. Chinese cruisers at Shanghai are preparing for active service, ship- «' ping ammunition and stores. Advices from Tokio state that the newspapers urge the n immediate, ! declaration of war, which is con- , sidered inevitable ? hut the people ; are calm. - ,/ All banks are withholding their - funds, evidently as a result of official instructions. The Japanese Legation in London has not received any news from Tokio, , The Russian cruiser Aurora has left Biz,ert.o. The rest of the squadron postponed its departure for a few days. Admiral Wirenius entertained *M. Pichon, the French President, and other Frenchmen , Atf ' Bizerto on board the Oslibaya? , The alliance * was warmly toasted, JAPAN WILL TAKE ACTION. PROBABLY SEND ULTIMATUM. Received 5, 0.49 a.m. I LONDON, January 4. * The Times' Tokio correspondent < on Saturday stated that twelve days had elapsed since Russia was asked to reconsider her reply, yet St Petersburg maintains profound silence. Japan has plainly resolved not to endure , another period of waiting which could be utilised tq strengthen Russian armaments, , and, failing some conciliatory Russian action, whereof there is ytii no sign, Japan will in a few days take active meas\ires to secure her vital interests. After this war will become very difficult to avert. The pessimism at Pekin is based on diplomatic despatches from Tokio, showing that Russia Is willing to negotiate and reconcile the conflicting interests in Korea., but declares that Manchuria concerns Russia and China alone. Unless Russia, in' leply to the last - Japanese Notes, recedes from that position Japan will probably send' an ultimatum. 1 ENGLISH OFFICERS ORDERED IJOME. LONDON, January 4, The Daily Express's Johannesburg correspondent states, that the War Office has cabled to" the officers of regulars in the South African Constabulary to rejoin their regiments immediately. Th-J Daily Express states the Government is strengthening the Malta garrison. . ' , Tlt< Stock Ejp:cjiange is generally depressed, but Continental Bourses are less pessimistic.