THE PEACE TREATY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8926, 12 September 1905, Page 5

THE PEACE TREATY.

FACTORS WHICH DECIDED PEACE

[press association.] (Received September 12, 8.36 a.m.)

TOKIO, September 11

Yamagata states that the factors in deciding peace were Japan's prosperity, Russia's uncompromising attitude, and the world's pacific advice.

NEUTRAL ZONE TO BE DEFINED

JAPANESE ARMY UNAWARE OF

PEACE.

(Received September 12, 8.36 a.m.) LONDON, September 11. Fuenshuria meets General Linevitch to arrange a neutral one. The Japanese army lias not been informed of peace.

DISTASTEFUL TO JAPAN

CONDEMNED BY PROGRESSIVE PARTY.

CReceived September 12, 8.29 a.m.)

TOKIO, September 11.

The Progressive party at Tokio strongly condemned the peace as a lasting humiliation, and declared that the Government's action in suppressing the demonstration was a grave violation of the constitution.

RUSSIAN APPRECIATION.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 11

As a mark of appreciation of President Roosevelt's services Russia has abolished some of the import duties in the retaliatory tariff against the United States.