JAPAN AND RUSSIA.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIII, Issue 13714, 3 April 1905, Page 7

JAPAN AND RUSSIA.

THE JAPANESE ADVANCE. THE PEACE PROPOSALS. A REPORT DENIED. United Pres 3 Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, March 31. General Linicvitch has stopped the exodus from Harbin, except women and children, THE CZAR'S OBDURACY. LONDON, March 31. French messages describe the Czar as the obdurate member of the war party. THE RUMOURED PEACE PROPOSALS. REPORT DECLARED TO BE BASELESS. LONDON, April 1. Nothing is officially known at Tokio or St Petersburg regarding President Roosevelt's selection as mediator. At Washington it is declared on the highest authority that the statement is baseless. Apparently President Roosevelt has been only informally acquainted with, the outlines of possible terms. President Roosevelt will start immediately on a six weeks' shooting expedition in Colarado. THE JAPANESE ADVANCE. LONDON, April 1. A Japanese column has arrived at Tanwa, fifty miles north-east of Fakumen, marching to Fenghwa. Another expelled the Russians from Mienhuakai, fifty five miles north of Tiding. Japanese from Shinking have reached Shanchengti, 105 miles northeast of Tieling, after routing small bodies of Russians. THE BALTIC FLEET. LONDON, April 1. The Paris correspondent of the "Times" says that it is believed that Admiral Rozjestvensky is making a bend to the south to avoid the Japanese and reach cooler water to clean the foul bottoms of his vessels. It is stated that he is going to Vladivostock.