FROM THE WORLD’S PRESS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5667, 15 August 1905, Page 5

FROM THE WORLD’S PRESS.

SIGNIFICANT REMARKS BY TOKIO NEWSPAPERS. OYAMA PREPARED. (Received August 14, 10.21 p.m.) TOKIO, August 14. Tie newspapers of Tokio are not hopeful as regards the peace prospects. They advise the nation to' turn its eyes from Portsmouth to Manchuria. LONDON, August. 14. The plans of Marshal Oyama are perfected, and he is awaiting the nlgnal of the rupture of peace negotiations to launch an attack. ST. PETERSBURG NEWSPAPERS - UNANIMOUS. PROPOSALS REJECTED. ST. PETERSBURG, August lE. The St. Petersburg press is unanimous in rejecting the Japanese proposal. Tho comment!) of Liberals prove that a Representative Assembly would also reject the proposals. WHAT "THE TIMES” SAYS. RUSSIA IS BEATEN. THE QUESTION OF SECRECY. (Raealvoi August 14, 11.10 p.m.) LONDON, August 14. “The Times” says:—lt is infatuation or calculated “bluff” for tho Russians to proclaim that tho Japanese are mistaken when they imagine their oppo-

nents beaten. The Russians may deceive others, but they cannot hope to deceive the Japanese. Commenting on a statement that -M. de Witte complains that the Japanese plenipotentiaries have resolved to maintain secrecy respecting the proceedings of the conference, while. Russia is burning to take the whole world into confidence and make the world the judge. ‘■The Times’’ adds: —Japan adheres to the original arrangement which she, at Mr Roosevelt's suggestion, accepted. Moreover, she insists upon negotiating with Russia, and Russia alone.

A FRENCH VIEW. THE INTERVIEW BETWEEN KAISER AND CZAR. BOMBARDMENT IN THE BALTIC FEARED. PARIS, August 13. The journal “Le Temps'’ says the Japanese terms are hard, but offer an acceptable basis of peace. They trill entail on Russia sacrifices chafing to iler “amour propre,” but Russia’s greatness will be undiminished if the defeat teaches her methods of regeneration. PARIS, August 14. The “Echo do Paris” learns that ouo of the determining causes of the recent interview between the Kaiser and the Czar was that it was reported there were prospects of the Japanese bombarding Russia’s Baltic ports unless the peace conditions were signed.