RELATIONS OF THE POWERS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5729, 26 October 1905, Page 5

RELATIONS OF THE POWERS

ANGLO-RUSSIAN ENTENTE. GERMANY’S COUNTER-STROKE. A DIVISION OF TERRITORY'. (Received October 25, 10.56 p.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, October 25. Tho Czar received Sir Charles Hardinge, British Ambassador at St. Petersburg, in audience prior to his deoarting on leave of absence. The interview was markedly cordial. It has been much commented on ns being connected with the projected Anglo-Rus-sian understanding. LONDON. October 25. Count Rcnekeiidorff, Russian Ambassador at London, i.s going to St. Petersburg to continue pourparlers between the English and Russian Governments. “Tho Times” correspondent at St. Petersburg stales that, with a view to defeating an Anglo-Rnssian entente. Germany offered Russia most alluring inducements. Her proposals had reference to joint action in tho Baltic and tho ultimate apportionment of AustriaHungary.

The correspondent states that Count Wilto readily advocated tho latter scheme, but Franco emphatically opposed it. Its defeat may possibly explain tho attacks made by tho Gorman press on Lord Lansdowno and tho retirement of Hie German Ambassador from St. Petersburg The correspondent of “Tbo Times” at Paris says that Germany, in order to isolate France, tried to impress on the Czar that tho disturbed state of Russia was duo to her alliance with a republic. BERXJN, October 24. Germany is reluctant to join Russia, Franco, Britain, and Italy in a naval demonstration against Turkey.