RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXI, Issue 8831, 11 July 1905, Page 2

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR

[By Electric Tklkokavh.—Coitriciut.] (Pbb Pbess Association.) Received July 11, at 7.21 a.m. London, July 10. The Daily Tulograpli's St. Petersburg correspondent reports that ruling circles feol that peace without a victory would he highly prejudicial to tins present dynasty; the army, smarting from defeat, would blame the pusillanimity of the ccntKil Government . • General Liuievitch and his generals ask the Czar to allow them to continue the war for half a, year longer. Meanwhile reinforcements are pouring into Manchuria. Received July 11, at 8.26 a.m. London, July 10.

Tlu: Japanese have occupied lvorsakoysk, in the south of the island of Siighalicn, and it is considered that this will gravely prejudice the Russian prospects at the conference. . The Novoo Yreniyas declaration l-liat the Mongolians and Russians are really brothers is supposed to reveal Russia s designs oil Mongolia. St. July 10.

Four ollieers and twenty non-emnniission ed ollieers were sentenced at Warsaw to be shot, for refusing to go to Manchuria oil the ground that the wealthier evaded service by bribing the ollicials. A Lithua lliail regiment, retusing to execute the sen tence. tin' Cossacks did. 'I lie Lithuanians killed 200 Cossacks. Received July 11, at 8.50 a.m. Tokio, July 10.

Count Kouiiir.i was accorded a brilliant send-off en route to Washington. There is general confidence thai be will secure per manent peace. Japan is strongly against, and President Roosevelt, does not support. China's reipieM to be personally represented at the peace conference. St. Petersburg, July 10. It is reported here that Uussia is willing to take over the Japanese war loans in stead of paying ail indemnity.