AN ADMIRAL INTERVIEWED.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13180, 13 January 1905, Page 5

AN ADMIRAL INTERVIEWED.

THE STATEMENTS DENIED. LONDON, January 11 (Received Jan. 12, ab,8.48 a.in.)

Admiral Dubassolf, inteh'icwcd, stated that Admiral Rozlulcstvensky cannot hope to succeed. He believed peace was. approaching on the basis of Japan retaining Port Arthur ami all she occupied of Manchuria. Later, when tho Russians had organised an invincible navy, then the war would be resumed. January 12. (Received Jan. 12, at 9.55 p.m.) Admiral Dubassoff denies the statements attributed to iiitn. ENTERTAINING RUSSIAN PRISONERS. LONDON, January 12. (Received Jan. 12, at 9.55 p.m.) The Nagasaki Municipality voted £650 to entertain tho Russian prisoners during their journey to Japan. WHEN THE WAR IS OVER. . - WHAT JAPAN WILL DO. . LONDON, January 12. (Received Jan. 12, ,at 9.56 p.m.) Baron Suyetmatsu, speakiiig to the Central Asian Society in London, said that Japan went to war solely in defence of her own interests. Whenever the war ended she would seek to establish peace on sure foundations. NEUTRALISING DANGEROUS INCIDENTS. A GUARANTEE OF PEACE. PARIS, January 12. (Received Jan. 12, at 9.56 p.m.) The Temps says the prolongation of the war imposes .on neutrals tiie duty of neutralising dangerous incidents. The Anglo-French. agreement seems like a guarantee for tho world's peace. THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY. COMPLETE DUPLICATION ABANDONED. LONDON, January 11. (Received Jan. 12, at 8.48 a.m.) The entire duplication of the Siberian railway bas been abandoned, experts stating that it wiil occupy three years and ahalf. - Only those stretches of country where there is exceptiomtl congestion will be duplicated. A SON OF TOLSTOI. ST. PETERSBURG, January 11. (Received Jan. 12, at 8.48 a.m.) Tolst-oi's son Leo, writing to the- Ndvoc Yreniya. says that Britain; that model ally, is spying on Admiral Rozhdestvensky." He adds that Britain's alliance with the yellow skins will ensure her downfall, since contact with savages is always demoralising RUSSIAN DESERTERS. VIENNA, January 11. (Received Jan. 12, at 8.58 a.m.) There are 12,000 Russian deserters at Lemberg. mostly destitute Pqles and Jews. A collection was made to enable them lu proceed to America. .