THE PEACE TREATY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13387, 13 September 1905, Page 5

THE PEACE TREATY.

A JAPANESE MINISTER

RESIGNS,

THE SOLDIERS NOT INFORMED.

FIGHTING- IN NORTHERN KOREA

CHARGES AGAINST RUS-

SIANS

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OPINIONS IN TOKIO. TOKIO, September 11. (Received' September 12, at 8.29 a.m.) The Progressive party at Tokio strongly condemned the Peace Treaty as beings a lasting humiliation, and declared that the Government's action in suppressing the late demonstration was a grave violation of the Constitution. Marquis Yamaga.ta, in an interview, stated that the factors deciding Japan for peaco were the country's prosperity, Russia's uncompromising attitude, and tho ■world's pacific advice. ? A MNISTER RESIGNS. TOKIO, September 12. • (Received September 12, at 10.5 p.m.) Viscount Yossikawa, Minister of the Interior, has resigned. THE MANCHURIAN POSITION. ARRANGING A NEUTRAL ZONE. LONDON, September 11. (Received September 12, at 8.36 a.m.) General Fticushima. meets General Linevitch to arrange a neutral zone. Tho Japanese army has not been informed of the peace agreement. RUSSIANS REFUSE TO TREAT. AN OUTPOST ENCOUNTER, LONDON, September 12. (Received September 12, at 10.5 p.m.) The Japanese on the 9th inst, despatched a messenger with a flag of truce to North Korea, but the Russians refused to treat, declaring that they had not been notified of an agreement for an armistice^

Two companies of Russian infantry with two gn'ns in Manchuria, on the 9th, opened an attack, but were outflanksd and fled, leaving 40 dead.

CHARGES AGAINST RUSSIANS. MUTILATING THE DEAD. LONDON, September 12. Received Sept. 12, at 10.5 p.m.) Medical testimony has been gazetted at Tokio to the effect that the Russians were using dumdum bullets at Yladimirof and other Saghalien engagements. It is also alleged that abuses of the Red Cross have been committed by the Russians, and that they have mutilated Japanese who were killed while fighting. CHINA'S CLAIMS. ST. PETERSIi URG, September 11. (Received Sept. 12, at 8.36 a.m.) China has notified Russia and Japan that sho will hold tliem responsible for all Chinese war losses in Mraicliuria, A COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE. JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES. WASHINGTON, September 12. (Received Sept. 12, at 10.5 p.m.) President Roosevelt lunched with Count Kaneko, who predicted the conclusion of an economic commercial alliance between the United States and Japan.

RUSSIA'S THANKS. ST. PETERSBURU, September 11. (Received Sept. 12, at 8.29 a.m.) _ As a. mark of the Government's appreciation of President Roosevelt's services, Russia, Las abolished some of the import duties in lier retaliatory tariff against the United States.