PREPARATIONS OF THE NATIONS.

Colonist, Volume XLVI, Issue 10918, 8 January 1904, Page 2

PREPARATIONS OF THE NATIONS.

London, Januray 6. British Naval Reservists and 1( officers have left London for Genoi to take the Japanese cruisers tc Yokohama under command of Ad miral Mathou. Public opinion in France is agams French intervention in the Russo Japanese trouble in the event o China joining Japan. The "St. James Gazette" urgei that the policing of the Chinesi treaty ports in the event of wa: should be 7 entrusted to the Umtec States and Britain. There is an extraordinary demanc at Cardiff for tonnage for the Fa East, The British Admiralty hai paid 20s a ton for three colliers o 5000 tons each for Hongkong to tab prompt shipments. New York, January 6. The St. Petersburg corresponden of the "New York Herald" says tha 20,000,000 roubles have been spen monthly for a long time on the Rus sian fortifications, the strategic rail way, and the army and navy'in tin Far East. When Russia seized Por Arthur the Treasury possessed 980 000,000groubles available in the even of war with Japan, Received Jan. 7, 9.50 p.m, London, January 7. Japanese firms have ordered thei representatives in Manchuria to sem their families away. Two Russian and two Britisl criusers are at Chemulpho. Th latter is sending marines to Seoul Mr Bennett Burleigh states tha the Russian reply is in the hands o Van Rosen, and is unsatisfactory It consents to Japan's demands re garding Korea, but advances a nev clause for negotiation in St. Peters burg. The "Standard's" Tokio corres pondent says the reply is at the Le gation, but has not yet been de livered to Japan. „,„.., The Mikodo in receiving M. Taft said that Japan was striving earn estly and patiently to maintain peace Received Jan. 8, 1.14 a.m. St. Petersburg, Jan, 7. Prince Ukhtowsky's organ in St Petersburg, the "Okuja Viedo mosti," declares that Japan is seek ing to impose on Russia- heavy sacri fices, to deprive Russia of her posi tion in China, and cut Korea fror her entirely. If Russia yielded nov the Japanese chauvinists would mak fresh and wider demands. War wa certainly a scourge, but peace ma; be a worse scourge. It would b better to choose the lesser £of tw< evils.