RUSSIA AND BRITAIN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 53, 21 March 1901, Page 3

RUSSIA AND BRITAIN.

IKTKBVKNTION OK COUNT WALDBRBHB. [PES PUES3 ASSOCIATION.! Received 20, 8.55 a.m. London, March 19. Count "Walderste authoritavely intarvenrd with a view to ending the mutually hostile attitude of the Brltfsb and Russians at Tientsin. It is expected that 10,000 Frerch troops now in China will shortly return. Tho New York's Heralds Tien's>n correspondent states that General W«>gsack declined Count Waldersee's compromise, COUNT WALDBRSEE INSISTS OK WITHDRAWAL, OF PATROLS. BBNTRIKS ORDERED NOT TO BE AGGRESSIVE. HO DISTURBANCE ANTICIPATED. (Received 21, 1.11 a.m.) London, Mar.-.h 20.

It is semi-officially stated at Berlin that CotmfcWalde< see, with a view to ceding tbe rpsctaclo of discord, hss mediated for military i easons, aud insisted on the withdrawal of even sma 1 patrols at tbe tiding. The settlement of the dispute is outteide his sphere. Lord George Hamilton states that the sentries on both sides remain at their previous positions, but have received strict orders not to assume the aggressive. No disturbance is anticipated. COMMANDERS AWAITING ORDERS. AUBSIANS HAVE ORDERS TO FIRE IF WORK STARTED. JROOPi IN THE TRENOHES. .Received 21, 1.27 a.m. London, March 20. A Renter's »««SBge state? that both Commanders at the Tientsin Siding await orders from their Government*. Tbe Russians state their orders are t j fire if aDyone commeunt* work. Tbe English troops in the trenehes originally outnumbered the Russians, TfaeVe are now 21 in the trenches, which are 45 feet apart.