The Far East.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12465, 25 January 1904, Page 2

The Far East.

LAMSD'ORFF AGAIN CONTROLS

RUSSIAN POLICY.

AN OFFER TO JAPAN.

KOREA TO REMAIN NEUTRAL

RELATIONS BETWEEN BRITAIN AND RUSSIA STRAINED.

United Press Association.— By Electric Tel egraph . — Copyright . Received January 24, 9.30 a.m. London, January 23. No actual offer of. mediation has \et been made to the Mikado ; but it is officially stated that the Mikado has. informed Britain, America and Germany that they are suggesting an offer that does not meet with Japan's approval. Advices frcjin Port Arthur state that, owing to friction occurring 'between the military officers and Prince Alexieff, General Kuropatkin (Russian Minister for War) revisits the i ? uv East soon. Intelligence received at Paris from Korea and Port Arthur states that the Japanese have landed hundreds- of cases of artillery and ammunition at Chemulpho, and that they intend to' send guns and Ammunition to Seoul. Russians accuse the -Japanese of waiting for the Yong-haks to rise ib rebellion, hoping thereby to gain a pretext to interfere in* Korean affairs. Paris, January 23.

Pans, January Jd. The newspaper Le Temps announces that Count Lam-sdorlY (Russian Foreign Minister) has resumed the dir-v:-tion. the Russian policy jn the Far East.' '/Phe journal states that he has made a tabula rasa of everything* that has occurred since Prince Al<?xieff's appointment as Viceroy, and offers to Japan the same treatment as is granted to other Powers in Manchuria. London, January 23. \ Tho Daily Mail's Chefoo correspondent states that in the event ol war General Kuropatkin will command the Russian forces on land, and that Admiral Prince Alcxie.ff will direct operations at sea.. Received January '2s, 13.27.. a.m. London, January 24. The Daily Mail's Chetoo Correspondent states that Russia is quietly occupying et'ra'getic"' -positions on the Manchurian side of the Yalu River. One hundred and twenty Japanese interpreters of the Korean language are ready at the chief Korean ports. Japan is buying enormous quantities of dollars in China. London bankers assert that Russia foi months past has been recalling gold reserves abroad, and the Russian Bank now holds ninety-two million J sterling. " . , j The Korean Government has declared that it will observe a neutral Jit- j titude in the event of war. The British Minister at Seoul lias approved of this decision. ( Paris, January 54. Le Temps (a leading Parisian journal) expresses a fear t>hat relations between Great Britain and Russia are greatly strained. U declares that Count LamsdorS told an Ambassador that Russia did not intend to allow Britain full Iret-dbm in Thibet, and hinted 'that Russia wouW miake friends with Japan in order to retaliate upon j Britain. j

SITUATION REMAINS UNALTERED

A COWARDLY RtISSJAN PROPOSAL

Received January 25, 8 a.m.. London, January 24

Viscount Hayashi, Japanese Minister to^England, states that the situation remains unaltered. There has been no exchange of views between Japan and Russia since Japan- presented her Note of December 30th, embodying the irreducible minimum. Paris, January Si.

' The newspaper Republtquc Francaise tstatrs that after the Japanese victory o\er 'China the Russian Admiral pro-posrrl-to Admiral Do Beaumont, «.ommanrlinjr -the French squadron, that they attack and rips troy the Japanese fleet, which after the hard worV it had nlrearly rlonc was unlikely to offer any serious resistance. De Beaumont declined. THE CZAR'S PEACEFUL POLICY. Receiver! /January 25, 0.2 a.m. London. January l Ji. llhc Times says that if Le Tempos' remarkable statement— that Count LamsdorlT has resumed direction of affairs in the East policy, and made' ! tabula rafta everything since Prince Alexieff'H appointment — he confirms! [it will afford decided proof that, tho Czar means Eis peaceful policy to he obeyed.