THE NAVAL PREPARATIONS.

Thames Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 10455, 2 November 1904, Page 2

THE NAVAL PREPARATIONS.

GREAT BRITAIN 1-jfpILL ACTIVE

LONDON', October 31

The Standard -states that the Admiralty has not suspended the active pi'eparatiofas for eventualities which have occupied them all the week. Lord Charles Bleresford's ships are now all near VigoLater cables show that the Russian publici are still in the dark as to the 'real- .situation- Tina offioial statement isiginoi-s the faic* that the Commission isi the outcome of the most ipolinited! uiep^eseaitationst. Greait! B'ritam's determ.ina.tion to obtain conipletei satisfaction' is not mentioned-

People in Government/ circles alone

iiirb aware )ptf Great Britain's ire ml feeling and attitude', but few of them seem to realise that the obniolusion io:j it'll© iCioinnijission^si JWbo.ujiisi ftmusit be followed by drastic measures'.

The story obtaining the most credence is that. tHe British Admiralty disguised two fishing \!ess:el«i asi torpedo boats to' attract' the Rlu«sia,n. tire and tlmsi oreiat-e an liicideinti to prevent th,e squadron rencliing Port Arthur in timo to save the garrison.