THE EASTERN CRISIS

West Coast Times, Issue 13079, 5 January 1904, Page 2

THE EASTERN CRISIS

(Received Jan 4 at 13.52 p.m) Berlin, Jan 4

The Lokal Aozeiger's St Petersburg correspondent assets that uearly the whole of the fifth and tenth Army corps have been gradually sent during the past few months to the Far East in small detatchinents.

London Jan 4

The Chinese cruisers at Shanghai are preparing for active service, shipping ammunition and siores.

Advices from Tokio stats the newspapers urge the immediate dec'aration of war, wh eh is considered inevitable, but the people are calm. All the banks are withholding their fund.", apparently as the result of official instruction?,

The Japanese Legation in London has not received any news from Tokio,

The Russian cruiser Aurora left Bizerta. The rest of the squadron postponed their departure for the next few days.

Admiral Wirenius entertained M. Picbon, the Frecch Resident and other Frenchmen at Bizerta aboard the Oslibaya The a'lume was warmly toasted

Twelre highly payed Glasgow marine engineers sre starting on Tuesday for Yokohama to strengthen the Japanese navy.

(Received Dec 5, at 12.49 a.m)

The Times' Tokio correspondent states that 12 days have elapsed since Russia was asked to reconsider her reply yet St Petersburg maintains silence. J^pan ha^ resolved not to endure another period of waiting, which is utilised to strengthen Russia's armaments. Failing some conciliatory Russian action Japan will in a few days ta'ce active measures to secure her vital int3rests, after which war will become difficult to avert.