THE WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1457, 18 May 1905, Page 2

THE WAR.

(GENERAL NEWS

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright : St. Petersburg, May 16. Efil An Imperial decree issued at St. Petersburg authorises the issue of roubles of short-dated Treaa J»““" thero being 150,000,000 already plo.. t . ' liondon, May 16. ' Admiral Wirenuis, interviewed, declared ij that Admiral Rosbdestvensky did not' violate neutrality. He merely stopped afi t Kamranh to clean boilers. The Times and Standard eulogise the patriotism of a majority of the French Chamber in resisting certain Socialists’ efforts, inopportunely made, to force a debate on French neutrality, and add that MM. Vaillant’s and Presseose’s chief aim was to strike a blow at M. Delcasse. Tbo transport Kidomaru struck a mine off Port Arthur on Thursday night and sank. Tho crow weio saved. Japan has prohibited tho export of coal ro P I Ss'gorr while iho Russians are in Indo-China waters. \

The Russians in a month used 120,000 tons of coal. The statement officiaW published at Tokio last evening that th, Russians had returned to Indo-China wafers is contradicted in Paris. \ Advice has been received thst a mine in the Gulf of Peehili sags another Japanese transport. The Times’ Tokio corresponded, { B ] e . graphing apparently earlier than leuter, states that Admiral return to Hongkobe has caused the Japafej g 8 anger to flame out stronger than ever. \

ILL-USED JAPAN.

NEARNESS OF CONFLICT' WITH

FRANCE.

By Telegraph—Press Assooiatlon—Copyright Received 9.40 p.m., May 17. London, May 17» General Okuma interviewed, referring to the stupor and irritation caused to the Japanese by Admiral Roshdestvensky’s reported return to Hongkobe Bay, said : “If the. relations of Japan with France had! been less friendly, popular excitement would have carried everything before itJ It is urgent for, France to take up a clear position, otherwise the excitement willjie irresistible." . f

BALTIC FLEET STILL DEFIES NEUTRALITY LAWS.

By Electric Telegraph—Per Pres* Association,—Copyright. Received 10.53 p m.. May 17. Xiondon, May 17. Four thousand Russians have crossed the Timien. The vanguard is at Kiljn. Russians at Possit Bay have been rein forced. The Daily Telegraph’s Tokio correspondents reports that despite Japan’s third protest the Baltic fleet is still anchored al Honkkohe

Paris, May 17. Le Temps says that without committing herself regarding the ultimata settlement of the whole neutrality question, Franoi has relaxed the interpretation and application of open rules in favor of Japan.