London vii, March 26.
The Bill for the elevation of the Russian Legation at Tokio to an Embassy has been discussed by the M. Isvolsky, Minister for Foreign Affairs, warmly defended the Russo-Japanese Convention. The elevation of the Legation, he stated, was the result of no secret or other'
tions; but was due to the position attained by Japan. He admitted that the right of Japan to fish in Russian waters was one of the most serious results of the Treaty of Portsmouth; but the Convention protected the Russian fisheries against annihilation by poachers.—Reuter.
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