Tokio, 30th January.
The Russian reply 1s expected here in four or five days.
The exchequer bonds to be floated immediately amount to a hundred million yen (£10,000,000) issued at 95, with 5 per cent interest, repayable at par in five years, while various taxes are to be enhanced to the extent of fifty million yen.
Count Katsura, Baron Komura, and Marquis Ito, Marquis Yama;
Vice-Admiral Baron Yamamoto had a prolonged conference to-day.—Our own correspondent.
2nd February.
The news is circulated unofficially that the Japanese Government is awaiting Russia's rejoinder eagerly and impatiently.
The conference of the Elder Statesmen and Cabinet Ministers was not held to-day.
Ata Cabinet meeting to-day it was decided that the enhancement of the different taxes should be enforced under parliamentary consent; that is, without resorting to an emergency Imperial ordinance.
different reports reaching here agree in mentioning Russia's military activity.
The newspapers expect that Russia's answer will be unfavourable, and maintain a pessimistic view of the result,—Our own correspondent.
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