'The attaches of the Rustimns in' that art of tke country say that if ort Arthur falls into the hands of the Japanese, it will mean the close of the war. Is this " reflection of the feeling in higher circles? And does it contain a statement of fact? Thes are qu tions concerning which one may speculate to little purpose. We may well wish a speedy end of this terrible and inexcusable destruction of life; but there is no in-Gication as yet that the end is so near, or will be near till the heart and mind of the Czar are radically changed.
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