Peking, 8th December.
Mr. Uchida, the Japanese Minister, will leave to-morrow for Japan, in order to confer with the Tokio Government.
The following telegrams are from the "Kobe Herald London, 2nd December.
The programme drawn up by the United States Naval Construction Board has been endorsed. Among the vessels to be built are three battleships, five cruisers, three gunboats, and a flotilla of twelve torpedo craft.
'A Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce has b lished at Brussels, with an agency at Shanghai. One hundred and fifty members have already been obtained—* Mainichi."
4th December.
There is a pessimistic fooling at St. Petersburg with regard to Port Arthur. The prospects of the Baltic Squadron in the event of the fall of the fortress also occasion anxiety.
The Government of Ceylon has prohibited the supply of coal at Colombo without special permission.
The military success of Japan is causing a perceptible diminution of Russian prestige in Persi Russia is mobilising three hand: thousand reservists. They are to join the colours in the course of December.
The Russian newspapers acrimoniously contest Turkey's right to close the Dardanelles against the Black Sea Fi The Anglo-Japanese Alliance alone pr vents an attempt to force th Russia expects that France and will support her claims against Great Britain.
Peking, sth December.
The Russian Mi star at Poking is at present very active. He in particular, earnestly engaged in securing the support of Chinese pfiicials for the Russian cause.
asserting that the facilities allowed baltic Squadron for its voyage to the Far East indicate that a secret understanding i in existence between Russia, Germany, and Franc quence of his statements, several high officials are said to have made representations to the Dowager Empress of a character very favourable to Russia. Chinese diplomacy accordingly shows appreciable signs of a change of view—Vienna, 5th December.
The French Government has sent an answer to the representations made by the Japanese Government. It is to the effect that France will not allow the Baltic Squadron to uso any French port as a rendezvous.—Mainichi."
London, 6th December.
The British Government has comment ced x prosecution of Messrs. Yarrow, the shipbuilders, with regard to the sale of a torpedo-boat to Russia and its navigation to Lilian ander the pretence that it ware private yacht. The case begins on Mon. Gay. It is believed that this action is the result of Japanese representa tions.—Mainichi."
Washington, 6th December. message to Congress. this he severely criticised Russia's policy. The United States, he said, could not repress 8 sentiment of horror at the massacre at Kishineff, and must also
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