The Archive · 1905

The Unfortunate Tacoma

Tokio, 15th March.

The Seattle steamer Tacoma, which was recently reporied ice-bound off Hokkaido, was captured yesterday.—Our own lent.

A DOUBTFUL DECISION, London via Bombay, 15th March.

It is stated that the Council of War has decided immediately to raise a fresh army, which will include two divisions of infantry of the guard, and the same of the cavalry, and' the artillery of the guard; hitherto none of the guards have been called out.

Non-military circles, however, believe that mobilisation, in the present internal condition of Russia, is imponsible.—Reuter,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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