The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-01-23
RussIA's MENAcINo ASPECT.
Advancing in the Par East and on
the Indian Frontier.

VANCOUVER tB. Co., Jan. IA
digest Oi opinions Of the principal
Chinese and Japanese papers received
today boy the steamer Empress OF
Japan, thirteen days from Yokohama,
indicates that Russia Is unmistakab.y
revealing her Intentions In the Far
East The China Gazette says that
taking advantage OF Engiand's press
ing engagements in South Africa, the
Russian Government, through It's Con-
SUI az Hankow, has revived It's claim
to the Jardlne- Metheson land, making
a demand for the property In the most
peremptory fashion.
The Russian Consul claims that the
que ton of the disputed ownership Of
TIE land has been absolutely decided
in favor of his Government, and he
has announced his intention to take
forcible possession of the property
without further negotiations. His ac-
tons are said to have been extremely
high-handHd. Relations between the
Brit h and Russian residents are
strained to the breaking point.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Calcutta
correspondent OF the Daily Mail says:
While the official statement that no
alarm is felt concerning Afghanistan is
quit true, | have good reason TO be-
lieve that the Indian Government has
received disquieting information re-
ga-ding Russian movements In the di-
rection of Persia. Russia is taking ah-
vantage of the Transvaal trouble 10
strengthen her ornaments and TO push
forward her outposts along the Persian
frontier, with a view to ultimate an
nexatlon, a design in which Germany
would probably acqulesce In consider
alton of receiving railway concessions
| LONDON, Jan. 13.-.l'he cables have
| been kept hot since last night when
reports, seemingly authentic, reached
here to the effect that $4,000 Russian
troops had left Triflis, Trans-Caucasia
for Baku. The report added that the
trool would proceed to konschtka
the frontier station OF Afghanistan
The officials of the War Office decline
to discuss the report nor will they ad-
NIT that they have taken steps to
verify 1t. Nevertheless, It Is known
that the British ambassador at st
Petersburg has been communicated
with. The report declares that Rus
sian troops will soon advance TO :
point nearer than Herat, the occupa.
| llbu Vi WHICH IL 10 uECldItu lldHSo vi
the movement of the British troops il
India.
The situation, taken into considera
ton with the war in South Africa. II
decidedly complex and still more dan
gerous Fully 100000 Russian soldier
arr now gathered close to the British
Indian frontier. News reached her,
yesterday that General Yonoff has ar
rived at Konschtka, and 1t Is known
that the Russian squadrons at Port Ar
thur and the Persian gulf are being
strengthened every day. There Is alsc
a well-defined report that France has
sent rush orders to have troops gath.
cred on the frontier, which report
seems verified by the fact that the
French ambassador to the Vatican has
notified Pope Leo of the existence of a
Franco-Russian agreement by which
the exclusive influence of Russia in
European Turkey and that of France
in Asiatic Turkey are to be recognized
1t is understood that this agreement
was reached during the visit to Paris
of Count Muravieff, the Russian Min
lister of Foreign Affairs.