Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-10

men have been rushing the repairs OF Tic
warships.
London, March 9-During the discussion
of the army estimates in the fioust ~
Commons, tonight. Premier Balfour 'aio
that so long as the army nome oelei'o'
were maintained in an adequate cohui''o'
any invasion of this country by al VI
ganized force capable of reducing "
submission was merely dream. b"' nv
man could blind himself to the TACT 'ti''
circumstances in the East were HAN
Great Britain a great continental powell
conterminous with another great military
power, and these circumstances mus. DE
taken into account in framing the EHt-
ish army estimates.
ct Petersburg, March "a document
dated Aug H. 1903, was officially puDliSh-
ed. today, whereby the Emperor In berali
of himself and the descendants OF Inc
imperial house, renounces all hereditary
rights To the grand duchy of Oldenburg
and transfers them to Duke Frederick
Ferdinand, the present representative OF
the ducal line of Schleswig- Holstein-Son-
derberg- Gluecksburg. or other descendant
of Duke Frederick of Schleswig-H olstein,
who died in 1885. Duke Frederick Ferdi-
nand. on Oct. 5. 1903. accepted the rights
of succession to the throne.
London, March 10-Under date of
March 8, a correspondent of the Times
at Toxic says the Russian advance
south of Possiet bay continues.
Correspondence of The Associated Press
Shanghai. Feb. 1.-THE rigid censorship
placed by the Japanese authorities on all
Geographic dispatches, both press and
private has caused many of the foreign
correspondents to seek a field of news on
the main land. Correspondents who have
reached here from Toxic report that tn,
censorship is more perfect that they have
ever encountered and is exercised on in
ter communication as well as on foreign
matter. Traffic on the wires has trebled
and their original carrying capacity
and the foreign office having each taken
| one of the main trunk lines that run
south through the empire. The eXactiol
of the censorship and the difficulties OF
REORGANIZATION has served to large
ly obscure the view of the correspondents
and probably has resulted in much con-
| iiicting news from various points. 1t Is
| anticipated that when corps of news
paper representatives who are now in To
| kio are finally allowed to go to the front
a serious congestion of Geographic ser
vice will result, as the military and avail
| a BILE land lines are not adequate to the
| service they will be called upon to per
| form.
| Well-informed newspaper men who have
| reached here express the opinion that
| there will be no extensive land operations
| until the naval operations are conclusive
| ly decided. unless the Russians should
| cross the falu and start south, thus forc-
ing the hands of the Japanese. From the
hest information obtainable. however. ths
| Russians are not in shape to make such
| a move in force
| 1t is generally held by the experts thal
| should the japanese sweep the sea threy
large forces will be put in operation. one
| against Port Arthur, one through Corcil
and across the ialu to cut the Russian
| center to the railways, and the third
against Vladivostok
great German transatlantic autocrat,
| cap in hand and on his knees before the
ish pride-especially after the triumphant
return Of Bruce lsmay from America
which is being drawn in shipping circles
| in Liverpool.
German steamship directors. were in Lon
don a week or so ago, and it is now stated
| in Liverpool that the object of their visit
to this country was to endeavor to IN
duce the Cunard Co. to enter into some
arrangement with the North German
Lloyd and the Hamburg American Lines
| in regard to certain aspects of emigrant
traffic to the United States.
The German lines have hitherto had the
run of the transportation of Austrians
and Hungarans to Canada and the Unit
ed States That special field of the giant
enterprise is now practically closed to
them and how important this is may be
seen from the fact that the Hun
parian government has agreed to give a
large subsidy to the Cunard Co. for 10
Ears on the STIMULATION that the Cunard
co provide % ships direct per annum
from, Fiume and Trieste
II ;s intimated that the Cunard Co is
NOT eager to- come to terms Its agree
ment With the Austro- Hungarian govern
| mont stands for 10 wears and promises
! such good results that the improving of
Tho New York. Fiume and Trieste service
| Is s ruii.e,,n ,s IN row Siavonia
iNe'i'ia anu ''e he" 20
, ,I,roI, oTbero is n
81. Ieterspu ~ ,mGdenca in resnonsihle
Sircies IN tba Unity of the authorities to
cohuuct an aSslessiNe 'rha transnorta.
asalnse the Jdpane ~ .rons SIber;an
non OF the Troops o'' o,rr lii Lose lin.
! railroad Is proceeHlIis ITO" Will '''' ''''