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PROTEST PROVES
To Be EFFECTIVE
GREAT BRITAIN SECURES RE.
LEASE OF THE MALAGA.
RUSSIA OFFERS AN APOLOGY
Promises That No Similar Incident
Shall Occur in the Future
Tension Over the Situa-
ton Relieved.

Washington, July 23.-Spencer Eddy,
the American charge d'affaires at st.
Petersburg, Friday cabled the state de-
partment that the British embassy there
has been officially notified that the
steamer Malacca has been released and
that in consequence the existing tension
has been relieved.
Cargo to Be Examined.
st. Petersburg, July 23.-The Russian
reply to the British protest was hand
ed to Ambassador Hardinge Friday aft
ernoon. Russia agrees that the Malacca
shall not be brought before prize court
and undertakes that no similar incident
shall occur in the future. AS matter
Of formality the Malacca's cargo will be
examined at Suda Bay, Island Of Crete.
in the presence of the British and Rus
sian consuls the Russian government
having ordered her to stop at
Suda Bay for that purpose. A
claim for damages as result
Of delaying the steamer will be present
ed in due course Of time through the
British embassy.
Why Steamer Was Seized.
The report of the captain of the st..
Petersburg, which has at last reached
the admiralty, gives as his reason for
summarily making prize of the steam
| er Malacca the fact that the British
master of the Malacca declined to pro-
duce the manifest of his cargo as re-
| quired by international law when
| stopped by a belligerent in time of war.
The Russian authorities, after receiv-
ing the report of the captain of the st.
| Petersburg, tried to stop the Malacca
1 at Port Said, but she had already sailed
Both countries in the final agreement
displayed a conciliatory spirit In
usually we'll informed quarters the be.
lief is expressed that the recall of the
volunteer fleet steamers has been or.
dered
Tension Is Relieved.
Paris, July 23.-It was said at the for
eign Office at noon Friday that the ex
changes of communications going OF
between London, st. Petersburg and
Paris show that the tension Of the An
glo-Russian situation has been mate
rally relieved. 1t now appears tina
Russia has submitted to the British gov
eminent certain proposition which, 1
. acceptable, will serve as the basis TO
an adjustment. These exchanges hav
been somewhat informal and are bein
described as hints, but they are SUN
GENTLY clear to indicate Russia's pur
: pose to adjust the question. The out
come now is considered to be hingin
on Great Britain's answer. It is under
stood that the proposition contemplate
the release of the Malacca, but the ON
Gals say that the previous reports thu
orders had actually been issued for he
release are incorrect 1t is further az
serted that the prospective adjustmen
t will be confined to- the seizure Of th
y Malacca and will not include the genera
e question of the right Of Russia under th
o treaty of Paris to send vessels OF th
volunteer fleet through the Dardanelle
1t is considered inopportune to discuss
readjustment Of the rights of the power
. under the treaty of Paris during tin
o of war, and, therefore, II the questio
Of readjustment is raised, 1t probabl
: will go over until the close Of the japan
= ese-Russian war.