Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-05
WOULD AID JAPAN
Chinese Commander-in-Chi
Favors Alliance.
TO REGAIN MANCHURIA
LITTLE RELIABLE NEWS RECEIV-
ED IN LONDON.
Reported Blockade Of Port Arthur by
the Japanese Has Not Been
Confirmed.
70 REGAIN MANCHURIA

LONDON, February 5.-"Yuan- shi~ Kai
(the commander of the Chinese imperial
army and navy, and the vice president of
the war board, have memoraiized the
throne urgently insisting upon an offensive
and defensive alliance with Japan to re-
gain Manchuria," cables the Shanghai cor
respondent of the London Globe tnis after
noon 1.-THE memoralists," the correspond
ent adds, maintain that the Japanese are
better prepared for war than the Russians
and are more disinterested"
Both the Russian ambassador and Japan
ese minister visited the foreign office this
afternoon. The latter stayed half an hour.
The Russian ambassador, who only re-
mained ten minutes, subsequently was
granted the use of the telegraph of the
colonial office.
Dearth Of Reliable News.
While the pessimism in London diplomatic
circles Is shared on the stock exchange and
reflected by the attitude of the principal
business houses, there Is notable dearth
of news here on which 1t Is possible to
prophesy. The Japanese legation today
was without advices from the far east
The first news that the Russian reply was
dispatched last night to Viceroy Alexieff
came to the legation from the Associated
Press. The legation officials confess they
are pessimistic regarding the ultimate re-
suit of the negotiations, and point out that
Japan is merely waiting on Russia. The
whole situation, they add, depends on the
nature of Russia's reply.
The Russian embassy Is understood to
have received a notification that the reply
had been sent to Viceroy Alexief, but the
officials declined to discuss the matter for
publication.
No News Of Blockade at Port Arthur.
Nothing has been heard here of the re-
port, published in the United States by a
news agency, that sixty Japanese warships
are blockading Port Arthur. Beyond the
dispatch of the Associated: Press from Port
Arthur last night announcing the return
of the Russian fleet to that port nothing
is known on the subject
The International banking houses, which
are in constant communication with their
own agents in the far east, profess that
they are feeling more tra-fquil than the
stock exchange members lid the Bank Of
England officials. They ad1itthe situation
is serious, but they point Bat that though
business is almost paralyZedSWhile awaiting
developments. Russian ann Japanese se-
curities are holding their own well, consid-
ering the alarmist reports. The fact is that
scarcely any business Is being transacted
on the stock exchange. Not $4,000 was
open for account, where normally there
would be 81, 100000.
Situation at Port Arthur.
ST. PETERSBURG, February "a Rus
sian correspondent of the Associated Press
at Port Arthur telegraphs as follows:
There is no truth in the report that freight
traffic has been stopped ON the Manchurian
railway.
All the ships of the Russian Pacific squad,
ron, which have been held in reserve, are
now in full mission.
The regiments of the Sd East Siberian
Rifle Brigade, which recently left Port Ar
thur, are taking temporary stations along
the Chinese railroad.
The Port Arthur garrison has been
strengthened by the arrival there of the
7th Brigade of Conscripts, who have re-
Gently been going through short course
of training.
Stores Of provisions and coal are being
accumulated and all the necessary military
works are being actively pushed forward.
Both the army and navy are in excellent
condition and everything is ready for an
emergency, but all are patiently awaiting
the outcome of the negotiations.
The Russian population Is tranquil Very
few Russians are leaving, but many Jap
anese merchants are selling out and going
home Those remaining here feel entire con-
fidence in the authorities.
The announcement from Vladivostok that
preparations have been made for the mo-
bilization of the Manchurian reserves was
premature.
Advices from Vladivostok say that over
a thousand Japanese girls embarked there
for Japan yesterday, and that three other
steamers are on the point of sailing for
Japan with Japanese families, including
many who left the Nikoiskoye and Ussur1
regions on Wednesday last.
Russian Troops in Yalu Valley.
LONDON, February ga dispatch to the
Central News Agency from Tokyo says
that the newspapers there publish tele-
grams saying that 10000 Russian troops
have been concentrated in the Ya1u val
ley with the probable intention of selling
North Korea.
1t is added that hope of maintaining
peace has been abandoned
kilograms at Sender's Risk.
NEW YORK, February 5.-The significant
announcement that kilograms for Japan
and Korea can be accepted only at sender's
risk was made today by the Commercial
Cable Company, which has received the FOL
lowing dispatch from Its resident manager
in China:
From today kilograms to Japan and ko.
rea can only be accepted at sender's FISK.
JAPAN's PATIENCE EXHAUSTED.
The Tokyo Government Tired Of Wait
ing for Russia's Reply.
NJ