Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-08
RECEIVED IN LONDON
GOVERNMENT AT TOKYO STILL
HOPES FOR PEACE.
Both Counties Are, However, Still
Making Active Preparations
for War.


Russian, reply to- Japans last note has
been received. at the Japanese legation here.
1t will be presented to the foreign Office
later in the day by Minister Hayashi.
: At the legation the opinion Is held that
the reply is utterly opposed to the. main
Japanese contentious, and 1t is thought that
negotiations will be broken off.
Minister Hayashi said to representative
of the Associated Press:
After reading the reply all can say is
that hope fors a peaceful settlement is
growing less and less Conditions are very
grave.
Japan has decided not to buy the Chilean
warships for which negotiations had been
started. At the legation 1t is said that the
ships bought recently from Argentina are
expected to sail today for the far east by
way of the Suez canal.
z japan Still Hopes for Peace.
A special dispatch from Toxic, under to-
days date. after recording the arrival of
the Russian reply, adds:
Diplomacy has not said it's last word,
and there are. still hopes that hostilities
may be ayerted. From the Russian Legal
ton 1t is announced that the negotiations
continue ~
The Russian ambassador, Count Benken-
dorff, and the Japanese minister Baron
Hayashf, visited the foreign Office this af-
ternoon, and had half hour conferences with
Lord Lansdowne. to whom the text of the
Russian reply to Japan was communicated.
The British government is continuing its
efforts in, the interests of peace.
The British home fleet left Portland today
for the Spanish coast. after coaling to the
full capacity. The fleet will thus be in
readiness to replace the channel squadron
In the event Of the latter being required to
fill up. vacancies in the Mediterranean
quadron. should vessels be ordered thence
to the far east.
Wheat advanced a further shilling per
quarter today in some of the provincial
markets. on the prospect of war.
About 10000 tons of coal were shipped
from Cardiff, Wales. during this week, 49,
000 to Japan. 10000 to Port Arthur, and
$4,000 to Hong Kong,
Mikad6 Inspects Troops.
TOXIC. Japan. January s.-The emperor
inspected and reviewed the imperial guards,
constituting the first division Of the army,
together with some independent cavalry
regiments and brfHades of artillery. num-
bering in ah sonfe 5000 men. on the
Aoyama nelas today. 1t is expected that
these troops EWiHseonstitute the third con-
tingent in the event Of war being declared.
The occa sSan wigs regarded as a possible
leave-ta king between the emperor and his
soldiers, the scene being most impressive.
Enormous crowds fined the route from the
palace and surrounded the grounds: The
emperor rode ttDstthe Aoyama field in the
state coach. but1was on horseback when
inspecting aha reviewing the troops His
staff included all the foreign attaches.
Firms Must Perform Military Service
ST.. PETERSBURG,s January SAN Inn
perial rescript to the governor general Of
Finland directs-the governor to dismiss all
Firms employed tn the state or municipal
service who haze not fulfilled their military
service In the Finnish rife battalion during
1908. and not TO issue, foreign passports to
them for five years.
When granting loans or assistance from
state funds to communes or individuals, or
dealing with petitions for the remission Of
fines. the governor is ordered to take into
consideration the extent of the opposition
to levying recruits offered by the appli-
cants Students of the higher schools who
have not performed military service are to
be expelled for periods not exceeding a
year.
The governor is also empowered to re-
lease Firms who have Joined the colors and
to replace them by evaders of military serv-
ice. and he Is directed to Issue a proclama-
ton announcing that all Firms not present
Ing themselves for service in 1904 will be
drafted into regiments outside of Finland.
British Troops Under Orders.
HONG KONG, January "a detachment
of $50 men of the Sherwood Forester Not
tinghamshire and Derbyshire regiment),
forming part of the garrison of Hong Kong,
has suddenly been warned to be in readl-
ness for active service The destination of
of troops has not been divulged. The au-
thoritieS refuse all information ON the SUBJ
ject, but 1t is presumed the troops are go
ing to Picking or Seoul The detachment
is ready and their transport arrangements
have been completed.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, January S-The
Times says:
1t is estimated that by the end of this
month over one thousand Japanese will
have gone back from California to Japan,
having been called to do SO by an edict of
Japanese Consul Moiono of San Francisco
MANILA. January s.-The Japanese gov
eminent through its local agent, has just
called for bids for an enormous quantity of
subsistence stores, all bids to be in by Jan
uary 30.