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fleet ORDERED
TO leave PORT
CAR SENDS INSTRUCTIONS TO
RoJESTVENSKY TO VACATE
FRENCH WATERS.
EMPEROR'S DIRECTIONS
POSITIVE AND EXPLICIT
Great Britain Preparing for Trouble
in the Far East-Shore Leave of
Crews at Hong-Kong Stopped
Togo to Assemble Ships.

III the ar EaSC-0nOre Leave OF
Crews at Hong-Kong stopped
Togo to Assemble Ships.
Paris, April 24.-It is officially con-
firmed that Emperor Nicholas has per-
sonally sent an order to Admiral
Rojestvensky to leave French waters.
This led to reports in the chamber of
deputies Saturday that the Russian
squadron had actually departed from
Kamranh bay. The departure of the
squadron however, is considered i'm
minent, but no official dispatches have
yet announced that Rojestvensky has
left Kamranh bay.
Orders Are Explicit.
The foreign office received advices
from st. Petersburg Saturday morning
showing that the instructions sent to
Admiral Rojestvensky are positive and
explicit and that he must keep outside
of French waters. The nature of the
instructions is said to be such that
Rojestvensky must observe them by
fully respecting French neutrality or
else subject himself to punishment
from his government. Therefore the
officials here feel that France has sue
ceeded in securing the limit of what
Japan can reasonably ask. The gov
eminent still awaits the reply of NJ.
Beau, governor general of Indo- China,
upon the exact locality of the Russian
squadron and whether it is within or
without French waters. His absence
from his headquarters at Saigon may
delay the governor generals reply, his
last telegram showing that he was at
a small point south of Hanoi, the cap
ital of Tonquin.
Diana Must Remain at Saigon.
Further official advices show that
radical steps have been taken to pre-
vent the Russian protected cruiser
Diana, informed at Saigon, after the
naval battle of August 10, from putting
to sea and resuming her active opera
lions. The Diana is understood to
have been lying recently at Haifong
where her repairs were sufficiently ad-
vanced to permit her to rejoin Admiral
Rojestvensky's squadron and thus add
another powerful cruiser to his
strength. But the French authorities
peremptorily required the cruiser to be
placed in a condition making it impos-
Sible for her to go to sea. Therefore
such parts of her machinery as are in
dispensable to her moving, such as her
shaft and propeller, have been removed,
thus rendering the Diana ineffective.
The officials here desire to direct atten-
ton to this case as clearly showing
the determination with which Frances
neutrality requirements are being en-
forced
Britain Preparing for Trouble.
London, April PA special dispatch
from Hong-Kong says all shore leave.
of the crews of the British warships
has been stopped and the dockyard en-
ployes on their Easter leave of alb
sence have been recalled so that the
ships can be made ready for sea at the
earliest possible moment.
That Great Britain is prepared for
serious trouble in the far east as re-
suit of the violation of the neutrality
laws by France in affording the Rus
sian squadron sanctuary in Kamranh
bay is shown by the activity in the adj
miralty Office and at the foreign de-
partment. Ambassador BERTHE, at Paris,
who was about to start on his Easter
vacation, has been summarily ordered
to remain at his post until further no.
tice. A special messenger was sent
Saturday with dispatches which,
though not directly an ultimatum, are
couched in such language as to have
practically that effect.
France. in substance, has been told
that Great Britain, acting as the ally
of Japan. will not tolerate the brazen
aid afforded Russia by France in KAN
ranh bay. The admiralty has sent in
structions to the commander of the
British fleet in Asiatic waters to be
prepared for any eventuality. These
dispatches to the far east have i'll a
measure been anticipated, for several
vessels now in Hong-Kong harbs,r al
ready have steam up and are prepared
to sail at a moments notice.
Popular Feeling Growing.
Toxic, April 24.-The Japanese news
papers continue their unfriendly COM
ment on the French government over
the Kamranh bay incident, despite the
efforts of the conservatives toward re-
preston pending the result of negotia-
lions. Popular feeling is growing
more intense. The government con-
tinues to withhold the correspondence
with France regarding the affair.
Tooo to Assemble SQUADRON.
Manila, April 24.-Narata Goro, the
Japanese consul here, has received
telegram announcing that Admiral
Togos main squadron will assemble
south of Formosa.