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Show EXTREMELY CRITICAL. London Timcs's Tokio Correspondent So Regards Situation. London, Jan. -i. Cabling under date of January 2nd, the Times Toklo correspondent corre-spondent says? "Thc situation Is extremely extreme-ly critical Russia maintains a profound silence. Falling some conciliatory action On thc part of Russia, of whlclr there Is now no appearance whatever, Japan will certainly adopt with a few days active measures lo secure her vital interests. After Af-ter this, war will become very difficult to avert." The, Dally Telegraph's Toklo enrre- spondeut announces that the British cruiser SIrlcus has been ordered to Chemulpo as a precaution against disturbances dis-turbances In Seoul, but that thc warship will not land forcc-K unless' requested to do so by the British Consul for thc purpose pur-pose of protecting thc legation. The Times' Shanghai correspondent says that both the Russians nnd thc Japanese ure buying silver, principally in dollars, in Shanghai and Hongkong for shipment to tho north. The same correspondent corre-spondent says that u native Journal Is publishing the full text of the telegrams which passed between LI HUng Chang and the Tsung LI Yamen (Chinese Foreign office) of-fice) In Apr!!. HVC, when LI Hung Chang was at St. Petersburg arranging for a Manchurlun rallv.uy convention. These dispatches show that Russia threatened to ally herself with Japan unless un-less she wero granted facilities 10 con-j con-j struct the railway, which she represented j as Intended to facilitate thc dispatch of troops for the protection of Russian and Chinese territory against thc aggression of other powers, principally Japan. The local Japanese officials are profoundly Impressed with these documents, which, says thc correspondent, are undoubtedly genuine. He adds that the publication of the documents cannot fall to intensify Japanese Irritation. |