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Show LANSDOWNE BEACHES LONDON. , ( n i Foreign Secretary Has Long Confer- ence With King Edward. 'i, LONDON, Oct. 24. Foreign Secretary ' ( hJ Lanwdowne reached London thla after- , ) JJH noon and after gathering the latft de- , 'H I- , i'k talla known at the Foreign office rc-' rc-' i yarding the firing on the Brills i nshlnB k . 1,1 boats by the Ruian uadS he reeded to Buckingham Pj'Xci r Bcl-had Bcl-had a lenKth Interview tthWw w fh' ' . ward. The luttcr later ie Ppno o W ; menage of sympathy to the Maor ol . ! j ! Ho Instructions have bcor l received l at If. the Russian embassy he" and 'c0. i ,U munlcallonD are expected JiJJSn 'yU , sador Hardlngc- haf made his roprc.n f tatlons at St. Petersburg. R Beyond making aPOtoB,cV,Ii?n cm-' was pointed out at the .Rum I. n c m i i . bnssy, that no explanation could ue given until the squadron was hca d I' J from Steps arc on foot to get a. com t J munlcatlpn to Rojestvensky. bu .1 I uavR mav claose before RoJcsUon.Kj "I ' J" Sid "end a report to St. Petersburg I ; ! Russian Oincitxls Perploxcd. ill The Russian odlclals here are as much , i :,' perplexed as to the cause of tho Jnie M.i on the llRhlng boats aa aro the Br UU ; : ' : authorities, though they suggei t i naj have been due to extreme neousneas 1 ij consequent on the reception of Melinite. . . ' ' information that a ""VS-i ,l J would be made on the squaoron before !; it reached open waters. f!i.t The Idea that war can "rse rf''V , v nffnlr ly scouted, but It Is admitted that it will strain Anglo-Russian relations !!!' to a point where diplomacy on both lij.'j sides will be severely tested, 'jjjji ,. What England -May Demand. Ml'.' Lord Lansdownc Is expected to make, the usual claim for Indemnity for the ;, A vessels sunk, compensation for tne i !i wounded and pensions for the widows of l those killed, to demano. a most ample ! ; 1 apology and assurance that any other B British Fhipping which may fall In wltn 1 4 the Russian squadron shall not be sub- ! 'I mlttcd to similar treatment. There de- ! 5 roands, It If believed at the Ruswan Qnd, j1! other embassies here, will speedily -be "6 granted. -' ; j , Others Not Accounted For. IM Of the 160 fishing vessels through ! ! I which the Russian squadron passed five 'If ere still unaccounted for. and rome anx- i , i iety exists regarding their safety. Hie ' j "Wren, one of the boata reported last J.'llft night a:? mls3lng has i"Hvcd at Hull.- ! kIS It will probably be some days before the ; ' Foreign office is In full possession of all . !'$' the facts, although the examination of ! ' a the witnesses at the Foreign olllce to- ' S day established the. general correctness ft 'of the first accounts. , jf It Is quite possible that In order to ae- ! celerate matters, VIctf-Admfral Lord ft Charles Bere's-iford.. who Is with the- i . K Channel llec-t at Gibraltar, almost In the ff path of the Russian squadron, niay be '.' K ordered to-detach a cruiser and tommu- V ff vtlcate with Admiral Rojestvensky. as ' ft was done In the case of the Russian ; i B volunteer .steamers Smolensk and SL J Petersburg, ... 1 " ff Unusual activity prevailed at the Ad- I nllralty thVough the morning: -but owing. : to the- absence of- Lord Selborne, First Lord of' the Admiralty, no" action was ' taken. i a strong squadron of cruisers -lies at ' Portsmouth ready to sail at a four-hours' four-hours' notice. The -Mediterranean lleet ' is off Venice and the home squadron lp i ; c ruising off Scotland. ,' Thus, In the quite unlikely event of ' Great Britain ranking paval demonstration, demon-stration, her forces are in peculiarly 1 ' , good -positions- Ii! '. Bitter Feeling at Hull, j i-ir Henry King, member of Parlla- jji m-int for the central division of Hull,, I'll , w-cvJ. to the, Foreign ofhpf todpy.to asT j'1 ; sist in the representations of his con- ! ' ; rtltucnts, a.mongwhoq the moat bitter '', 1 1 u-elings prevail, v i : . , s , ; I ' The affair though-.-iliBsole tpplc of ;ouversatIon among oil classes at the. ,1. British capital, has not created the up- ; j roar which has boon expected. A small II cr6wd gathered at Buckingham palace ; ; p this morning, vlre a previously ar- i !',. a ranged council of Ministers was held, j and at which William St. John Brod- ('1 M rlclc, Secretary of State lor India, and ill1 Lord Londonderry. Lord President of , If the Council, were present. The crowd evidently Intended to make a demon- J stratlon upon the. appcaranco of King i Edward, but. ho remained in the pal- . ' 1 j ace. j', More Than 200 Shots Fired. -' The mate of the trawler Mlno, which ( :j arrived' at Hull wlh the Jloulmeln. 1 1, bringing the news of the firing on, the f ii llshing boats, said today: ' ' l , '. ; "Between 200 and 300 shots were fired, i 7 ; The first veKsel in line did most of the I j ' firing. But I think two others also ( j ! fired' several shots. Our whole fleet j j . i was under searchlights, which nearly i' blinded us. The Russians came within f: ! lc-B8 than a quarter of a mile Jrom us. ;'i We could see them plainly." i' Captain Euker of,, the travJer tagpie i i . declared it was imDOssIble for the Rus- ' j f slans to misiUKe tnv trawiers for ior- ,'! pedo boats. He-added: ' 'i "The whole aflalr lasted about twenty J,,- minutes, ot a quarter of their shots I could have, taken efTedt. When Ihit 'j i flrine ceased the ships disappeared as I' quickly 'as they came up.' ' j ' j Formulated Protest. ; If v 0n returning, to Uio. Foreign oflloe ( i ft Lord Lansdownc further conferred with : H Sir Henry King and subsequently ad- .1 a dressed a strong protest to Embassa- : ,8 dor Hardinge for presentation to .the j Russian Govcrnn ent. Special stress is I It laid on the callousness displayed -by the I 'K Russians In not going to the assistance Mj.T of the fishermen. I ' l j Lord Lansdovne aski that Immediate- U j ly redress shall be made. ' t; Russia 2ay Explain. I :V It is believed In Government circles , , that' the Russian Government will take HP , ,! j tJle earliest opportunity to give satis- 1 i ' 1 faction and It appeard to be expected H1 i, 1 ill that Russia will explain the affair, add- H I )! l"g that the Ruwslan oniclals had rea- 1 ! a "on to believe that there were mines or 1 '; ,ft shlpa with mines in the neighborhood l , .! -i where the fishing fleet was attacked, f .J 1 An intern-low between Lord Lans- )'i ! downctand Count Benckend.orff has been 1 j : :l arranged for tomorroiv. 'v.; Jj In the absence of Count Benckendorff 1 the Russian Charge d'Affalres called at 1 , r; I the Foreign office this afternoon to ex- 1 press deep regret at the occurrence. j 'K U"ews From Fishing Fleet, -li ! The actual casualties during tbo onc- , j J sided bombardment off Dogger bank can 1 I ; . be correctly Btatcd since the .arrlvaL at , -onn this evening of the carrying, ship Swift, rcportlnglho safety of the inisaTng . J,. trawlers, Thb Swift left the fltct at 10" f ; f.' " a- m. on October 23. Her captain ,say: i ( Ljc'J ITad No Warning, illlil "The ' Russians gave hot tho slightest nEihl ?uaraJlnF lirloi;jto the commcnccmdntoof ? ' tho llrlng. Tho admiral of tho fishing fleet eont up a rocket of warning. , and j then the fldng, commenced. He awafn sent Ml ur green rockets, but this only !fj,f Beemed to fncreace tho fcrocJtv of tho 'Vy.. bombardment. The poor marksmanship jj of- tho Russian" gunners was th only V: thing that saved the entire fleot, within 'II h' L rUnBC searchlights and guns." " , One -Vessel' Sunk, Five Damaged: lH 'wi1' A1 the inquest at Hull today It was Jrjj. statoa.':thht- one vcssjrl; -the - Crrtne. was U,l sunk and, that, four or five others wcro IH 'V m.or! 0r,.1,CS3 damaged. In the statement IH 'i.l o..? Coroner Xo .the Jury, that, of (lclnl I "old It was a question of vcrv grave and V ,1 pooslbly international. Importance, but It f.i it would be their, duty to find who were thn IH V ,mUr?.Cnrt'r.f,1 of h? rt.cad men- After tho J-jlfj ldentlflcallon of the bodies the inquest ad- 1 L Journcd till November 2. . ! 1 |