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Show ULTIMATUM TO RUSSIA. Twelve Hours Said to Be Time Limit Given by England. VICTORIA. B. C, Oct 26.-Thoro is a rumor among naval officers at Esquimau tonight that Great Britain has glvon Russia twelvo hours to mako all reparation repara-tion for the trawler outrage. The rumor Is said to- have come In private cablo-cramB cablo-cramB from London. The report that the Canadian Pacific steamship. Empress of Japan, had been ordered to proceed no further than Yokohama Yo-kohama this trip and that all her Hongkong Hong-kong freight had been disembarked again at Vancouver has caused considerable excitement In navy circles. The six-Inch guns and ammunition for the Empress when used as auxiliary cruiser, are stored at tho Esquimau navy yard, ready at an hour's notice to be mounted aboard. Each of the Empresses Em-presses has four emplacements on the brondsldo for six-Inch guns, the emplacements emplace-ments consisting of specially strengthened strength-ened sponsons. Naval officers said that they would not be surprised to see the Empress of Japan ordered to Esquimau naal dock at onco to havo her gains mounted and ammunition put aboard. It Is now considered probable that H M S Grafton's projected cruise to Honolulu, Hon-olulu, leaving Friday, will bo canceled. Tho naval officials aro In constant communication com-munication with London. |