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Show MEAT CONFLICT LIKELY ON SEA Battle Is Expected on Mian Dceiii, Rojestvensky and Togo Expected Ex-pected to Meet at Early Day. Bussian Squadron Has Sailed From Tamatave, 'Madagascar, for Unknown Un-known Destination. LONDON, March 25. A dispatch to Lloyd's from Tamatavo, Madagascar, says: ,"Thc Russian squadron has sailed, destination unknown." Tho correspondent of Router's Telegram ccmpany at Tamatavo forwarded a dispatch dis-patch ln exactly tho same words as tho abovo. Tho only explanation at present seems to be that Admiral Rojestvensky's squadron squad-ron did not lcavo tho vicinity of Madagascar Mada-gascar since it sailed from Nosslbo island March 1C. Great Conflict Expected. St. Petersburg dispatches say that although al-though public Interest, ln tho war has suddenly sud-denly been transferred from lho battlefield battle-field In Manchuria to tho Indian ocean by the possibility of a great naal conlllct between Admiral Rojestvensky and Admiral Ad-miral Togo and dcsplto reports that scouting scout-ing vessels havo already been engaged near tho island of Mauritius, tho admiralty admir-alty decines to display any excitement. Tra'nqulllity Is Unnatural. Indeed the- tranquillity manifested Is quite unnatural except on the theory that pending tho prospect of peace negotiations negotia-tions Admiral Rojestvensky has received orders .to keep out of tho way of the Jap-nnese. Jap-nnese. Although without direct advices, the Admiralty does not credit tho report of the mooting of scouting vessels off Mauritius. Another Story Discredited. Tho samo thing holds good In regard to the roport of tho sinking of tho Russian battleships Sissovlllky and Navarln, which it is declared was probably an arrant invention. |