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Show AS TO PEACE TALK. Semi-Oiflcal Statement From Russia on the Subject. ST. PETERSBURG, March 11. A semiofficial semi-official statement Issued this evening is as follows: "The defeat in Mukden is furnishing material for conjectures of peaco pour parlors to tho European press, which Is filled with articles and expressions expres-sions of opinion on tho subject of peace. "It has been stated In all seriousness that the Russian Government has informed in-formed tho French Government that It Is tho Intention of tho Emperor to engage In peaco pour parlors. No Overtures. "Wo aro authorized to declnrc In tho most categorical fawhlon that all statements state-ments to tho offect that It Is tho Intention Inten-tion of tho Russian Government to open pour parlors with a view to tho conclusion conclu-sion of peaco aro absolutely without foundation. "Tho statements to not emanate from well Informed Russian sources. They are simply conjectures of various correspondents, correspond-ents, or aro derived from Japanese sources. Japan Negotiating- Loan. "It Is known that Japan is at present negotiating a loan with British and American bankors and that sho is also negotiating for 100,0(0,000 yen (about 550,000,000) with an oil company, giving as guarantee naphtha deposits in north Japan and In Snghnlln Island. "Interested parties aro encouraging theso reports In order to assure success of a ioan, after removing tfyo fears caused by tho" uncertainty as to tho duration dur-ation of tho war." : |