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Show NOT TO BRITISH LIKING. London Press Objects to Sailing of Pvojestvcnsky's Fleet. LONDON, Nov. 2 The !act that Admiral Ad-miral Rojestvcnsky with his licet sailed from Vigo is not to tho liking of a considerable con-siderable section of tho British press. A reconsideration of tho nctual words Premier Pre-mier Balfour used In his speech at Southampton last Friday night shows that ho did not promise that tho fleet would be detained at Vigo, but thut Jt would be was tho general Impression drawn by the public from his utterances and accordingly there is koen disappointment disappoint-ment at the turn the affair has taken. .The Morning Post says: 'air. Balfour's chief care seems to have been to save Russia's honor," and the Jingo papers pa-pers are frankly puzzled at tho unexpected unex-pected development in tho situation." A majority of tho morning newspapers, however, aro content to refer to Tuesday's Tues-day's war alnrma and to regard all well that ends well. It Is understood that Admiral Ad-miral Rojestvcnsky with his squadron is on the way to join the Russian vessels now at Tangier. Tho Dally Telegraph's Vigo correspondent correspond-ent says: "How the Baltic squadron's coaling will bo managed Is doubtful, especially es-pecially as the colliers' crews are disaffected. disaf-fected. They are complaining of slavory, rough treatment nnd tholr risk of life. Further, they arc mostly drunk on sherry." According to tho Dally News one of the officers Jotr.lncd at Vigo Is Llout. Shram-tsehenko. |