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Show RUSSIA HAS HI ANXIETY Confident Neutrality Not Violated. At Same Time, Professes Ignorance of Admiral's Whereabouts. France Points Out Her Own Awkward Position Feeling Still High in Japan. ST. PETERSRURG, April 22. 7.30 p. m. Both tho Admiralty and Foreign office of-fice affirm they have no precise Information Informa-tion as to whether Admiral Rojcstvennky has violated French neutrality, at Kam-ranh Kam-ranh bay, but confidence 13 expressed nt both Ministries that tho Admiral, who is familiar with French regulations, has taken caro not to Infringe them. Want to Relieve Ally. Nevertheless, tho Russian authorities manifest tho most slncoro deslro to relievo re-lievo the ally of Russia of all possible embarrassment should It turn out that Rojestvcnsky has onlorcd and remained In French territorial waters, and dispatches dis-patches woro forwarded to the Admiral lost night Impressing him with tho noceR-slty noceR-slty of strict observance of France's neutrality. France Appeals to Russia. France communicated tho Japanese pro-lost pro-lost to Russia through M. Nelldoff, tho Russian Embassador at Paris, pointing out tho awkward position In which ho would bo placed If tho Japancso complaint com-plaint proved well founded. Foreign Mln-l3tor Mln-l3tor Lamsdorff thereupon transmitted it to Vice-Admlrnl Rojestvcnsky with specific spe-cific instructions that there mut be no encroachment on their ally's neutrality and that if it had already been infringed and tho Russian ships were still within tho threo-mllo limit, they must at once go out to aea Serious Complications Impossible. In official circles the Incident Is considered con-sidered practically closed. The discussion may run on. but both Franco and Ruosla are taking the same official position and serious complications nre regarded as being be-ing impossible, |