Salt Lake Telegram | 1905-06-19 | Page 2 | Russia Knows Nothing of Sinking of English Ship

BTJSSIA KNOWS NOTHING; OP SINKING OF ENGLISH SHIP. tT. PETERSBURG, June l.Sit Charles Hardlnge, the British Embassador, Embassa-dor, has brought the case of the British steamer St. Kllda, which was sunk by the Russian auxiliary .cruiser Dnelper June 5 In the China sea.' before. Foreign Minister Ivamsdorft. asking that reparation repara-tion be made and that steps be taken to prevent tha recurrence of such actions by Russian warships. Count Lamsdorll replied thai Russia's previous assurances still heldfgriod and that this probably was an Isolated case, due to the present disorganization of the Russian naval forces In fiyr Eastern waters. The rrrrtstry of Marine, Count Lams-dorff Lams-dorff said, had no Information as to the whereabouts of the Dnelper, bnt he promised the Embassador that the matter mat-ter should be Investigated. The Ministry of Marine affirms that the British steamer Oldhamia has not been sunk.