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Show RUSSIAN SQUADRON WILL BACK WATER 8T. PETERSBURG. Jan. 5. J:30 a. m. It seems now to be definitely understood that Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's squadron will not attempt at present to reach Vladivostok. Vlad-ivostok. The decision has been reached that he will await the Third Pacific squadron, squad-ron, on which work is proceeding night and day and several ships of which are expected to be ready for service by the end of January. It is by no means certain that Rojestvensky will return with his ships to European waters; he may await the Third squadron off the coast of Madagascar Mada-gascar and seise snd make his base one of the uninhabited coral islands of Polynesia. ' In view of the report thst the Japanese Intend to Invest Vladivostok, Gen. Batla-voir Batla-voir has expressed the opinion that if Vladivostok should be blockaded Rojestvensky Rojest-vensky would be compelled to return. Emperor Nicholas is expected to return tomorrow to St. Petersburg, when a coun-oil coun-oil of war will be held. |