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Show TROUBLE LIKELY TO COKE SOON BETWEEN RUSSIA AND JAPAN China Is Said to Be Mobi-llzing Mobi-llzing Two Armies on the Border. VICTORIA,. B. C, June 8. Siberian nawapepers brought by th Kamakura Mara, which reached port from th orient today, atata that trouble is likely like-ly to develop aoon between Ruuia and China. Th Navaya Jian, published at Harbin, commenting on th existing tat of affair in Manchuria, says that th Cbineee government is evidently at present organising two armies, one south of Harbin and another that is gathered near the Chia-Gnn saountaias on the road from Taitaihar to Blago-vestebenak. Blago-vestebenak. Th movements of the Chinese troopa are conducted under the pretense of putting; down th "Hung Hutzaa." Advice from Blagoveatrhensk, pub-liehed pub-liehed by Japanese newspapers, state that rumors are prevalent there con earning military preparation oa the part of the Chineae on the opposite aide of the AnrnrTiveTT-lii consequence of tnie, in Kussian an toon tie are taking precautionary meaeurea against any sudden rueh by th Chines who ara busy spreading agitation against Russia Rus-sia and who ar rapidly organising the many bands of Hung-Hutaee. At Bla- Kveetehenak several volunteer bands v been hastily formed to defend the town in the event of the Russian regular regu-lar troopa being ordered to leave. There ia great apprehension among th Russian communities on the right hank of the Amur and many Rnaaian firms are closing up. There is also said to be much unrest along th Mongolian frontier. |