| Show R I REPLY T Tf TO f l HAYS f NOTES Tf It Will Vili Acquiesce in the Principle With Certain Reservations About Manchuria SHE WAS VAS VERY WARY AT FIRST Feared It Contained a n Pitfall Until She Saw flow How Well the Powers red It St SI Petersburg Feb Teb 17 re cc reply ply pI to Secy lillY Hays note nolo on China ChInn probably ably abI will ivill be made modI In ill It u few tew days It U will acquiesce I In but with certain reservations re regarding Chinese administrative control over the IhO th region rulon In Manchuria Mon hurla leased to 0 Russia or coy cov covered CO cud ered by tho the Chinese Kastern l railway In III order to safeguard existing Russian Interests When Whon hen the note nolo was first dIe dis dispatched patched to the powers the tho authorities here undeniably und were disposed to view It with suspicion and therefore Its lis re reception reo by this the other cabinets was awaited with keen keon Interest As the tha authorities have obtained tho the views lews of tho the European and have havo seen the friendly reception given to tho Iho he note even by ally all he the fear that It might contain a 11 hidden pitfall for tor Russia Hussla began begun to disappear The fh Russian authorities H havo now nots been beon made acquainted with lIh the replies of the lie remaining powers Including that hut of Japan and It has hns now no practically Leon been decided to 10 give In III principle explained that she tha was as 08 as nl the other powers to 10 prevent die orders In China Chinn and to Its 1111 In iii Integrity but that owing to 11 elal Interests In Manchuria ties tics ate ale presented lUr lId railroad must be bo protected find nad Hus Ja 11 will make n a ni i enervation on this point The fhe govern rovern does doC not desire her position III In this respect to 10 bo be here hereafter hereafter after and for or this reason her words will be explicit und nod not lint equivocal Russia Hussla HlIs la bus hila not 1101 yet et given for any military attaches to join jaimi the lie army In Iii tho time Held lian been received train from nil nh the tho power Including the United Un II tl Statts and amid It U is understood that Viceroy to whom the tho question was referred would prefer lint Hint foreign attaches not join In III the Ibe Held operations un tin until til ii March Maceli explaining that owing to tho unexpected of ot tie the outbreak bre l lof of humilities ho It Is to make mako or nr for tor their comfortable ac tie accommodation especially during d u the tho lie se sc severe ere vere weather up to that time into Tho The departure of Vice Admiral Mak Milk to take the tho place of or iee Ico Admiral Stash In command of the tho lie nU lIlun nt itt lort Arthur was tas marked by b scenes The Tho admiral went wont to the tho church d itt t Ht lit Andrew there took the th sacrament nt at tho the of Father John An hour later a great crowd ot or school children naval literary men ordinary citizens lIs and amid two choirs before Admiral hou hOIl house Thorn was wan la a n scone scene of great rent enthusiasm th he crowd cheering the tho s after which the lending citizens entered and a n solemn re cc roo wan tins held The rho In A speech thanked the tho naval officers for their good wisher IJo 10 said Thoro Is la worm varni work vork out lieu thero They Thoy want men ro PO I nm going We e have to stand by each other now no |
