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Show THREW JAPANESE OFF THE SCENT St. Potersburg-It is claimed hero that Admiral Rojcstvonsky has not overstepped tho French rules of neutrality neu-trality at Knmranh bay, tho coaling and provisioning of his ships occurring occur-ring outsldo territorial waters. Russia Rus-sia has not been advised that Japan has lodged a protest In Paris. Tho charges of Russia's violation of neutrality, neu-trality, coupled with tho rovival of tho story that Russia Intends to send her Black sea fleet through tho Dardanelles Darda-nelles and tho report that the British Mediterranean lleot has been sont to tho Angenn sea to head off tho Rus sian fleet1, cause extrcmo Irritation. Tho admiralty ofllclnls aro quite elated ovor tho receipt of nows showing that not a singlo collier dispatched to tho China sea through tho straits of Sunda for the purposo of throwing tho Japanoso off tho scent when Admiral Rojcstvonsky passed through tho straits of Malacca foil Into tho hands of the Japanese. Rojestvensky reached tho straits of Malacca beforo tlio col Hers' arrived at tho straits of Sunda and tho Japancso then withdraw from tho latter straits, having mlssod "both tho quarry and tho decoys. |