13 MAY 1905, Page 1
O NCE again we have to record that there is no
war news of any importance, either from Manchuria or in regard to the naval situation in the China seas. To judge from the telegrams, indeed, both sides would seem to have been struck by some enchanter's wand into a condition of quiescence. Yet we know that in reality, though all seems so calm, great deeds are preparing both by sea and land, and that somewhere on the path the Russian fleet must choose, Togo, "hushed in grim repose," awaits the coming of his enemy.
