Mme. Olga Novikoff, the well-known Russian writer, who has spent fifty years activity in working for the Anglo-Russian rapprochement, speaking to a representative of the Exchange Telegraph Company, yesterday, with reference to the international war, stated that Russia has attained five most important points, viz:—

(1)—The marvellous mobilization of the Russian army on the outbreak of war;

(2)—The abolition of intoxicating drinks,

(3)—His Imperial Majesty the Tsar declaring himself the head of Slav world;

(4)—The sincere and solid alliance between Russia and England;

(5)—All humiliating feeling since the war with Japan having entirely disappeared in Russia. The whole Russian nation is now entirely wide awake to the necessity of Russians developing their own rich resources.

Referring to the Russian Army she said that they were now quite jubilant as they were able to use as much munitions of war as they liked against Austro-German armies.