The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-31
AsURrEr or rHE EAsr.
The Marvellous Advance Of Japan and
Growth Of Enalish Power In Judith,

Inc MnrNellOus AdNunce Of japan anu
Growth Of English Power In India,
BOMBAY. Feb. 81 am better pleased
with Japan than any other part Of ASIA. She
will be- think, the England OF the Eist. Hav-
ing en- ancipatcd herself from her former policy
Of eNcusiveness, n Is Astonishing what strides
she Is making toward military power. Already
she has a military ana naval academy. the for
mcr modelled on West Points a school for
non.commis stoned officers. fifteen hundred OF
whom are graduated every sixteen months;
eymnasia for both officers and mon an arsenal
for the fabrication Of cannon, and also small
arms mandatory All This he's been accom-
pllshed und r the guidance OF officers detailed
bv the French Government.
In CHINA the exact contrary is the case. Rl-
hung Chang. Niceroy OF Chilli, a Chinaman,
and the most powerful subject In the empire.
appreci ties fully the necessity Of modern Arms.
ore .u,zation, and tactics. blt the cid erEnncs
OF Picking resist every innovation. At Picking l
saw the National Guard at driil The men were
armed with tho old matchbox. and Ind no other
idea Of a battle than to MAKE a loud noise. The
cav Try 4 still armed with he row and arrow.
h. d aiiitc a talk With Si-hunr-Chauc about a
military academy. but the minister and consuls
all told me TINS the hseryati-m Of ina L. so
ABSOLUTE that nothing Is To ue honed for In that
DIR ction fos long time ads are about
a~ BIO cess. \ ~, r. road b. being bUi from
| shanghai 10 Mo sung twelve miles ds'aut,
flii'iIF Ni.' view To- tAf'lif lNf'FfNf anu over
COM ir. Iieir'. Nothing bat war aud tho
oVcrturDW # the rr's NJ 4 rtar dNuasty can
await on the Chinese from thtir letnargv. Con-
fuci.uisri h tiil 81 N! PROGRESS hf iftcnilp the
become ~ reg I'D the llc- Of his dti a. tui criur
!n wi- Iom To- ali III sc - succeeding ages.
iic.rc O. huHi 0lrer - tc t. fort y things as
become n par Cf tn ir religion. and Is mother
prN Of ;hat tic l'ttsr kileth. hut the sriri.
g.. lt.o." NuuluriAs Wu.id weep tnltd be
s'rtI vi az q 0tplH bile state Size ielvcitiIn OF
! bis uDcuin. = il IS reduced ms peOpl
From tNrra TO India there isa total c. m %,
] q lf All ID tf al , Ia 3
! one, bIt iu government. II re 20 every sicp ynu
Z wltnr.- fne mighty power % Ilsl4uG. Ed ict-
q Ia iail Aaf 3. tclc-rapas, W,rn- OF irrigation.
/ fr.tl lul % ncw era. notwithstanding sc has
! ~ al 300 her conq1'-t. nevertheless one 'au-
/ MT iDt stNp ifikf VILLA Nfr tn apf aud her
| policy Before ter arns auarclv and mis- uie
| have ~ .du. lly 2 coded and tisf prr1red Her
| system - common iaw. lic dv understood IS
tie .canest native. IDS taG-ns nlin scli-rc aect,
| tnc frat le Laj r-lis tnat mot be di-fe.
! rics.
manners son sec the result Of sges OF orprrs-
! Sion. ue cIlnging 4 wv. Tire throwing q dust
upIn tie feiu. are Evidence IN eN crV n..ifVc
Duee owed l.- i-e 90 tae s.reranc- oi hi- r.ler.
] al tll. nlN BE- SLOWLY cum. lug. R-igi4n. too.
] D. NurnIuF ittp down va me .ehris 90 the pto-
/ tie, .nu. Though ., may hc ~ - before C!rI--
u.uity can prev 20. ItvtrtN al. So Il no distant
! dsN ID vii Illustrate in Iudit the truth Il the
/ para le OF toe mustard iced. IL took 100 We T.,
! TO cunve.t Gfrmtuv. Tive MISSIONARIES. there
| be SLOW.
Tie native Ipdian troops are lnc body q
/ men, nu1 are uN g. suleIN r to nv .A~iaffc sol
! dier, haze seen. There are seven English III
ceis u Z. ch regiment, ara To th-m l. eutirc,y
| due tire dtsripine ana efficiency ot their CONF
! wanGs. lhe Sikh-, G tor,bas, aud Pltiraus aye
! splendid D-hting n, and viii be Lizard Il In
| China II war should be declared.