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Charles Wheeler of Yale is home on his vacation. He remains at home dur ing the summer.
 Gardners report strawberries very poor crop and prices low. The heavy rains of the season greatly injured the crop.
 Miss Miliie Burton has been visiting friends in Meriden.
 Miss Frances Eaton of Ware. Mass. spent Saturday and Sunday at the par sOnage.
 Matthias Gieblehouse of New York City was i'll town over Sunday and called on few of his many friends. He Is in the employ of the City and has been recently admitted as student in Cooper Institute, where he expects to take five years course in connection with his present employment. Mir Gieblehouse has the best wishes of all who know him.
 The Chestnut Hill sociable passed off very pleasantly, last Thursday evening. The spacious rooms and verandas of MT. Lendeveg's home were comfortably filled with pleasant people. Prof Spin ming and daughter of Bridgeport were present and rendered very fine inssru- mental music. Miss Mary Beach sang a few choice selections which merited the highest praise. Miss Irene Wakely re- cited poem in her usual pleasing man. ner. After the entertainment all re- paired to the dining hall, where was found an abundance of good things. served as only Chestnut Hill ladies cal :. It was one of the best sociables of the season.
 The Daniels Farm Endeavor society have soeiabie at Thomas Wilson's, Thursday evening. Preparations have been made for very pleasant time and
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them.
 Dr A. l.. Williams hqs already sold about half Of ton of asparagus to parties in Danbury.
 MT and Mrs Stephen Meaney have re- turned from their wedding trip and will take up their abode in the Bennett place. Their many friends are pleased to know they will remain among us.
 Mrs Thomas McNiff of Roxbury has been the guest of Mrs Theodore Homes.
 Mrs R. A. Garfield of New Milford and Mrs j. l.. James of Brookfield were guests of MT and Mrs Turney O'Dell of Washington, last Thursday. They re- port very enjoyable visit, and the strawberries and ice cream were deli cious.
 Alexander Hubbard of New Haven arrived at the ''Amercan house." last Saturday, also Mrs Ellen Camp of Bos- ton.
 Mrs Jesse James spent few days in New Milford, the past week.
 Miss Anna Church, after spending sev- eral weeks with her brothers family on Whiscouier Hill, has returned home.
 Mr and Mrs Will Hamlin of Long Meadow were in New Milford, one day last week.
 4oDdCCo IS ScHofdI1y nOeQ the HfSG time and sown corn the last time.
 F. H. Beers, Howard Peck and $. Sherman attended the commencement exercises and the anniversary of Cheshire academy, last Friday.
 E. K. Smith is painting in Washing ton, Ct.
 Howard Andrews new barn will soon be ready for raising.
 The Long Meadow school closes on Wednesday, Miss Flora Sagendorf being the teacher. Harry Foster and family of New Haven spent Sunday at her old home stead in Long Meadow. Miss Susie Whitcome, Miss Inez More house from Woodside, Miss Theodore Skidmore from Wellesley, Miss Chloe Curtis, Miss Lulu Williams from Wind- sor Locks, Miss Miriam Taylor from New York are home from school for the summer vacation.
 William Chapin has the finest crop of tobacco in this section.
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LONG HILL.
THE SCHOOL MEETING

At the annual meeting of the school district, held Tuesday evening, June 26, the following officers were elected: First committeeman, D. Walker; second, Pe- ter Gabler; secretary, F. Turney; treas urer, D. Walker: collector, w. H. Robb. It was voted that special meeting be called, Tuesday evening, July 3, to take into consideration digging a well for school purposes and to lay tax to de- fray the expense.
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Highest of all in Leavening IT s 6ovt peno
undoubtedly there will be large num-

undoubtedly there will be q large num- Der present.
 The annual school meeting of the White Plains district was held, Tuesday evening. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Committee, Banford s. Beach; clerk, Wilbert N. French; treasurer. Charles F. Plumb; collector, Burr F. Beach.
 Mrs B. s. Beach and Miss Cora E.. Beach have visited at Mrs Reach's parents at Norwalk
 John R. Sherwood has an attack of measles.
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 portioned the school money for the en- suing year. Each district receives $2S5.7l.
 Miss Jessie Wakeman is visiting with Miss Minnie Edwards.
 The young people were invited to l.. o. Osborne's, last Friday evening, to partake of strawberries and ice cream. The hospitality was appreciated and an enjoyable time experienced by all.
 Glover Blakeman has taken unto him. self wife in the person of Miss Bots ford, daughter of Edward Botsford of Guinea.
 John H. Flood &5 Go. are kalsominng the basement of the Baptist church.
 Arthur J. Hull is home from Brown university and Royal and Arthur Curtiss from Worcester academy. Royal was a member of this years graduating class. Andrew B. Curtiss attended the com mencement exercises at Worcester and returned on Thursday. Miss l.. l.. Moore will hold an inform al reception, Friday afternoon, at 5 o'clock, in the Methodist parsonage, be- fore leaving for the Catskill mountains. Miss Moore will be assisted by her pu- pills. Friends are cordially invited. Capt Charles Plumb, wife and daugh- ter from Stratford are visiting Mrs M E. Beers. Master Charlie Sturges is able to be out again after a long and tedious sick ness.
 Master Lonnie Nichols is spending his vacation with his grandmother, Mrs Agur Beardsley. At the school meeting, Birdseye Plair district, held Monday night, Moses Hull was reelected committee, collector anC l treasurer and l.. V. Shade clerk. l Mrs A. l.. Shade is quite sick. pr Hil l is attending her. R. B. Rockwell has treated himself tt
 a new horse and buggy. He purchased l the outfit in Bridgeport. ! Lester Burr is home from the Wesley
 an academy.
 Miss Henretta Turney still contin ue l quite sick.
 l MT and Mrs Hartley Sherman and son l Wesley, of Danbury, are with B. H She rman. l George s. Turner has entertained hi father, brother and family of New | orl l state.
 J. T. Porter is erecting a monumen on his family lot in the Stepney ceme
 tery. C.,J. Hughes of Bridgeport is doins 1 the work.
 Mrs Shaw of Bethel has visited he sister, Mrs Wesley Edwards. l Mrs Hollister Sage has been ailing fo a few days with congestive sore throat l Maudie Downs still contin ues in
 very critical condition at the Bridgepor
 hospital.
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SOUTHPORT.

The prizes offered by A. o. Jennings to the pupils of the Southport public school, were awarded Friday. The examination in the higher grades was a written ones in dictation, arithmetic, geography gram mar, history and spelling. The follow ing won prizes: Grammar grade, Iillie Morgan, silver watch Willie Sherwood, silver watch. Intermediate, Margaret Williams, book; Percy Baker, book. gan, for attending school the greatest number of days during the year.
 A number of graduates. attended the Yale commencement, this week.
 Mrs B. H. Wells and family are with Mrs Pomeroy for the summer.
 The children's lawn party for the ben- eft of the fresh air fund, was held on the grounds of Mrs Zalmon Wakeman on Tuesday afternoon. A number of tables were on the lawn and ice cream, cake and candy and lemonade were sold. About $75 was realized.
 The school board held thsir last meet ing, Monday afternoon. A number of matters were attended to and the board then adjourned sine dle.
 The board of education will hold their first meeting on Monday at S.30 a. m., so HIS bD oGRdIILS OCIOES GlS eAdHllHdGNfn LII teachers, which will be held at 9.3Q in the Town hall, July ?.
 The public schools all closed, last Fri day, with appropriate ceremonies.
 Hughes Dayton, Clifford Jennings and Fred Northrop graduated, this week, al Yale. Mir Dayton had honorable men tion in several studies.
 Mrs Edwin Bulkley and family arc here for the summer.
 Miss Ruth Osborne now rides bicycle
 Carpenter avenue has been greatly i'm proved by the new sidewalk.
 The well on Miss Thorpe's place ha! been finished. It is over 100 feet deep Sipperly did the work. The Banks South district now has 1 flag and pole
 J. F. Dingee of the Farms is building barn near his race track.
 Saturday a coach filled with Yale grad uates of 'S9, drove through the town, ol their way to New Haven. The report of the Sasquanaug associa tion shows that the receipts for the pas year, including balance on hand June 15 1893, were $3761 .S2, which include S30O legacy from Mrs F. D. Perry; expenses | S4G7.93 Balance on hand June l5, 1894 $3293.S9.
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In New Haven County.
SOUTH BRITAIN.
MISS BURR-MR DOWNES.

Our pleasant young friend, Charles Downes, was married, Tuesday. to Miss Bernice Burr, oldest daughter of Bras E. Burr of Hull's Hill, by Rev MT Smiley. They intend residing in the place. Where so many of the young people are going away to seek homes elsewhere. we are glad to see few remaining to keep up the old homesteads.
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PLATTSVILLE.

Quite an amusing incident occurred, Sunday evening, while some members of Edward Seeley's family were enjoying the children's concert at Lees chapel and, for time, 1t created quite an ex- citement, and not little amusement upon the part of those interested. After driving 10 church and hitching their they entered and prepared to enjoy the music and other parts of the entertain- ment, but upon coming out found their horse missing and concluded it was sto-
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SCHOOL AFFAIRS.

At the joint meeting of school board and selectmen, the following appropria- tions of school money was made, being on the same basis as last year: East Iron Works, $298.5l, West Iron Works $3O3.Sl, Huckleberry Hills $29S.57, Whisconier $29S.57, Obtuse $29S 57, Long Meadow S26I 9l, North Mountain $I31.25.
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STEPNEY AND VICINITY.
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES

On Sunday, the Baptist Sunday school held its annual election of officers. The following were elected: Superinten- dent, Charles E. Purdy; secretary, Miss Blanche Purdy; treasurer, Carlos D. Stillson; organsr. Miss Blanche Purdy {; librarian, Charles F. Nichols; collectors, Georgie pcnfield and Chester Tyrrcll :; missionary superintendent, Mrs Beach Hill
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TRUMBULL.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.
 The services at the Congregational church. Sunday morning, will consist of short sermon preparatory to commun- ion, baptism of children, and the .ob- serving of the Lords Supper. An an- nual offering to the American Tract so- ciety will be taken.
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STRATFoRD.

Philo Osborne comes out in great shape with his fine new double carriage. He meets passengers at all trains and conveys them to their place of destina- tion in ease and luxury.
 Mrs s. R. Bunce is on the sick list with hard cold.
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MONROE.
A WHIST PARTY,

The Monroe Whist club invited the Huntington Whist club to a trial party, which took place, Tuesday evening, at the house and barn of F. w. Wheeler. The upper story was used for the play CTS. The young people outside the club were also invited. Over 50 were present and there were about l3 tables of play CTS, ten being for the regular clubs. Many me mbers being unavoidably ab- sent, their places were filled by others. Huntington scored the most points. The first prize for the ladies was won by Miss Lydia Northrop, who was substitute in the Huntington club. George Edwards of Monroe won the first gentleman's prize. The consolation prizes were cap tured by Miss Jessie M. Wheeler and Edward Hurd, both of Monroe. Among the guests were Miss Wakeman of Bridge port, visiting Miss Minnie Edwards, Miss Mamie Benkard, Miss Van Duyne, Mrs Katie Peck and D. c. Peck of Bridge port, Miss Eva King and many others. after the game was finished, the com pany partook of refreshments, a table be- ing set in the lower room. Profs Bliss and Osborne furnished music and danc- ing was kept up for couple of hours.
 VISIT TO THE ssNEw INDUSTRY
 Quite party drove to Hammertown, Sunday afternoon, to view the site of the factory for the Fairfield Copper Com pany. Passing through gates near the road just beyond the bridge over the Fer ris or Hammertown pond, we found it ut some distance from the gates. The ex- cavations are dug in the side of the hill near the water and show very fine work. The foundation wall is 10 feet thick at the bottom and on the side toward the water is to be 2S feet high, all of rocks grouted with cement, of which an i'm mease quantity is used. About 30,000 feet of stone work is to be built and 300,- GOO bricks besides. The walls are to be finished, ready for the Berlin Bridge Co.,, who are expected to commence their part about the Fourth of July. They will put up the iron factory. Just beyond the factory spring trickles down the hill into tub, blessing no doubt much ap- preciated by the workmen, this thirsty weather. A large temporary building is near, one end of which is used as an of
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ACCIDENT TO JOHN PIERCE.

John Pierce was thrown from his road cart while riding through his field. The horse became frightened and ran into the fence, running as far as the house before being stopped. MT Pierce is now suffering with a badly sprained ankle.
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STEVENSON.

Miss Carrie Baldwin of New Haven is visiting at c. E. Bradley's.
 The weather! Ohl! Hot. Hotter ]! Hottest!!! No fun to write for THE BEE, if it were not for the force being such splendid people.
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len. Instead it was awaiting their arri- val home, as other members of the family, being out for a walk. had seen the team and driven It home.
The Newtown bee., 1894-06-29

TIE BEE plans to give it's entire corps of workers holiday on the Fourth of July. Correspondents will confer a favor by mailing their letters a day earlier than usual.
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GRACE CHURCH.

Sixth Sunday after Trinity. At 10.30 a. m., morning prayer and Holy Com munion. Sunday school after morning service.
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THE HAY CROP IS GOOD.

Farmers have generally begun having and are finding the crop good. Daisies seem to be unusually plenty. Many them.
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 N;-.;i a;s sV;ls 5. t.i.4, .ls cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children. she gave them cassoria
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division, which went into effect last week, for the summer, could hardly be improv- ed on. Newtowu people are well satis- fled with the scrl lee, and this is the con dition of thing, we understand, in the towns north and south of us.
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THE SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.

The board of selectmen and education met as joint board, last week, and ap- portioned the school money for the en-
 suing year. Each district receives $2S5.71.
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have them al. IL is considered giving nnn and treriom The body. That t s Culaway over the hips is that it will it -perialy commend
 The F. N Corset The known cnrs.f~ This line bold the reins Bridgeport. is said be one ot the best fitting corse,s made
 We complete line corseis of the following makes Tho'npson's. Warmers C. Ps, Ms, I.oomers R < G. French Woven All li"es ot summer corsets ready.
 big job in c"rsetS. w c and r.h. Gac.
 Every lady attending of Muslin Underwear will be well repaid
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-25
BUhIAL OF NM UILTEh5.
Quietly Laid to Rest Ia Greenmount Gene
terry a BAIT more.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 2i-The remains Of
the late William Il. Walters, art cOllec-
tor, phlanthrOpist and tndhcler' were
quietly laid TO rest In Greehlhouhl ceihe-
terry to-day. IN accordance win ms
wishes the ceremonies were OF the SIM
plest and most unoStentauOuS character.
Numbers OF friends of the deceased called
at the residence, No. . Mount vernon
Place. this morning and took fareWeil
look at the face OF the dead. At l.4O the
members of the family and the honorary
pall-bearers assembled at the mousse ana
proceeded in carriages to Gray protestant
Episcopal church, corner OF Fark dFehue
and Monument streets. The church Was
filled with friends OF Mr. WdlteiSi ,ditl; man
having come from New YORK, BOSTON
Philadelphia, Washington ana other cities.
The remains, incased in an elegant but
severely plain casket were placed III
front Of the altar Inc Iectop' ~; TO-,
Arthur Chiffon Powell, read the snort
and simple yet beautiful burial service OF
the Church The casket was carried INTO
and from the church by employees OF the
undertaken. .-,.,1o
the funeral party, consisting Of the init
mates of the family and the housenold
servants, moved slowly to the cemetery
where the body was placed I'M the Iamily
vault beside that or Mrs. waters VIM
died in London four years ago
The honorary pall-bearers were tne tol-
lowing friends and business assistants OF
Don Cameron. OF Pennsylvania; Gen
George i NJ Dodge. U. S. A., New York
G. NJ. McGhee, Tennessee; +. r. Scott,
of Richmond. va: Fl. B. Plant, Of the
Southern Express Company; 5. p. Avery,
New York: William Laffan. New York
Henry G.. Marquand. of the Metropolitan
Art Museum; Or. Daniel C. Gilman, pro-
fessor of Johns HOPKINS University; Hen
nv James DR. $. G. Chew. j. p. Mckay.
Francis White, Thomas w. Hall. Enoch
Pratt and Michael jenkins. OF Baltimore.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-25
sArs MIR OKIB BBAI BEH.
A Popular washipston Clnbman ana O"p'-
tali,t Defendant In "a Divorce suit

wAsuINGTON, Nov. 24-Mrs Vir-
ginia s. Orth has asked the law 10 sep9-
rate her from Henry a. Orth, capl'alee
isl society man and popular member OF
Mrs 0rth was Miss Virginia Stought,
one OF the bellies Of Boston, where 5he
was married to Orth In February 1852
by Rev Phillips Brooks. She had al
ready visited Washington. and her com
ing here as the wife of rich and popu-
lar young man made stir IN soclal ne.
They took up their residence IN an az
tractive house I'm Hillyer place, ana az
once plunged into the gayeues Oh me
Things got a little too gay for the hus-
band, 50 IL is said, about TWO yea al, J
and " IS said by his friends thdt nl'
discoveries drove him 10 drink. Mrs;
Orth charges that he became haoI,ua1 hao,di
drunkard. that he frequently thIeatJj,,v .ejn,,s
her life and that on seyeIa 49, ~ az
ne struck and beat her. Mr.. orth az
quai1tances say that his conduct, now
ever rude. was not without proVocauon,
II is said that during the naval rem
devious Mrs Orth and her moIlei WI VIZ
to ola Point escorted by very DIoiHl-
nent United states senator ana leadlhS
reprcgentative from PennsylNanla, anu
| that Orth followed them and attacked ms
wife In the office OF the Hotei tiyeeiidi' eisi
After this Mr.. Orth took his nttle tIIL
who was born In 1890. ana p!aced her
with friends I'm Baltimore. a.,
The attentions OF the senator ana -
| representative to the ndhI7oHi' ii''l,,',
! ana daughter were continued, IT Is said,
and frequent ouarrels in the Orth, family
| resulted. At Berkeley Springs, W va"
| last September. Orth Is reported 10 nave
severely beaten his wife.
Mrs Orth says that ne has frequently
threatened 10 shoot her. and that she
fears he will yet do so.
When Mr. Orth returned from a bust
ness triD a few days ago he found the
Unlyer place house closed and note
from his wife saving that she had Ieft
rim vith intention of suing for divorce.
The papers I'm the suit were filed to-day
cruelty and dissipation being the grounds
on which the verdict is asked.
Mr.. Orth at first said he would NOT
contest the case, but would go away ana
live I'm England. II is understood now
that he viii file a cross bill and make
Inc charges against his wife which have
been the talk Of society for the last two
years In that event the names Of the
| senator and the representative will be
made public and other divorce suits will
| be pretty apt TO follow.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-25
THET'RB AFTFR SHEEHAH.
Reported that FrIlow- IL Moving for the
Indictment of the Commissio

NEW YORK. Nov. 2i.-The agitation by
the Committee of Seventy and the Good
Government Club members Of the ques-
ton involving the integrity OF the Dis
trict Attorneys office has stirred up the
officials of that department.
Appreciating that the Seventy Is after
Police Commissioner Sheehan because OF
his alleged violation OF the election law
on the last election day. that case has
been looked into by the District Attor-
news office.
Commissioner Sheehan Is charged by
several Good Government Club watchers
with having instructed ballot clerks IN
the Thirteenth Assembly district to not
give out constitutional amendment ballots
unless voters asked for them. Mr.. Shee-
han contends that he merely told voters
not 10 vote the constitutional amehd-
ment ballots unless they wanted to- 4.
From information received yesterday ~ ~
appears that the District Attorneys o. o.
fee whether or not a special Deputy ~,
torney- General Is appointed, intends ,te
disregard all political ties and proseo''0
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-25
CHINESE FOUGHr GALLASTLY.
But the Japanese Out-Gencrslied the Com
manders of the Enemy

LONDON, Nov. 2i-The Central News
correspondent at Shanghai says that the
fall of Port Arthur has created a great
excitement in the native quarter OF
Shanghai. The news of the capture OF
Port Arthur was brought from Chee Foo
yesterday by a British steamer. No de-
tails OF the fight are yet received. but
fought gallantly and desperately. Some
OF the officers and men in the forts re-
fused 10 surrender and were all cut
down by the Japanese.
The Star publishes a dispatch saying
that japanese torpedo boats engaged the
attention OF the forts while the troops
closed around the forts at the rear. Then
the torpedo boats. making a sudden, con-
certed dash. succeeded In getting inside
the harbor. The japanese artillery In the
rear kept up a continuous fire upon the
Chinese forts, and the infantry made a
succession of attacks upon the outer de-
fences. which they captured. After the
sistance of the Chinese is eaid 10 have
been feeble Finally the Chinese troops
became panicstricken. and fed.
A dispatch TO the Central News says
the real fighting at Port Arthur began
November 10th, in the third pass, the
village OF Shulsz-Ying having been cap
tured November 18th Another dispatch
says the British war ship Porpolse
brought the news Of the battle and fall
OF Port Arthur 10 Chez Foo.
The Shanghai correspondent OF tho
Central News says II H. estimated that
1900 to 10000 Chinese troops defended
Port Arthur. 10 IS supposed that two
Chinese warshps were also at Port Ar
thur
The Foreign Office has received dis.
patch from the British Minister al TOXIC
confirming the report Of the capture Of
Port Arthur.
The Globes Shanghai dispatch says
that China has sent a special agent TO
Japan with instructions 10 accept any
terms of peace except the cessiOn OF
any portion OF China proper to Japan.
CmSEss DESERT wELHAI-wEL
LONDON, Nov. PA dispatch 10 the
Globe says the Third Japanese Corps.
which sailed from Ujwa. Is destined for
ei-HaiWei, which place Is I'm a state OF
utter collapse and confusion The land
ing by thousands. dispatch 10 the
Times says large part OF the victorious
army Will re-embark from Port Arthur.
-Four japanese warShips were near Shan
Ha-KUan November 10Th.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 24.-Sir Robert Hart,
inspector-general OF Chinese maritime
customs. has sent a circular 10 the rrs-
toms employees saying that on account OF
the present grave uncertainty future eiS-
bursements on money In hand for the
payment OF retiring allowances will be nc
one-half the usual rate. He is unable 10
guarantee more.
IL is stated that the japanese secured
at Port Arthur l0cJO tons Of coal and
100000 taes worth OF ammunition. IL
is believed that the Japanese intend 10
seize forthwith the railway ShAn-Hai.
Kwan and Tien Tsin, lest the Chinese
destroy Il.