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Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-29
TWO TOWN MEETINGS.
Westboro Citizens Make Appropriations
and Receive Library Gift.


Westboro, March 2S.-Two important
town meetings were held in Westboro
this morning, one of which was ad-
journed from two weeks ago and the
meeting was called to order at o'clock
Edwin B. Harvey, moderator At this
meeting the following appropriations
were voted: Cemetery, $500; contingent
expenses, $4,000; engine house sinking
fund, S400; electric light, $3050; fire de-
partment salaries, $3.50; fire department
incidentals, $1,000; highways and bridges.
$4,000; interest on funded debt, $500; In
terest on temporary loans, $500; library
service, $500; Memorial day, 500; SOL
diers' monument for Pine Grove ceme-
terry, SIS; overseers of the poor, $400;
payment Of loans of 1891 and 1894, $4,000;
police, 1920; schools, $4,000; school in
cidentals, $2600; soldiers relief, $3.50;
sidewalks and crossings, $1,000; sewer
sinking fund, $500; sewer maintenance,
$1,000: salary of town clerk, $50; salaries
of selectmen, $500; salaries of assessors,
S400; salaries of overseers of the poor,
$500; salary of treasurer, $3.50; salary Of
collector, $3.50; salaries of water com
missioners, $3.50: treasurer's sinking
fund. $50; registrars of voters, $3.50; total,
S44, 800.
The board of selectmen reported that
a bridge should be built on Water
street west of High street, under the
Boston and Albany Railroad, the esti-
mated cost to be $2500, to be apportoned
by the president of the railroad and the
selectmen of the town. The report was
accepted, and the board of selectmen
was instructed to investigate and report
at q later meeting.
The special meeting was called to or
der at II 80 O'clock E. Beaman, mod
orator. The trustees of the public IL
brary reported an offer received from
Charles S. Henry Of $4,000. to be used for
the purchase Of a site for public IL
brary building. The trustees recon-
mended the purchase of the Beeman es-
tate on Main street. The price is $4,000,
and the estate contains 1000 square feet
of land, 100 by 118. The report was ac-
cepted. and the trustees We're authorized
to make tine purchase. The town treas
urer was authorized to borrow money
and to issue notes for $4,000, payable
July /, 1904, and for $3000 payable July
l. 1905 interest payable semi-annually.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-29

IS, Is, II and 10 Exchange street, and
stock in cellar of Nos. 8, 13, Is, II and
l9 Exchange street.
40 BRADLEY NICHOLS and JAMES
ARTHUR, as Nichols & Arthur, entire
building and stock in cellar 90 Main
street, and and 12 Market street, Ex-
change Hotel,
Q5) JOHN J. QUINN and MAURICE w.
QUINN, as j. ]. Quinn & Co., entire
building, containing 20 rooms and
stock in cellar Nos. 80 Mechanic and
27, 20 and 81 Church streets.
Q0 WILLIAM w. SANDERSON and
JAMES II. SANDERSON, as w. w.
& ]. H. Sanderson, proprtetors, in the
entire building and stock in cellar
Nos. 1876. 199 POI, 2O3 and 205 Front
street, Commonwealth Hotel.
90 JOSEPH SAUER, in the entire
building, and stock in cellar Nos 30.
81 and 80 Mechanic street, German
American House.
QS) DAVID SHORTALL and TIM
OTHY B. FOX, as David Shortall G.
Co., in the entire building, containing
16 rooms, and stock in cellar Nos 264
Front street and 2 Hibernia street
Q9) FREDERICK w. TROWBRIDGE
and EDWIN H. PLUMER, as Trow-
bridge q Plumer. in the entire build
ing, and stock in cellar Nos. 8 and
Elm street, Lincoln House.
(2O) JOHN l.. TRUAX, in the entire
building, and stock in cellar Nos. A
and AZ Exchange street, Kirlwood
House.
(2D MARTIN TRULSON, in the entire
building, and stock in cellar Nos. 80
Al and 43 Summer street, Hotel Dr
NOrd
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-29
A LONELY TOWN.
West Boylston Holds Her Annu-
al March Meeting.
Place Soon to Be Submerged Discusses
Very Important Problems.
tspeclal. pIspatct to the SGD


West Boylstcn, March zS.-The an
nual town meeting was held in Thomas
Hall today. The real business OF the
day begun at p. m. with George f.
Howe as moderator. The warrant was
taken up; the reports Of the town OH
GERS for the past year were accepted
without debate; voted to allow per
cent discount on all taxes paid petore
Nov. 1st, and to charge Z per cent on
all maid after that date, the same as
last year; voted, to authorize the col
lector of taxes to use all the means OF
collecting taxes which town treasurer
when appointed collector, may use; Vo-
ted, to authorize town treasurer to Dor
row a sum of money not exceeding $lo,-
900 in anticipat tion Of taxes and to issue
the notes of the town therefor; voted,
to instruct the selectmen to employ
counsel for the town; the selectmen were
voted q committee to look after the In
terests of the town in the matter of re-
location of railroad, etc, in the pro
posed metropolitan water basin; voted,
to continue the district of superntend-
ent of schools with Wayland ii possible,
If not, the school committee are to form
a district with some other town in Wor-
cester county; $500 were voted for the
TRANSFORMATION of school children; the
selectnen were voted a, committee to
settle or defend, as they may think
hest. the suit brought against the town
bv the Barston stone Company.
Article 20 read to see what action the
town will take in the matter OF the pro-
posed relocation of the Beaman ceme-
terry: there was a hot debate over this
The Beaman cemetery is located in the
proposed water basin, and must be re-
moved. The water board has bought
the Ross place on the common ad-
Joining Mr.. Vernon cemetery. and after
removing the buildings, will remove the
bodies from the old cemetery to this
place. The objection to the new place
is that II, will project from Mt. Vernon
cemetery like the J. of a house. out into
the beautiful common" 1t will bring a
place of burial near the homes of Mrs
Horatto Tiougbton and Jeremiah Fisher,
and depreciata the value of their prop.
erty and DESTROY the symmetry of toe
boundary lines as they now are. The
town voted itself as opposed TO this To-
cation for the reburiai of the bodies in
the Baanan cemetery.
The result of the balIoting follows:
Moderator. George f, Howe; town
clerk William. r Holmes: selectmen,
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-29
lNNH0LDERS--F FIRST CLASS
OFFICE OF THE
LICENSE commissioners,
CITY HALL.
Worcester, Mass, March % 1893
CITY HALL.

WIZ CeSleI, Mass, March 29, 1898.
pursuant to vote of the license com.
missioners of the city of Worcester
notice is hereby given under chapter 10f
OF the public statutes and acts amenda-
tory thereof and in addition thereto
that the following named persons have
applied to said commissioners for a Ii.
cense to sell Intoxicating liquors in said
city as innholders of the first class:
ID DENNIS BRIDEN and FRANK +
BRIDEN, as Dennis Briden & Co, in
the entire building containing Is rooms
and stock in cellar No 3S Shrewsbury
street.
~ FRANK P. DOUGLASS and MAN
LEY DOUGLASS as Frank p. Doug
lass & Co., in the entire building and
stock in cellar Nos 2S9 Main street
and 8 Exchange street. Bay State
House.
(0 FRANK H. DRAGON and HENRY
LAMOTHE as Frank H. Dragon &
Co, all the building above the first
floor containing rs rooms and stock in
cellar No. 121 Front street, Waverly
House.
(4 JOSEPHINE HANFF, in the entire
building and stock in cellar No. rs
Waldo street, Waldo House.
6) PAUL HENRY, in the entire build
Ing and stock in cellar, Nos, Al and 43
Washington square, Forrest House
6) PATRICK II. HURLEY and
THOMAS F. RILEY, as P. H. Hurley
& Co., in the entire building, contain
ing 90 rooms, and stock in cellar Nos.
lis, 120 and 122 Front street, Sherwood
House.
"a JOSEPH e. JACQUES, in the entire
building and stock in cellar Nos 157
and 159 Front street The Brunswick.
90 j. JOSEPH KENNEDY and FRANK
KENNEDY, as J. Joseph Kennedy &,
CO.. entire first floor and fourteen
rooms on second floor,> and stock in
cellar Nos. 8, II, 10 and II Mechanic
street.
90 MATTHEW KENNEDY, in the en-
tire building, SO rooms, and stock in
cellar Nos. .257 and 259 Front street.
The Rialto.
Q0) ROBERT KESSELL, in the four
upper floors of building and Nos. 45
and At Southbridge street and stock in
cellar Nos. As and Al Southbridge
street and Is Myrtle street. City Hotel.
QD LOUIS A. LUCIER, ALMAIDE M.
LUCIER and THOMAS BOHAN, as
Louis A. Lucier &t Co, ground floor
and stock in cellar of building No. 22S
Summer street
az JAMES F. McGUIGGAN and
MARY A. McGUIGGAN, as James f.
McGuiggan & Co, In the entire build
ing, consisting of 30 rooms, and stock
in cellar Nos. IT'S and 1S0 Front street,
Hotel Arlington.
Q3) DENNIS W. MEAGHER and
JOHN H. MEAGHER, as d. w,
Meagher & Co., first floor of No. o Ex-
change street and entire building Nos.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-29
MERRY MUSICIANS.
Choir of Old South Have Big
Time at Leicester.
Give Fine Concert and Eat Hearty Sup.
per at Leicester Hotel
Other Notes.

Leicester, March 2S.-The choir of the
the town tonight, and treated local low
ers of good music to a finely rendered
program, which was printed in the Spy
Monday morning. The party arrived by
special Strolley cars, and they were in
deed a merry crowd. The solos of B. Al
Barber, and the selections by the I'm
perial Quartet met with great favor.
The mixed quartet consisted of Miss
Harriet s.. Whittier, soprano; Mrs Al
fred X. Miles, contralto; Fred II. Pot
ter, tenor; Ivan Morawski. basso. The
male quartet was composed of Walter
s. Knowles, first tenor; Fred H. Potter,
second tenor; Benjamin A. Barber, first
bass; Ivan MoraWski. second bass
The members of the chorus were: So
pranos, Miss May H. Robbins, Miss
Florence Leisure. Miss Florence Tenney,
Mrs. E. J. Sawyer, Miss Cole, Miss Ma
bel Abbott, Miss Kenyon, Mrs. M. V.
Denslnore, Miss Bessie Dean, Miss Ida
Blake and Miss Jessie Holman; altos,
Miss Bessie Boyd, Mrs. Mary E.. Howes,
Miss Anna Kelley, Miss Clara Megett,
Miss Bertha Could, Miss Grace Allen,
Mrs. Lewis, Miss Bertha Griswold and
Miss Dolley; tenorS, A. C. Myrick, w.
d. Powers and A. K. Miller: basses, A.
c. Munroe, W. Z. Thurston, W. H. Mer-
RAM H. f. Vaughan, B., E. Eames, c.
t. Buchanan. Mr.. Lewis and Calvin Ba-
ker, Everett ]. Harrington was pianist
and Ivan Morawski conductor for the
whole chorus. e.
After the entertainment The party ad-
journed to the Leicester, where tasty
spread was prepared by Landlord C. E.
Sleeper. Seventy-fve plates We're laid
The tables were set in the west dining
ROOM and were SO arranged that II
guests Of honor sat at one table ON the
west, facing the rest of the company
who were seated at adjoining tables al
right angles with the first. Dr. A. a
Conrad and wife and Prof E. R. Good.
win and wife were among the favored
twelve.
A party of nearly forty Worcester
guests included DR.. and Mrs A. a.
Conrad and friend A. c. AIunroe and
wife, Calvin Farnsworth and wife, Geo
r. Bliss and wife, H, H. Merriam and
wife, w. NJ. Spaulding and wife, J. w
Hunt and wife, Miss Josie Farnsworth
George Farnsworth, c. L. Reed and
wife, Fred Stone, Prof. E. r.. Goodwin
and wife, Theo. Stoughton and wife, A.
B. Whipple and wife, Mrs. W. D. Pow
ers, Mrs. Gibbon, Mrs. H1ldreth, Mrs.
Kelley, Mrs. Putnam Mrs. E. M. Bliss,
Mrs. Stark, Miss Julia Stratton, Miss
Eva Boyd, Miss Cora Blood, Miss Sykes
and Miss Blood. Much credit is due to
A. c., Munroe, who made all the ar
rangements for the affair.
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
The selectmen have received notice
that hearing will be given to them
and the officials of the Worcester and
Suburban Street Railway and all others
interested, before the state highway
commission, on Thursday, April 7th, at
Q D. M, in regard to relocating the
tracks Of the Worcester and Suburban
in the proposed section of state highway
in Main street. from Rawson street to
the Spencer line.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-29
SPENCER BUDGET.
Death of Louis Frigon a Well
known Veteran Citizen.
Was Born in Worcester and Lived in
Spencer Many Years-A Building Col
Iapses Other Notes.

Spencer. March 2S.-Louis Frigon died
this morning, aged 40 years and 10
months, at his residence on Pond street,
after a years sickness with Bright
disease. He was born in Worcester,
and at the age of seven years COM
menced to work in the mills at West
Boylston. Over 20 years ago he moved
his family to Spencer, and has been an
active and prominent citizen here. He
was employed for nearly fifteen years
at E. Jones e. Co.'S boot and shoe shop,
and then opened meat market in Hills
block. A year ago he was obliged to
give up the meat business and draw out
of public life, owing to poor health. Mr..
Frigon was on the police force in Spen-
Ger for nearly ten years, and was al
ways considered one of the most eff
cient officers. He has been in charge OF
station No. 2 for several years. He was
a member of the st. Johns Society of
Worcester also OF the st. Johns So
ciety in Spencer, Of which he has been
treasurer for q long time. He was a
veteran of the civil war, and belonged
to the F. A. Stearns Post of this town.
and was also prominently connected
with the .Sacre Coeur Society of st. Ma
RVS Church.
Mr.. Frigon has been an active work
er of the Naturalization Club since It's
organization.
The funeral will be held at st. Ma
ry's Church Wednesday morning at
o'clock. Rev. A. A. Lamy will offlciate.
He leaves a wife and six children,
Mrs. Napoleon Arseneault, EN-, Will
liam. Frank, Anna and Emma, Rose
F'rgon.. also two brothers and three
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-29
WILL ORGANIZE A TEAM.

James P. Lannigan will organize \
base ball team which will easily be the
best Spencer has ever supported. Man
ager Lannigan does not believe that the
C. T. A. Society can do much in the
way/of, forming a representative team
for the town Mr.. Langevin was the
life of the Southbridge team for three
years, and played behind the bat for
the Attleboro team for three seasons.
Newark (N. J) team, and one season
at Nashua, N. H. He has been in
Spencer the past winter, and the base
ball element is desirous of having him
on the Spencer team the coising sea-
son.
Miss Florence Howland Of Wheaton
seminary, Norton, Is spending the East
er vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry P. Rowland, Pleasant
street.
The A. o. F. met tonight and chose
delegates to attend the state conven-
ton at Brockton, May H.
BUILDING COLLAPSED.
A building owned by Moses Lamo-
reux, on Mechanic street, collapsed this
afternoon at 4.30 o'clock, while being
raised by Louis snay. The building
was a small one-story structure and
was to be raised story. 1t was on
jack-screws, and a screw in the rear 81
the building gave way. No one was in
jured, though Joseph Cusson, a mason,
Jumped out from under the structure
just in time to escape being crushed.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-29
JAMES EARLY. Secretary
InnhOIders Second Class.

(22) JOHN $. HOLT and JOHN P. IR-
WIN, as Holt & Irwin, the whole Of
the building known as the Belmont
House, and stock in cellar underneath
fha SaOoe
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-29
Common -SecOnd-Class.
Office of the License Commissioners,
City Hall

Office of the License Commissioners,
City Hall.
Worcester, Mass, March 20, 1898
Pursuant to vote of the license
| commissioners of the city of Worcester,
| notice is hereby given under chapter
100 of the public statutes and acts
amendatory thereof, and in addition
thereto, that the following named per-
sons have applied to said commission
ers for a license to sell Intoxicating
liquors in said city as common victual-
ers Of the second class:
(9O EDWARD j. PUTNAM and
FRANK E. THURSTON, as Putnam
& Thurston, entire first floor and
basement. with stock in cellar of
building No. 3S1 Main street.
JAMES EARLY. Secretary.
Wholesale Dealers Fourth Glass.
Office of the License Commissioners,
City Hail.
Worcester, Mass, March 20, 1888.
Pursuant to a vote of the license
commissioners of the city of Worcester,
notice is hereby given under chapter
100 of the public statutes and acts
amendatory thereof, and in addition
thereto, that the following named per-
sons have applied to said commission
ers for a license to sell intoxicating
liquors in said city as wholesale deal
ers of the fouth class:
(91) GEORGE BIEBERBACH, GEORGE
BIEBERBACH, JR., JOHN G. BIEB-
ERBACH and GEORGE E. SAND
NER, as George Bieberbach, Sons &
Co., first floor No. 113 and rear Of No.
113 and stock in cellar Of No. 113 and
rear of No. 113 Summer street, front
and side entrances.
(92) JOSEPH F. .DONOHOE and PETER
H. DONOHOE, as j. F. Donosaoe & Co.,
entire first floor and stock in cellar of
building Nos. 10 and II Bridge street.
(93) JOHN E. DOYLE, entire first
floor and stock in cellar of building
No. 98 Water street
(3D PETER DOYLE. entire first floor,
consisting of three rooms and stock
in cellar of building No 160 Millbury
street, and side entrance on Sigel
street
(95) MICHAEL ]. FINNIGAN, all the
rooms on the first, second and third
floors and stock in cellar and build
ing Nos So, 65 and 81 Franklin street.
(96) JOSEPH HARPER, the entire
one-story building and stock in cellar
Nos $50 to 66S Southbridge street.
(9D GEORGE F. HEWETT, MI
CHAEL FULLY. WILLIAM j. RI
ORDAN and WILLIAM ]. TANSEY,
as George F. Hewett Company. the
entire building and stock in cellar of
building Nos. 80, 80 and "a Foster
street, and stock in cellar under Wal
do House, Nos. % and 27 Waldo
street. and in cellar underneath build
ing Nos. 3S and 40 Waldo street.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-29

bE~HE excessive use of tobacco, especially
by young men is always injurious and
undoubtedly shortens life materially.
Mr.. Ed. @. Ebsen, comDositoP on the Contra
Costa Netes. Martinez Cal, writes; 81 have
used DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine and re-
ceived much benefit FROM it. was troubled
with nervousness, dizzy spells and sleepless-
ness, caused by ths use of tobacco and stim-
ulants. L took DR.. Miles NeFvine with mar
Yelously good results, alIaying the dizziness,
luieting the nerves, and enabling me to
sleep and rest. proving Ia my case very
beneficial remedy" Dr. Miles Restorative
Nervineis especially adapted to restoring
dhe nervous system to its normal condition
under such circumstances. It soothes, heals
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-29
undeF such circt


and BtrenSthens.
DR., Miles Remedies
are sold by all drug
gists under a posihive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases Of the heart and
nerves free. Address.
ND Mu Ez MEnTGl
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-29
CALEB a. WALLIS

Historical Pamphlet Eastern Worces-
ter--Its First Settlers and Old Farms" Is
finding a rapid sale. 1t can be obtained
Of him at the Soy offic0r
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-29
Special Club Licenses.
Office of the License Commissioners
Cfty Hall

| Office of the License Commissioners.
City Hall.
Worcester, Mass, March g. 1898.
| Pursuant to a vote of the license COM
missioners of the city Of Worcester,
| notdce is hereby given, under the pro-
visions of chapter 206 Of the acts Of the
| year 1887, that the following named
| ers for a special club license authorizing
| the distributing and dispensing of in
| toxicating liquors to members OF said
| clubs:
| QSS) GESANG VEREIN FROHSINN,
on the second and third floors OF the
building No 271 Main street
| QS9) SVEA GILLE ASSOCIATION,
four rooms on the top floor OF building
| No. AS Main street.
| Q90) WASHINGTON CLUB, on the
second floor IN the rear part of build
ing No. SO Front street.
! Q9D WORCESTER CLUB, in the en-
tire building No. SO Elm street
| Q92) WORCESTER SOCIAL TURNER
SOCIETY, on the fifth floor of the
building No. "a Southbridge street.
JAMES EARLY, Secretary.
Pure Alcohol Licenses.
Office of the License Commissioners,
City Hall.
Worcester, Mass, March 29 1898.
Pursuant to a vote Of the license COM
mlssioners of the city of Worcester,
notice is hereby given, under chapter
39S of the acts of the year 1897 that the
following named persons have applied
to said commission for license to sell
pure alcohol for mechanical. manufac-
turing or chemical purposes:
Qs3) GEORGE H. CLARK & CO, en-
tire building No. 6 Norwich street
QeI JEROME MARBLE & CO., first
floor of building No. 440 Main street.
JAMES EARLY, Secretary.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-29

Worcester, Mass, March 70, 1873.
Pursuant to a vote of the license COM
missioners of the city of Worcester, no.
tice is hereby given under chapter 100
Of the public statutes and acts amend
atory thereof. and in addition thereto,
that the following named persons have
applied to said commissioners for a
license to sell Intoxicating liquors in
said city as common victualers Of the
first-class:
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-29
BrewerS-Fifth Class.

Office of the License Commissioners,
City Hall.
Worcester, Mass, March %, 1898.
Pursuant to a vote Of the license COM
missioners of the city Of Worcester, no
tice is hereby given, under chapter 100
of the public statutes and acts amend
atory thereof. and In addition thereto,
that the following named persons have
applied to said commissioners for a IL
cense to sell intoxicating liquors in said
city as brewers Of the fifth class:
dSO JOHN BOWLER, ALEXANDER
BOWLER, HERBERT X SPAR
RELL, WILLIAM ]. GINDELE and
JOHN STEVENS BOWLER, as Bow
Ter Bros. Qlmited), all the buildings
known as Bowler's Brewery, situated
on Quinsigamond avenue, Lafayette
street and Ellsworth street, with
stock in cellar and buildings Of said
brewery
ass THE WORCESTER BREWING
COMPANY, GEORGE BIERBER-
BACH, president; GEORGE NJ.
GIBBS, secretary, in the building of
the Worcester Brewing Company, sit
uated on East Worcester, Plum and
Henry streets, and stock in cellar of
said building,
JAMES EARLY. Secretary.
DruggiStS-Sixth Class.
Office of the License Commissioners,
City Hall.
Worcester, Mass, March 29 1898.
Pursuant to vote of the license COM
missioners of the city of Worcester, no
tice is hereby given under chapter 100
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-26
GERMAN STEAMER FIRED ON.
Her Captain Expresses Great In
dfgnntiOn Against Us.

ST THOMAS. d. w. l.. July 25.-Cap-
tain Lott Of the German steamer Croatia.
which arrived here yesterday, and re-
ported having been fired upon three times
off San Juan de Porto Rico on Saturday
night by an American warship, under
stood to be the United States cruiser
New Orleans, was quoted in an interview
to-day as saying that the first solid shot
fell within twenty yards of the ship The
steamer was Immediately stopped, but
her captain adds, two more shots were
fred over the Croatia's bows from
close range. Later, an officer from the
New Orleans boarded the Croatia and ask
ed IL the ship was injured.
Captain Lotz was highly indignant at
being fired upon. as he considers that his
ship was outside the blockading zone.
He says he saw nothing of the invading
fleet.
The French gunboat Fulton arrived here
to-day. She is going I'm search Of the
French Line steamer Olnde Rodriguez.
which was captured by United States
wasship and taken to Charleston, 8. c..
while on voyage from Haiti 10 st.
Thomas Eith passengers. mails. etc. -.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-26
wARsHIPs FOR PHILIPPINES.
-Four Russian VesseIs-Japan to CO.
Operate With Us.

LONDON, July PA special dispatch
from Shanghai says four Russian men-of-
war have left Port Arthur and it is sup
posed their destination is the Philippine
Islands.
Another special dispatch from Shan
ghai says the Japanese warships Woshino,
Chen-Yuen, Itsukushima, and Sai-Yen
have been hastily dispatched TO Saiseho
TO reinforce the japanese squadron there,
making it the strongest in those waters.
II has been ordered to cooperate with
the British and American admsrals In the
event of international complications.
While the dispatch does not explain the
matter. 1t is inferred that the squadron
e desired TO be in readiness for Philippine
operations.