Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-06
ITALIANS AND THE JAPS
Mikado's Officials jealousy Watch
ing Humbert's Emissaries.
RUSSIANS DO AS THEY PLEASE,

Soldiers of the Gar Seem 70 Be In Al
most Undisputed Possession of Man
churia, whose Agricultural aud Min
erai Resources They Covet.
Vancouver, B. G., April 6.--Advices
from the far east, brought by the steam
er Empress of Japan, indicate that Japan
has watched with jealous eye Italy's re-
cent attempt TO get lease of San Nun
bay. The Japanese press recently cir
culated report that the United States
was demanding concessions also. Mar
quis Ito, Japan's greatest statesman,
was interviewed on the subject, but said
he was not much concerned at the re-
ported American demand, contending
that nothing need be feared, as all coun-
tries held the same rights as far as set
Elements We're concerned. Marquis Ito
has, however, been in direct communica-
ton with Ii Hung Chang, and has adj
vised various reforms. He says par
tition Of China would be inevitable
should China persist in her present
course Of action In the San Nun af-
fair the Japanese are saying that their
government must abandon the hold aloof
policy hitherto adopted and demand
some substantial grant Of land from
China, probably part in Fo KEN.
Count Okuma. ex-premier. advises the
government to 50 conduct itself as to in
duce China to rely solely upon the as
sistance Of Japan for the maintenance
of independence. The first measure to
be adopted for that purpose is to drill
several hundred soldiers by japanese Of
ficers. and secondly to encourage the
dispatch Of Chinese students to Japan
for study.
In the meantime Mr.. YaIo. Japanese
minister at Picking has applied to the
Chinese government for FIVE new settle
ments for Japanese exclusive use, to be
opened at Foo Chow. Amboy, New
Chwang, Shanghai and Chung Kiang,
in addition to Tien Tsin and Hankow,
settlements which have been conceded al
ready. It is stated that the Chinese
government has decided to entertain
these demands, with the exception of
Shanghai and Chung Kiang.
A correspondent of the North China
Daily News gives some remarkable in.
formation regarding the Russian prog
ress in Manchuria and the northern
provinces. He points out that whereas
the only British subjects who are per-
mitted by treaty TO own land outside
treaty limits arc missionaries, Russians
in Manchuria are acquiring land as they
please and are already working mines.
The railway, too. is obviously a milf
tary one. and he asserts that there are
10000 Russian troops AFT Port Arthur.
5000 at Talien Wan, 1000 at Kin Chou.
200 at LUNCHEON 300 al Wafanglien 200
at New cbwang. so ut Haichieng, 200 at
Lao Yang, 300 al Kirin. 1000 at Hal
pien, north of kirin. and in fact Rus
sian soldiers are all over Manchuria.
They are to he met with even where the
railway will not touch. In Haichieng
the Russians have taken a shop and
fortified it by mounting guns. At Lao
Yang they have a site 200 yards square.
where they arc building barracks. At
Kirin the Russians have possession of
the Chinese barracks, and 800 soldiers.
with 20 officers and mining engineers.
are chartered there. Outside the city
they are purchasing land and intend to
occupy houses for the summer. The
Chinese officials and people are much
afraid Of the intrudcrs. who do just as
they Ike and square any remonstrances
with a few dollars
Visitors TO the locality cannot move
without being Swallowed by Russians.
As there is no railway at Kirin and the
branch line which is projected will not
reach there for two or three years, the
presence of soldiers appears unnecessary.
The agricultural and mineral resources
Of Manchuria are immense, and the Rus
slams are working so as to exploit them
for their sole advantage. Land is being
eompuisorily acquired at the rate of
$40 NOV, and in the event OF Chinese
resistance a telegram to the Russian min
istar at pakinn nrarcntnes If