The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-05
ORIENTAL BUDGET
Significant Change in Japanese
Army Tactics.
OUTBREAK OF PLAGUE IN KOBE
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| TOXIC, Now 1S.--New tactics, in
volving the dispatch of a portion of
the troops over sea, will be introduced
into this years autumn maneuvers.
| In view of the peculiar position in
| which Japan is placed, there is great
necessity that efficiency and skill in
mobiliZing and transporting troops at
a moments notice should be acquired.
| Hitherto the railway has been utilized
on the occasion of maneuvers. Ac-
| Cording to the present plan of action.
a detachment of the enemy is supposed
to be engaged in Investing Tateyama,
| Boshu, intent on surprising Tokyo.
| The troopers who left Yokohama on
| Monday represent the foreign army,
| their headquarters being at Yokohama.
| In all 2.300 men had to be transported
| across the sea- in addition to the camp
| followers, general staff officers, news
paper correspondents, military attach
es of the Foreign Legations, etc. These
| brought the total number up to near
| ly 2.400. The embarkati0n began at
4 p. M, and by 8 p. m. the two trans
ports (No. - and No. 20 Kwannon-
| marU were ready for sea. The guns,
ammunition, food, camp equipment,
| etc, formed a considerable freight, and
| these, together with men and horses.
| were embarked on board the steamers
without the least hitch within five
| hours-certainly a record time So
| long as there are transports available,
Japan can dispatch beyond her bor-
| ders 10000 men within three days on
| the breaking out of war The men
| who left by the two transports consist
| ed OF companies of artillery, l squad
| ron of cavalry, and | regiment of in
| fantry. Next day at 9:40 a. m. the
steamers anchored at Toyama, about
| / 900 meters off the coast. Immediate
| ly sixteen lighters. towed by three
| launches, came alongside the trans
ports. The boats were connected with
each other-three boats each forming
| a pontOon-by placing boards on them.
and wooden ratings were erected on
both ends of each pontoon. The in
| fantry landed first, then the artillery
and the cavalry, and at p. m. the
diSem barkatiOn was completed. No
trace of the defending army being
found the foreign army bivouacked
at Tateyama and Hojo, while scouts
were sent ahead and senidries posted
| 1t was decided to make a general ad-
vance on the arrival of the reinforce
nents from Yokohama.
NAVAL MANEUVERS.
The of1rcials at the Kure Port Ad-
miralty are making preparations To
hold the maneuvers of the Kure Squad
ron at the end of this month. The
maneuvers are usually held in the
Spring but the Kure squadron is to be
exercised now in preparation for the
maneuvers of the whole fleet, early
next year.
RUSSO-JAPANESE TRADE.
According to {. vernacular contem
porary, the trade between Russia and
Japan goes on developing as the means
OF communication between the two
countries increase. The goods sent by
Japan to Russian markets continue to
increase annually, silk being the chief
article sold The value OF the silk
goods sold in 1894 amounted only to
10000 roubles: last year it rose to 199,
900 roubles. Steps are being taken in
Odessa. Moscow and Warsaw to open
stores for the sale of Japanese silk.
THE PLAGUE IN KOBE.
man named Sugawara Isematsu
residing in the house of a waX-dealer
at Fukiai-mura. who has been i'll for
a few days past, was declared to be
suffering from plague on the 18th inst,
and has been sent to the Infectious
Diseases Hospital at Higashiyama. Inl
consequence, a section from Isobe-dori,
7-chome. TO the bund at Hamabe-dori,
comprising about 200 houses, with a |
population Of about 900 has been iso-
lated
The Kobe Municipal Assembly ap-
proved on the 18th inst. an appropri7 |
ton of about 100000 for ranitary |
work, the opening of a special infer-
tions diseases hospital, and the opera |
tions for stamping out the plague.
Marquis SaigO, the Home Minister, |
has issued instructions to the Govern |
Ors Of the various cities and prefec-
tu1es ordering them to strictly enforce |
the medical inspection of all persons |
travelling by steamer or train with a |
view to preventing the epidemic Of |
plague that has broken out in the Ko- |
be from spreading. New cases are be- |
ing reported there daily.
RUSSIANS AT ULNEUNG ISLAND. !
According TO a communication re-
ceived by the Jill from a correspondent
at VlaGivOstOk, it appears that the
Russian Government DrODOsps 70 ay-