The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-06
ADVCES FROM
THE FAR ORIENT
Japan is Now China's Self
Constituted Protector.
THE ITALIAN AGGRESSIONS
Watched With Jealous Eyes by
the Toxic Statesmen.
INHUMAN PRACTICES ARE ADOPTED
BY Russians to Spread Their Influence
in Manchuria.
SOME INSTANCES OF BRUTALITY
Old Chinese Woman Kicked to Death
By Soldiers of the Czar = The
English are Swallowed By
the Russians.
BY Russians to Spread Their Influence
in Manchuria.
SOME INSTANCES OF BRUTALITY

Vancouver, April 5.-Advices from the
far east brought by the steamer Empress
of Japan, indicate that Japan has watched
with jealous eye Italy's recent attempt to
get a lease of San Nun bay The Japanese
press recently circulated report that the
United States was demanding concessions
also.
Marquis Ito, Japan's greatest statesman,
was interviewed on the subject but said
he was not much concerned at the reported
American demand, contending that nothing
reed be feared, as all countries held the
same rights as far as settlements were con-
cerned. Marquis Ito has, however, been in
direct communication with Lii Hung Chang
and has advised various reforms. He says
partition of China would be inevitable
should China persist in her present course
of action. In the San Nun affair the Jap
anese are saying that their government
must abandon the hold-aloof policy hither-
to adopted and demand some substantial
grant of land from China.
Count Okuma's Advice
Count Okuma, ex-premier, advises the
government to so conduct itself as to in
duce China to rely solely upon the assist
ance of Japan for the maintenance of in
dependence. The first measure to be
adopted for that purpose is to drill several
hundred soldiers by Japanese officers and
second, to encourage the dispatch of Chin
ese students to Japan for study.
The Russians are adopting inhuman prac-
tees to spread their influence In Man
churia. AT one place some twenty mile
from Lao Yang Russians attempted to
take noSSpSSinD NJ
RAN, who resided, was kicked to death.
The Russian explanation was that the old
woman attempted to set fire to the house
and In preventing her she got hurt and
died. After paying a few dollars the Rus
SLAMS kept possession of the house. At an
other place twelve miles from Lao Yang
they commenced to take forclble possess
Sion of house belonging to well-to-do
Chinese. The Chinese held their own and
me russians are now putting in claim
fer compensation.
"A correspondent OF the North China Daily
News gives some remarkable infoi nation
regarding the Russian progress In Man
churia and the northern provinces. HIS
points out that whereas the only British
subject who are permitted by treaty to
own land outside treaty limits are mission
aries. Russians in Manchuria are acquir-
Ing land as they please, and are already
working mines
A Military Railway
The railway, too is obviously military
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