The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-16
Japan's Naval Expansion.


In view of the immense augmentation
OF the naval forces, either contemplated
or already put into execution by the
great Powers, it is reported that the ia
pan naval authorizes are aboul to enter
IN the third naval extension pr. gram, as
t is termed in contrad .st.neton to the
two Pre- mprograms already CARED out;
the fifteenth Diet. The interest ac-
cruing on the naval fund amounts to
three million yen per annum. Tbs sum
S to be augmented by TWO mi lion yen
rom the Treasury and thus five m II on
yen will be yearly devoted to the scheme
"a sum just sufficient to cover one-third
he cost of a battleship, provided the
price of steel and other materials re-
mains at the present rate. But the
chances are that the materials will In
crease in price year after year. and by
the time fifteen million yen is collected
it will be found Inadequate for defraying
, the cost. Such Is the opinion held by
naval experts, and men Ike Admiral mo
uye accordingly recommend the con-
struction of torpedo destroyers. This
ven, so that thirty. destroyers can be
built for the price of one battleship. The
| recent naval maneuvers clearly demon
strated their efficiency: In fact. it has
heen clearly proved that even a battle
| chip would have sraI] chance OF escape
u attacked by number of destroyers.
| The torpedo storesh'p. which was to be
| huilt according to the second program.
was abandoned for sirn'lor rees"us. and
more destrovers VIII he h','lf ~srrtean. It
| is autfctpated tbstthe thi-csprcRrsr~swill
| authorize the construction OF torpedo
boat destroyers only. -,
| a Jacoolte ksilc In SnanRhal.
Goodness only knows how It got here,
says the Shanghai Daily fress. but there
was dug up few days ago frcm the bot
tom of mouIay oso mass of naIf-forgds-
ten papers, books anu InIss,. tssE..evus arr
! ticies, niuuen away IA tiie ssa40As -room of
4 the British Consulate OF Shanghai. = gem
4 uine ana n'ghly interesting l@aaS vK krs00er
| Charles Edward Stuart, tti6-1 oUaG Pre-
! tender. 1t was a handsome white metal
! tea eaddy, which, an anclent-iooklng
ed to- have been the toentical 4feceptacle
In which the unfortunate ifrsnc6 Carried
Il his teai whenever he was lucky enough
to have any. throughout tho ozark year
f1t46. WI.en ne was oeing hunted through
the Highlands and Western Isles axtsr
the fatal field Of Cuiioden. The percament
4 further relates thatathe caddysWss oFigis
nalty the property of Flora. kacdonaId
, the heroic sharer Of the Pnnceis vicissi-.
tudes and adventures. It stands, about
eight inches high, is Of a Handsome tinted
pattern and Is inscribed WtaaY. Flora
Macdonald.s monogram on the COVER. It
! no doubt formed part here 'of some .'de-
moss ss,s ns sos ssose ss
aside and forgotten. 1t ID now In the
poesession of Mr.. T. Macdonaids Usher
and Clerk Of the Summary Court, who
WIN be glad to show it to- the curious IN
such matters, and who, we understand.
IL the relic Ia not claimed, intends to
: send It home to some Scottish 4ntiqua-
. rian society .
e Niscellaneous.;f ;fe-'.S
: A Japanesetvernacuiar paper renarkz
that good results are already apparent
4 from the recent naval maneuvers. The
a sQuadron's movements in the attack or
z the Miyama defence forts are reported II
, have been of especial benefit. The Jour
|, nal says the attack on an immovable for
4 by ships is the most difficult OF ali oper
y ations, as was proved at the lombard
+. ment of the fort on Liu-kungta0 OF Wei
- hai-wei during the Ch.na-Japan. war, In
. yestigations and improvements In squad
e. ron movements In such movement hav'
~ been made and sought by the naval au
= thorities since and the results were test
r ed at the attack on the Miya5Ra 1efehcs
= forts towards the conclusion of the ma
. neuvers. The result was highly. satisfac
l., tory. .,. sys =. ..-,s ;.
!. In spite OF the hopefulness OF the earl.
II rumors the prospects In the gold nininl
>. industry in Hokkafdo are now reporte'
! from Japan to he doubtful. There ha
:. been remarkable Increase In the mum
I, Der OF geld-seekers this year, ana ten
r.