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all along TO have supplied the besieged
legations with food and ammunition.
JaDan's Splendid Soldiers.

all along TO have supplied the besieged
legations with food and ammunition.
JaDs.'s Splendid Soldiers.
For the relief Of Pesting every possible
EFFORT has been and 10 sim being put forth
by the Japanese government. Not only
has the entire Fifth division Of n.0oo men
been dispatched with extraordinary celer-
ity. but reinforcements amounting TO an
other army of like size are constantly be-
ing forwarded The division already sent
Is reputed as Japan's best. being compos-
ed Of the famous fighting men OF the
ing followed BY an equal force picked
parts OF the country. These are being
dispatch, and the immense fleet OF trans.
ports are continually plying back and
forth between Hiroshima and Taku.
China.
is something like a universal chorus
Of admiration from all the allies at the
sight OF their columns advancing to the
TIE ssr ss sber
discipline and the sturdy. business-like
way In which they go about their task.
elicit the highest praise and LIN, inspire IN IN,
the lead. not only by reason OF their
preponderance In numbers. but also be-
cause Of their experience and as peculiar MT
few who hold that the task would be
far more easily and quickly accomplished
were It in Japan's hands alone. and were
she not hampered by the allies. We who
know something OF the morale and capac-
lily OF the Japanese army. confidently look
forward to the establishment OF its prest-
ige on a very high plane In the estimate
of the Western powers
Brutality of Cossacks.
In marked contrast to It's morale IL to
be placed the reputation which the be-
havior Of the. Cossacks has fastened up
are rife Of their savage ferocity and I'M
them a terror to the foreign residents OF
stances are related Of their slaughter OF
faithful Chinese servants. in the very
presence Of their masters. and the story
coming up the river for the service OF
the Europeans is now proved to be liter
ally true.
here IN large numbers. Twenty or more
came by the transport Logan last week.
They are In the main missionary families.
Il 70 %hss 10 10
have had daxing and supplying effect
upon them. They are now being amply
provided for by the agents Of the vari-
funds for this purpose.
Opinions are beginning to be freely ex-
pressed that. the attack upon the Taku
forts. or rather the ultimatum which. led
TO II. was blunder. II this was indeed
tho case. II IL felt by many Americans
That Admiral kemph IN Withdrawing his
consent TO the act and refusing to take
part with tho allies. would be entitled to
the utmost credit for his course. which
certainly required the very highest kind
OF courage on his part. In this counec-
ton the fact IL noted that the Germans
are claiming that tho decision which led
to the attack was due. to the efforts OF
the German admiral. OF course not until
we know more Of the status OF things
In China at the time, can any Judgment
be formed as to which was the wiser
course.
While there has been a notable absence
OF earthquakes for the last fortnight. q
fierce volcanic eruption has taken place
In the vicinity OF that which ten years
R s1 rd ,n .ne ar par .u1a Y Yes
was the scene OF an awful explosion last
week. a sulphur factory employing about
hundred hands being suddenly annihil-
ated by subterranean explosion. Only
twenty of the nands escaped, The fall
of debris covered the ground two feet
the center u disturbance