The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-23
Notes From Japau.

| Up 10 the end OF Marrh las, about Sas 100 100
worth OF military notes had been Issued by the
Japanese army In Corea and Manchuria. o! these
Sil.SOO,eoJ had been presented aud paid.
An Association called the kabafuto Kciyei Doxh |
kwa has been formed at Toxic for the exploitation
OF the Island OF Sakhalin. which tho projectors
have been given to understand Will be restored to
Japan al the conclusion OF the war
The net pront OF the japanese Government on
the tobacco monopoly for the business year 1904 Of
was more than tis,5oo,0Jo being 3se.6Oo0 over the
budget estimate.
The Pekln correspondent OF the japanese paper
Asdhf states that Chinese opinion Is not In favor of
Japan insisting on the opening OF Manchur1a as
that would give to foreign Powers the right TO In
trrfere with the fairs OF that part OF Ch!na which
China Itself does not wish. No serious objection
he says. will be made IN the s,ationine OF Japanese
troops In Manchuria until China Is ready TO occupy
It with an army OF her own. The pro Russian party
al Pekin. having changed It's views with the prog
ress OF the war would settle matters with Japan
without the Intervention OF a third party
According TO report received at Toxic, the Rus
slams have constructed light railway on tho Chang
"hun kim road and have collected large quaint
Ties stores at an intermediate point between the
two places where some 100000 men have been con.
cen, rated.
\ Kobe paper, quoting from Chinese vernacu-
lar journal. states that the Chinese Mohammedans
who had been engaged before the battle of Mukdea
III supplying cattle and horses 10 the Russian army
In Manchuria and used Sinmlnting as their head
Quarters. had oil been arrested by tho Japanese for
breach OF the neutrality laws. They were handed
over 10 the pro feet OF Sinm!nting for punishment
and the most prominent among them were sum.
marIly executed and their heads hung UP In public
as n warning TO others
On April there were 1854 Russian prisoners,
Including 9ls ofhc-rs. dlsnbuted over twenty ono
localities In Japan The sick and wounded taken
at Mukden remained at the ports, being unable to
stand the Journey into the Interior.
The Clrean Government has cancelled 4 Nhalipo
concession on lis coast given to Russian and win
make II over to Japanese fishing company The
ground Tor rcvoklne the concession was the non
payment of the rent of the land given for hshins
station The Russian Government was no,lned
through hr French Minister al Seoul.
bomb thrown on April by a Chinese In tho
Russian service a; the Japanese powder depot At !
Tniren. the new name for Dalny. failed to explode
II Is not said whether the man was captured, but !
a Sricter watch has been maintained since.
This time last month the stock OF Welsh steam |
coal at Moil. which was always kept up to about |
200 o TONS fell TO 10000 tons and the price junped
from SCI Is ton to S22 90. This was attributed IN
the approach OF the Russian fleet causing a greater
demand. Since then the export OF coal from Japan
TO ports below Shanghai has been prohibited
On April ismorc than thirty TOXIC journ SITS At A
meeting of the United Journalists club passed A
resolution 70 tho effect that we md the French
Government has assisted Russia In warI,ke obera
lions. In defiance Of her declaration Of strict neu
Irality."
The arrival OF many Hlndus from india to enter
rs students NJ the Imperial University and schools
)f technology at Toxic has been noted lately IL
was Intended 10 celebrate the festival Of the great
Indian national hero Sivaji al Toxic this year for
he trst lime with great 6clat. Asia,ics OF all races
and ctccds we're to take part, and the Japaps,e
'tAtcsman, Baron Rands, was to preside