PORT ARTHUR
Lu-shun
Port Arthur, at the point of the "Regent's sword," or Liaotung Peninsula, was formerly China's chief naval arsenal, but was captured in the Japanese war and its defences and military works destroyed. In 1898 Russia obtained a lease of Port Arthur and Talienwan and has now fortified the former, making it into a great naval stronghold. It is connected by the Manchurian Railway with the Trans-Siberian Line, and was connected by cable with China in 1900. A number of dredging machines belonging to the Naval Department have been employed for the purpose of deepening and widening the western part of Port Arthur harbour, in order to provide anchorage for battleships. It has also been decided to construct a channel through the Isthmus of the Tigre Peninsula, so that in the near future Port Arthur will have direct communication with the sea, which will be of great importance for both military and commercial purposes. The Russian budget for 1902 provided 5,200,000 roubles for the completion of the defence works at Port Arthur and Vladivostock.
GOVERNMENT
DIRECTORY
Superior Chief and Commander-in- Chief of Troops in Kwantung and Russian Naval Forces in the Far East, Viceroy Aide-de-camp General, Vice-Admiral--E. Alexeieff
Chief Assistant of the Commander- in-Chief of Troops - Lieutenant- General W. Volkoft Functionnary for Special Commis- sions to the Superior Chief-Baron G. Stuart
Aides-de-camp to the Superior Chief---
Captain Oulianoff
Chief, Military Staff-Major General
Koudratonoh
Chief of Naval Staff-Rear-Admiral
Witgeft
Commander of the Pacific Squadron
-Vice- Admiral Starck Assistants-Rear-AdmiralsKouzmitch
and Tschouhnine
Commander of the Port-Rear-Ad-
miral Grewe
Chief Assistant do.--Capt. Inkow
Second Assistant do. and Commander
of the Commercial Port-Lieutenant Colonel F. Prestine
Civil Governor--Col. Meister President of Municipal Council-Lieut-
Col. A. Verschinine
Chief of Police-Lieut. Capt. Jantz Diplomatic Secretary-J. Korostovetz Financial do. -J. Protassieff Treasurer-S. Neeloff
President of the Justice Court --L.
K. Morzow
Procuror-N. Mouravieff
Chief, Controlling Dept.-A. Mihailoff Postmaster-A. Pospeloff
Chief of the Rifle Brigade-Lieuten-
ant-General A. Stessel
Chief of Artillery-Major-General
N. Holodovsky
Chief of Evngineering Department--
Major-General P. Basilevsky Chief of Commissariat Department--
Colonel N. Loukascheff
Chief of the Forts-Colonel Bely
Chief of the Civil Medical Depart-
ment-Dr. Indoleff
Chief Military Med. Dep.-Dr.Larionoff
Chief Marine Med. Dep.-Dr. Jastreboft
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