WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1903
COUNT CASSINI ON MAN- CHURIA.
The Fonta parla correspondent writing en October 18 aya —A representative of the Reate Diplomatique has had a convor- Aation with Count Cassini, the Iturrian Animesador to the United Staten, who in in Paris just now, in the course of which dis Excollonny made the following remurks :-
A few days ago I could scarcely havogiven you sap opinion. Alarming telegramo had appeared in the newspapers, the Chancel leries seemed unes y; the horizon, in a word, was louded. To-day we have better aawe, Japan has decided not to have cecourse to actue, pouco in no longer, threatened, there is reason to rejoice.
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You see the Japanese Layo great qualities to which Europe has lately rendered full homage. Have theat complimonta turned their heads, or, having only been quite sently admitted to the concert of the Powera, do they display that turbulence and impaticure peculiar youth both in nations and individuale? In any caso, they em to us to manifest exag,orated activity. Their victory over China has developed in them self-assuranes that might become dangerous if they did not listen rice of older nations.
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anke the Japanese understand that therr chapaign in China was, after all, only poniewide inilleig. On the other hand, this young people ardently desires territory for its tarplus permixtion. Although there is su much to be done in Form, they de not find it sufficient; they want other out. lets. That is the secrer of their agitation. Our rights in Manchuria are uataoction- able. Wo made the untry. When I was in Chica not very long ago it was full of bandits. The area of the neighbouring populations were contratul ther, and Now, however, travelling aabedangatonta.
althes there is not as security an in Paris and St. Petersburg, we can say in In
all truth that a vigilant police is suppress ing attempts on and property.
a word vilisation that we have brong into the country.
Down that
Cer-
me that we intend to annex it tainly not But we have spent enormous zume of oney and notices energy; we have great interests involved which we are bent in ecuring, and, at the name time, wa want to reap the legitimate benelit of our corta. That benelit will not be for The Powers that, atreetzes enly. want to trade with Manchurks will be able to do so, and thus to profit by the mivant- A railway agra which we haya rualiord. will be at their disposal, and they will enjoy every secarity in those regione, They are ao well aware of it that none of them, unless it be Japan; thought of damending seriously that our evacuation, Ered for Üct. 8, ahould take place
To all the truth, Russia cari only eracaato the territory in question after having obtained from China the guarantees the is entitled to claim. She is waiting for them.
Bun Spots.
An extremely large spot in new visible on the sun's mathee, It coverian arsa of hundreds of millions of square miles, much larger than the entire superficies of the globe. In addition to thin great spot, which is probably an eruption of otupendou magnitudo from the sun's interior, "two or three other groups of spots of lesser siza In connection with ace tow on the dir the matter we are favoured with some **cheering weather pugnostírations by some of our sciontists. Thus Dr Looktyor, in pointing out that the sunspot maximura would not oczer until 1905, said that we had only just passed through the rainfall mini- wam, and were now entering upon a long period of maximam rainfall which would culminate is 1014. 1o therefore predicted that a shiny cyclo would.eneus for the next 11 years, although the degree of wet would vary, and it was quite possible that next summer less main would be recorded than
in 1903. The ge eral sundency, however, would bo towards more rain. Umbrella mikers and mackintosh manufacture please note..
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85
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980
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Sandpiper
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66
240
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3600
9000
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Tieut. Oni, Murray Lockhart
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240
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330
6300
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200
0500
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Langkome
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5000
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9600
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180
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3400
8
9000
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Yangtze
Japau
Twood
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363
200
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16
13,500
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150
550
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river best
150
550
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French gunboat
1798
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French gunboat
300
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French gunboat
Aspic
French gunboo
475
450
Avalancho Bengali
Franch ganbuat
Freneb vankoat
520
Lieut. Heron
Bugocud Chateaurenault
French cruiser
3740
9000
Capt. Inferro
French cruisor
SOL8
Comete
French
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523
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Preneli gumbost
GAU
French gunboat
1250
2900
Haiphong
Haiphong
Shengay
Nagasaki
Haiphous
Saigon
Roibat
French gunboat
470
French crater
9700
19,000
Captain Bonito,
French gunboat
Yangtze
Fronch cruor
1015
8000
Captain Seuts
Nagasaki
French cruiser
0337
G071.
Franch cruiser
1798
Capt. Vincout
Scigon Saigon
French gunboat
.900
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Yangtse
Taking
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Takes
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1557
10
2900
German lagship
11,000
30 24,000
Balor
Бова
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German crufaoz
1776
Genna traísor
6000
10,000
Shanghal
Yukohama
Gennan cruiser
6000
37
10,000
Capt. Ingenobl
Nagasaki
Cernat genioas
1000
10
isod
Coats Commander Plates
Hongkong
German gunboat
930
∙19
1800
Comdr. Wilbrands
Mowe Sendler
armau gubbor Geran gunboat
860
10-
Comdr. Krooncho
Amoy
1629
Comdr. Fasper
Honakery
German cruiter
1640
15
• 2800
Comdr. Hofmann
Nanking
T: Vorwnerte Thesia
Gerigan gaploat
900
10
1900
Ccmdr. Schrader
Foochow
Lieut. Comdr. von Weise
Gernian gun cost
Shangha
Gorman crser
Captain Dick
Shanghai
Calabria
Italian crisse
24424
19
Piemonte
Iralian cruiser
Venvio
Italian croisce
2127 4500
4420 $12,000 6820
Chpth Castiglia Francesco
Hongkong
Captain Armour
Shanghal
Captain Fezl
Shanghal
Diu
Zaire
Portuguese gunboat Portuguese gunboat
Captain Diogo de Sa
Macau
Capt. F. J. Barboza Leul
Macac
Akout
Russian gunbunt.”
810
730
Comdr. Geinter
Done with Neatuoss and Amaur Askold Despatch
Russian cruiser
2600
4700
Gandy, Bramstelik
Port Artho
Iussian cruiser
6000
Capt. Rcitionalteir j
Vladivostock
Hobe
Bagazin Srebro
Russian cruiser
3200
Port Arthur
Russian gunboar
1030
$150
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Russian croiser
€840
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Bogatyr
Rosian cruiser
6:31
Russian gunboat
100
Comdr. Youriof?
Russian gunbont
1490
6
2000
Russian battleship
12.384
44 14,500
Captain Jeeson
Russian guabost
1000
Razina gunboat
1213
1500
Mendjoor Ovajny Pallada Peresviet
Sasian gunboat
1224
7
1400
Nagaeski
Shanghai
Nanking
Shanghat
Bucetan gunboat
1420
2000
Russian craiser
6731
10 The
Russian battleship
419,071
Petropavlarsk
Busian battleship
Pobeda Pultava
Russian battleship
Jussian battleship
Bills of Lading, etc: Rasuyoice
Russian cruiser
1334
10 -2786
Retrizan Bosun Ruik
Russian battleship
12,902
16
18,000
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7,00
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23
114,269
Sevastopol
Rucing battleship
10,960
16 10,800
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Russian gunbost
*950
4125
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Russian gunbaat
1050
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11902
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6500
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Russian gunbest
100
$300
Contar, Zagorinsky-Fiesel
Port Arthur
Zabiyake
Laatoi evicer
1430 16
1194
Bonid. Almaof.
Fort Arthur
Allany
U, S. cruiser
3500
Capt. JH. Rogors
Nayanaly
Under European Supervision Callio
U. S. cruiser
235
Clasionall
U. B. gunboat
3213
Don Juan de Austria Elcano Elelane
U. S. gunboat
1150
1800
lant 2. A. Anderson Capf. H. Mason "Captain Denild
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Ohefoo
.
U. 5. gunboat
510
L-Comdr. J.. Hoöö¥
Manila Shangha
U. 9. unboar
1992
8 1988
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11,600
41710,000
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U..
suitor
ORIEN
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2000
Captain Bahan
Stisnghel
71, S. xunboat
1370
850
Comdr. Danfield
U. S. conster
4081
6244
Comply. W. H. Bochier
longroug
$137
Cowmender Blocklinger
Nagammal
US croiser
$20,228
Captain Barwali ·
Kons
V. S. cruiser
$213
Usitato Nazro
1. S. cutwer
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1130
Commander Marshall
Sivaghel
U. - gunboat.
400
List JC, Bortolette
(T. 9. gunboat
1897
1294
Commándar U. 3. Narris
Shanghai
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12,074 10,860
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