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The Japan Times trausletve some experiences LINE FRONT OFFICE on Queen's Rond of the Japanes merchants who were recently imprisoned at Port Arthur by the Eusisus which wore published in the Jiji and the Chugai Shogy. Mr. Hajime Yamano, one of the party makes the following statement :----
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Under such conditions it was vain to hope for communication with our smutrymen, evṛn if we were lucky enough to meet one of them. So I bribed the Russian soldiers and, bought bear for them, with the result that their map nor greatly softened and they began to talk with us. At a alation called Kaurichangtezo, I deccried a Japause on the platform, and As a Russian sauntered out from the oarrings, soldier of course followed mo, I gave him some money. But as it was out of the question to address the Japanese openly, I drew bin to a cig raito stall, and while buying cigarettes, asked him to inform the Mitsui Bussan Kaista at Newchwang of one arrest.
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The monotony of the prison life was un. paralleled We had nothing to read or to do. For 31 days we had to brood over our fate. the A source of unspeakable misery was thinness of our clothes. I was attired in a summer sait of alpaca and white trousers, and Lad nothing with which to keep myself warm except a thin, blanket, and it was snowing when we were released. The cold seemed to reach CHICAGO 1893: 2 FAIZ MEDALS, 7 DIPLOMAS; PARIS 1993; GRAND PRIX AND DEC,
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We were then conveyed to the Russiau barracks at Harbin, where we were imprisoned for about 24 hours without any court proceedings. On the 26th, at 2 pm, we were agaio put in a train bound for Port Arthur. A Russian officer and four acldiers guarded us,
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KOWLOON EXTENSION. representative of the Japanese at Port Arthur, interpreting. The chiel procurator and the chief of a police station, who was a major, took
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