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Ere yet the flower indes." (Signed) BIKITARO, the cláid at your kneS. Ons word of explanation is necessary. In Jap u every hoy up to the ara of 13 is known in his exu family by a child-nams (Osana-4), which he then exchanges for the appollation to a borne threngh life, Captein Asano signs his last latter by the name he had when, as a ittle boy, be eat on his father's kaeo-- Times.
his general plan. Probably you will not hear from no again for 60 or 60 days. We are dotor- ruined to push far into the Russian lines, and Fortile as this war has been in incidents of we trust the iso to the guidance of Bhaka, Japanese heroism, the palm for picturesqueness belleving that now, indel, we have an upper- and dash must perhaps be awarded to an exploit tunity of repaying, though in an infinitesimally performed by a body of Japanese cavalry just small degree, the faveurs our country has before the battle of Mukten. Ons rale observed received from its Soverigus during thousands That is the sole thought of your with unvarying strictness by writers of Japanese of years.
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Was exploit. On February 20 nows travelled coast Thursday, ad instant (Feist of Corpas ward ruu Kinebau to the effect that the railway Christi) at St. Joseph's Church. Officer cam- beyond lis-lig had suffered a fortnight's dis mauding units will afford facilities to men ablement. sad there was vagu talk of a Japanese desirous of atten ling.
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