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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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Commission Agents

C W. Bismarck

John Andrew

BÖGEL, F. NERING, Architect & Civil Engr.

升旭 Yue-shing

CLARKSON & Co., Merchants, Shipping and

Commission Agents: Tel.Ad. Clarksuvor.

David M. Clarkson, (Vladivostock)

W. S. Davidson, signs per pro. A. T. Short,

V. V. Nurkiewicz,

do.

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