ne or two things we do know however; that the Oshima was the only gunboat here while all those rumours were flying; that her sailors numbered only a hundred or so, and when ashore behaved themselves far better than the representatives of higher civilisation; that some funny English aras lisped with bated breath; and that the Japanese Vice-Consul went through the elaborate ceremonies connected with recognising the Weéuchow Chen-t'ai. (Brigadier General) as his 2} #% or adopted father, and himself stood in a like relationship to the Chén-¢ai's grand-nephew, whereby they all became happily related together. Io the Japanese do this kind of thing syherever they gain China now? And is this a new method of cementing national relationship =the Japane-Chioese form of the modern" entente cordiale?
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.