The Archive · 1898

Aw End of Mourning

After more than two years mourning the natives will again don black hats and coloured garments. The limit of mourning has been put off so frequently that it was thought they would be compelled to wear white hats for the remainder of the century, but at last there is to be an end of this an permitted to go back to its old ways. (as far as soothing is concerned) Corea is RUMOURS AND FACTS, All sorts of rumours ore la the alr. One fs that the Russian Fleet will pay usa Visit in a few days and another that the Tapanese Fleet will stop at Chemulpo on itstway to Weihaiwei, hey are, however only reports, nothing definite being known.

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