A rumour is circulating in this city that the big Russian Volunteer Fleet steamer Vladimir, which left, Viadivostock on the 20th September, having on board a party of sick and insane officers and soldiers, after calling at Port Arthur, ran into a big typhoon and went down with every soul on board, somewhere in the Chinese Sea. It salvo being said that another steamer of the Volunteer Fleet, proceeding from Bingapore to the Far East, anticipating a hig storm, changed its course to Australia, having thus but slightly encountered the gale and escaped danger.
Trade.
From various Russian newspapers I learn the following The Minister of Finance has perfected special regulations which will apply to the shipping of Russian wares from Russian rts in Europe to the Far East, the ritime District and Port Arthur. These regulations are intended to abbreviate the numerous Customs formalities, and will afford certain privileges to shipments that will be made to the Far East in vessels flying the Russian colours.
Permission has been granted to certain capitalists at St. Petersburg to establish a *<Pacife Trading Ca," to operate in various branches of trade and industry in the Okhotsk, Japan, Kamehatsk and Behring Seas, also near the Island of Saghalien, on the Amur river and on the mainland of the Russian East Asiatic Territory. The Company's capital is Rbls. 1,350,000,
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