In these conferences much has no doubt been considered and settled which will only come to light through time, but so far it is known that the Seagoing Service of the Railway Company is to move its headquarters from Port Arthur to Dalay before the present month expires, all pre-Commodation "here; otices, dwellings, parations beng complete for their acwharves, godowns, dry-dock. "Likewice the headquarters of the whole Manchurian Railway will remove to Dalny from! Harbin, Dalny a greater importance than it hes!
These moves will naturally at once giro! heretofore enjoyed, and s the sales of land, commencing as' advertised on 14th! November, will continue as fast one after! the other as possible, there is every ability of adequate accommodation being forthcoming forthe inhabita's which trade will attract fostered by these moves.
The first through express from Dalny to Moscow was advertised to leave on Ast November, but Mr. Witte with a view to assuring greater comfort and safety to! Passengers has postponed this date till, ist January to prevent people travelling] seems almost too artificial to be regarded as a thing that has come to stay; but the mere fact of Mr. Witte having devoted a month and a-half of his time to visit the place gives Dalny a boni-fide security; for frith a man such as the Finance Minister has proved himself to be, an undertakin, once started, favourably commenced, an carried on to his satisfaction, will naturally receive the further support of its parent, which means that not only will preferential tariffs be fixed, but that every possible inducement will be given new-comers, commercial and industrial, to settle in Dalny and along the line, not only Russian but foreign, who are naturally to have equal rights. The intention making the place cosmopolitan is to be the principal security to invested capital in Dalny from aggression by hostile Power.
The important thoroughfares of the town are lighted electrically, water is laid on and drainage under way; the har-hour is lighted by' gas buoys, and. ships up to 18ft, draft lie alongside the wharves. A 3,000ft. stretch of 28ft. deep (low water stone wharf is practically ready for use now.
Now having encroached on your time and space more than I intended at the start, suggesting that you may curtail this at your own discretion, I will close, assur-fag your readers at the same time that I always ready to supply information re Dalns.
Tam, ete, Ep. W. Soper, Engineer, Harbour Staff, Dalny.
Dalny, 19th October.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.