A Kobe vernacular piper of recent date writes about seven Chi nese students who arrived at that port a few days ago from Shanghai by the steamer Hakuai Maru. According to our contezaporary they have come from the southern provinces of China to receive th "r education in this country. They are all under twenty years of age, and they studied in a foreign school in Shanghai established by some Americans. While studying in that: school, they received s. zeral letters from the Chinese students studying;: in this country, telling them of the civilisation of Japan and advising them to come over and receive a modern education here. Moved by these tidings the youths resolved to cross nfortunatelr various cir vented them from carrying out th jon at ones. Finally ther determined to mim away from' heir country without the permission of their parents. The ambitions young men one day appeared before the Governor of Fisunchon, Kianssn province. and. disclosed their intentions and sought his ad-vie. The Governor not only approved of the scheme of the brave youths, but encouraged them to carry it out by promising them assistaner out of his on pocket and adding that he would send here his own son afterwards, This kind action of the Heunchou, Governor resnlei in th mediate denartnre from Shanchai for Topan. Ther intend to let their parents Know of their precent wheronhonts and the reason for their leaving home. after their arrival at Yokohama. The Robo paper concludes by saving that this fact nmistakally shows haw real and earnest the tendoner towards national progress hac now become in China.
This story has partionlariy taken the fa now of the Japanese, for it is exactly how many of themselves behaved when forcicn ideas were commencing to permeate the contre just before the Restoration. Even Marquis Ito ran away from home in the came manner—Eneland being his objective One Jananese publicist has proposed the establishment of "a special inetitutinn where Chinese students mar he pronerie and systematically prenarnd far the diff-rent colleges and schools to which they desire ultimately to proceed." Ho adds that "the number of Chinese students resorting to our seats of leaning. already considerable, is sure to increase lalo and steadily. so that the creation of an institntion of the kind is now a matter of urgent importance. The question deserves sori attention on the part of those who well to China's progress and prosperity."
A Covean Student.
Much of the same enthusinem of coming to Japan is found in the Corean stu-donts. One of them called Che Nan-cering who left Tokio about a week ago for his home, is the nephew of Lady Om and one of the most promising noble rouths in Co-! rea. While still in Corea. he heard that his friend V6 Chang-sk had graduated from two prominent schools in Tokio and was working in the Japanese Financial Department aca clerk. Spurred on by the ences: of Yé, he became very anxious to come over and follow the example of his} friend here, and he finally left. his country in September last for Japan, without the will succeed Major-General Dorward in permission of the Corean Government. oon after, the Japanese authorities were -d by the Corean Gorernment to persuade Cho to return home, but the latter refused to ober the order of his Government and insisted on staying in Japan to ter, was in this country attending the Grand Army Maneeurres he advised Cho to go back to Seoul, but in vain. The Corear Minister, on his return home, repreed the facts of the case to His Majesty the Emperor. The result was that YS Chony-ak, who went back to Corea with Minister Pak, has been again dispatched to Japan by the Corean Sovereign to transmit to Cho the Imperial command to return. This ambitious Coren student, whose obstinacy has finally given way to the orders of his master, has thus been oblived at last to leave here for home. Japanese Policemen, The excellent relations that ossist between the foreigners and the Japanese Police is shown by the presentation of val-nable presents to two of the leading police officers in Yokohama by the foreign residents of that port, which took place on the 20th inst.
The prose was designed mark of the personal respect and esteem in which those two gentlemen are held by all who have ever been brought in contact the foreign community for the ability, ne, with them, and of the appreciation felt by failing tact, and courtesy they hare invar-ably displayed in all their dealings with foreigners."
Russian Naval Manceuvres, According to the "Tokio Asahi," the Admiral commanding the Russian' squadron on the Asiatic Stations intends to carry out naval mancuyres off the southern coast of Corea this spring making the fleet in Port Arthur act against that in Viadivostock. The volunteer fleet will also take part in the manrouvres and altogether four teen warships will engage in the sham fight. The Commander-in-Chief has, it is said, asked the Russian Government to pay 1.S00,000 roubles as the expense of the maneuvres. The new Russian invention of torpedo shooting will be experimented with on the occasion, pacer
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