Sir Dante MacD.wald gave " tiffin today to Mirza Ah Ashger Khan, ex-Persian Premier, and party to-day in the Legation. 'The' distinguished visitor is expected to leave Yokohama on the 6th of January by the P. M.S, Kore: for San Francisco. After travelling through the different cities, the party will proceed to Mecca.
Graf von Wolff-Metternich has been recently appointed Attache to the German Legation in Tokio.
M. Jose Batalha de Freitas, who has jest resumed his duties here after leave, been promoted to the rank of Minister Plenipotentiary for Portugal.
Tokio, 22nd December. The Crisis. by Baron' Rosen's indisposition were' r2- The negotiations temporarily interrupted sumed yesterday, when the interview between the Russian plenipotentiary and Baron Komura Issted about an hour. Baron Rosen's ear trouble continues, and consequently the usual practice was reversed Baron Komura made the official call instead of receiving it.
T believe if war comes after all the casus belli will be found in Corea rather than in Manchuria. A Manchurian war would not be popular in England or in the other European countries, but it would be quite different should the fighting concern the Hermit Kingdom. Her recent aggression on the Yalu was most inadvisable for Russia, as it places Japan in a position to act. As T have already pointed out Japan intends steadily to prosecute her policy in Corea proceeding. without reference to the negotiations now
Coiticidences.
It is worth noting perhaps that in the th year of Meiji (1874) there broke out the Formosan war; in the 17th, the conflict in 'Corea; in' the 27th, the China-Japan war; and' the present year, the 37th of Meiji, is again full of anxiety.
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