Owing to the Russo-Japanese war, the Jupanese Government hes proposed to the Powers concerned in the arbitration of the house-tax difficulty in the foreign settlements, the postponement of the date by which the parties concerned interested agreed to present counter-cases to tie utterances of the adverse parties to 28th August, 1904, from 28th May, and has received answers from them signifying their consent to the proposal.
Miscellaneous.
Marquis Ito has contributed 1,500 yen toward the Perry Memorial Relief Fund.
Mr. George H. Scidmore, U. 8. Deputy Consul at Yokohama, has been appointed Jurisconsult to the American—s and additionally holds the post of Councillor to the Legation,
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