London, 14th July.
A New York dispatch states that the United States Government had granted a title to Marcus Island to Captain Rosehill, who organised an expedition to take possession of it, but on arrival of the transport Sheridan at San Francisco the expedition was stopped, the captain of the transport reporting that. when he touched at Marcus Island the Japanese soldiers warned him off, and the Officer Commanding showed them his Government's orders to take possession of the Island. Mr. John Hay has telegraphed the United States Minister' at Tokio for a report on the occurrence.
ial service, (Marcus Island lies about 63 miles East of the Bonin Islands.—Ep. " N.-C.D.N."]
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