Ton of the Naval Ordinances and Regulations were, revised in the " Official Gazette" of the 12th inst, Salient points are, firstly, that Ominato, Awomori Profecture, was made a naval establishment, which ranks next toa naval station, -and secondly, the creation of the Destroyor Flotilla Regulations and the Subinarine Regulations, thus separating the destroyers from the "category of mon-of-war, Conspicuous among the wholesale naval changes:'annonnced on Tuos-day are the appointment of Vice-Admiral M. Togo as member of the Admirals' Council and, "that of Rear-Admiral Slumamira as Divisional Commander. of the Fourth Squadron, 'The Commanders' of various ships and bouts are changed. Capt. Tochinai, hitherto Commander of the Suma, has been attached to the Japanese Embassy in London Capt. Yashiro, Commander of the Asama, to the Legation in Berlin; and Capt. Kamaya, Commander of the Okinoshima, to the Legation in Peking. Capts. Ichiji and'K. Sakamoto have been com-joned to bring homo the battleships Kojima and Katori respectively from England.
The Porifolio of Education:
As expected, Count Katsura was appointed on Thursday Minister of Education ad interim, vice "Me, Kubota resigned Simultaneously, Mr, Hamawo was appointed President of the Imperial Tokio University. "Ho is closely connected with the Tokio University from its ancient history, and once before occupied the Prosidency of the University. Ho was also ister of Education yours ago, Ho hoped to be unanimously " recom. mended by the "Professors, some of whom proved recalcitrant the outset." They have, however, climbed down at Jast and he accepted the new appointment., He seems to be the right man in the Fight place under the existing.circumstaacts and is probably well qualified to deal with the indignant professors. The professors have recently agitated for the independence of the Universities from bureaucratic ro-strictions, but their status in Japan is Aifforent from that in Europe, and they ure treated in Jupan as ordinary officials, A Criminal Horror.
The preliminary decision given against Osaburo Noguchi at the ohio Court announced, according to which the mai, husband of Soye, younger sister of the late poot Neisai, Noguchi, strangled him, his brother-in-law, to death, instead of poisoning him, as generally alleged, In connection with the murder of the poet the man was found to have also been ty.of mutilating a Ind in. Tokio yours ago, thereby causing the death of the youth. This tragedy: is'well-known as the " mutilation case" and the where: abouts of the culprits remained a' myry until now. Osabirro. confesses the Faman flesh for the benefit of sovereign tly fact that he made soup ot+* family, niembers_of ther, the re, Bel-to be the murderer LPGggist who was killed alniont sim: uitenegeyyith burglary snd: murder. reeesously with the poet. - Osal Saree vor, he is alleged to have counter: Josted official documents and seals,
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