Asger Khan, and party, who ha been recently expelled by the Shah and is travellme Asiatic Russia and China, arrived at Kobe yesterday by the P.M. S Korea. He is Ssid_ to be investigating Japanese educational afiaizs, Opening of Yang-Ampho.
Dr. H. Allen, U.S. Minister who, has reevntly returned to Seoul from home, at 1 recent audience with the Corean Emperor is reported to have stated that he had been directed by the Washington Govern. ment to announce to H M. that the United States of North Ameriea'was much sativfied with the Corean consent to the opening of Yang-Ampho and wished moreover that ILM. would effect the opening of Wiju simultaneously with that of Antunghsien by Chiva. - The Corean Emperor ut once acceded to the British, American and Tapanes? demand for the opening of Yang-Ampho, but has not #0 fur fulfilled the engagement, thanks to the strenuous atjections by the Russian Representative,
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