sth May.
THe Current Comment" by Mr. Foord in the April issue of this "Journal" opens with admiration, which is shared by the Press generally, disappointing as it must be to the papers that have spent large sums in chartering steamers and sending out an able staff of correspondents, of the secrecy with which the movements of the Japanese army have been conducted; a secrecy which, however, has been relaxed since the invasion of Manchuria was satisfactorily begun, Mr. Foord goes on to note that "the boastful and truculent tone which the Russians adopted at the beginning of the war has been sensibly modified of-late the tall talk about sweeping the enemy into the sea having "been exchanged fur a different view of the' military tactics which should be adopted by the Russian commanders.
Hongkong in the eight months ending with February 1903
These are now proclaimed to be|/1904:—and of the Fabian order, and to have for Cotton Mineral Wheat their chief guidance the exercise of, cloths, oil, flour. patience, and always patience, The 8 enemy is to be worn out in short, 1,869,775 214,815 rather than subdued; Russia re-3,066,272 194,848 maining on the defensive while Japan To Hongkong exhausts herself in the vain effort 28,653 1,270,312 3,576,222 to crash an elusive or reach a too|} 35,107 1,405,480 4,277,690 distant foe." But, as Mr. Foord The value of the imports of tea says, the consent of Japan is neces-and silk into'the U. 8. for tke same sary to make this plan of General eight months in the years 1902, Kuropaticin a success.
1903, and 1904 was as follows, also After an attack on the Yellow in gold Peril scare, as to which he says 1902. 1908, 1904, that "it seems hardly worthy of Tea... 7,891,677 13,531,992 15,701,426 sane and otherwise intelligent
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