'As-you ba e recently' pointed out, the injury tht " war will do to the trade of the Far East is t-rul but it will not to the iejuy being done by lins uncertainty. The general 1'u-lie now appear to be somewhat of the protract ed'negatiations. No definite answer to the Japinese overtures has been sy far received in Tokio. Sume papers here hare c"muencel, n-naturally, to complain loudly of the delay.
Russia in Corea, Russia is now reported to have resumed political action in the Yalu valley and to have augmented her forces in Fénghuangcheng and Antunghsien. Many timber-rafts in the vicinity of Wiju hare been recently compulsorily requisitioned by the Russians.
The British, American, and Japanese representatives have been lately persistent in demanding the opening of Yang-Ampho. But the Corean Court sees still no reason to abandon its favorite policy of tergiversation and has not #0 far replied to the joint proposal.
In connection with the recent affray between the bluejackets of the Russian Bobre and Japanese residents in Chemulpo, the Russian consul tas proposed that come European policemen be engaged, with a European Chief of 'Police, as the present police force in Chemulpo is insufficient. Consequently, a.' conference of residents in the various foreign settlements in Chemulpo was held on the 14th inst., and a resolution was adopted fur the engagement of two European policemen in every settlement, but the installation of the European Chief of Police was rejected. As to the control of bluejackets ashore, the Chemulpo conferesice approach-the Seoul Diplomatic corps to cause commanders of every warship to make an officer accompany the tars; and the suggestion was adopted,
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