Marquis Ito, G.C.B., special Envoy to the Emperor of Corea, left to-day, and in spite of a snowfall had a most splendidly enthusiastic send-off, His suite included Mr. K. Tsutsuki (Chief Secretary of the Privy Council), Major-General Usagawa, Rear-Admiral Sakamoto, Viscount Higasbizone (Imperial Chamberlain), and several other high officials. The sending of this illustrious statesman to Corea is evidence of the concern felt by Japan in that country and will deepen the reliance placed on Japan by Corea. It will also enable other Powers to see more clearly than ever the disinterestedness of Japan's interference with the nation she has taken under her protection. Marquis Ito's views in regard to Corea and Manchuria have been somewhat sever criticised by his opponents, and while his present journey is ostensibly nonpolitical, it will have the effect of doing away with any misgivings, The Relief Funds.
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kai), and Count' Matsukata, G.0.M.G., Soldiers) Relief Society, (Gunjin Tengo-. Jand Count Inouye (ex-Ministera of Finance), have become the Vice-Pre: dents. The. British Naval Hospital at Yokohama has been placed at the disposal of the Japanese Government, Haiyang Island Occupied.
It transpired recently that a Japanese squadron, consisting of the battleships Fuji and Yashima and the cruisers Chitose and Takasago, visited Haiyang Island in the Bay of Corea on the 28th ultimo. The landing of the bluejackets surprised the islanders, who number about 500, and who had no previous knowledge that war was in progress. The Russians left the island, it appears, on the 28rd ultimo, One signal flag and a Jarge quantity of coal belonging to them was found there. The Japanese were in occupation for an hour only.
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