'The "Kokumin" publishes two detailed and reliable accounts of the work of the recently-established Prisoners' Intelligence Bureau and the condition of the Russian war prisoners at Matsuyama, Shikoku. A sensible editorial printed by this journal under the caption of "Express. sion of Humanit fully explains that the Japanese authorities are taking extraordinary pains to be humane in treating prisoners and regrets that the Russians laet often so cruelly. The steamer "The war now existing between Japan Colombo Maru arrived at Takal and Russia has for its object on the Tye Province, Shikoku, on the 15th inst. part of Japan the security of the Empire bringing 452 Russian prisoners taken in and the permanent peace of the East. the battle of the. Yalu, including 16 It is carried on in the interests of justice, officers, of whom 9 are wounded. Out humanity, and the civilisation "of the of 435 men, 285 are incapacitated. They world. With differences between races were landed at Matsuyama the same and religions it has nothing whatever to day. do. We, therefore, meeting together Foreign Officers. without distinction' of race or religion, Their Majesties the Emperor and Em-agree that we will endeavour to publish press received in audience on the 17th to the world, each in the manner inst. a number of foreign military and accordant with the religious body to naval officers who have arrived here. which he belongs, the real purpose of the present war as now described. We respect ters; Sir Claude Mac-also express the most earnest desire for Donald, the British Minister, presented the speedy accomplishment of an honour-Colonel J.C. Head, Major C. M. Craw able peace." ford, and Captain D. 8. Robertson, who The Varyag. have been attached to the Japanese The work of salving the Russian Army, and Commander Thomas Jackson ship Varyag in Chemulpo has been and Captain R. T. Toke, assistant Naval going on steadily, being divided into two and Military Attachés respectively; M. Sections. The first section was com-Harmand, the French Minister, presented ploted by the 10th inst., 34 guns and all Colonel Lombard; and M.'L. de la Other heavy accessories being landed.
Barrera, the Spanish Minister, performed The second part is the raising of the the same office on behalf of Colonel Don wreck, Of late the work could not be Jose Sanches, Attache to the Legation, carried on for more than eight hours in and Captain Don A. Scandella and Captain the day on account of the tide. All the Don E. Herrera de la Rosa, Attachés to members of the salvage mission are the Japanese Army. boarding on the steamer Santo Maru.
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Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.