Our interest this woak has og '|contred in the Far East, necessary for me to desi that has been produced here by the nows of the Yalu victory. It came loss as surprise to English military experts and students than it did to those of the Continent, for Wéubtless the fooll sympathy has enabled British critics to form a truer estimate of the: eflicisicy of the Japanese Army-and'the ability of its Generals, Still évonvhoro the comploted ness of the Japanese victory has filled us With astonishment/and: admiration, "As for the Continental critics, I am told by friend who: has"had an' opportunity during' the past fow dave of talking to some' of the - military attaches at the foreign embassies legations, that the general feeling absolute aimazom ong ther ison of That Japan should greatly astonished, but they seem 6 have Prove her superiority oii the sea had "not ni. Without exception "convinced - that ould be quite incapable of. aking teat stand against Russia on Jind. Although the news of Japan's success has been welcomed here, there has on the
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