Nagasaki Prefecture that Russia has offered to place the Russian naval hospital there, which has been closed since the opening of hostilities, at the disposal of the Japan Red Cross Society. 'The Governor has transmitted the proposal to Count Matsukata, Vice-President the Society. The hospital was e tablished some three years ago under the patronage of the Gzar, Baron and 'Baroness von Rosen, and others, the' Emperor himself having contributed 30,000 roubles towards its erection.
Sir Claude MacDonald has received a telegram: from London stating that the British Red Cross Society had decided to make a donation of £2,000 to the Japanese sick and wounded. The sum was cabled at the same time and after consultation with the authorities concerned, it has been decided to present half of che above to the Relief Department at the War Office and the other half to the same institution at the Naval Office.
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