The Imperial Maritime Association (Tei-koku Kaiji Kyokai) has recently drawn ap definite plan for tke construction of a number of auxiliary cruisers of 3,00) tons and above, with " view to organising a Volunteer Fleet. Several large subscriptions to the necessary funds have been already offered. The committee elected includes Admiral Viscount Ito, chief of the naval staff office, Vice-Admiral Baron Arichi, President Kondo of the "Nippon Yusen Kaisha, and President Asano of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha.
The Command of the Sea. the Tingkon service by dispatching the The Nippon Yusen Kaisha will re-open Clover Hill from Kobe on the 3st inst. She will proceed to Yingkou vid Corean ports, Chefoo, and Tientsin. The Argo and Sullberg will b+ afterwards di-patched from Moji for Yingkou direct. It is said that the Company intend to transfer sone largo vessels to the Yingkou line owing to the insufficient freight capacity of the Argo and Sullberg
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.