10th March, The Sanctity of Mukden.
The telegram from our correspondent, which appears this morning in these columns to the effect that, asa mark of respect in regard to the sanctity of Mi den, the cradle of the present Imperial dynasty, Japanese troops in their pursuit of the Russisn Army have been ordered by Marshal Oyama not to occupy that city, will doubtless be received with great joy by all loyal subjects of the Emperor and greatly enhance the popularity of the Japanese among high and lowing China. Thisisone of those master-strokes of diplomacy for which Japanese statesmen have been so famous Istely and, like casting bread upon the waters, the returns will be " hundred fold for the neighbours of China.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.