The Japanese must really be puzzled to know what constitutes civilisation, observes an English paper of Yokohama. They tried to eat bread; they went in for dancing in the immoral Western style; they revised their laws and drew up codes. In fact they did everything to apponse their inexorable critics, But it was contended that the Japanese civilisation was only a veneer which would disappe: again and that the Japanese were only In the mean-of civil certain lit the pudding They went to war for al reasons. The proof of in the eating. Who after this can say that Japan is not civilised Some Points.
Upon the joining the colours of new Ast inst. all the Depot 0 now quite filled. In Tokio many batches are quartered in the tem-which is participating in the siege. of naval landing party,
Port Arthur hag, so far, sustained 259 casualties, including 25 killed, 14 suocumbed to wounds, and 220 wounded. The number of officers killed and wound-is three and two respect Commander Prince Yamashina, who returned from the fighting fleet sor months ago, embarked from Saseho for a certain point on the Sth inst.
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