On Sunday last the Japanese Landing Forces held' a parade in Hongkew Park on the occasion of the departure of thi Command jet for Tokyo. Ci tain Uematsu has been popular of during his command of the forees in Shang! his departure will be felt with regret both by his own forces and the loca} Japanese community.
He leaves for Tokyo on promotion and will be head of the instructors in the Torpedo School at Yokosuka, a well me sed and responsible position.
The parade was a magnificent sight 1d the evolutions were watched by a large number of spectators.
Rear-Admiral Araki, Commander-in-Chief in China, inspected the p: assistants and escaped with $37, Fifteen minutes earlier, a gang of six unarmed loafers held pedestrian in Fokien Road, on the pretext of scare taining $113. One of them was arrested by a Chinese police constable as he was trying to anake good his escape. one Seward and was the aeon of two armed robberies on Monday hight "About 10 stock, five armed mien entered No, 327. hey threat-ned the Keeper and hin a td, whils gunrde wore pi hom forced the' accountant's desk Their loot amounted to $170, Avent an hour previously, ix em, post by the cams mang mee tom a0 hon roa, AE
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