Since the defeat of China by Japan eighteen years ago, the former has been almost without " nary. Owing to the inflicted open ber by Powers from time to tive, oapeci ruling incidents of this year, China is earncatly resolved apon " scheme of naval reorganization From a recent investigation, it appears that she possesses a total tonnage of only 45,070, counting every description of war vessel. It was only possible for her to distribute her existing manoc force in four squadrons, the Northern, Sonthera, Kuangtong and Yangtze River Squadroar, when the now Ministry of Marine was created, With there, it is hoped, a nucleus of the navy will be formed.
According to the programme, the scheme is to be carried out before the and of the seventh year of Lis It includes ig! twenty or more cruisers, tweaty or more gunboats aod two flotillas of torpedo boats, It provides for the establishment of four naval stations as bases in the Saogkiaog, where he laid a complsiot before the Hosting Magis, trate, Mr. Shea Lien-ti. Mean time, all the shops at the place here the riot occurred have gone on by tradesmen as of the gravest consequence, inasmuch as they will affect their official career if prolonged to three days or more,. Mr. Shen, the Magistrate, personally acoompanied Mr. Pao back to Hsingchiaochéng., tarbolent and clamouring for the abrogaa of these taxes, Alter two boars' tot the Sel Barean without coming to, any definite solation, the Magistrate, returned to his yameo, conntry-, men, on account of their failure to secure the abolition of the taxes, again, flocked to the Incklees Barean, and, smashed up everything that had escaped, destraction on the first occasion, Mr. Pan was last soon again harrying to-radi March 2.
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