Tokio, July 13.
The representatives of sdme 10 leading shipping and business men are planning the promotion of a wireless company, capitalized at Y.200,000,000, for
communications. -. The prelimin-the improvement ct trans-Pacific aries are now bein; fiated. with the Governme Yr, Route Tokio, July 14.
The Government announces the withdrawal of all troops from the districts opposite the Island Saghalien by September 30. The northern half of Saghalien will be evacuated as soon as the Nikolai-esk affair is satisfactorily settled.
The explanation for the decision to evacuate the mainland is that reduction of the area of occupation in view of the changes in the surrounding circumstances is desirable. It is further thought that the occupation, if continued, after the evacuation of the Maritime Province would necessitate the despatch of reinforcements, which is undesirable. Moreover the closing of the region by ice determined th date of September 20.—Reuter.
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