New Island off Saigon Tokio, Mar. 16.
An official despatch reaching the Foreign Office here from Mr. Ukita, the Japanese Consul at Singapore, reports the discovery of a new island off Saigon by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha str. Wakasa Maru.
The discovery was at once communicated to the British cruiser Carlisle at Hongkong, which conducted an investigation, with the result that the above report was confirmed. According to the British naval authorities, the island is about 50 ft. above sea-level, and half a mile in circumference.
Reuter.
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