Tokio, June 15.
A Japanese South Seas exploration party left this morning on board the, Kurushima Maru, of 820 tons, owned by the Imperial Marine Affairs Corporation, which weighed anchor at Shinagawa at 10 a.m. this morning.
The party is conducted by Viscount Katagiri, and comprises among its members Dr. Nagai, an authority on agriculture; Prof. Sato, of the Tokio Imperial Uni-varsity, a noted biologist; and many other scientific experts and scholars.
Tha party. has in view the exploration of the South Seas islands from a scientific standpoint, and is expected to return to Tokio in September.—Reuter.
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