On October 31, Mr. L. Rayenhit's cartoon in "Punch" happily hit off the tripartite discussion of the in" ternational naval problem In the friendly style for which the famous. Journal is noted. The caption to Mr. Ravenhill': drawing was "Honour able Natio; or Naval Conversations in London". The cartoon showed the mystic $:5:3° with John Bull sitting on the i\rst digit. Uncle Sam on the second and a Japanese naval officer on the third. "The Japanese was represented og addressing the two Agures in front of him In gentle tones of remonstrance: "This " des-plicable creature does not find his seat so satisfactory as you two illus trious persons find yours'. The gen—Yemen addressed were depicted as turning round to Usten express. sions betokening a mixture of our prise and obstinacy.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.