Port Arthur.

Hastings Standard, Volume VI, Issue 1576, 18 July 1901, Page 3

Port Arthur.

j A correspondent of the Kokumin j Shimbun, writing fr;m Port Arihur, says th.:t nu ex?iti.*ivu plan of town impro»ouieat, involving practically iho pushing of the street a mile further north, i 3 on the tapis. The western side of the harbor is also to be deepened and another do k constructed, and there is tails of a new entry to the harbor being dug. The cost of these various works is o-Jtimated at about £1,750,000. There is a population of about 12,000, of whom the large moiety are Chinese, and one-third are Russians, including 3000 troops forming the garrison. The Japanese residents numbered 400, who are engaged on the railways, in the hotels, and on various contract works. The Mitsui have an office where coalimport business is conducted. It is the handsomest of the Japanese buildings. Russia ha? chosen a spot opposite to Talien for the terminus of her trans Manchurian railway, and is now building wharves and docks there. The correspondent alleges that a town is beiuj* constructed by the Russians along the seashore, and that there are already two miles of houses. Twenty thoufand laborers are employed on the work, and if we nuty fr>cn the correspondent's description, this Dalai, as it seems to be called, wiil be a very imposing town, with no les«" than uiue places of worship There are said to be tighty-fonr Japanese connected with the works. The Chinese are very well rreatad, various measures being adopted to induce tbem to settle at the place. The railway from Port Arthur to Newchwangis open for traffic and the journey can be performed in 24 hours. It is not difficult to obtain passage; even Japanese subjects can get to Mukden by train if they make a pretext of business and employ the aid of a douceur. The Chinese, however, show no disposition to become reconciled to the Russians, and are living in expectation of war breaking out between Japan and Russia.