THE FAR EAST.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8417, 17 January 1899, Page 3

THE FAR EAST.

(Electric Telegraph— Coi>\ riijlit— United Tress Association.) I'AKIS, J,ui. Hi. The Fieueh Indn-Cliina loan has hecu coveied Ihirty-six time", over. The French Government has iii'fjeil the Pope to appoint a Fieneh apobtolie delegate at Fekin. A factor in the present international situation winch will ccit.mily not u.ntiibute to the mainten.uire of peace, but which is calculated to promote the outbreak of war, is the situation in Japan, where things look vury black indeed, and wheie matters have now reached Mich it jiass that the leading Mutc-im-ii openly advocate an innuudiaie war with I'li^ia, which wnulii be moi-t popular in older to save the "Land of the Ili-iiig Sun ' fiom temhlc internal tumliki .uul horn a pontible overt hi ow of the Mik.uloV dyii.i-.ty, which has been on the tin one lor newly 2(100 yours. It i« stated hcie in political and oiliicial circles that ilu- .l.ip.inc-u have now prepared and ha\e lcudy for iniinediate action an .umy emp^ of "JUU.OOO. ivith food, fius, and ci|iii])niLiit fur one year's canipaigniiif; in the iiorlliein latitudes, and lh.it with Jsriti-liiia\.iUo-opeia-tion they would ill ivc Uu^^ia nut of jManchuria. Russia at the %eiy be.-t Iki^ at the pretcnt moment bm 10.000 tinups on the l'acilie coabt, if indeed, as many .is that, and these could m. ike but a poor defence against the magnificently equipped aud drilled •-'OO,OOO soldiers of the Mikado.