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RUSSIAN CRUISER BOYARIN BLOWN UP: 197 LOST .
boyarin lost
WITH HER CREW
!97 OFFICERS AND MEN
THEIR DIVES WHES THE
(REISER WAS DESTROYED.
Report of tlie Blowing; Tp of the
Bo.varln In ( onlipiued at St. Peters
liurj* from a Private Sourer-The
DiKnnter. In In Said, Oecarred on
Saturday— Boyarin Fought at Port
Arthur.
.St. Petersburg, Feb. 16.—The report
circulated here to-day that the Russian
cruiser Boyarin was blown up last Sat
urday, and that all her officers and
crow, 197 in number, were lost, is con
firmed from a private source.
The Boyarin was 348 feet long, 41
feet beam and 16 feet draught. She
was of 3,200 tons displacement and her
trial speed was twenty-five knots. Her
armament consisted of six 4.7-inch
guns, eight I.S-inch guns, two 1.4-inch
guns, and three machine guns. She
was also fitted with six torpedo tubes.
The Boyarin was last reported as
having taken part in the engagement of
Feb. 9 at Port Arthur.
russTansTrapped.
Report That Three Ship* Are Caught
In VoiiKumiiho.
Seoul. Feb. 16.—1 t is reported that
Japanese warships have trapped three
Russian ships at Yongampho. No de
tails regarding the result of this naval
exploit have been received.
AL EX lEFF GOEYTO HARBIN.
Russian Army and Navy Forces to
Be Reorganised.
New- Chwang, Feb. 16.—Viceroy
Alexieff left Port Arthur to-day, pro
ceeding to Harbin with Gen. Pflug, the
chief of staff, and the general staff.
It is said that the Russian army and
navy commands will be reorganized,
and that Gen. Kerpatsky will command
the Yalu division, w-hich is expected to
be attacked by the Japanese forces.
Atrocities are daily perpetrated on
foreigners and natives, botli by the or
ganized police and incoming troops,
which make it impossible for the civil
administrator of New Chwang to
control the situation. It is feared that
a reign of terror will be precipitated
if the neutral Powers remain inactive.
A captain of police, with ten sol
diers. without any provocation, de
stroyed the contents of a hotel, owned
by a German, where three Japanese
had registered under the protection of
the civil administrator. These Japa
nese were bound, stabbed and robbed
of money and jew-elry. They were res
cued with difficulty by United States
Consul Miller, together with three
women refugees, all of whom the civil
administrator had assured Mr. Miiler
would be protected.
The administration admits the grav
ity of the situation, but declares that
Viceroy Alexieff alone can remedy it.
It is believed here, however, that the
maintenance of order at this treaty
port and the prevention of these viola
tions of international rights can be in
sured only by an instant international
proclamation, supported by an armed
force.
Mines have been constructed and
preparations made for depositing them
at the mouth of the river here, where
Hip forts have been occupied by a
field battery of artillery and guns from
the Russian gunboat Sivoulch.
JAPANESE ANGERED
BY RUSSIAN CRUELTIES.
Kefniteen Make Report* That May
Cause Retaliation.
Tokio. Feb. 16.—The government Is
receiving additional circumstantial re
ports of the alleged cruelty of the
Russians toward Japanese refugees
I’otn Manchuria.
The Japanese consul general at Tien
Tsln has just telegraphed the authori
ty* here, giving a recital of the story
■told by thirteen women who have just
srrived at Shan Hai Kwan. The thir
teen were residing at Harbin and start*
e i south on Feb. 9, with 300 compan
ions. One-half of these, with the
"omen, reached Mukden on the 10th,
' iid were ordered to leave the train
by Russian soldiers, who cruelly abus
'd them and detained the party, w'hlch
they finally' divided, the men behig
ordered to proceed to Port Arthur. The
"omen were sent to New Chwang,
" here United States Consul Miller pro
' "led food and transportation for them
to Shan Hal Kwan.
The women say they saw several
Japanese refugees cruelly beaten and
wounded. They say that the Russian
soldiers robbed them of money and
jewelry. Bom* of the Japanese escaped
punishment by bribing the aoldlera.
The Japanese government and peo
ple are deeply stirred by. these report*
of abuse and suffering sustained by the
refugees. They point to their own cor
leet attitude toward* the Ruaaiana in
j&atoattnab Utenina
Lieut. Gen. Prince Fnshimi, Com
■pnndlng the First Division of the
Japanese Army.
Japan, and denounce the Russians as
barbarians.
The sinking of the Nakonoura Maru
and the treatment of the refugees is
causing a feeling which betokens a
bitter and relentless war. It is prob
able that the Japanese will retaliate in
kind for whatever excesses the Rus
sians commit.
THE NIASINANDKASAGA
REACH A HOME PORT.
Japanese Slitp* Safe After Their
Long Voyage.
Rome, Feb. 16.—The Japanese min
ister here, M. Ohvama, to-day received
a cable dispatch informing him that
the Japanese warships Niasin and Ka
saga, which arrived at Yoksuka, Ja
pan, to-day, reached their destination
in perfect condition.
The dispatch adds that the war feel
ing among the officers and crews of the
two ships was very high throughout
the journey, and that the work of com
pleting their preparation for active
service was continued at sea, so that
they will be able to take part in the
hostilties almost immediately.
ARE NO DEFENSES'
AT VLADIVOSTOK.
It Is Reported That the Port Is Not
tinarded Against Attack.
Tokio, Feb. 16. —The German steam
er Batavia has just reached Moji with
1,500 Japanese refugees on board, in
cluding the commercial agent of Ja
pan at Vladivostok. The latter reel
ports that ten Russian torpedo boat*
are frozen up at that port unable tfl
inova.
The commander of the garrison and
the local authorities at Vladivostok
called on the departing agent and com
plained that the Japanese had opened
hostilities without having declared war.
When news of the opening of the war
reached Vladivostok the squadron hast
ily repainted and cleared for action,
leaving port on the afternoon of Feb.
P. He believed that it returned to Vla
divostok after sinking the Nakkonoura
Maru. There are no torpedoes nor
mines sunk at Vladivostok, and the
place is totally unprepared to resist at
tack.
japaneseTiredon
A GERMAN CRUISER.
——
St. Petersburg, Feb. 16. —A semi-offi
cial telegram, dated from the headquar
ters of the viceroy at Port Arthur, says
the German cruiser Hansa, which had
been sent to remove German subjects
from Port Arthur, and 'which had on
board also a number of Russian women
and children, had been fired upon by
Japanese warships.
HANSA NOT DAMAGED
BY THE JAPANESE FIRE.
Port Arthur, Monday, Feb. 15.—The
firing on the German cruiser pansa by
Japanese warships occurred while she
was proceeding to Port Arthur to take
away the German residents, and not
w'hen the latter were on board of her.
The Hansa was not damaged. On her
arrival at Port Arthur she took on
board a number of wives of Russian
sailors and left the port without fur
ther incident.
Berlin Had \o Report.
Berlin, Feb. 16.—Nothing is known
here officially of the report that the
German cruiser Hansa, sent to remove
German subjects from Port Arthur,
was fired upon by Japamgte warships.
ANOTHER ATTACK BY
THE TORPEDO BOATS.
Toklo, Feb. 16 —A report ha* Ju*t
reached here that the Japanese torpedo
fleet re-attacked *he Russian fleet at
Port Arthur Feb 14, and it is thought
that on* Russian warship was dam
aged. ~ '
SAVANNAH. GA.. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 17. 1004.
THE RUSSIAN CRUISER BOYARIN. BLOWS UP AT PORT ARTHUR LAST SATURDAY, WITH THE LOSS OF
ALL HER CREW.
Events of a Day in the Far Eastern War
Captain of tlie Japanese Cruiser Chicydo Will Recount the Story of the Battle of Chemulpo to the Mik
ado and Present Him With the Flag of tlie Variag.
Russians Are Massing Troops on the North Rank of the Yalu. Expect the Japanese to Attack There.
Russian Cruiser Boyarin Was Blown Up and 197 Officers and Men Vost.
Reported That the Japanese Have Trapped Three Russian Ships at Yongampho.
Six Hundred Russian Soldiers Have Been Frozen to Death.
Japanese Warships, It Is Reported. Fired Upon ; German Cruiser.
Japanese Warships That Sailed From Italy Have Readied Japan Safely.
LANDING NO TROOPS
AT CHIN WANG TAO.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 16.—A dispatch
received here from Port Arthur, dated
Feb. 15, denies that the Japanese are
landing at Chin Wang Tao, a port on
the southern border of Manchuria, close
to the Chinese Northern Railroad. The
sea there is covered with ice for a
distance of fourteen miles from the
shore, and this would make landing ex
tremely difficult. No Japanese have
been seen on the Yalu river.
The Japanese are landing provisions
and munitions of war at Wonsan, on
the east coast of Korea and north of
Seoul.
russiansThreaten the
U. S. GUNBOAT HELENA.
Ying-Know, Monday, Feb. 15. —
Threatening demonstrations have been
made against the British gunboat Es
piegle and the United States gunboat
Helena by Russian soldiers, whose as
saults upon and depredations against
other foreigners continue. The civil
administrator is making every effort
to arrest the offenders and has as
sured Capts. Barton and Sawyer and
Consul Miller that full reparation will
be made.
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SQUADRON SAILS BACK.
Reports of the Eastern Situation in
European Papers.
London, Feb. 17.—According to
special dispatches published here this
morning from Tokio, the Russian
squadron has returned to Vladivostok.
The Tokio correspondent of tile
Daily Mail says in a dispatch that two
Russian warships appeared off Oki
Island, in the southern pant of the
Japanese sea, on Sunday.
The correspondent at Chemulpo of
the Daily Express makes the astonish
ing statement that Japan has already
landed 120,000 troops in Korea, 80,000
of whom are extended along the fight
ing front, south of the Yalu river.
No war news of importance appears
in the London newspapers this morn
frig, but the press attaches the great
est significance to the departure of
Viceroy Alexieff from Port Arthur and
comments upon the sudden throwing
of Russian troops into New Chwang
as indicating Russian apprehensions
that Port Arthur is in danger, and
that the Japanese attack may not
after all be made where it is expected,
on the Yalu.
All the reports tend to confirm the
impression that Russia has little or
nothing to expect from sea operations.
According to a dispatch to the Paris
edition of the New York Herald 400
torpedoes, being two-thirds of Russia's
entire available supply of these arti
cles, were destroyed on board the Rus
sian cruiser Varlag at Chemulpo.
The Tokio cmrespendent of the Dally
Chronicle cables that it it stated offi
cially that aevaral thousand Russian
troops have reseed Antung. and that
It la rumored that 20.000 Russians
have arrived at Ping Yang on the Ta
tong river, In Central Korea.
The Chronicle, however, regards this
rumor as improbable unless the inva
sion of Korea preceded the outbreak
pit hostilities
FLAG OF THE VARIAG
FOR THE MIKADO.
Japanese Emperor Is to Receive tile
Trophy.
Tokio, Feb. 16.—The flag of the Rus
sian cruiser Variag, recently sunk off
the harbor of ChFmulpo, which will be
presented to the Emperor as the first
trophy of war, reached Sasebo yester
day on the cruiser Chicydo, together
with the anchor, a gun and other sou
venirs of the destroyed warship.
The captain of the cruiser Chicydo
has been summoned to Tokio to per
sonally recount to the Emperor the ac
tion and the experience of himself and
crew. He will bring the captured flag
with him and personally present it to
the Emperor.
russians¥assTroops
ON THE YALU RIVER.
Tokio, Feb. 16.—Massing of troops on
the north bank of the Yalu contin
ues. the Russians evidently believing
that the Japanese intend to make their
main attack there. With the object in
view of forcing their way through the
Russian lines and destroying the rail
way, thereby cutting off all communi
cation with Port Arthur and Vladi
vostok.
CAPTAIN OF THE VARIAG
WANTED PROTECTION.
Finally He Asked the Talbot to Fire
on His Ship. ,
London, Feb. 17.—The Seoul corre
spondent of the Daily Muil, in the
course of a descriptive narrative of the
Chemulpo battle, says that beiore tlie
fight the captain of the Russian, cruiser
Variag held a conference wt.h the Brit
ish. French and Italian l ap ains,
aboard the British cruislei 'I allot, in
which he asked for the protection of
a foreign warship in leaving the har
bor. The request was refused. The
British launch delivered a protest to
the Japanese admiral immediately be
fore the action.
The Americans present refrained from
attending the naval conference, or par
ticipating In the demonstration, al
though some of the Russian wounded
were received on board the United
States gunboat Vicksburg.
While the Variag was being sunk her
captain, fearing that the Japanese
would reach the vessel before she set
tled down, requested the captain of
the Talbot to lire at her water line.
This request was also refused.
WILL HOLD PRISONERS
TILL AFTER THE WAR.
Washington, Feb. 16.—United States
Minister Allen, from Seoul, under yes
terday’s date, cables the State De
partment the following details of the
disposition made of the Russian sail
ors who composed the crews of the
Variag atid the ICorietz, the Russian
cruisers sunk by the Japanese at
Chemulpo:
"Russian force* that were captured
have been taken on the French naval
vessel and will be conveyed by her to
Saigon (Cochin-China) to-morrow,
where they will be held until after the
close of th# war. Thoae on the British
naval vessel will be taken to Hong
*Oflg under a similar understanding.”
THIS MIGHT MEAN
BRINGING BRITAIN IN.
Orders Are Issued In the Russians
In Turkestan.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 16.—Lieut. Gen.
Ivanoff, governor general and com
mander of the troops in Turkestan,
has gone to Taskend, with Gen. Sak
haroff, chief of the staff of the mili
tary district of Turkestan. It Is said
in high military circles that Gen. Ivan
off has been instructed to prepare for
the contingency of military action in
the direction of India, in the event of
Great Britain adopting an attitude
openly hostile to Russia or attempting
to prejudice Russian interests in Per
sia or Thibet.
Public opinion in Russia, even
among military men, is strongly op
posed to Viceroy Alexieff, who is ac
cused of Incapacity. A movement Is
on foot in favor of the immediate ap
pointment of Gen. Kuropatkin, the
War Minister, to command the Russian
land forces and to give Admiral Bkryd
loff command of the sea.
A meeting of the Council of the Em
pire was held to-day. It was attend
ed by the heir presumptive, the Grand
Duke Michael, and other grand dukes.
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
FROZEN TO DEATH.
Six Hundred Could Hot Withstand
Intense Cold.
Berlin, Feb. 16. —The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Tagliche Rundz
chau says that 600 Russian soldiers
have been frozen to death while
marching acroes Lake Baikal, Eastern
Siberia. The correspondent adds that
the temporary railroad across the lake
is not yet completed, that a large de
tachment of troop* was sent on a twen
ty-two-mile march over the ice-covered
lake, and that it is nresumed part of
these troops lost their way in a snow
storm and perished.
WILL LAND YEAR MEW CHWANG,
Thnt Is l<-|Mirfefl to Be the Flan of
the Jnpnnese.
Paris, Feb. 16.—Advices through the
French government's channels confirm
previous reports to the effect that the
Japanese are preparing to make a land
ing west of the Llao-Tung peninsula at
or near the port of New Chwang. Ow
ing to,the sandy shallows near this
port, it Is expected that the landing
will occur at the rooky points eastward
of the town. Owing to the extent of
American interests there and it being
the port of entry of the capital of Man
churia. considerable Importance is be
ing attached here to the movement.
WORKING ON WARSHIPS.
Repairs t Unlimited Vessels Cro
at real hr at Curt Arthur.
Port Arthur, Feb. 15.—The work of
repairing the damaged Russian battle
ships is progressing rapidly. The Chi
nese workmen were panic-stricken by
the bombardment, but they are now
working well, regardless of ths ap
proach of the Chinese New Year.
Investigation shows that the city and
fortress were wholly undamaged by the
Continued on Fifth Fag*.
Meat. Gen. Nislil, CoiiiinnmllnK tlie
Second Division of tlie Japanese
Arms..
HAD A PLAN TO MAKE
A FALSE STOCK DEAL.
Saniniei'llelil Was Arrested Inside
the Kinnneinl Bend Line.
New York, Feb. 16.—Found below
the famous “dead line" drawn years
ago by Police Inspector Byrnes,
around the New York financial dis
trict, Larry Summerfleld. an alleged
confidence operator and now under
heavy bull, pending trial on a charge
of grand larceny, was arrested in Wall
street to-day, just in time, it is claim
ed, to prevent the consummation of an
attempt to swindle William D. Luther,
an Insurance agent of Dallas, Tex., by
the sale of fraudulent mining stocks.
Summerfleid and Luther were leav
ing a brokerage office when a police
detective, who had seen them enter,
accosted Summerfleld by name and
asked him what he was doing below
the "dead line.”
"Yqu must be mistaken,” said Lu
ther. "This gentleman's name is not
Summerfleld —It's Morton.”
"X guess not,” retorted the detective.
"Mr. Summerfleld and I are well ac
quainted.”
He then asked Luther what dealings
he had had with Summerfleld.
Luther told of answering a news
paper advertisement telling how an
investment of $4,000 could be doubled
in a very short time, and of receiving
a reply signed “P. B. Morton.” Lu
ther was in Boston at the time, and
arranged to meet "Morton" at a hotel
there.
“Morton,” said Luther, “said he had
stock in a Cripple Creek gold mining
company, rated at $l7O, to sell at a bar
gain, and referred me to A. A. Hay
don. treasurer of the Consolidated Ex
change, Philadelphia, by whom I was
informed the stock was first class.”
By arrangement. Luther came to New
York to-day to meet •‘Morton” in Wall
street, and was about to go with him
to close the deal when "Morton” was
arrested. A charge of attempt to swin
dle was made, on which Summerfleld
was arraigned and held for examina
tion to-morrow With him was also
arraigned John Spears of Newark, who
was arrested at the same time on a sim
ilar charge.
TROUTMAN ATTEMPTS
TO END HIS EXISTENCE.
Shoots Himself While Ills Wife and
Children Arc oa the Stage.
Macon, Feb. 16.—Claude H. Trout
man, cashier of the Farmers' and Mer
chants’ Bank of Milledgeville, shot him
self twice in the left breast to-night
with suicidal intent
His wife and three children were
taking leading parts in an amateur
play at the opera house at the time.
He left letters to the bank president
and his wife, the contents of which
are not known.
$l,OO0 'pack age’ WAS
UNDER THE PLATFORM.
Find Was Made by the Station Agent
at Barnett.
Barnet, Ga., Feb. 16.—The package
of $l,OOO, supposed to have been stolen
from the express messenger on the
Washington branch of the Georgia
Railroad, has been found.
While walking down the platform at
the depot here yesterday the railroad
agent discovered the package under the
platform. It had lain there probably
thirty-six hours. The package was dry
a fid had not been opened. It rested on
a sill behind an upright block, about
tnree feet above the ground.
Balkans Cause
Vienna, Feb. 16.—The situation In
the Balkans is creating great uneasi
ness here. The denial of the rumors of
the mobilization of Austrian troops
has failed to reassure the public and It
is still asserted that the government
intends to mobilize two army corps
provisionally for the purpose of guard
ing the Balkan frontier because of
fears that Turkey will provoke Bul
garia Into war.
Paint Shops Destroyed.
dcranton. Fa.. Feb. 16.—The large
paint shops in the Delaware, Lacka
wanna end Western Railway Com
pany'* car shop plant were completely
destroyed by fire to-day. entailing a
lose of about $160,000 The Ilte was
caused by the explosion of an alcohol
Isaf,
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WFFKT.V 2-TIMES-A-WKEK.XI iTBf
BODY OF HANNA
TO LIE IN STATE
IN THE NATIONAL CAPITOL
FUNERAL WILL TAKE PLACE FRI
DAY AT CLEVELAND.
l’lnns for the Funeral of the States*
mnn anil Political Chieftain Are
Laid l>y Friends and RelaHves
Who Mourn at Waslilniton—Pres
ident is Not to Attend the Funeral
at Cleveland.
Washington, Feb. 16.—AH that is
mortal of Senator Marcus Alonzo
Hanna lies to-day in the room at the
Arlington Hotel, where, after the long,
brave struggle, he yielded to death.
Thus far only a few of the most inti
mate friends of the Hanna family have
been permitted to enter the death
| chamber to view the body,
i In appearance, the features of the
dead statesman are very lifelike. They
; indicate little emaciation and, on ac
| count of the oxygen used during the
! last days of the Senator's sickness,
i there is an absence of the ashen pal
lor often peculiar to the dead.
At a council of the members of the
Hanna family and some intimate
friends of the Senator held to-day, ar
rangements were made for the funeral.
After a conference with the President
and the members of the cabinet, H. M.
Hanna' announced that the President
, would not attend the funeral services
in Cleveland, much as he would like to
pay that last tribute to his dead
friend; but that he would attend the
state funeral to be held to-morrow at
noon in the chamber of the United
States Senate. It was admitted by all
that it would be inadvisable for the
President to go to Cleveland.
To Lie at the <;aiiitl.
The remains of Senator Hanna will
be conveyed from the hotel to the
Capitol at 11 o’clock to-morrow morn
ing. The cortege will be simple, and
there will be no demonstration or dis
play. Preceding the hearse and the
carriages containing the members of
the family and invited friends, will be
a detail of mounted police. The casket
bearers will be officers detailed from
the Capitol police force.
The body will be conveyed at 5
o'clock to the Pennsylvania station. At
6 o’clock a special train bearing the
body and the members of the family
and their invited guests will leave for
Cleveland.
The running time of the train will
be comparatively slow. Arriving at
Cleveland about 11 o'clock, the train
! will be met at the station by the
Citizens’ Committee and by Troop A,
Ohio National Guard. Cavalry, which
has been ordered by Gov. Herrick to
act as a special guard of honor. No
military demonstration will be a feat
ure of the ceremonies In Cleveland,
cither on Thursday or on Friday.
During the afternoon and night of
Thursday the remains of Senator Han
na will lie in state in the Chamber of
Commerce. At that time opportunity
will be afforded all who may desire
to view the remains to do so.
Plans for the Funeral.
The funeral will be held on Friday
at 1 o'clock in St. Paul's episcopal
Church. Bishop Leonard of the diocese
of Ohio will officiate, being assisted by
the rector of St. Paul's and perhaps by
other clergymen. Bishop Leonard will
arrive in Washington to-morrow morn
ing. He will attend the services in the
Senate chamber to-morrow and will
accompany the funeral party to Cleve
land.
The burial will take place In Lake
View Cemetery, where the remains of
President Garfield rest.
Thousands of telegrams and letters
from persons in all parts <ft the country
have been received already to-day by
members of the Hanna family and by
■Secretary Dover} all expressing the
profsund sorrow of the senders at the
death of Senator Hanna. Telegrams
have been received from J. Pierpont
Morgan, Gen. John J. McCook, presi
dent of the Ohio Society of New York,
the Executive Committee of the Civic
Federation, Cornelius N. Bliss, Clem
ent A. Griscom, President John Mitch
ell of Ihe United Mine Workers, and
labor leaderd, tendering their
condolences and expressing their in
tention to attend, if possible, the serv
ices In the Senate chamber to-morrow.
The official order of service at the
public funeral at the Capitol provides
that the Senate shall meet at 12 o'clock
noon to-morrow, that the body shall be
placed in the Senate chamber and that
the President and cabinet, the Justices
of the Supreme Court, the House of
Representatives, the diplomatic corps
and the heads of the urmy and navy
shall occupy seats on the floor.
Sorrow al White House.
Washington, Feb. 16.—At the White
House to-day the President and all the
attaches shared in the general sorrow
over the death of Senator Hanna.
President Roosevelt entertained a cor
dial regard for Senator Hanna and
the Senator cordially reciprocated that
feeling. Indeed, so high was the re
gard in which the President held Mr.
Hanna’s ability as a political manager
and as a potent force In national af
fairs that a few months ago he pressed
Mr. Hanna urgently, in the event of
his nomination for the presidency, to
assume again the cares and responsi
bilities of directing the national cam
paign. While it was feared Mr. Han
na's lil health might Induce him to de
cline to again accept the chairmanship
of the Republican National Committee,
he had not returned, at the time hs
was stricken by the fatal Illness, a
final >u>swer to the President's request.
THE DEATH OF HANNA
ANNOUNCED TO SENATE.
Gorman, Baron and Mrßaery on the
Committee.
Washington. Feb. I*.—Formal an
nouncement of the death of Senator
Henna waa made in the Senate to-day
Immediately after the opening preyer.
end all the brief proceeding* of the
day pertained to this announcement.
Continued on Fifth £agfe