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Show Japanese Artillery. Tho guns for tho artillery service of Japan used to be purchased abroad, but arc now chiefly manufactured In Osaka. Thero is an excellent arsenal In tho Kolshlkawa District of Tokyo; It Is on part of tho nit of tbo magnificent mansion man-sion of tho Prince of Mlto, whoso beautiful beauti-ful garden still remains a delight to nil visitors. Tills arsenal is where- tho onco famous Murata ritlo was formerly manufactured; manu-factured; but that has boon ouperseded by tho "30th Year" (of McIJI) rltle; and both of these are Japaneso Inventions Tho arsonal Ih also turning out ammunition at tho ordinary rate of a million rounds a day From "A Handbook of Modern Japan," Ja-pan," by Brnefit W Clement. |