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Show Japan Guards Her Fishing Interests Around Siberia 1 T"KIO, Feb. V The Kussian press of Vladivostok has begun to pay close attention to the activities of the Japanese Jap-anese In Kamchatka. The Cadet paper, it-olor Kudini Voice of the Nation, in Hti article entitled "The Japanese in Kamchatka." tells the story of the military movements of the Japanese In protecting thir countrymen in seizing the richest fishing district In Kamchatka. Kam-chatka. , , . At first . says the Colon Rodlnl. 'the Japantsa Intended to send regular military mili-tary forces to Kamchatka, provided the f tah traders of Hakodate would Pay for their expenses. This plan was frustrated bv the inability of tne fish traders to raise a sufficient sum of monev for such an expedition. It was therefore de-ided that the traders would form volunteer guards from the ranks of their laborers and the government gov-ernment would supply them with regular reg-ular officers, initrU'-tors, anna and ammunition. , , . . "Now the semivolunteer guards are scattered over all the fitthmr district , of Kamchatka and the Japanese fish traders are the sole masters of the richest fishing tenter In the Far East. P-eftide their volunteer guards. the Japanese have lately landed at Petro-pnvlovskm, Petro-pnvlovskm, he capital city of Kamchatka, Kam-chatka, a regular dessant of about 150ft men. Home Japanese cruisers, military mili-tary transport, mine layers and three sea airplanes are stationed there. Rev-era! Rev-era! expeditions have been sent to the . interior to get acquainted with the j topography of the count ry, with the , roads and the Inhabitants. "One of these expeditions haa lately, traveled over 1000 versts. taking photo-pictures photo-pictures and making drawings of the' mountain passe and summits. Another expedition left on a schooner under a lied Crofts flag to study the topography topog-raphy of the cross line. In thin manner man-ner the Japanese are forcing upon nt-their nt-their 'peaceful' occupation of Kam-chatka. |