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Show I : ADMIRE CATHOLIC JAP. The Russian press is full of admiral tion of the splendid manner in which two Japanese officers of the general Ftaff, Col. Jokoka and Capt. Jokki, recently re-cently met death at Harbin, where they were sfhot after having been caught a3 spies. Col. Jokoka, who was a Roman Catholic, insisted on leaving a roll of several thousand rrubles in Russian money to the Ruussian. Red Cross, to be distributed among the poor wounded, saying that he hoped by thi act to fulfill the commandment of Christ to love his enemies. He con- lesseu to a creek church priest, no Catholic clergyman being present. The Russian officers asked him if bin wife and children were well provided for and if it would not be better to . send this money to them, but the col-I col-I onel replied that he was perfected sat-I sat-I isfitd that the 'Mikado would see that his widow and children were given anything they needed. The Russian officer in command of the squad had tears in his eyes when he shook the hands of his Japanese enemies en-emies to bid them a final good-bye and ordered his men to aim carefully at the heart of the two Japanese of- ! ficeris that they might die as quickly1 as possible. A squad of twelve men i then fired at each of the two -officers, : and an examination showed that every bullet had pierced their hearts, so that : death had been absolutely instanten- i ous. I |