. Review of reviews and world's work. an statement,the whole Americanmail, with the exception of the correspond-ence addressed to the Japanese Government,was sent on to Japan by a German steamer andsubsequently released. Russias contention hasbeen that her declaration on the subject of con-traband inhibits neutrals from carrying dis-patches to the enemy. Russia, however, is amember of the International Postal Union, andis bound by the treaty which guarantees theright of uninterrupted transit of mail through-out the entire territory of the union. It hasbeen the general rule that, while neutral
. Review of reviews and world's work. an statement,the whole Americanmail, with the exception of the correspond-ence addressed to the Japanese Government,was sent on to Japan by a German steamer andsubsequently released. Russias contention hasbeen that her declaration on the subject of con-traband inhibits neutrals from carrying dis-patches to the enemy. Russia, however, is amember of the International Postal Union, andis bound by the treaty which guarantees theright of uninterrupted transit of mail through-out the entire territory of the union. It hasbeen the general rule that, while neutral shipsshould not carry dispatches for a belligerent,mails should be immune from detention as con-traband. On October 10, President Rooseveltinstructed the State Department to ask the Rus-sian Government for full information concern-ing the mail matter on the Calchas-. Again it was announced that the Baltic Fleet Baltic fleet had started on its long A9a,n- journey for the far East, and again it was reported to have stopped at Reval. On. THE CHUNG CHOONG, CHINESEVICEROY OF MANCHURIA. (Tartar general of Mukden, theMost Unhappy Man in Chi-na, who is said to be secretlyaiding Japan.) 534 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REVIEW OF REVIEWS. October 19, a number of vessels of the fleetwere reported to have been seen in the North Sea,steaming westward. It was even announcedthat part of the fleet would go around theCape of Good Hope and be coaled by collierssent on in advance. The world, however, stillrefuses to believe that the fleet will ever actuallyaccomplish the great voyage to the Pacific. Theuncertainty of its movements may have beenpartly due to the shake-up in the Russian navy,which had been actually brought about in thefirst part of ()ctober. According to confidentialinformation, Vice-Admiral Avellan, ministerof marine, had been removed, and was to besucceeded by Vice-Admiral Doubasoff. Accord-ing to the same information, Vice-Admiral Ro-jestvensky, who had up to that time commandedthe Balt
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