The Calcutta Weekly Notes. Monday March 7 1904

A perusal of the report of the proceedings of this meeting can leave no doubt in the mind of any reasonable man that while the.nunierical strength was on the side of the Government the weight of reasoning was all on the side of the noofficial members. [...] The comprehensive set of his amendments included the recasting of the definition of civil affairs" within reasonable limittions the exclusion of affairs relating to Nativa States from within the scope of the Bill trial of offences under the Act with the aid of a jury before the High Court or a Court of Sessions the dropping of the presumption clause the obtaining of the consent of the Gov [...] Tt would have done the heart of Fluellin good to see how Japan the newest member of the Society of Nations has already learnt "the disciplines " " the true auncient prerogatifes and laws of the war." The events of the RussoJapanese war during the last fortnight bear abundant testimony to the fact Of Japan's " knowledge in the literature of the wars." Her clemency with regard to the Russian shi [...] Regarding goods of ambiguous use the circumstances on which liability depend are as follows :--(a) destination to a port of naval equipment or for the use of the enemy's military forces (b) the fact that the articles are or are not the produce of the country exporting them and they are or are not in an unmanufactured state (c) the position of the parties and the general circumstances of the war [...] 6 910/– being the difference of the stun received by the prisoner in the course of his duties on the 16th of Deceber 1903 and that made over to the Bank at the end of the day.