AT VLADIVOSTOK 



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Madame Tchichagoff, who received us very kindly ; 

 her husband was away inspecting his district. A 

 substantial tea was served, and upon our objection 

 that we had but a few minutes to spare, she retorted 



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OrR HAGCAC.E AND I'ORTERS AT VLADIVOSTOK. 



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that the steamer would wait. X^ladivostok is a 

 picturesque town with a first-rate natural harbour, 

 enclosed by two peninsulas, sheltering the inner 

 waters, and forming a doorway which leads to the 

 oj)en sea. Several islands lay outside the harbour, 

 which is sufficiently deep for the largest ocean 



