Sent By Japanese

San Francisco, Oct. 27. - Commodore K. Marita of the Imperial Japanese navy was a passenger on the steamer Coptic, which arrived from the Oriënt yesterday. He is an attaché of tho legation at Washington, under special commission to visít tho navy yards and ship-building yards of the United States and England, and prepare repórts on the construction of battleships for the guidance of his government in building the much-talkèd-of "new navy." The mission on which Commodore Marita comes to this country is one of great importance, for his report will probably greatly influence tho Japanese government in letting contracta for a number of powerful battleships, fast cruisers, and swift torpedo boats. Commodore Marita travels as an attaché of the Japanese legation at Washington in order that he may be in close touch with the government. He calculates that the work he has undertakeu will require many months of diligent effort, and he proposes to commence in this city.