An Inland Sea mystery.The vernacular ver·nac·u·lar n. 1. The standard native language of a country or locality. 2. a. The everyday language spoken by a people as distinguished from the literary language. See Synonyms at dialect. b. papers report the disappearance on the 11th instant of two passengers on the O.S.K steamer Koshun-maru as that vessel was passing through the Inland Sea Inland Sea, Jap. Seto-naikai, arm of the Pacific Ocean, c.3,670 sq mi (9,510 sq km), S Japan, between Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu islands. It is linked to the Sea of Japan by a narrow channel. from Kobe to Moji. The passengers were a young man and woman traveling as man and wife, and they were missed early in the morning when near. Ominakiyo Island in Iyo province Iyo (伊予国 Iyo-no-kuni) . Search having been made without result, the vessel put into the nearest port and reported the matter to the police, who took charge of a lady's umbrella and two pairs of geta. It is supposed the couple were not married, and have committed suicide. They gave an address in Tokyo, and it was observed on board that both appeared to be in low spirits Adv. 1. in low spirits - in a dejected manner; "when she came back Sophie and Esther were sitting dejectedly in the kitchen" dejectedly . The man was supposed to be an actor. From THE JAPAN WEEKLY CHRONICLE, July 20th, 1905 |
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