MONDAY, JULY 26, 1908.
THE FRATAS AFFAIR.
Mr Nishizawa's Side-
of the Case
(Specially writtan Ke the "Cana Man") The Praise Island afhir has been written
of at length by the English, the hinges and the Japanese prosis, perhaps, ad nassom; but there being more than two sides to must questions, it may be wall to discount some of the politically inspired statements which, of doubtful origin and of contmorically influenced in bent, have barred to make a settlement of the difficulty obscura.
lag, contented, happily placed and housed, thrifty and contented.ed t
I have had as many as 600 people, men, women, and shildren, working for me upon the Pratas at one time, and until the question of my compensation from tha Ohinese Government is settind, neatly that number remain thers.
The
wantino-Japanese. Commission which fe Nishizawa, in the Japanses cruise
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Mr W. Paterson defined his position La director in a few romarks, and the motion
Proceedings at the twenty eighth or then put to the meeting and carried diary general mooting, bald at the of the company, 39, Cornhill, ELO
Mr W. Camin Sooth naked for how lands on improvement in steamer employment bac
W.
Athms with the opening of the northern
been noticable, and the Chairmane, ababed reason this your mothers had taken a turn
Toneday, the 39th of June, 1909. Ms Keswick, M.F., chairms, presiding
The Chairman: The Secretary will read for the better.
Mr R. G. Alfort proposa A
habThe was and the Chinese Gunbost Bus Cha included Consal-General Segawa and Mr she notice mlling this meeting:
auditors Tokita, myself and my Hongkong agout The Secretary (Mr A. G. Walls) read the Ca, bo relected as the same remuneration Mosers Turquand Younga and Mr Fujii, and my Chinese interpreter, Mr Tam; whilst on the Chinese side wanton, and also the report of the auditors as formary, which was seconded by ME
The Chairman: If you approve, gentle B. Micheal and carried unanimously. Merays. Wei Has and Wong Yan Tong
What did the commission ese men, we will take the report as read MW. Cumin Booth proposed a vote of It Aw that in laws, than two years One of our calisques, Mr Walter Fisher, thanks to the Chairman and the general abares desolate coral atoll had been is unfortunately not with us to-day, as he did not personally know the gentleman who managers of the company, adding that he
·Given a certain great amount of specu.transformed by the discreot use of Iasivanoms, which the Chinese still lack.chical intelligence and wisely placed has been called to America for a short time. occupied the chair, but he had very great Hr M. L. Hatton esconded the motion, combined with a sure sense of block-pital into a mid-ocean hive of industry." The report which the directors submit contience in his holding that position:
Where there was no water before, I to you to-day, wo again regret shows an which was unanimously carried. hoadedness which they do not hok, an sank walls; in all, four. Trus it is that, in anstisfactory result, the earnings of the The Chairman quitably responded and acquisitivensas which their businosa in the existing conditions, the water was por stainers having for the year proved in the meeting then terminated. stinct teaches thom as being usoful," and force brackish, bat we pumped it, boiled suficient to meet the necessary outgoings
it, and Altered it, and gave it to our We are not singular in this experience, An opportunism, presented away which, by labourers purs. During whole faz the shipping industry throughout the
my some mathod of misplaced commercial period of residenos on the Pratas I have year, and in all parts of the world, has been seriously affected by the korera: sanity they can grasp and use, jujitsu had no really sick men on my hands,
*** What else have I done! I have built | cxpression that has prevalled. This is, of like, to their opponent's undoing, those
a narrow-gauge railway which traversesnea”- course, but poor, consolation, and "only have gone far in the re-acquisition of thairly half the island. I have installed the shows how general has been the shrinkage hitherto scarcely knowu powussion, the Is water works before mentioned with any in the employment of shipping. land of Pratas, and at whose expense ? hundreds of yards of connection-pipos. I President of the Chamber of Ships The Pratas has been, as was distinct has built a couple or more sores of godowns ping in his inaugural address, in February
and labourers dwelling-housos. "I have y and authoritatively shown recently erected digestars for treating the shell as described the position of the shipping witnessed at Wanchai on Sunday night,
from the lagoon, and a canning factory for preserving the shell-fish, which includes tin-cutting and blocking machinery. I hava: constructed long, strong and Ac
The
4
EXCITING FIGHT ÄT WANCHAL
Secret Societies at Varlance,
Sesnes of a moat ereiting character were
trada in these words pie “ONVEN whan a battle royali took place near Cross in an esteemed morning contemporary,
The depression which existed in the Strost between the representatives of two theoretically and practically exploited by
shipping industry during the year just others than the Japanese. Yet it follows
past has been the worst, for shipowners scorpf societies: The situation looked or that, since, very naturally to him who commodating jetty, an infrmiary with that they have ever experience Duceedingly nasty until the police arrived and
pression
markod its opening, continued to quolled the disturbance. The camas of doctor's residence, a dwelling-hausa for clos, nad is still continuing. In all the troubin are not quite known, but they
比 myself, a huge turtle-pool, a machine-shop directions the magia. of prodt on trading
has been almost bil-ever without taking are thought to be based on sosiaty jaslousy, sad black-smith's forge, and a piggery." tinued Mr Nishizawa, there are a steam-
In addition to these immobiles, con into account the depreciation of property At any rate it sooms that the members of launch, many large lighters and a whole and in any instances direct loss has been the Cheung Shun Society challenged the
incurred. flotilla of sampans and email craft, and
members of the Yee Cheung Hing Society. there, still lies unused upon the island an enormous quantity of material for house and railway ecpstruction which may never now be requisitioned for use."
slays the deer shall balong the meat, the Chinese, should not have all the good things connected with the island and its resources without some kind of payment for the knowledge imbued and imbibed regarding its value.
There have beco, in connection with the Pratas, other than Japanese and China interesta involved, but there sink into indifference beside the claim of Mr Klohiji Nishizawa when the whole question of Ownership and Exploitation comes to be considered..
In conversation with a representative of the China Mail, Mr Nishizawa, who has just returncú from his visit to the Fan in company with the Japaneer Commie tioners on board H. LJ. M. S. Akash, was perfectly free sud outspoken with regard to the whole question.
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Now to come to the conarate side of the adrepturo" suggested Mr Nishizawa's interviewer
"Well, I have shown you a plan of what I have caused to rise into being upon the atoll; hero is a. survey-plan showing its commercially physical possibilities. Pratas according to my own estimate si
There are now in evidence upon the that of experts whose advice I have sought, some 18,000 tons of guano upon the island, and beneath this, maturally
mobantary spurt in some particular
trade has now and then, taken place during last year which encouraged shipowners to look hopefully to the immediate inture, but in a short time afterwards their hopes ware falsified and freights receded even to a lawor depth than they had previously touched. Not only has this been the case with cargo steamers-passenger and cargo Hners have also suffered.
a result the combatants met soar Cross Street and attacked each other severaly. About 100 men were engaged in the fight and as was natural their activities attracted
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We have made the same ample pro-manded, bail being fixed at $50 in his case. One man had an artery of his wrist now exploiters busy for the next 30
on the last occasion, and to do this and to provide for the outgoings of the year we overed as the result of the fight and had years."
And your market?" asked our "re-have taken $80,000 from the underwriting to be sent to hospital.. presentative.
account and we have again had recourse to "I found it in Southern Japan-Batsuin the general reserve fund, which is closed and lower Kiushiu, where the guano was
by the transfer of £10,000 to profit and used upon the rice lands, aut in Formosa leas. whereiswilised advantageously upon the sugar plantations. Practical axperiments proved that it trebled, or even quadrupled the harvest of both rice and Hagar and sold the guane bera and there; as we gained is, in lots of from 30 to 100 tons.".
It would appear that Mr Nishizawa, who is a man of charming presence, of scientific culture, and like many of his countrymen, of s roving disposition, well known and credited in the highest political circles in the Japanese capital. and at the time possessing several small exiling craft, went down to the Pratas as early as 1901, whenes he took of several small urgous of guano. for. which ha found a ready market in Southern Japan. Encouraged by this, he continued in the trade, his small vessels going and corning between the atoll and Southern Japan and Formosan ports until the Russo-Japanese war put an abrupt end te further exploit tion, since, ux un owner of various steamers
That must have been most profitable," and sailing craft it naturally behoved him suggested our representative. to place those at the disposal, of his Well, considering thint crory cent of Government for transport purposes.
profit gained went back into the further This he ungradgingly seenis te laddons.exploitation of the stall," said Mr
Nishizawa,
I
The various
The transfer from the former account leaves a balanco it credit of £148,891, 18s. 11d., sum more than sufficient to meet any conceivable call upon the fund for marine loss and averages. items in the balance sheet and revenue account, do not, I think, call for special remark; we have had to meet the usual charges for the year, such as interest on debentures and general expenditure charges, which are much the same as for last year. We hope to be able, given more I have, so far, mindo no tangi-prosperous times, to deal more drastical ly with the writing down of the item Hitherty everything with me has been which figures out the credit ideo uncensing expenditure, and just when I the balance sheet for debenture ex am about to reap the fruits of my labour penses. After meeting all outgoings, in- and float the concern into a company, bey cluding depreciation, the transfers made proste and the Uhinese enme arid take the will puable on to carry forward £15,182. island out of my hands. The business at Os 8d, to the new account. present stands to me in the light of a very
lows."
not returning until the autumn of 1007 tohle pecuniary success.” the scene of his possible triumph. ever fortune,
When I first went down in a small schooner to the Pratas in 1983)." snid Mr Nishizawa, "there was no sign of any occupation of the atoll by either Chinese
It is a matter of regrut to the directors
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the Japanese Crusne, the number of turtle which may be hunted for the sake of turtle-boating small-craft I have's feet of fifteen vessels armed with the intest
payment of a dividend on this occasion, British community, towalia the German but if the improved conditions I have
unded to condrus, it may be found residents in this Cology.I am, Yours
later in the year to pay a dividend truly,.
When I returned again in 1907/6 it is'true the tortoise-shell is very largo, and ofte proferred shares.
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apokon of in your ontemporary, and the old tank, which was next to useless, that part of the small shrine had been dostroyed by Bre, but how or by whom I harpoon-rous, which gu out each morn do not know. I did not personally destroying in charge of Hachijes divers and
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES. it, nor did the mattor give me, naturally, fohermen and never return empty handed Any particular reason for thought, whose I have landen a hundred-ton junk full too,
During the week ended July 24th there thoughts were more commercially inclined from the reef, of the edible so wood which, when dried, produces that delicacy known Safice it to say that there were no Chinese to the Japanese as Kantain and to the which, hen we last met, was commented in the Colony. Both were imported, the now touch upon the instarce question wore two cases of plague (one fatal) reported on or near the atoll during my overal Chinese as Tai Choi Ko (a kind of iainglass.) upon. In former Fears the company an anbjects being Japanese. Since Saturday visits there from Keslong, my head. And as to your labourers ?"
Shell-diving."
a very substantial line is the underwriting For
said Mr Nishima, enunt" when rates of premian were one further case (fatal) has been notified quarters."
Ihare about 170 Loo-choo Islanders Continuing... Mr. Nishizawa admitted with men from Hachijo, Ogasawaraj materially higher than at present. Im from Yaumati. Since January 1st there CHEMYSTS & DRUGGISTS|
munity from serious socident for many
·that like all good adventurora, he naturally (the Bonin's) and Koshima. Many of years permitted the nocumulation of mutbare been $129 casor and 116 deaths from
provide special quarters, and to the boas of my belief they are all contented and happy since when they are not busy work ing, eating or sleeping they are fat engaged in anving their money which they cacaot spend upon the Pratas."
A
stantial balances at credit, which the bird the disease.
There were six cases of enteric fever regarded as a part of the profite made on that branch of their business as insurers of zotified last wank, fire being Chinees and the company's own steamers, and from the other an Indian, imported. Of these! time to time, the account was drawn upon one case was fatal. The only other com to supply a part of the deprecation municable disease reported was one fatal augment the general profit of the case of puerporal fever, the subject being
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kept a weather-oye open for treasure these lure wives and families, for whom tove and wreckage. Half the skeleton of H. M. S. "Reynard" still lay on the south side of the horse-shoe reel and he saw remains of other three foreign derelicta; but all submerged, disanatled by wreckers and beyond the reach of salvage or gain.
At this point Mr Tam, who accompanied company. In 1003, however, insurance A Chinswoman from the City of Victoria. Me Nishizawa recently from Hongkong to competition became very keen and rates Sooing, however, in my paregginations the atoll, broke in round the reef, ono day," said Mr Ah! To see him with his sun burnt cre reduced to so low a level that it
By spacisi request of the patrons of became erident a change of policy was Nishizwa, "the nose of a very small craft islanders, one would think him a little desirable. It was, therefore, decided to the Victoris Cinematograph the celebrated. sticking up out of the strand, I ordered
effect the form of line with Lord transformist Professor E. Fregolini il Cama my man to uncover her, and she turned him a couple of thousand of dollars worth
of the marine and fire risks with Lloyd's out to be a Japanese juzk with one poor of presents and dainties.
and the companies, which was done appear for three nights more, the 27th, grialy skeleton aboard, to which wo gave
Hitherto, upon his visit to the island favourable rates of premium and the 28th and 29th July, also the popular docent burial
he has always carried his people a for tous company now takes only 15 per cent. of Engel Troupa in new songs and dances as
the marine insurance risks. (3) of ice, and bad even introduced an ice. **You ask me," quoth the claimant, making pisut into his colony which would board is, through a committes, examining
You will abearve in the report that the wall as the Sisters Lee, and Sisters Cole wherein lies the rightecumess of now be working, but that the present and considering the beads of expenditure ay demand for compensation from the unsettled state of affairs forbade it and anisation with a view to resing if it Chinese Government? It is this 1
god." Every voyage he makes he carries with
completion."
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"Had I known in 1901, when I first caption the chief gate. The whole Colony #t. those remarks I have endeavoured to receipt of a telegrams from Yokohama / thirty cents; for caah. struck the Prabas, that the inland was other turns out in its Buday clothes to welcome place, a clear statement of the position stating they hava, Meived wireless Telegraphie Address, MA, Bongkok, than a "No-man's-land," I would novor him in a bunch, and the hobbing of heads before you. If, however, I have not suc-mange from the Captain of the R. M. 8: have touched it; but recognising its valus both big and small, upon the shingle shows ceded in making any point clear or if 1 Emproes of Japan to the effect that he
at once, what would you expect of that the beloved of his people," they
an honest adventurer, who knows the value
of his adventure, if he had not stuck to what he had found 7o prodajat:
That was my position, and as the years
went on, I progresad and endarged upon
but their kindly, shammy can give further information therson 1 expects to arrive at Tokohama on the king, is
shall be happy to do so. With regard to compensation Mr Nishizawa?" ventured the journalist.
$4
I beg to more "That the report of evening of the 27th instant?
As to compensation said the monarch the directors and the scoute for 1906 as
of all he still survey, it has only presented be approved and passed. On Sunday afternoon sampa
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Mr E Botuchamp, P.; I beg to capsized off Mougkok and the occupants WEEKLY NEWS boan admitted by the Chinese authorities second that revolution: that my claim is just. Where I have showed
that
Mr H. Humphreys expres were thrown into the water. Fortaistely the possibilities of my rizirnoquisition. the way a Chinese syndicate will be had, to put some questions which were / tas occurrence was noticed both by the-
Had the Chinese known of the Pratas;
Follow
and will make a great fortune. In mid- in the nature of adverse criticism, adding men in the gig belonging to the Chinese ocean ventures one does not always carry that the directors could not be held respon revenue cruiser. Lakin and by those on had indeed, any bat, perhaps, one wolitary in his pocket a Gazetteer showing clear ible for the low freights ruling during the board the C. P. R. launal Vancouver Englishman ganged its worth, I had never ly to which. Power such-and-such a lone gone there to sottle and establish my little atoll pertains," Therefore, the possibilities past led years. He then submitted the. The gig a first on the sons and resonad
geortions which were replied to by the Colony," NA
in such case as the present Chairman eristimen dog dog the ampan people, and the Vancouver possession prove to be marione pound from p Mr B E B Border desired informs
took the gig and wearpan in tow
In less than two years, I have sunk hundreds of thousands of dollars into the phosphate and gusse industry of the
As it is, you ask me what I have done Bot what does that matbereddedation, on several matters to which the upon the atoll and in the lagoon? I will he "I have thres other islands of Chairman replied briefly, adding that to whe answer you fully, 1729
equal value. In the meantime I go on. working the Pratas whilst my Government some of them an soawer did not soom vie
– The resolution: was then put to the meat. looks after my interests, and, a fair base of cossary T compensation once arranged, I shall be leg and cariod nem con, Mos Hy Hins free to turn my attention to those, uther partys and B. H. R Barder betalning Hours of wealth and adventure, whose from voting and desiring that b To do this I had to have the money. -1 possion nens can spatele Kloniza should be recited food that the
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