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Each day now the Rector adds a namè or two to the roll of honour, as the young fellows go away; and now he has com- mmenced-to underline some of the names" with red, and adds a red marginal note which says killed in motion. Among these, you will be sorry to hear, aro Tom. also Dud, the Rector's son, the postman
THE PRESIDENT AND
A MONARCHY. AN AUDIENCE WITH THE PRESIDENT.
BASELESS RUMOURS EXPLODED. According to the Taliya fao, a re- rent audience granted by the President, General Feng Kue-chang, the China Chun, of Kiangsu, hinted at the rumours,
JAPANESE ENTERPRISES IN CHINA.
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SUPERIORITY OF CHINESE AND KOREANS.
Mr. Hasharoto Keizaburo, a member of the House of Peers, and formerly Vice-Minister Zaitei Keirat diho on Japanese enterprises for Finance, contributes an article to the
whom you used to laugh at sometimes howbichi originated in Japan and have been in China and Korea. That Chinn is destined cause the poor chap did not seem to be all thero; lanky Wendy, and Syd, from the farm. You, of course, remember Tam; if
repeated by a certain section of the for- sign Press in this country, regarding the President's alleged intention to change the republican form of Government. Te this the President is reported to have made the following reply
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to become an important market for Japanese goods in the future is generally concedel, says the writer, and a most interesting ques tion for the Japanese to study is whether it is TOLTA HOUSE at Observatory Villas, only on account of the fearful battles'
profitable ornottostart factories in Chine and. you two so often had together."
carry on their manufacturing industry with These are a few phrases from a letter just
Chinese labour. Recently Mr. Hashimoto travelled in China, Manchuria, and Koren, and received from Home; from the little vil
The rumours respecting my intention inspected various industrial enterprises under Lage where the roll of honour" is bring to change the present form of Government Japanese management, such as the cotton unromantically added to day by day; have also reached my ears. Some say spinning mill at Shanghai (with 100,000 where little tragedies, stolidly. I might that it is I who desire to bring about such spindles), the factory of the East Asia To- bacco Company at finkow, the engineering almost any rivally," borne, are occur-
wish of my son, Yuan Koh-ting, but no ring-and each day the white-haired Reething is further from the truth than these pang at Shaho, the Fushun colliery, etc. In all these works a great number of Chinese-- tor passes into the eat and refreshing rumours. I know there are a number of men, women and children--are employed, atmosphere of his little church, underlines causes which have given rise to such un- and Mr. Hashimoto paid special attention to
founded rumours.
making a careful comparison of the working a name with red, and writes "killed in
Firstly, in the year of Hsin-bai (1911) capainlities between Japanese and Chincsc. action. He is a brave quict man, that when. I was engaged in setting up the reThere are good as well as bad points on both Rector who so often lectured me and who,public, I used to express my doubts as sides, but when accounts are adjusted the though many miles are now between us, to the advisability of adopting a republi- balance seems to be in favour of the Chinese W
can form of Government for this country, as far as their working capabilities pro con must think sometimes of à rebellicus boy for I believe that historical precedents, the cerned. Japanese workmen get tired of dull who listened to bía lectures with a checkily intelligence of the people and the indigen- and monotonous work, but the Chinese
ous institutions of this country are quite on the same uninteresting job all the year
utl poised chin. Against the names of some different from those of France
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that the Chinese have more power of endur- tures and created hideons nicknames for the causes which have been responsible for
ance than the Japanese against the cold as the world's misunderstanding of my inten-well as the warm weather. It is opined by "old Pa," the old Rector has had to write tion.. “killed in action"; he did so against the name of his own, som "Dud," and how that kindly band must have previbled in the rush of emotims of pride and sleep
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some that owing to the backward condition of medical and hygienic science in China, the Secondly, the proposal for the restora-process of natural selection is actively at tion of the ranks of nobility has also work among the Chinese, and those who are something to do with these rumoura. It werk and unft are swept out of existence is generally believed that the revival of early in life, while those who survive the test robility is a forerunner of an approach- naturally possess strong powers of resistance. ing change in the form of Government, Whether this theory is correct or not, we are Very few will realise the deep tragedy hit nothing of the sort is true. Under aanred that there is no doubt as to the underlying the quoted phrases of my let-a republican form of government, equality superior working capabilities shown by the Chinese omployed in the Japanese concerns is the watchword of the country. ter; it is quite au out-of-the way village wok into the official system of this coun- become still more apparent when its cheap in China. The advantages of Chinese Inbour in the middle of ploughed acres, green try. The Mongols, Manchus and Moham-ncas in comparison with Japanese labour is helds, and brown and green woods, and a medans are entitled to receive titles I taken into consideration.
the Government, while the If the views on the comparative efficicnoy stopping at intervals to prepare for a moving such a privilege; that is inequality.alise are correctly represented, continues rush down rocky little presipices. Ye Now since the Provisional Constitution Mr. Hashimoto, a rather dithient problem -WHICH ARE REPLETE WITH ALL THE LATEST AND MOST UP-TO-DATE it is at places like these that the tragedies provides that the President shall have the arises regarding the disposal of Japan's sur As is well known, the of the war are realised in all their har power to coafer titles of nobility on any plus population.
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of a big family in my Home village; every granting such titles to Chinese officials it is becoming more and more necessary, cme's name is abbreviated, and sounds resolved to revive this system, but in view tralasia are closed against Japanese cini- who deserve such honours? I have long Japan to find an outlet for her growing popalation. As the United States und Aus- homely and endearing; Ton, Dud and of the misunderstanding of the public, grants, China, Manchuria, and South America. HONGKONG.Syd, on the one side; Sal and Jess on the which may possibly be engendered by the are the only spheres where they may emi- other and when one is taken away and option of such a megaure, I have tem grate. Apart from South America, however placed in the shadow of the little porarily postponed its adoption; but it is doubtful whether Japan will succeed
sooner or later I must carry it out in ac- in any of these countries, as the low standartlODOWN, church the heart of the whole communitycordance with the provisions of the Pre of living obtaining among the Chinese will of Japanese success is touched, for a member of the village visional Constitution and 1 hope the pub-preclude any possibility
competition with them. The Japaneso The heart of that vii- lie will not again misunderstand my iden, in KEROSENE. Tammy as gone.
of Chinese
whom Mr. employers
labour. lage is now being daily torn and rent as the Rector gocs quietly to the old ivy- "Considering the scope of the power Hashimoto interviewed are unanimous in their opinion that in China it is more profit- povered porch, adds a few names in black which I am welding over the various able to employ Chinese labour,
and
it will ink, and underlines & few more in red. branches of administration of the Governo found a difficult matter for Japanese to Poor little village with your "olfment, even a monarch cannot surpass successfully compete with Chinese either in honour" my heart is torn with memories If I were to restore the monarchical form industrial or in agricultural labour. of you memories vividly revived by these of government and place myself upon the
Conni Okuma refers to the millions of acres additions to the list of young heroes. throne, I could scarcely expect to derive of fertile land in Manchuria, which if properly It is easy for me to draw a word picture more power from my new position than at cultivated by Japanese, will yield 20 to 30 The advantage which is gen-million koku of rice. This, if realise, will of the scene. There will be many rough-present, sounding names on thai
roli-names grally supposed to be attached to effectually solve the food question in Japan, sounding of the land and some will be monarch is that he can hand down his and such, in short, is the sanguine expectation written down quite bluntly by the old Ree throne to succeeding generations; but it entertained by Count Okuma for Japanese is not the case with me. My oldest sau, possibilities in Manchuria, but whether tor; just the monusylisbic Tom, Dud, Bya. Koh-ting, is an invalid; my second son, Japanese will be able to succeed in com Jack and Mike. Perhaps I should be glad to see that they were so called. Tom Koh-wen, is only ambitious to become a petition with Chinese in the agricultural was a widow's only child, just eighteen well-known scholar, and I doubt whether industry is very problematical. Observations years of age; Dud was the viour's young- my third son is a man fit for worldly in Korea have brought Mr. Hashimoto to a est of seven whom we worshipped for his
As to the rest of my sons, they similar conclusion in regard to Japanese prospects there. In the factory of the East have not yet reached man's estate. dash and skill at Rugby, cricket, and all tell you the truth, I hardly think that over 3,000 Koreans, who seem to be endowed
Asia Tobacco Company there are employed the mauly sports;-, the postman was u father of five who seemed to have had all any of my sous is competent even for the with the same excellent qualities as workmen post of a Non-Commissioned Officer. This as the Chinese. Moreover, the Koreans are fight and aggressiveness frightened away CROWN.”
from him by a petalant little white-faceding the case, how shall I entrust the very clever and capable of head work if it is wife whom he had found withering in the weighty responsibility of the country to not of a very compliente nature. In those. circumstances, the emigration of Japanese Packed in anked tins without caso. Price for suoke of a big city; "lanky" Woody joia- any of my sons?
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all-powerful monarchs, after a few genera- desirable places are shut to Japanese einig ra. tims, often suffered unspeakablo woe and tion, and other places offer no inducement to stress. Why should I be so cruck na to emigrants, what is to become of Japan's sur bring such perila and calamities upon my plus population? The remedy must be found in the development of manufacturing descendants ?7."!
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At this point the President was inter-industries at home, na has been done in ed on his father's farm, this isrupted by General Feng Kunchang, who on a large scale take place in Japan, it will lovable chap, who, though a simple said that in the South the people do not give employment to a great way people, flodge, was just the fellow who would go show any opposition to the rumoured and much of her ever increasing population away to the war quietly and without show and they have all been under-change of the form of government, hat will be absorbed in new and expanding in-
they think that it is too early to talk about dustrial enterprises. Japan Chronicle. fined in red,
16. In the future continued General Feng, when the country recovers its strength through the able administration of the DISTRESSING SUICIDE AT SEA. President, he felt sure that both the people and the will of Heaven will desire to see
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strongly dislike to be fettered by a throne, Mitsui Bussan Kaisho, who was return- eognition. In some cases he may have would scarcely be able to escape from ing to Japan by the N.Y.K. steamer thought that onlistment was the only poccupying it. Bible cure for general lounging habits
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The deceased left a letter addressed to suddently assumed a stern aspect and he mixture of town and country nuttish-said to the General in a heightened voice: his brother, Dr. Maso, as member of the ́ness" and clty ́oraving, So they went off, and now only this red and black Roll still to believe that I am entertaining such known.
"According to what you say, you seem Diet-but-no reason for the suicide is yet Mr. Akamatsu assumed his an intention. To assure you, when my duties in the London office in August last. them to purchase a small estate in that been in indifferent health. sons were studying in England, I ordered year, but during his shines in August last NO 4 "FAIRVIEW," Nathan Road
Finally ho country. In the future should the people decided to return to Japan, and had got compel me to accept the sceptre of a
as far as Hongkong when he committed The deceased leaves a widow monarch, I would rather leave the country suicide. and spend the remaining days of my life and five children.Japan Chronicle. abroad."-Peking Gazete Translation,
FRENCH LESSONS remains, in memoriam, in the twilight of
the ivy-sprayed porch.
Over the chancel is written the words ctn puzzled me when as a boy I sat in thus tuily pew-As in Adain all die, so in Christ shall all be made alive." These sane words will each Sunday meet the eye of Tom's lonely widow mother, and the sad eyes of many other bereaved members of that one-hearted village family will also gaze upon the words" As in Adam ali die."
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