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The Chinese delegation submitted to the The signs are that the fate so often pro- phesied for the Exchanges in Shanghai Far Eastern Committee detailed data in which have been the cause of so much support-of Dr. Sze's statement, declaring foreboding recently, is at last commeno. that it would be submitted “simply in ing to overtake them, says the N-C. Forder to show the extent to which China's Daily News, for it appears that at least territorial and administrative «integrity Lis now being violated, and not as imply- one of them is in serious difficulties.
It appears that in August of this yearing that the Chinese Government will be an exchange, which seems to have had contented with an abatement of these at least three variations of its name, was pacifio violations of her sovereign: formed by a number of Chinese reputed rights."
The data submitted by the Chinese to be substantial men. Over 50 of theix names were published in the advertise included a tentative list of foreign troops, ments in the Chinese papers announcing police and railway guarda in China the formation of this institution, and it They show that Japan maintains garri 4 battalions and a is stated that this was done for the pur-sons as follows: pose of investing the scheme with an force of gendameria in Shantung, & appearance of solidity which it would not battalion of troops and special detach otherwise have obtained. The capital of ments at Hankow; and a division af the exchange was to be $2,000,000 and of troops and over 7 police agencies in this amouns it is stated that $600,000 was Manchuria. fully paid up and the exchange opened for business in October.
$400,000 DE
The Chinese delegates further alleged that without the consent of China, there have been established the following wire The operation of the exchange, as it less stations: by the Japanese, 11; French, is described to us, was that, its officers; British, United States, B. Further acted more or less in the capacity of more, Japan," without the sanction of the middlemen, disposing of shares by auc Chinese Government maintains telegraphs tion and receiving the money paid by purchasers, holding it until the hall monthly settling day and then squaring accounts by cheque made out in favour of those entitled to receive money from the various deals.
At the end of the tenth Chinese moon, the second settlement day of the manth, it is alleged that the exchange had to disburs no less a sum than $400,000 and cheques were made out totalling to them. The cheques appeared to have fallen due
Peking, at Tientsin, at 14 stations on the Shantung Railway and 34 stations on the South Manchuria Railway, also at Changchun and Hunchunyenke. Also there are Russian telegraphs along the Chinese Eastern Railway. The number of Japanese police in South Manchuria is estimated at 1,499 with another 1,000 police stations are being established at Mukdea and elsewhere.
JAPAN.
on the second or third day of the THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF eleventh moon and when they were pre sented for payment by the banks on which they were drawn, they were dis- honoured," on account,. it is reported, of lack of funds to meet them.
52 SUMMONS ISSUED.
The following is an extract; from the Japan Chronicle which at the time extra territoriality was abolished in Japan strongly supported the claims of the Government
The brokers with paper to theup While agreeing in principle with the posed value of $100,000, but in fact proposed abolition of extra-territorality worth nothing, have, we are informed, in China the Tskyo. Nichs Nichi expresses instructed a local lawyer to take civil pro- the view that Chica ought to codify her ceedings in the Mixed Court, and on the laws on the model of those of Japan. application of Mr. F. J. Schuhl, the If there is one error China should avoid Court has ordered the issuance of 30 more carefully than another it is this. summons for immediate security against The revision of the Japanese Criminal the Chinese whose names appear in the Code is long overdue, and the reforms which it was understood would be far- advertisements in binase newspapers as
The warried out when extra-territoriality was sponsors for the Exchange.
-a-distinguished. rants, we are informed, call for the im- abolished in Japan are still unaccom mediate arrest of these men in order that plished. There was
Japanese judge (retired) who a few years they may be obliged to give security ago described the Japanese as the worst their appearance in connection with the Criminal Code in the world, and, con case, and when each man puts up $30.000 sidering the lawlessness of procurators in security he will following the usual pro Japan and the altogether whatisfactory cedure, be liberated.
methods of securing a conviction, the Japanese system is certainly not one for China to follow. In commercial matters there are, also many grave faults in the BRITISH
Japanese codes, Some sufferers have in. their haste declared that the laws were- CHINA
made for the protection of crooks. On the other hand, if China signalised the abolition of foreign Courts by the intro- duction of & really good judicial system, TOBACCO With regard to the International Japan would and herself in a position Settlement, the small-pox situation shows where, for her credit's sake, she would STORE signs of improvement, & representative of have to reform her own system quickly- the M. Daily News was officially This would be entirely for the benefit of formed on Thursday last,
CABAQUERIA
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The exchange in question is said not to have been registered in Peking
THE SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC
AT SHANGHAI.
During the day further foreign cases came under the notice of the Herth Department. A
the Japanese themselves The number of foreigners who come thin the range: of the imperfections of law few. Japanese suffer by the hundred. It is The total number of foreign cases unkind to wish that China should have so much better one. Doubtless the wish SWATSON mall-pox notified to the Health author & similar system when she might have a
ities of the International Settlement for the month of November and from Decem-8 prompted by an idea of how advant ageous it would be to have Japanese em- ber 1st till December 8th reached 56. The ployed for codifying the Chinese, law and death roll among the Chinese during the to be always turned to as experts here same month, but up to December 4th, after. amounted to 42. Thirteen foreign deaths are recorded for last month and during the present one
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It was pointed out by an official of the department concerned that the foregoing figures only refer to cases actually noti fiod. There may have been further cases. Apparently there is every reason to hope that the outbreak is subsiding.
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THE JAPANESE MILITARY MANOEUVRES.
According to the decision of the Umpires, the Defenders were defeated by B force numerically stronger. On the first day ine invading force, mostly in- fantrymen, marched 14" miles, on the second day 12 miles, and on the third day 14 miles.
OPERATIONS RIDICULED BY AN ARMY OFFICER.
·Major-General T. Kono, interviewed Chinese members of the World's Student by representative of the Asahi criticized Christian Federation have invited this the mancouvres as a mere picnic ana international organisation to hold its large scale, on which some 2,000,000 eleven conference in Peking from April had been spent. The nanouvres cost the 4th to 9th next year. One hundred War
Office Y.450,000, the Tokyo-fu student leaders from China, and five authorities Y.500,000, the Kanagawa Pre- hundred delegates from Chinese faculty fectural authorities Y.450,000, the Balance and student body will attend.
being borne by the Imperial Household Dr. John R. Mott, Chairman of the Department. The General added that no World's Student Christian Federation, importance need be attached to the in Mr. Charles D. Hurrey, and Mlle vasion by hostile airmen, who during the Bidgrain, both World Secretaries, have three days operations dropped dummy signified their ability to be present at bomba
on the city. Recalling the the conference. Among other prominent German raids on London and Paris persons whom the China Committee on during the late war, General Kone said Farrangements has asked the World Com the German efforts ended in failure, and mitted to invite are Miss Maude Royden, warned the Japanese that no anxiety need who is prominent as a woman preacher in England; Dr. David S. Cairns, professor be entertained as to an aerial invasion in any future war. During the maneuvres of dogmatics and apologetics in the General Kono was at Hiratsuka Station, United Free Church of Aberdeen; T. and there overheard an exchange of views Glover, of Cambridge, who is a popular student conference leader on the Con- among several young officers on the re serve list, who described the manœuvres tinent; Mr. Raymond Robins, President as merely experiments on the part of the of the Woman's Trade Union League in General Staff and Divisional Command the United States; and Fletcher B. Brockers the lower ranking officers and men man, former general secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association in gaining little tnstruction therefrom. China. The names of other prominent persons will be announced as the plans
for the conference near completion. A JAPANESE-ENGLISH BIGN-BOARD.
The student organizations in China are
growing in strength and activity and aro Being this state forest opened for the. aligning themselves with the most pro- public pleasures, to perpetuste natural gressive and eqnstructive movemente in scenery, ladies and gentlemen are wanted the country to-day. At the present time to take care of the following inadmissible there are 188 organized Associations articles: among the Christian men students, with
total membership of 19,287. The woman's 2To collect plants and stoner. organizations affliated with the Young 3. To remove or to break notice Women's Christian Associations of boards, bank China number 90, totalling a membership of 4,300.
To injure the trees.
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