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Ekcasses of Northern Troops. Looting, incendiariem, murder and all other tævesses are very often committed by Chinese troope on the ocession of their triumph. ant entry into a city, or retire ment A Peking dispatch to the Ašáké nów lays such charges at the door of the Northern troops who recently captured Liling in Bunsa province. According to the information these troops per- etrated looting, murder, incen diariam and other extremes with impunity, and practically, the whole of the city lies in rains. Foreign churches" and firma ara reported among the buildings destroyed or looted. *All the
foreign residents are said to have fed to Changsha on the 11th 'instant, ¡A. rumour has it that serious injuries were inflicted apon a foreign missionary.
Discovery of Nickel Barı, In Seoul aperations are going on to reconstruct the Policemen's Training Institute and on the 15th instant, when the ground, formerly the site of an old pond, was being levelled, over a dozen large nickel bars, each weighing about 25 kwan, were uncaribed. These bars, it is reported, contain BOTS percentage of gold and copper, and it is estimated that their valus amounts to a considerable figure | at present market prices. In the Aneighbourhood there formerly eK- Suted the Korean. Government Mint, and socording to a Seoul dispatok to the Mainichi, a con-
derable quantity of metal for making nickel coins was thrown into the pond at the time of the Bageration of Kores to Japan, The dispatch quotes a Korean who served the Korean Mint for * 20 years, 68 Baying that the mutal deposited in the pond consisted
of about 50 or 60 bars, each weighing about 25 kwen, and about 35 bara of about 50 kwan esch.
The Purchase of Titles. Some time ago there was debate in Parliament shoot the sale of titles as a means of adding to party funds. Lately a London music hall manager named Tozst was knighted; and while the
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hy, Mr. Oswald Stoll, the Ans- addressed to Le Temps by Mr. Gheen welcomed by their people in tralian, best-known and certainly de Placcorc-Rostke, ex-Pleni- triumph, hat, on the contrary, as most anccessful of music-hall potentiary
eoon as the results of the confer- magnates in England, supplied a Having devoted the main part once were known the Japanese peo possible answer:-"I wish to of my diplomatic asreer to the ple were highly dissatisfied. Meet- place on record that since the affairs of the Far East, and parings of protest were beld and the year 1908 I have been repeatedly ticularly to those of Japan, where delegates were censured for not approached with proposals I have maintained relations of having obtained the annexation which were to eventuate in sincere friendship with her of the Faune coast and eastern a knighthood. In various eminent stateemed, I recognice Biberis, at least as far as Lake ses $10,000, $12,000, and fully the greatness of the pro- Baikei. The portraits of the dele- $15,000 respectively were speci- blem which presents itself to gates of the conference, which at fcally named by different touts day for Japan, and the enormous that time were published in as the eum at which the matter task which confronts her rulere, the newspapers and reviews, could be carried through. An- The difficulty of this task does know of cases where in the aroused universal anger, and I other proposal wse that I should not consist in the need of men, discount two bills, each for munitions of war, or even finan.
schools these portraits $5,000, the bills not to be met cial resources, nor even in the trampled on by the scholars. The should the honour ba conferred international situation, which Japanese delegates on their return before the due date," Bat the might result from Japanese inter. to Tokyo had to change the boar business, saya an exchange ought vention, but entirely in the and place of their disembarkation to be put on a better basis. That character of her people, who differ is order to escape & hostile crowd. one broker should be able to put from those of Europe. The Ear. The great meeting of indigation, the little matter through for opean nations waste & good deal which took place in the centre of $10,000, C.O.D., while another of their strength in internal Tokyo, in the Hibiya Park, re- of Foreign Affairs in Japan there saks £15,000, indicates grest struggles for social and labour sembled an ocean in fury. is a man like Viscount Motono, Rack of organsation.
questions, etc. Their Govern. According to information which whom I have known for twenty mente have to use all their in- has reached me from Japan, this years, and who is, without doubt, fluence for smoothing discarde, people has not changed, and its one of the greatset etatesmen in reconciling parties, arousing the parotism at this grave hour has Japan. Educated in France, Th Japanese Navy Department patriotism of their people, and become extremely intense. knowing thoroughly not only the published the following state leading them along honourable These are the elements which French language, but also Bar- meat The Japanese Squadron paths. In Japan the position is confront the Japanese Statesmen opean civilisation in ita best operating in the Mediterranean is exactly contrary. Socialist and One can readily see what a sense, he is, at the same time, s constantly engaged in the duty of labour questions have not yet difficulty they have to-day to sinoare Japanese patriot, and be convoying Allied transporta. On arieen. Biruggles of parties pre-reconcile the heroic spirit of such is a man eminently fitted to series the 12th instant, while our des veil there, but only as a cortis people with the ideals of Pre the Emperor to solve the great troyer flotilla was convoying s of tournament or sport Insident Wileon, Mr. Lloyd George, problem in history for Japan-to large number of Allied transports historical momente, all that dia- and Mr. Balfour. But, like er cover herself in perpatuity with s at discovered the wake caused by appears. The people are inflamed perienced navigators who do not new glory.
feb-torpedo discharged by a with a spirit of patriotiem un fear the tempest and are able to Leatile submarine, and im-animous and intense, almost to bring their ships to a safe médiately started an attack. fanaticism, which supports them harbour, I hope that the Japan- Although steps were at the same under the greatest seorifices and ese statesmen will find the time taken to
to put the the greatest blows, if the chiefs meane
reconcile their traceports under its ebarge out of do not exercise all their power" reallem" with the new ideals danger, one of that was cafort and prestige, and through that and with the role of true op- Recently Mr. Kobayashi Shig Tank Week Campalgo, unately torpedoed and bunk.. A privalled discipline which reigns holders of civilisation, which seera, managing director of the Japanese destroyer hastened to in Japan, hold in check the entered to them for the first time Tasha Savings Bank, Kamashima-
The Far Esatera Tank Week the rescue of those on board the patriotic spirit of the people, and in their history by the Earopean cho 2-chome, Nihonbashku, Campsion is now under way. -the vessel, and exceeded in saving bring it into line with their true Powers. They know well that Tokyo, was arrested on a charge The challenge issard by Shang- fall of them. Other destroyera interesta,
Rossis will not siways alumber, of fraud connected with the issue hai has already been taken up by which attacked the enemy sab When at the conference at that she will awaken on› day like of illegal bills amounting in value Kobe, while advices have teen marine had finished the fighting Portemouth, which terminated the the famous hero of the Rassion to some hundreds of thousands of received that Yokohama and and were returning to rejoin the Russo-Japanese War, we passed Ep'e, Ilis Mourones, that she yen. He is now under prelimin Tokio are organising Tank," transports, when they discovered some entire days in deliberating will arise in all her might to aty examination in the Tokyo Hankow, always to the fore in The periscope of another bostile apon the conditions of the peace, defend her historic territory. Chibo Saibensbo. On Thursday these enterprises, expects to not a Tabmarine and gave immediate I could not help admiring the This view, amongst many other (18th instant) Mr. Kobayashi handsome amount for National clisse. Good results are believed tact and perseverance with consideratione, cannot fail to Terajt, the President of the bank, War Bonda nest month, with the to have been obtained. The which our Japanere fellow produce its it flascce, se
was Biso-pat under arrest on Resistance of the Shanghai Taski Japanese destroyer flotilla ei ffar-workers, Court Komura, Mr. Whet reassures me above all charge of being implicated in the which has been invited to visit ed zo damage,
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