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MR. BERTRAND RUSSELL
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18. - 1921.
TELEGRAPH.
'PRICES IN JAPAN.
His Experiences In Japan,
Dearest Country In The World.
We learn from a compilation The insidious way in which the issued by the Bank of Japan that Hon. Bertrand Russell has been attacked in the Japanese Press is during Juse prices declined by 3 explicable in more than one way, Points in Lendon and by a points First, there is the immediate and in New York, while in Tokyo they obvicus point that he declined to further advanced by 1 paint. In give interviews to newspaper men, Mas. Tokyo experienced a-rise of 1 but found time to speak at length point. At another time when ex. with Socialists, Anarchists, and ports are depressed and labour dis Labour men, and even to addressį putes continually occur, this rise a strike meeting.and a socialistic | tends further to imperil economia, student gathering. To the news | stability. The following paper men this seems to have been shows the index numbers in Tokyo, little short of insulting.
London, and New York since Janu- Secondly, internationalism
ary, prices in October 1900 being such a bugaboo to newspapers taken as 100:---- drawing their inspiration largely
they!
15
29
table
from official sources that probably feel it their duty to January jcharge a cosmopolitan Labourite February
and Communist, as Mr. Russell is, March..... 232 with a "haughty and contemptuous April attitude." and "not liking to come May
Tokyo, London New York.
JS 23*
230
180
100
153
231
São
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11
110
157
Taking prices in July 1011, when the European war broke out, as 100,
in direct contact with Japanese Junc workers," in order to make it appear that the internationalism conceptions so strong among Japanese Labourites and Socialists the index number during June were, in practice not reciprocated worked out at 22 in Tokyo, at 159 123 in New York, by their fellow-thinkers of the in London, and
and Tokyo has been in the Erst west.
In the circumstances of Mr. place since February, so far as the Russell's visit, the line of attack highness of prices is concerned It picked out was a natural one. is worth while to note that the dis Democracy is a watchword and parity is still increasing. slogan in Japan to-day, especially among those people most interest-
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MORE CLOUDS HOVERING OVER VLADIVOSTOK,
Mr. Russell, as a matter of fact.
So far as purchasers are concerned.
Semenoff Activities Said To discussed matters at length with
Create Distrust. Mr. Kagawa on the evening after they condeman wholesale and retail
dealers indiscriminately. The
Yesterday's Meeting.
Writing on July 28, Reuter's A new physiological force bas his arrival. The same night he
Vhulivustok been discovered. This was the visited a meeting of strikers in thorities consider that, in setting
Ameeting of the Hongkong Water correspondent
remarkable announcement made Fakiai and made a short address the problem of the prices of com-
The position is a little clearer at a private meeting of the Oxford Victoria Recreation Club yesterday telling of his intense pleasure in modities, fall reacarth should be Polo Association was held at the 8478:- coming here to the uttermost endade regarding methods of parternous. Mr. F. C. Witchell. now than it has been for some Ophthalmological Congress last
After the Merkuloff) month. of the earth and finding such a chase, and they intend to conduct Recretary of the V.R.C.. presided time past.
From remote times men have splendid and inspiring movement an investigation into alt matters and there were present representa coup d'arat, a period of stagnation in existence among the working relative to houshold economics and tres of Lusitano Recreation Club, set in which rendered it difficult speculated upon the powers of the relomas R.G.A., United Athletic Club, the to say saytbing interesting or human eye. Last century Emer
Nothing class of Japan. He went on to institure the necessary
hus
heanson, the great philosopher, wrote: wish them the best of fortune in Mesdames Hemori and Tsukamota Wiltshire Regiment and the Roga! useful.
of the Tokyo Girls' Navy,
aubiered during the period of "The alleged power to charm their struggles. (Mr. Karawa Professors
It was decided that this year's rest, and nor dark clouds are down insanity or ferocity in translated the speech, which was Higher Normal School and the
more gathering 02 thebeasts is a power behind the eye." received with tremendous ea-Aoyama Joshi Gakuin, and two competitions be held under the unce
Hitherto, however, the demon- thusiasm and' applause.) The others, who are also connected with league system, and the extraure political horizon.
Ataman Semenofi's arrival instration of that power, if it exist- same evening also he made a short the Department, have founded fee be S5 for each competing team. tour of the slum quarters in Household Economic Investigation The competitions are expected to Vladivostok was the first blighted at all outside the conjectures Many Fukial, and saw the actual ap Society the basis of the authore completed within four weeks, on the prospects of the new of the romantic, has never been
will partici. Government, as it immediately achieved by pearance of the ragays and lodg-ties" advice, which institution mak- ing-houses in which workers live, es is a principle to arouse the self pate, being, Royal Yacht Club, aroused feelings of distrust in the scientists are frankly sceptical of
Recreatud minds of the population and its existence. V.R.C., Lusitano
After three years of spare time by accompanied
Mconsciousness of the public, expeti Club, R.G... Eated Athletic caused many who had become Kagawa, and also Misses Black women, by giving lectures, hold-Club, Wilts. Reat, and the Navy, tired of the Communists, and who experiment Dr. Charles Russ. and Power, the other members of ing exhibitions, issuing magazines. The following were appointed to were on the point of lending their M.B. (Lond), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P his party.
These ladies also
Master Gunner support to the new regime. to has invented an instrument which visited factories, mills, and other and publishing the standard retail act as refereen places in Osaka and Tokyo, Mr. quotations of commodities and merMay, Messrs. A. B. Carroll, A. A. return to their former extreme hows that a definite force is Alves and R. C. Witchell. The beliefs. It is continually being exerted by the human eye distinct Russell's difficulty in moving about chandise, while maintaining con
tract with the Governorat offices rules of the association were then asked why, if Semenoff is really from II supposed influences of preventing him from accompany-
and economic organisations. The read to the meeting. The league the Russian patriot that he claims will power or occultism.
There to be. be persists in spoiling thesej Distinguished British scientists ing them.
movements by have been shown privately that Mr. Russell's opression of the Society is reported to be planning commences on Monday,
will be two matches every evening anti-Bolshevik
with his absurd this eye-ray indicator can be set the holding of a Daily Necessaries Japanese Socialista and
In connection with the selection interfering Anarchists he met is a very good Exhibition in the coming antum,ut the team to represent Hongkong methods of the dark ages which in motion by vision alone.
the Bolsheviks in the outlying on 2. Excepting them, practically and to be making preparations to in the forthcoming interport water are considered not one whit better
polo match, the first test masteb than those of the Bolshevik
districta interfering with the all the Japanese "intellectuals" the same end.
THE NEXT SETBACK. he met disappointed him by agree- It has to be remembered that. has been arranged to take place on
The next gethack was the action elections or in other words, to a ing with him too readily. Only while the wholesale prices in Japan Friday night after the
of the Government itself in dis-decrease in the arez of the terri- MEE FONC the "Reda pake to him frankly, are higher than in England pr Ar switching spezie
The teams are as follows:- persing the meeting of workmen (tory controlled by the Vladivostok and honestly stated their paints of rica, the situation is greatly
E. Busschert, B.C. Witchell, which was discussing what atti-Government.
Tre Chita Government's agents disagreement. Both he and Miss
much higher aggravated by the
J. Johnstone, G. Carvalbo. C.tude to take about inthe elections! Marcal, it. Logan and G. Hall. to the Popular Assembly. This step have, for some time past, been Reserves: Watson, Botelho had was commonly thought worthy of very active with propaganda and Monteiro.
the old gen arms system and it agitation, and are endeavouring to L.M. Franco, M. L. Kailton, caused the workmen to boycott cause another coup d'etat in their
favor. D.. Taing. M.A. Carvalho, the elections altogether.
JAPANESE INTERFERENCE Not satisfied with this.. thei Soares, F.M. Cruz, and Ignatieff.j
The Parissas have been con- loth to make any general state. FAILING TO ‘REGISTER. Reserves: E.M. Railton and F M. government then proceeded to
quarrel with the Zems vo, ao centrating in the region of the has always Ussuri and abarovsk railwaya ment regarding the Japanese
The following is the result of the institution which draw for the First Round in the suffered at the hands of the with the intention of carrying out Indian Hawker Fined.
Water Polo League Competition-reactionaries and the Bolsheviks.facts of sabotage on the lines, I; is not surprising, therefore, whilst the professional unions are An Indian was charged before Monday, 22nd August, Royal Navy
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Black formed the highest opinion percentage that is added in the of Mr. Osugi, the prominent Anarchist writer and leader, and retailing
and intermediate
of Miss Ito, the gifted Anarchist cesses.-Japan Chenisle woman ("One of the most splendid women I have ever met." said Miss Black). Though Mr. Russell was
intellectual, owing to insuf-
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ficient contact, he regarded both in- Mr. Oзugi and Miss Ito as dividuals who could hold their own with the most brilliant men Mr. R. E.. Lindsell at the Magis..G.. and Lusitano Becreation that the elections to the Vladi. agitating to bring about a general tracy yesterday with failing to Club 2nd Wilte Tuesday, 23-vostok Popular Assembly have strike. The Government's only. and women of any country.
He pleaded ignorance Aug., V.R C. Bagal Yacht Club proved failure, and that the response to the latter movement Newspaper insinuations to the register
and United Athletic Club Royale tie feri diction of the has been to carry out numerous f the law. contrary notwithstanding. Mr.
Assistant Navy. Mr. Barlingham. Osugi was quite favourably "im- pressed with Mr. Russell, Mr. Superintendent of Police, who pro Osugi and Miss Ito, with their cuted, pointed out that ignorance Wan excuse. The registration eldest daughter, were among those was well-known in Hongkong. who came down to the ship, to the Defendant Lad been in the Colony pleasure of Mr. Russell and his
For year. party. to see the latter of Japan Chronicle.
A RUMOUR
A Colombo & er mentions rumour that Mr Lalie Thornton
important that the police shoula have trace of them,
In reply to bis Worship's quer
Vlaytok.Gerament is de arrears, chielly amongst members izreading instof increasing as of the professional unions which is it first promi-el to do when the popularly considered a futile and Kappat Tropa overthrow the short-sighted policy. Autonoff reime.
ASSEMBLY & FARCE
The first Partlaan more has been the attempt to destroy the The opentos of the Vladivostok railway bridge between the 26th Mr Lindselt: Where did de-ions Mr Earlingham said every Popular Aase nuly took place overst and Okeanskaia, in the Indian new.comer should report tJuiz 21, with an alleged quorum "dātche” (kommer villa) region of fendant come from?
Mr. Burlingham said his inforbim and give him full particulars of fifty delegates, hot as a m. Visdivostok. Following on this. mating was that defendent was as to his address in Hongkonx, hi or sentative assembly this regirl-wo trains have been dera led by hawkerio Kowlong, ding businessccupation and information abo'ed as a farca and nothing more. them, and in both cases Japanese It merely represent a smals (officers and men havë bean killed. bimself in India. with men of the 22nd Punjabir,
Mr Lindsell asked if was the proportion of the population of Partisan detachments are iding Mr. Lundell: Do you regard
very small portion of the Man in the hills quite close to Vladivos shipping company-which took new
The el ctions are rok and some of them even sppear senior paisre Judea of Singa. this case a particularly serious?
Mr Burlingh said be would comers to the Police Station to tim go
stili a complored sui will even-th-streets in the First and pore" will succeed Sir Walter
Mr Barlingham replied in the tually produce only about eiguy Seeon river subarbe of the city, Shaw Chief Justice of Ceylon, rather like to, ab it in a bit i register.
jd-legates instead of about one where they carry on agitation, in and is at some pains to point on this case in view the frequ. Des
It was duurtt Degative. that this is very unlikely. Mr.of such cases
Defendant was fined $25, or hundred and seventy.' This re-favor of Chile amongst the
"Idaction is due to the activities of population. Thornton retired three years ago discover as there were
Indians in the Colony and it was fourteen days bart labour. and a 68 years of age.
So many