enemy country. The intersourse of Japanese and Indians is 670 impeded in a hundred ways and in practice the visit of Indians
to Japan has been strictly prohibited,Again 1 ́ anyone being a
Japanese, whether an official or private individual,comes to
India contemplating investigations they hinder his enquiries;
jin particular persons such as mining engineers are treated like
enemies, and mining although permitted to foreigners in general
has been strictly interdicted to Japanese. In short the
penetration of Japanese into India being a matter of their
deepest aversion, they subject them to numerous obstructions
with the object of speeding their departure.
As compared with India the xalay Federated States and
Straits Settlements are fairly liberal,but such activities as
mining exploration are severely hampered, limit i fons are
imposed on the export of trade goods and Japanese merchants are
exposed to no small inconvenience. The Imp∙rial Kavy has for
its sphere of folicing duty the waters from "ingapore towards
India and our men of war are a familiar sight for the Peninsula
yet they are liable to be restricted in the freedom of their
entry and exit, their use of wirelesa mesangos i· int rfered with
and at night their neighbourhood is under nurveillancs, "These
pund the like p:oosedings are of no rare occurrence. Should
Japanese arrive for the purpose of working newd enterprizes
rostrictions are regularly placed on their undertakings, other
|than rubber culture, and attempts are made to put impediments
in the way of their development.Even in Borneo,hitherte
Evnerous in the treatment of Japanese, the recent growth in
their numbers has been, accompanied by the rigorous application
of oant ol and the increase of embarrassments. A country like
Siam,despite its strict neutrality,is habitually subject to
the interference of the Aritish Minister, and Japanese mérèhants
jaro deprived of liberty of exportation and importation.
Obstruction