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Formosa by the members of this latter expedition, the newspapers there published sensational accounts of the wealth of Pratas, and a third expedition on a large scale was organised by a Japanese named Nishizawa, which arrived at Pratas in November last, and stayed long enough to get some 300 tons of Phosphate and a few tons of Shell. Their labourers and divers, however, suffered severely from "Berl-berl", as is generally the case with Japanese and Chinese whenever, living as they do on a diet of Rice and fish, they find themselves isolated under similar conditions to those existing at Pratas. They agitated to be taken back, and finally got out of hand and mutinied, with the result that the expedition was forced to return.

They, however, carried with them produce, in Phosphate and Shell, valued at $10,000, as the result of less than a month's work.

They hoisted no flag and left no sign of possession, neither did the Japanese Government back them up in any way with official assistance.

They were

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469 Formosa by the members of this latter expedition, the newspapers there published sensational accounts of the wealth of Pratas, and a third expedition on a large scale was organised by a Japanese named Nishizawa, which arrived at Pratas in November last, and stayed long enough to get some 300 tons of Phosphate and a few tons of Shell. Their labourers and divers, however, suffered severely from "Berl-berl", as is generally the case with Japanese and Chinese whenever, living as they do on a diet of Rice and fish, they find themselves isolated under similar conditions to those existing at Pratas. They agitated to be taken back, and finally got out of hand and mutinied, with the result that the expedition was forced to return. They, however, carried with them produce, in Phosphate and Shell, valued at $10,000, as the result of less than a month's work. They hoisted no flag and left no sign of possession, neither did the Japanese Government back them up in any way with official assistance. They were

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469 Formosa by the members of this latter expedition, the newspapers there published sensational accounts of the wealth of Prates, and a third expedition on a large scale was organised by a Japanese named Nishizawa, which arrived at Pratas in November lest, and stayed long enough to get some 300 tons of Phos- phate and a few tons of Shell. Their labourers and divers, however suffered severely from "Berl-berl", as is generally the case with Japanese and Chinese whenever, living as they do on a diet of Rice and fish) they find themselves isolated under similar conditions to those existing 8 Pratas. They agl- tated to be taken beck, end finally got out of hand and mutinied, with the result that the expedition was forced to return. They, however, carried with them produce, in Phosphate and Shell, valued at $10.000, es the result of less than a month's work. The hoisted no flag and left no sign of poss- ession, neither did the Japanese Government back them up in any way with official assistance. They were ļ

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Formosa by the members of this latter expedition,

the newspapers there published sensational accounts

of the wealth of Prates, and a third expedition on

a large scale was organised by a Japanese named

Nishizawa, which arrived at Pratas in November lest,

and stayed long enough to get some 300 tons of Phos-

phate and a few tons of Shell. Their labourers and

divers, however suffered severely from "Berl-berl",

as is generally the case with Japanese and Chinese

whenever, living as they do on a diet of Rice and

fish) they find themselves isolated under similar

conditions to those existing 8 Pratas. They agl-

tated to be taken beck, end finally got out of hand

and mutinied, with the result that the expedition

was forced to return.

They, however, carried with them produce, in

Phosphate and Shell, valued at $10.000, es the

result of less than a month's work.

The hoisted no flag and left no sign of poss-

ession, neither did the Japanese Government back

them up in any way with official assistance.

They

were

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