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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