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Other press reports state that many merchants from

Formosa have established branches in Canton, and that

several or the forwarding companies are shortly to do so,

in particular esara, Jugimoto of Takao, and the Nippon

Tauun, who are stated already to have established several

branches and a staff of 400 in Central China. Apparently

a further party of thirty doctors has arrived for the

reconstruction of the health services.

II. HAINAN ASLAND

5. A medical party of investigation have already

gone, and that it is planned that active hygienic operat-

ions should start by arch 30th.

6. The Oseka Chosen Kaisha is planning the establish-

ment of a shipping service between Formosa and Mainan-

7. The Takuyo Grogyo K.Y. (cean Development Fishing

Company, Ltd.,) is being formed jointly by the Nippon

uisen end the Pormone Development Company for operations

off South China and in the South Sess

on Takao and have a capital of 13,000,000.

It will be based

Niphon

Remarks by

Inouye, Managing Director of the Bulsan, who was

recently in Formosa, indiants that the Gulf of Tongking

is regarded as an especially "romising area, and that a

bese may be established in Heinan.

III.

8. A night school is to be opened in Takao during

April for boys wishing to go to South China and the

South Sers. Besides general business courses, it

appears that subjecta taught will include mandarin

Chinese and the Malay language; and general knowledge

of the South China and the South SeaS.