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On May 24, Empim Day Will be celebrated | throughout the Empire, a feature of the move- ment being the ceremonies in stools be which a knowledge and love of the Empire, will, it in hoped, ba instilled into the shildren. The president of the Empire movement, Lord Meath, bas written a mesanga to the British boys sud girls of the Empiro, which is to be hung up in class rooms. Heading the message are the watchwords of the movement: Responsibility, Duty Sympathy, Self-Sacrifice." The message is in these terms :---
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TEMPIRE DAY AS Chahtisch, nome danger. I'm not a Buffragette, but a member's daughter," oried one of the young ladies; "will no one help me with this lady, who is fainting ?" This seemed The conclusion of the war gud the establish rather good fun to the onlookers. "Fainting ment by Japan of her place among the Great l-in she P...”, maid a constable. Well, just don's Powers of the World were mocked by further
you excite this crowd, but keep moving." developments in her merchant shipping.
With infinite difioulty the victime found system of generous Government subsidies was refuge in a shop. The mob swarmed round established in 1896 to encourage the building the promises and shut off the possibility of and running of steamships. Larger vessels of farther movement: Eventually a waitress made the most moders design and serviceable power her way out to the nearest telephone, and aweto bailt or purchased, and various now member sitting on the Government side of shipping companios cie into existence. the House received the despairing message: Hitherto Japanese chippers had conficed their "We are boniogada Suffragettes in an services to the immediate watora of the Far A.B.C.; pray come to our assistance, Ho Bast, to North Chine, to the Yangtze River. is a peace-loving man, bat a decidedly awk- to Manchuris and Vladivosto, and the one werd Bort of opponent in a crush, and he was service to Bombay Further, exfansions through that crowd in what the men who followed, and under contract, with the Japane preside over running racorits would callaven Gaveramont the Nippon-Yusen Kisba esta- time" The demonlion, intuitifs, giformed and batter-blished a regular fortnigh:ty mail sorefeo to
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Beys and Girls of the British Empire, "May you realize mors and more fully-an you grow older your great indebtedness in the British Empire—a majestic community of free nations, freely governing themsel res, owing being to zaat merifics, enterprise, and valour on the part. of your fathere and pratecesors, bound together by one King, one Flag, and ous Navy, comprising more than a the House, and great was the triumph of the ports, and calls being made at Hongkong Sing- fifth part
of the human race, and occupying victims in their rehabilitation before the multi-apore, Colombo, Suez, and Marsales. Another more than a fifth part of the earth's surface-lude The dignified reproof administered to company, the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, maintains foderation the like of which the world he the blundering officer who had been responsible never known before.
for the ladica humiliation and danger will it is to be hoped, have been reported to head- quarters,
May you bear in mind, that of the allied peoples of this Empire, each one looks to the others for practical sympathy, protection, and co-operation, and that not only the Stata to which you baleng, but also the Empire itself, looks
you to be ready in time of need to think, to labour, and to bear hardships in its
behalf. May you arcel in the practice of faith, COMPage, duty, self-discipline fair dealing, eren jentice, good citizenship, loyally, patriotism, and sympathy, and thus by your own individas! | action, ald in elevating the British charter. strengthening the British Empire, and con solidating the British race.
"MEATH."
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OF HER MERCHANT SHIPPING,
To they who have not followed the com. mercial as well as the bligerent development of Japan in the last few years, Sir Thomas Sutherland's statement made recently at the annual meeting of the P. aud. O. Company “That the whole of their coloniul trade between Bombay and Japan had been wiped out by their Japanese competitors," must have come as a surprising, if not tecredible, fast. But while the rising power and efficiency of the Japanese Imperial” Navy bave engaged public attention, the concurrant steady growth and outerprise of Japanese mergiant shipping have almost scaped notice
Along these two different lines of defence ad eumeros, hand, from the very begin. Japanese power at sea has bзan developed
Accompanying the messageira poster which gives the watchwords of the movement (aiready quoted), its object, in Lord Meath's words in May, 1905: It is in ended that the Empire celebration shall be the outwork sign of an inner awakening of the peoples who constitute the British Empire to the serious daties which lie at their door"; its motto "One King, One Flag, One Fload, One Empire"; and i's rallying ory For God, Duty, and Empire. Britishning of the outward movement which Japan citizens ara then enjoined to (1) love and began to make when the visit of Commodore fear God; (2) honour the King (3) obey the Perry in 1854 broke down her two centuries of laws; (4) prepare to advance the highest in isolation. That polior of isolation had been terests of the Empire io
and initiated by the degree of the Shogun Iyayaan war; (5), cherish patriotism; regard the in 1636 urdering the destruction of the resuela which William Adame, -tus English sailor rights of other nations; (7) learn citizen- ship; (8) follow daty (0) consider duties shipwrecked there in 1600, had taught the before rights; (10) acquire knowledge: Japanese to build and rig on the European (1) think broadly; (12) practice discipliae model. The same decree ordered big Japanese (13) subdae af; (14) work for
;
neider the poor and the suberi; (15) junks to be reduced to a third of their siz, and the Empire Cathy British child Iarna permitted to b, built in futuro, so that lacking
sudanly small janks for costing purposes were
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the National Anthem,
vessels for deep-sea and long voyages all Flag of Britain," and the Empire, songs intercourse with foreign countries was rendered by heart, as part of the history and geography impossibla. The sad of that era of seclusion leasons to agitate until every school. possasele 1851 was marked by the withdrawal of s full-sized degstaff and "Union Jack," a large this ancient voto, and the Shogunate built wall map of the Empire, a portrait of the King, a vese-well-named the・enix-on Earo. observes Empire Day" sonually, and until penu lines. From the eqat native junk, systematic instruction in good citizenship is with its single square sail, Japan pas-ed given within its walle, and until very skild be immediately to the possession of twin- in trained, morally mentally, and physically, as are steamships purchased from Europe. to enable him or her to gire in after life the beal Government sabaidies to the Kaisha, the first service to the community and to the Siate of Japanese steamship company, enabled the which he or she may be capable. They are also setablishment of a regular service between Advised to see that in schools the "Union Jack"
Tokyo and Osaka in 1863. Dock-yards wore is ceremoniously hoisted and saluted by both boy bull, and European sailors engaged to teach and giris, the "Empire Catechism" recited, and navigation. the National Anthem and "Empire Songs" sang ou the King's Birthday, on Empire Day," and on such other notable dates as may be consider ed desirable. Should it be found to be locally undersirable to celebrate Empire Day" in schools on May 24, the occasion should be observed on the last school day before May 24 and citizens are asked to Ry the "Union Jack' and wear daisies, ox eyed daisies, bachelor's buttons, or marguerites annually on Empire Day, May 24.
Japan's little war with Formosa in 1874 compelled the Government to purchase thirteen steamers from Europe for transport, and when ease. was restored the vessels were utilised to stablish a regular service between Japan and Shanghai. Iu 1876 the Government handed over "ils twenty steamers to the Mitsubishi
Keisha (Five Diamonds Shipping Company), and by a grant and annual subsidy the company
was enabled to buy up the Yokoham-Shanghel service and ships of the Pacific Mall 6S. Lrd Meath's "Empire Morement Appeal," Company and American busins. The Batanma in the preparation of which the Rov. Dr.Rbellion in 1977 again compelled the Govern Paton, of Nottingham, was associated, is based on the watchwords of the movement, and the Empire Catechism" embodies the objects of the movement in the form of question and answer: Both are issued as leaflets, and these and ather publications of the movement may be obtained from the secretary, Empire More ment, 83, Lancaster-gate, London, W.
MISTAKEN FOR SUFFRAGETTES.
PLIGHT OF LADIES MODDED BY HOOLIGAEN,
meat to purchase mere ships from abroad, and in their wilitary u had ended they were added to the Japanes merchant navy Lighthouses were erected round the coast, ba boura constructed, and a new shipping company, was established by Government aid. 14t in 1935 this company and the elder Mitsubishi Kaisha were amalgamated into the now well-known Nippon Yusa Kaisba, the premier shipping company of Japan. At the same time a law was made forbidling the con struction after 1887 of noy jauks of over ons The police who guard the precinols of the hundred tons, so that by this means the clumsy House of Commons agree with Mr. Beraard uitive boats were doomed to die ont, and be Shaw that You Never Can Tell"
This eco
r-placed by vasis of Ezropaan buil). In 1892 clusion reached, they held, apparently, that as war begun between Bombay and Japan the any lady: they see may be a Suffragette, shagalar steamship service which has now mons. shall be treated as oue. So matters stool when one recent afternoon there arrived at the gate way leading to the members' entrance the rife and daughter of a member, accompanied by two other ladies and two gentlɔmen with intent to keep an appointment with the first lady's husband, who was to escort them late the House The constable ou guard instantly made his mind as to the character of the orcand up a which they had come, The Indies, he consones.complished the transporto 120,00 fighting were Suffragalies. Doubliess the men bad been tamed and impresset, and desired now only to blust unseen and to steal away and report progress when the fell plot had matured "Now then, more on!" said the representative of the law. * More op, and don't let me catch you 'ere again,"
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He might have known that bad the ladies ben Suffragettes, ons of them would at once have tweaked his nose or thumped hizo over his osken- healpisce Instead, he was gently answered by the foremost lady that they were waiting for her husband, & member of the House of Commons, who was coming out to meet them. Yor 'usband And 'co is yer 'usband he responded with sarcasm too deep for italics. The niember's natie was given. Well, just you move en and don't lomme catch you 'ere ,"he answered,
again," proud of his faulty for divination. A senior (floor hurried up and endorsed his minion's mandate. A it was impossible to relinquish the appointment without some intima'ion to the member who would presently be coming in quest of them: the ladies moved to other entrances. The result was in each case the same. "Resp Boring was the order, and rough hands were
ployed to give omphasis to the saying. "A. you insist on driving us away, perhaps you will be good enough, when my husband-comer out, to tell him that we have had to go up to the Fridge," the lady who had Bret spoken now pleaded.ryer 'usband comes yes, I will, than yer oshand comes," she was mockingly answered.
By this time a great crowd bad assembled, a crowd of men and boys who shortly before bad witnessed the comic interlude with the female alowas in the furniture vans. They joined forces with the police, hustled the ladies, and howled insulta at thear. Does yer nebande now you're out they cried. One of the ladies carried some papers benosth her arm a't "Now then, mind your petition, and don' amaalt nobody with it she was entreated. It was in vain that the police were bidden look to the crowd. All that the polise conserved themselves about was the retreat of the ladies. "Keep moving, and don't excite this crowd," they mail. One of the ladies, overcome by
polised the currying trade between the two orustries. Occasional voyages were also made to Hawaii and Australia for the carriage of Japaneee coolin emigrants,
Again war the Chino-Japanese War of 1891. 1895-stimulated the development of Japan's merchant shipping. Some additional vessels were purchased from abroad, and these, with the country's existing mercantile marine,
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The Atlantic is now, indeed, the alg ocean not travezand by a line of Tapaueno steamships and in that respect alone is incom plate the girdle of ships by which Japan ins datablished and now mai fains constant com. munication with every pint of the world from which, until frly years ago, the had religiously sechuled herself. In 1870 her eu. tire mercantile marine consisted of only 18,000 tous (gross of shipping, with merely sixty--|- three vessels of Europena model, and only three of the over one thonsind tons sach. Today the Japanese mercantile marine ap preaches 1,500,000 tone: She hw 182 private building yards, with the capacity of turning out steamers of 7.000 or 10,000 tong ba then. ment made during the last for yours. For
Particularly amazing the enormous develop.. instance. in 1900 the number of her population engaged in shipping was only 3,000, In 1901 it had rise to 202,000. Again, in 1901, only 2 per cent of the importe to Japan were carried in Japanese vesels, and only 12 per cout. of har exports were so shipped, Two years latter, in 1903, Japan-x: «lips carried 34 për çant of her imports and per cent, of her exports.-- Pall Mall Gazette.
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"Lord Esher, in a recently published latter," says Civia" in a letter to the Spectator," "ane rangad himself with, those who oppose the institution of an inquiry into the state of DEMAND DRAFTS ON BOMBAY the Navy, naluding the scope and effects of Un the Day Preceding the Departure of the reant changes in nazal training and Admiralty | Engikh Maila from the Year of the Clering administration,
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"On Dember 6, 1904, about seven weeke atter Sir John Fisher bsome First Sea Lord, important official memorands (signed by Lord Selborne) were published setting out the changer. proposed in the distribution of the fleets, the formation of a fost in commission in reserve with uncleus crews, the new arrangements in regard to repairs of ships, the periods of com- mission, ele.
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Lord Bsher's eulogy' of Sir John Fisher, instead of furnishing proof that us inquiry needed, really supplies the strongest reason for that inquiry It is asserted by Lord Esher from personal kubwledge that the memorand of 1903 were the individual work of Sir John Fieber; further, thst nearly all' the changes sketched in the memoranda “have besu nirria:l out since October 1904.
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Many, important variations in the achenie have been made since its original publication and that foot confirms the conclusion that cessary preliminary inquiries were not muile before decision and action ju December 1904. Consequently, it is abziene (te quote ouse more the wise words of Sir Frederick Richards) that the appointment of such a Commission at an early date would, admit of definits conclusions by Japanese, and this exhibition of seamanship being arrived at, while yet there is time to take by a nation whose only wees! until thirty years any action which may be considered necessary before had been the squst square native junk, i to the fature well-being of the Navy. ***
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