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A PLAGUE TAX AT VLADIVOSTOCK.

GRADUATED LEVY ACCORDING TO OCCUPATION.

We read in the Viadivostock Daily News that in order to raise funds for combatting the plague epidemic in that port thoroughly and efficiently the autho rities imposed a one-time tax of all in dependent people over 19 years of age, by May 13th. This tax is graded Domestics, labourers, cabbies, etc., pay to occupations and professions, one rouble each; employs, artisans, and clerks of municipal institutions per rent, of the month's salary: persons of liberal profess and so on 15 coubles ench such as lawyers, doe tors, engineers Furthermore, industrial, commercial and proprietorship taxes möging up to 100 raubles according to trading license are imposed, and any une not paying within the stipulated time 138ys hvefold there after. By this means it is hoped to raise something like 500 to 600 thousand roubles (gold basis) from the entire pro vince, which is considered ample, pro. vided the epidemic does not progress too fast before the necessary arrangements can be made to tackle it properly. With the restricted working, so far something, like 80,000 roubles have already been ex pended and one cannot even say that the situation has been stored.

THE YANGTSZE REGION. A POLITICAL AGREEMENT BY MILITARY GOVERNORS.

JASTATIC.NOWS AGENCY.]

NASKINO, May 20th. Then was au important political development in this southern capital of- China this morning when the representa. tives of Ceueral Chea Kuang-yuan of Kiangsi and Genera! Chang Wen-shen of Anhui nuct the Chief "Secretary of Glen- al Chi Haich-yuan of Kings and signed an agreement. relating to the post Kiangsu, Anhui and Kiangsi as follows: of High Iuspreting Commissioner for

"With a view to securing the penca and order of Kiangan, Athgi and Kings and the protection of the people of these provinces, the Tuchuns are agreed to work together in harmony for the suppression of bandits along their frontiers by joint armed forces. Begarding the post of the High Ins pecting Commissioner, as late Tuchun

and

Shun did not sesume his additional office and there is, in accordance with the wishes of the peoples of the three provinces, no Recessity for it, the Tuchuss of Kiangsu, Anhui The above mentioned grading of the

and Kianga will combine their forces to tax is meeting with dissatisfaction by

oppes the appointment of any new. most of the "libarat profession

etion of the community is practically

ollicia for same in the future,” as this

This is regarded as a political agere- the poorest at present, with the exceptionment or understanding of the three mili- of some doctors and well-established pro- tary governors of Lower and Centra fessional men, whilst the workmen and Yangize, and it implies that General Chi

lady artisans are comparatively better sier yuan,

Chen Kuangyuan Chang Wen-shen do not like to work under General Wong Chan-yuan who is in Peking to gut himself transferred to believed to be moving heaven and earth Nanking from Wuchang, chiefly because Hunan does not recognize his muthority over it and also because the people of Hupeh have published what they call the ten great political-and military The Russian Volunteer Fleet's steamer crimes of Wong Chan-yunn's soven Aluscow, which hry been lying

administration in Vladivostock, was recently at public aue

At years

Wachang Further, owing to the rumour that th tion sold to a Japanese firm for

Central Government, in order to induce

off

THE RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET.

TROUBLE OVER THE SALE OF A STEAMER:

183,700 yen. The French Consulate at! General Lu Yun-hsiang of Cheking to Vladivostock has published a warning change his attitude towards the parlia that any purchase or transaction con-mentary elections, intends to create-a- cerning the ship will not be considered other post of High Inspecting Commiss legal and that the French Government stoner for Kiangsu, Anhui and Chekiang must be consulted in view of the Volun- and then place Kiangai under the autho teor Fleet's obligation to them, ju

rify of Wong Char-yaan in Wuchning, The Russian Volunteer Fleet has made thus raising the position of Wong Chan- the following declaration in reply: (yunu and La Thaang to the same level The Volunteer Fleet is the public pro There is one clause in the agreement as that of Tann Kun and Chang Tro-lin. perty of the entire Russian people, which states that as Sa-Wan-Kaa (Kiang operated under control of the Russian sa, Anhui and Xiangsi) were under one Government and all atletapts of Bus Viceroy in the defunct fanchu Dynasty, sinn emigrants abroad to present the the three Tuchuns would oppose any Volunteer Fleet as a private Russian con cera is malicious forgery. (2) Only such separation of the three provinces under activities of the administration

whatever pretext by their efforts in the have been sanctioned by the exist.

future. ing, Russian Government are consid. ered lawful. (3). None of the exist ing Russian Governments in the ter ritory of the former Russian pire has issued, or authorised any repre Επ sentative of the Volunteer Fleet to issue, any act whatever, transferring title or property of this feet to the French Gov. ernment, (4) The sa. Marcou of the Volunteer Fleet, sold at public auction to the Japanese frm of K. Kondo with full coguizance of the Russian Govern-over the division of political spoils fol ment, has been assigned to this port since towing partial reorganization of the 1816, was never mortgaged and is abso Chin Cabinet. The Asiatic New Agency Jutely free from nay claims or debts. All

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THE SUPER-TUCHUNS.

INTERESTING RUMOURS. Beports were recently in circulation in the Chinese papers that relations between Marshal Tsao Kun and Marshal Chang Tso-lin had ceased because of a quarrel

lawful title deeds to indisputable pouses, however, learns from a reliable source sion of this steamer are at the disposal that the report is "grossly exaggerat of the Board of Directors of the Votuned.. teer Fleet in Vladivostock.

JAPAN AND THE LIMITATION

OF ARMAMENTS. Que of the recent telegrams sent Iron London to Japan regarding the tour of the Crown Prince says:

There was a brilliant assemblage at the Japan Society's dinner to-night (May 20th) at the Hotel Cecil in honour of the Crown Prince of Japan, including, besides the Duke of York, the Allied Ambassadors, the First Lord of the Admiralty (Lord Lee), and a number of Japanese and European ladies.

The facts appear to be that the Government advanced the sum of three million dollars to the War Lord of Manchuria for the purposes of the Mongolian expedition, without making any provision for the payment of the troops under the command of the War Further, owing to the most complicated Lord of Chihi, Shantung and Honan. nature of the distribution of political Mongolia, North China Proper and the and military powers in Manchuria, Contral Yangtze Valley between the three High Inspecting Commissioners Tsao, Chang and Wong, with the Prime Minis ter practically as their middleman or go- betweear it requires time to settle de- initaly the demands of the three War Lords for their immediate relatives and Lord Lee, in a speech, dwelt on the friends, especially between Thao Kun and marvellous changes in Japan during the Chang Tso-lin, who are called by the past. 60 yeary. The ancient traditions Chinese liberal newspapers of Peking and which formed a sympathetic link between Tientsin the Super-Government Great Britain and Japan were loyalty to dissatisfied with the situation

Both Tato and. Chang became the throne and loys of the 125

He referred to 'what he described as

threatened to return to their own head- and "the brave and momentous atterance of the Government. Tao Kun is reported quarters without furiber conference with the Japanese Minister of Marine Inst to be more angry than Chang T-lin month in offering suitably to limit, because he, has been left in the cold as Japan's armaments if the other Powers far as the distribution of funds is con- reached a reliable, unanimous agreement cerned, so that be ordered the Ministry of the same effect, and hailed the Communications to provide special trains United States Senate's resolution author for his use immediately. When Chang rizing the convoking of a disarmament Tse-lin heard of this incident, he also conference.

ordered similar trains for Mukden; but, fortunately the threatened break was saved by General. Chin..

to

The First Lord expressed the opinion that the Japanese Minister of Matine's action showed that Japan, though great in war, was greater still in appreciation of the world's need for peace-(Cheers.)

China."

the town.

of

He was convinced that. Japan would Kroonstadt, Orange Free State, where Lord Haig had a great reception at nover make the mistake which had in- exorably brought all militaristic Powered a commando of barghera through to rain, as she would do if she forgot that peace was the world's greatest interest Japan was rightly conscious of her strength, but she was ready to set the example of moderation which was ultimately the greatest attribute of strength-Reuter,

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