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THE PRINCE'S VISIT TO JAPAN

SOME INTERESTING LETTERS PUBLISHED IN JAPAN.

The Hochi Shimbun of Tokyo on sl ere of the visit of F.R.H. the Prince of Wales to Japan.published in English the following messages: ---

From H.T.. the Prince Regvut of

memory.

Justin

LABOUR MOVEMENTS IN CHINA.

THE RISING STANDARD. OF LIFE IN CHINA:

The British Chamber of Commerce Jurnal (Stanghal) has the following notes on this subjpet :---

· 1922.

"FIGHTING IRONS." BOXING INSTRUCTOR'S CURIOUS KIT.

So great has been the development of athletics in China, during recent years, that a conference of boxing instructors, it appears, is shortly to be held at

as the

reading

To the European mind China has Canton. A delegate on his way thither always presented" studies in topsy-turvy-had to break his journey at Mr. Lindsell'a Last year, in May, 1 visited the City dem, but it is only interly that they have Court at the Magistracy, yesterday, in of Loudon, staying in the British capital become especially interesting in the field orders to explain the possession of some for three weeks. As long is I niny live I will never forget the pleasure that of coonomics. In that department of life, curious appliances called fighting-irons visit afforded me, nor will the things hitherto, the foreigu business man has felt had taken out a permit in Shanghai learned throughout the succession of ex himself on safe ground, so much so, in-for fifteen dat geruus articles, including pariences in that city ever pass 'from moed, that he has been inclined to regard swords, rapiers and "one twin hack":

The welcome gives me by the Royal Family of Great Britain and by the Bri rade as a sphere in which he need not("whatever that may mean,"

people was not, I believe, for me bother himself with complexities other Magistrate remarked " "whon alone, but was a great expression of the than those inseparable from the perennial through the list). The fighting-irons were regated held by the Royal Faurly and problem of exchange and the particular two chains, about five foot long, made up the people of England for Japan and the enlities of his own line of business, of a steel link and a steel bar alternately, Japanese people and of the sympathy that exists between the two Nations True, he has had to keep an eye on the and they were not mentioned in the list

Throughout my stay in London, my politicni horizon so as to be able to take on the permit. guide and instructor, W38 His Royal High this country on the twelfth of this month Ess the Frince of Wale who arrives in perparing to welcome bim, taking advantage of this oppor tunity to demonstrate the strength of the friendship which has been firm between the British and the Japanes Nations for the past twenty years, a friendship which the British people showed to me in most impressive manner last year. His Royal Highness, the

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has had o sume extent to study wychology in stil when a storm threatened, and he so as to be able to handle compradores and dealers. But these things he has done in his stride, so to speak, and sub-con- viously rather than consciously.

Persistence in this detachment, concen- tration or narrowness-and a critic would probably employ the last term-is likely

proved very expensive. The bill for the

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to prove expensive. In Hongkong it has : cut these I ennnot show the boxing In welcoming and parse people recen, shipping strike is a big one, a long tactics."

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(This is my wish.)

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the Prince of Wales takes with him the friendship and goodwill of all the Brit culminated in the Hongkong shipping tish people towards their old gallant strike. In the first place, for decades now Allies, the people of Japan.

foreigners Juve been busily creating a (Signed) LLOYD GEORGE,

whole series of new want, with what MAGISTRATE'S LENIENCY: SCHOOL! Premier success the annual returns published by

INSTEAD OF PRISON. the Chinese Maritime Customs are the From the British Bregelury of State best testimony. There is no need to quote An attractive young Chiesa concubine.

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figures. Suffice it to say that there are who was charged before M. Wood, last I cannot doubt that the Government that of these at least two-thirds are devalued at $2,500, and who, in defends 588 classifications in the import tariff and week, with stealing her master's jewellery and People of Japan, remembering the Gaitely representative of the paraphernalia fold the Magistrate that she was tired of long intimate Aljance that has existed of mcdern life. Rises in the cost of living being a concubine, between our peoples, and impressed with

was again brought the similar destinies of the two Island accordingly, have ceased so mean, as they before Mr. Wood:

uscul to mean, rises mainly in the price of yesterday previous hearing, her master.

at the Empires, will give an overwhelming re-rice: they mean a rise in the price of

Magistracy. ception to the Prince of Wales when be my other things, increasing in number Pang Fau, said that he did not wish the

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The Crown Prince of Japus, who, as Begent, will to assets as one comes down-munion, that sobre one in prison, but would prefer welcome him, rreall his

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plees, there is developing a very consider able force of public opinion, a factor many As His British Majesty's representa are inclined to under-rate because it so tive at the Imperial Court of Japan, I frequently displays itself in connection look forward wib the keenest interest with nspirations which appear to be vague and satisfaction to the approaching visit and impracticable. The appearache of-a of the Prince of Wales to these shores.thing, however, depends upon the point I have no doubt that the close and happy of view from which it is looked at, and

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at all. It has not been necessary for of $10.00 fully paid up. them to do so, because their various enter Consulting Committee,-In accordance prises have had the field to themselves, with the Articles of Asociation Messrs, Today that is no longer the case. The H. P. White, G. M. Dodwell and U Poi feld is being invaded by Chinese. Chinese-On, retire, but offer themselves for re- owned factories are springing up. in all alection.

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