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CONDITIONS IN JAPAN

MILITARY IN SEARCH OF MILLENIUM FOR IMPOVERISHED AGRARIANS.

MURMURED REVOLT AGAINST WESTERNISATION.

TOKYO.

pato with the much-barder werking, Distress in the rural regions con- ar thriftier, and much lower-stand-

SIR SAMUEL WILSON.

COLONIAL OFFICE SECRE TARY TO VISIT MALAYA,

FULLEST INFORMATION AT

FIRST HAND.

U.S.S. OAHÙ IN ACTION.

SILENCES ATTACK ON A BRITISH SHIP.

SEQUEL TO STRANDING OF THE WANLIU.

It is officially nanounced that Shanghai, June 6-An American Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Wi-gunbout being high explosive aholls to silenes an attack by Chinese B. Permanent Under-Secretary

oldierson & British river ship proved a startling sequel to the tanding of the CN.S. Wanliu in

for the Colonies, is to visit Malaya for the purpose of discussing the Decentralisation proposals.

the Yangtze a few days ago,

FENG YU HSIANG'S | GREATER

OFFENCE.

PLAYING THE SIMPLE PEASANT.

HARBIN

SCHEME.

SUPER COUNCIL FOR THE WHOLE DISTRICT.

The present Mayor of Harbin, Mr. Pad Kuang-chen, is at the

rusku interested ig moment

A certain amount of prominence is being given in the Chignac Proxy to the doings of. Feng Yahsing who is at present staying at Tai-scheme to link up all the different than in Sharitung where he is en parts of Harbin and its suburbs. joying the hospitality" of his into one great town, which is to be former subordinate, Ras Fu-chu, called "Great Harbia" the chairman

of that province, sent there are four entirely sepa Although various representatives rate administrations, namely, the of both the Nanking and the Can-Harbin Municipal Council whieh

At pre

As he has to remain in England

ton governments have been calling governs only Harbin itself, and in Two river ships figured in the on Fong, this is rather for the which all the foreigners reside while the Secretary of State is at incident, the other being the 1.C.Se purpose of seeing what he is up numbering close on 100.000 the

thuy to,

tinues to mount and the Japanese ard-of-living Chincus and Koreans. None the less, the conditions sneh Presa prints appalling accounts of tho dire conditions said to be pre- as those have tended to bring about vailing in the hinterland. It is this an acute fover in the countryside, a fever, that is gradually taking distreun, the sheer difficulty of mak ing a fare living, the increasingly, possession of the entire nation. It diffedly task of feeding onself and is just a pure question of existence, one's family and the suspense afflictand when the military struck so

The Straits Times has received ing the entire nation that is the suddenly and unexpectedly in Man- enuss of the political discontent so churia, it was because the "cabinet" the following communiqué, dated of the General Staff was well aware | Government House, May 25, from

Settlements and High Commission- er for the Malay States, Sir Cecil Cleanenti:----

rife to-day.

Kiawo, while the gunbont was the

a, place

Conditions ure reported to be of the misery in the rural regions HE the Governor of the Straits attack, while the attackers were sentatives, General Li Lich-chun. which buzzes all day long with, a

On Home diversion worst in the north of Japan where and decided entire villages are actually on the rather than await the inevitable, as One of they believed and still believe, that horder line of starvation. these. Yunotani, in Niigata Prefec. an agrarinn revolt is bound to come ture, a village of some 700 houseless conditions improve.

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girls sent away to work in the

Demand for Change

There is a demand everywhere for

oat to be a blessing and whether

Nationalist soldiers.

Ottawa, Sir Samuel Wilson will not

Council because either

Municipal party Foochialen be able to leave for Malay before.s.s. Oahu, under the command desire his co-operation. For he is

which governs the town of Foochin- the end of September.

of Lt.Cdr. A. G. Shepard. Money now said not to be trusted by any tion, the Chiness action of Harbin to the vains of $110,000 transferred party any more.

Bro A Chinese tale." where there maoy shipping from the Waalin to the Kiawo was gram giving an account of the wharvas, warehouses and large nost possibly the incentive for the visit of one of the Nanking repre Chinese business stores, seen to be wearing the uniform of describes how Feug accompanied Coustaat flow of busy people; the his visitor back to the town of Sunbe: Municipal Council which No ensunities occurred on board Taan and saw him off

ut the governs the town of this name ex the ships as far as can be ascertain- el but from the rapidity

and adds, with much actly opposite Foochiatien, and "with

which has become much more im- gusto the following details: "Mr. which the firing by the soldiers was Feng had on his hend

portant, since the building of the silenced there is "little doubt but

1. white

Huhai Railway, owing to the ter straw hat with

ocurred amongst them,, that several casualties- must have band and was wearing a common minus being there; and finally the peasant's long cont, Chinese socks Town and Suburbs Administration of blue cloth, and black cloth which governs all the presidential His face was covered with suburbs of Harkin, such as Mochi shoes. a bristly beard, and be appoared kou Gondatinyka, Samani Goro-

[station,

large

cottom

have been growing like past ton years, and owing to the laying of tramway lines and bus communiça - tion are now well inhabited.

His Excellency the High Cbm missioner has received from the Right Honourable the Secretary of holds, is existing on husks and

State for the Colonies a telegram roots, while daily there is steady

announcing that he propise tc exodus of the agrarinn population a change, internationally as well and Brigadier General Sir Samuel to the cities tending to make the internally. The country is dissatis-Wilson, Permanent Under Secre-

Wanilu Gos. Astore. unrest and distress in the cities fied, disillusioned, wey of the

tary of State for the Colonies, to -existing state of affairs. It is being alayn for the purpose of discuss.

The st. Wanliu (Capt. J. L. The inhabitants of this particular openly, questioned whether westerning with the High Commissioners Gamble) went ashore at 3.10 m. village of Yunotani depended for ination on which the Japanese he Rulers, and others representa lasa Wednesday, June-1, nt Tai Pam to be in the pink of health." In dok, Old Harbin and other places their living on the earnings of the once prided themselves--has turned dive of opinion the proposals to de. Tre, some 40 miles. below Chung-fact he is still at his favourite which larger silk filatares, on the epliva the old order, with the family centralise certain Public Services,kang. She was on her way from game of acting the simple honest mushrooms during the

in order that His Majesty's Govern-Chungking to Ichang with the usual son of the soil. 'tion of rice, and on the rearing of systern guaranteeing each and every

ment may have the fullest informa- cargo and passengers, and in addi- silk-worms. Most of the fiintures person at least a roof to sleep at first hand, of all aspects of | Lion carrying treasure worth have closed down-site is practical under, food to eat, and something the matter.

$110,000. ly drag on the market-while the to wear was not better. There is price of rice has reached such a low constant talk-it existed in the past obb that its cultivation simply does ton, but is more assertive and The farmers, head spver clamorous to-day-of the rest of the heels in debt already to the land world wanting to hem Jappy within lortis, have been forced to dispose her tight little islands. The West- of their little possessions in order ern cenxomic system is being en- to find food.

demned right and left and the de- Further, the rainy season is due

sira is expressed that Japan work made, during the past several years, shortly-towards the end of June-out aume system of her own in keep to uproot it has only tended to drive and it is feared that even the forest ing with Japanese tradition and it underground. The movement to and jungle fruit, on which miny

one that will eliminate present in the Right, though it started severni have been eking out a pitiful exist justices in the body politie and years ago, reached ita apotheosis social of the nation. These sentoon after the now historical Man- enca will be gone, with sheer stay. vation staring thousands in the facements, or sentiments similar to chartan Incident of September 15.

these, are being echoed and re-1981, and as the Manchurian Medley.

in vigour and intensity. Behind it

not pay.

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It will not be possible for Sir Samuel Wilson to be absent from England while the Secretary of State is at Ottawa, Consequently te cannot leave for Malaya before the end of September,"

The scheme as now propesod 18 - to make a Great Harbin Municipal Council to govem the whole of the district, making all the above de partments of the Chief Municipal

Reproach to Modern Omcials, It is rather spiteful of him; for this role of his, by its studied and, An early report, found ila way intentional contrast, has given through and by arrangement and great offence to modern, Chinese agreement between the British" and offeinldom and has, done more to the American naval "authorities on render him unpopular amongst the riser, the America river gun- them than any of his other politiCouncil, but retaining them as they aro at present. Thus the rates anci ent Oahu made her way, with all cal activities. The Chinese Prass

taxes would be fixed by the Chief spred to Tai Pan Tze to stund by certainly seem to take an unholy Municipal Council, all improve the Wantiu and to guard her delight and to us very opportaits passed by it, and all new schemes would be applicable to against my attacks by pirates. unity to emphasise these simple the whole town, and not to Har-

the

The I.C.S. Kiawo also appeared manners of Feng us against on the scene, both vessels arriving allost regal habits of the other sot very my hours after the important personages stranding, and it was arranged for

the Kiawo to take the Wanliu's passengers and the treasure to Ichang. Transhipment was com.

Importance of Han Tu Chu. However, for the moment, this does not help him very much, and he is quite out of the running, once His old subordinate, Hau

bin, only as now. It is proposed to hold elections for each depart ment as heretofore, and from thege the Advisory Committee of the town would be elected, the result being that the Chinese would dis- tinetly preponderals. At present. Harbin itself has a very strong: foreign representation, in fact a good majority, but as the other. departments will all be Chinese

three quartera Chinese to one quar sanctuary, so to say) hus, I

ter foreign. While at the same fold, only done so, in order to time every resident would have keep an eye on him, and not with full voting rights. The question my ider of acting under his ordons have voting rights has yet to be

A petition, signed by the leading echoed on all sides, and millions all continued to be played, it gained menced and carried on without any fariners in some fifteen prefectures, the need for, some change of a re-are the reactionaries and the fight. Rifficulty, at arst. This work was Fa-chu, though he has given him Great Harbin would consist of

úver the country desire, and feel

volutionary nature but not neces sarily attended with large-scaling services. All, however, are at one in desiring a new orientation violence,

is inspiring

It is this feeling that has given in the conduct of public affairs, rias to Communism in Japan; it both domestic and foreign; and all is this feeling that thoughts of fascism-but a form of further are unanimous that such a Fascism that will be in harmony change must have the ultimate re. with the Japanese character and suit of banishing the spectre of traditions, way for instance, State poverty and unrest that pervades socialism with the Emperor as the the land and usher in an era of repository of the country's entire prosperity for all rather tall But there wealth and resources: it is this order, to say the least. feeling that is manifesting itself is no idling or dilly dallying with theories, or placing one's against capitalism and which is mere opposed to capitalistic exploitation trust in Dame Fortune or in Pro- On the contrary, efforts of the wealth and resources of the vidence.

of Manchukuo. state

are being made on all sides to find means to tide over the present difficulties to evolve a machine that will satisfy Japan's aspirations and cravings, both material and spiritual. It looks like a hunt after the milenium, "but the dificulty does not deter earnest students from

garried on through the failing light and until night had just arrived when, at 8 pm, a shower of bullets, firt from the shore, came through the air, many striking the Kinwo. Firing continued for a minute or so, and then a voice called from the

shore.

more.

i and just presented to the Diet, says, inter alia:-" Conditions are so bad (Quntirues from Page 2)

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or playing his game.

Han Feet himself is not Bun

at the chessboard in the North unimportant piece on the Chinese, present time whose movements" and watch- It demanded that a boat be sent pronouncements are worth

ink,

tho He is the only inan, in nahore from the Kiawo.

North who has a well-trained and Cahu Stands By.

disciplined, though small, army of SUNDAY AT THE KING') his own Still more important, This the captain of the ship.

ณ certain unturally refused. A few threats he has it his disposal

the income from the revenues which, were voiced by the vojen

in spite of official daniale, he has been retaining for the use of his shore, and a few more shots were

red at the ship

army. And finally he has had the good sense, or gatul luck to keep! eminis silence."

Cu the Kiawo the signalling his province cut of trouble with the to be, therefore, amp was immediately brought into Japanese and play. through the air to the Oahu, tell whether of art purpose or not, quits persona uzta with them. This ine what had happened. The Oahu might prove to be of quite consi jeft her unchorage by the Wanliderable importance in any future and within a few minates had come political developments in the down stream to stand by the North.-N. C. D. J. Kiawn.

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message twinkled

No more bullets came from the shore, however, and no more de mands from the unseen spokesman. Throughout the night all

Fireworks.

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of all. These aspirations prompt serede, while the sailors on the that rather ridiculous phrase of the Oahu and the crew of the Kinwo nilitary: We want to make the and afse of the Wanlin maintained new Manchurian atte a Happy & vigilant watch, Valley, a Paradise." But the prac tion mind will wonder when Japan will achieve her material aspira-

A am the next morning. tions so long as China remains Thursday, the fun started again. sullenly and latently hostile, so Heavy firing, broke out from the long as China refuses to have any bank, and those on board the ships real business relations with Japan. could see who were shooting. They Japan's financial structure is in were soldiers, or bandits wearing very dangerous condition and the the uniform of Nationalist soldiers. passive resistance that China in

No time was wasted by those on offering, largely in the shape of the board the Orhu, and within a few lovett, in making the position is the air was filled with the daily more unstable. As for Man-sound of high explosives and the churia relieving the wants of the chatter of machine gun fire. A few average man in the street, the real seconds later and the firing from truth is this: Busineon in Man- the bank had consed with the churia is absolutely paralyzed and soldiers in flight, leaving casual- will continue to be in a sad con- ties behind them. dition so long aa hostilities obtain There was no further attack, and and unrest prevails...

the business of transhipment was Here are the reasons why a high | mpleted peace Then the Kin fiver fiets Japan, why the tem wo left on her trip down river, sub- perature runs high. The suspense, sequently arriving safely at Telang the doubts, the desires, the longing on Monday, with passengers and for the translation of high ideculism | trensure intact.

into actual practice--these again are Who the Kinwo, had left the the reasons why the nation-whe Oahu fooved back to her former, ther the elements of the Left, of position near the Wanliw to main the Right, of Liberal complexion or tar her vigil over the stranded. of Conservativa hu-desire, long ship. From latest reporta thoi Wan- for and are striving for some big fliu in believe tatil to be on shoro change.-N.-C. Daily News. and in a dangerous position.

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