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"EMANCIPATION OF JAPANESE WOMEN,

INCREASED EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN. The great increase' in the opportunities of employment for women in recent years in this country should je noted sia semarkable sign of the times, writes the Toys Aron and one which will hova most important and far-reach-

ing consequences. It is not unlikely that will lead to a fundamental reform of the who social system, Hitherto the particular sphere allotted to woman has been the home; where. she has been seldom allered to raise herself above the level of

DOMESTIC DRUDGERY, and has biop genatsily reguded as inferior to me and socially treated as such. Now the spheres of helivity for women are belug steadily enlarged' in every walk of life, and this cir camilage is more than likely to result, in elevating their social. position. With the up lifting of their position wonen will be induced fo, demand some improved loma of education and extended legislation accessary for the protection of their interes as opposed to those of men. Among the many problems that will present themselves as the result of the emancipation of women baling will be more Important than its offecis upon the

HOME LIFE OF THE NATIQ 1. On this particular phase of the question much discussion is now "going en in Europe and America. The cuployment of a great oudbe, of women workers, in the cutteo spioning and. kindred faciens is well-knum, bus withlo the list few yens the number or young women finding employment is better,ad more dignified positions bas considerably increased. The. Railway Board, for instance, at present is employing 244 wonies; the savings bank department of the Post Office 793; and the Tokyo telephite offices 1,305. In the Bank of Japan the Áró. 314 women out of a total of 86; employé a remarkable per- contage. Besides these the number of wo men employed by various bank's, form Valores, shopi, éle, is out inconsiderable. It "ls computed bat the number of Women workers of this class throughout the country is `not less than 10,000, Further at the end of 1997 there wet 24,000 female teachersengaged at various schools in the country, and when to There are added the host ci turses, midwives, and others who are obtaising employment lo other fields the numbers of women following VARI us occupations ou side their bume wil amount to something like op Now the number of naval and minty officers, civil kerknots, school leachers, lawyers, doctors, bank and office employés, etc., is roughly estimated at doo,000, and so it will be eu that the umber of female wakers is equal to about ten per cent, f the min. This muu.be admitted to be

A REMARKABLE ADVANCE en the part of women in the fi id of active-lite, Turning to the factories, it may be absved that according to the census taken at the end of 1998 altogether. ibere were 770,000 industrial workers, of which 416,000 were women," or per cent, of the total.

At present, continues the Tokyo periodical, msat of the women workers engaged in factories and offices, etc. are unmarried young girls, and bave not yet exsited much influence upon the

SOCIAL LIFE OF THE COUNTRY,

It is evident, however, that this phase of the problem will begin to be keenly felt sooner or later. If the increasing participation of women In the active life of the community be a natural and inevitable tendency of the times, the fact should be openly recoguised and every possible means taken to obviate the

COMPETITION BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY JUNE 28 1910

SOUTH MANCHURIAN RAILWAY | RETURN OF AN EX-PRESIDENT. CLAIM FOR DAMAGE TO CARGO.

COMPANY

HALF YEARLY MEETING.

MR. RODSEYILT'S RECEPTION AT NEW YORK.

New York, June 19.

Mr. Roosevelt has microed. His anival at the South Manchurian Railway Company on which was participated in by a million people, At theʻregujar hall yourly general meeting of New York was the occasion of a demonization Saturday fact, the 18th instant, the report and who gave the ex-Pesident the greatest greeting accounts for the fast half-year were adopted, ever accorded a private cities or evig 4 dividend of V2,500,000 was allotted to the potestate. The battleship South Carolina and Government shares, sed a surplus of Ya,516,513 two forts in New York barbour feed carried forward. According to the Hock, one of twenty-one guds, which is the highest of the shareholders seeing that the working of military honour over given a private American, the company showed an improvement every Oa board the revenus celter, Mr. Roosevelt half year and that it was able to pay à dividend passed through a great lace of hundreds of of Y:,500,000 on the Government shares and vessels, which, after whistlog for two miastme carry forward as much as Y-3,316,000, expressed as a valuto, feil'in behind to take part in a bope that the company would call up a „fur;

THE HAYAL PAGEANT ther payment on the sbares, when either the in the North River where all the boate parad- debeatures should by partly redeemed or theed, the South Carolina.and six torpeds-boat working of the company be extended. The destroyers leading the fie The shores meeting unanimously endorsed thl: view. Ooo ware packed by eager multitudes shouting of the barebolders inquired what amount their greetings. On landing Mr. Roosevelt the company expected to be able to pay to the was presented with the Keys of New York City Government at the bext half-your. In reply by Mayor Giyour, to whois address of wel Mr. Nakamura, president of the company, said come he made a characteristic response urging that the Government estimated the amount of the duty of citizenship upon all his hearers, profit receivable from the company for the and announcing that his purpose'as ¦ ex-Prasl- whole of the currant year at Y3,500,000 and be dont was to be useful as a private citizen. The hoped that the company would be able to pay ceremonies were witnessed by 150,000 pupla Y1,000,000 for the next half-year, and so bring up the total for the year to Y3,500,000, as originally estimated.

THE LAND PARADE,

which was 'R notable representation of Ameri, can life, moved through the heart of the City. The set profit for the hilf-year period It was participated in by representatives from amounted to Y5,780,804, iecluding a surplus remote sections of the country who gathered of Y1,93,971" brought oves. The net total walia New York by, special trains, Rosevelt's disposed of as follows:- Legal lessive.

Y 204,291 | who had with them a Boir Cub as Miscot. awa escort was composed of Rough Riders, Dividend to Government 3,500,000 The Spanish war veteráns followed. At the Dividend to private ah yoholdens at

Special rescive Bonuses to officials. Surplus carried forward

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A YOKOHAMA CASE.

To the Yokohama District Court, before

Kilte Gomal Kalaha, of Yokohama, and the Judge Hawngawa, the bearing was resumed on the 'ryth instant of the action brought by the Nippon Monks Kaisha, of Osaka, against the Pacific Mail 8.5. Op, claiming Yr3733 and fire on a lighter belonging to the defendant Y7,733 respectively as damages arising out of a'

company which was used for landing cotton for plaintiffs from the P.M.3.S. Mongella in De- cember, 1909..

Me Idapra appeared for plaintiffs, reports the Japan Gazelle," and Mr. Akiyama for defendants.

Captain Tipple, examined as a witness as to the cause of the fire, said that smoking by coolias engaged in discharging cargo was pro bibited, on every 'stormer, question was unprotected when the cotton was The lighter In

being discharged from the steamer, but after the loading it was covered in, to prevent fire, Witness drew a sketch of the lighter in order to explain to the Court where the fire originated. Counsel for defendants showed witness a plan of the lighter, which was recogalsed by Captain Tipple.

It baving been alleged that the fire was caused by sparks from the funnel of a tugboat, Mr. Akiyama asked witness as to how long it would take cotton to ignite as a result of falling sparks, to which witness replied that in some cases goods smouldered for a day, and in other covered. Captain "Tipple added that fron cases ten days, before the fire was actally dis hoops, with which the bilen of cotton ward close of the parade the latter presented resolu bannd, produced sparks through friction dur 200,000 that took part in the conflict with Spain. The

60,000 tons of greeting from every war organiationing the process of discharging from the steamer. 2,316,513 parado included cow boss on their broncos, and two boys, six and ten years of age respectively, who bad tidden on horseback two thousand miles foom Oklahoma to take part in the parade. The largest American flag over 1800 was carried by New Jersey boys. Mar- ching Clubs from cities hundreds and even thousands of miles distant gured to the parade, Hardly had the parada begun when

Y6,180,804

Total W

5,5, "MISHIMA MARU”

BUILDERS' BEAUTIFUL, GIFE.

Mr. 9. Miyako, maunger of the Yekohima Mr. Idetra prayed the Court to summon Imported Raw Cotton Warehouse, as witness, while Mr. Akiyama applied for the summosing of an expert witness, whose name announced.

WAS NOT

These applications were granted, and the caring was adjourned to the 29th iustent

at I p.m.

- DISTRESSED COLONIAL

SBAMEN,

The N.Y.K. European ligur Mishima Moru, Captain Muses, which is now in port on her

A GREAT ̧‚DEMONSTRATIONS way from European port to Yokohama, has brought Ropstvoit to his feet in the carriage. just received an addition to bar fittings which Standing upright the crowd kept him, cungot fail to take her even mois attractive though his footing was obviously unstady, to the travelling public. This is in the form Wearind gut he sat down, but immediately of a beautiful siig embroiderad picture which cries for Teddy" brought him

One cause which has led to distrass in this 10 bla country of Colonial seamas, stems to be the was placed in possion yesterday, reports the feet again. Hundreds to their anxiety to fact that they take the place of deserters, etc.,

jobs Herald oi azad lost. It is a present from the bunders, the Kawasiat Dockyard Co., of clambered as wp. Woch dropped handkered Kingdom. When, however, the man want get a sight of him stopped the street cas, and and only ship for the voyage back to the Wait. this purt. The pictor, wach 1 ft. 9 inchiefs and flowers on the carriage from upper to xature to their homes and wish to sign for broad and 3 f. high, fralighty curved in order windows, and men stationed on high buildings to fit the coutour of the panstling in the com-lat ticker' paper foi or gently in his path, for paulou way, where it has been placed in positicker paper is of no further ass,, stock busi- tion. The scene depicted is the Mishima ness being dead in face of Roosevelt's return. Jinja, the west-known first-class shrine near

Governors of States, Members of the Cabinot, Nomadu, on the lokatio Railway. It is the and leaders of fiance and paltics gathered to work of l'akushimaya, Tokio, and it has taken honour him, but a whole year to comple.c. We have not seen

THE UNRESTRAINED DEMONSTRATION. a Guer tximple of the Japanese embroiderer's of the masķes allested the belief that Rovitvelt are, and the Companyre to be congratulated the greatest American living, if not the un passing iv zishima skstao is dedicated greatest man in the world." Throughout the

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the outward voyage only they find the Shipping Companies, la consequence of the higher rate

of wages prevalling at Colonial ports, unwilling to take thom. The Committeo also refer to the sectious in the Merchant Shipping Act 1906, and those dealing with the language test and certificated cooks. With regard to the certificat edcooks,they do not considerany special recom- mendation necessary, as any distress attributable to its operatiza is likely to be temporary onlyand gradually to disapper as its provisions become so the grandfather of the consort of Jimmuwhole display Roosevelt's personality war the widely known. With respect to the langusge

l'eon,

dominant feature. When he first caught sight test, however, they point out that though it ex- of the South Carolina ho jumped glesially, pressiy does not apply to any British subject shouting: "Look at that Preadnought; it's or·lohabitact of a British Protectorata or to worth coming from Khartcom to see ber! He any Lascar, it may cause diffjalty if soamen tald he had solved the American problem a to | who fall within the first two of these classes what to do with ex-Présidents. Anything are usable to prove their status, Agreements that, his been done with this ex-President, Ib.ve been made at Hongkong and Singapore hava dons myself, and I have had a splendid for the issue of certificates to Allatic and Chin- time in doing it,"

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POKMOSAN 'SUGAR,

COST OF PRODUCTION REDUCED,"

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ele seamen who are British subjects, and the His home-coming has been a remarkable Committen suggest that the system should be demonstration of Roosevelt's continued grasp introduced also in other ports of the Straits. of political power... The American papers, Settlements and Federated Malay States, in

eattle Roosevelt's return referring balf humorously to Napoleon's career,Caylón in Mauritius, and in the Seychelles, so thas no difficulty may arise as regards iramen from these Colonies-Fairplay.

BACK FROM ELBA" and comment on the fact that the day of his aturn happens to be the soniversary of the possibility of Rooseveli becoming President Battle of Waterloo, thereby referring to the

again. Every political faction bas reprezenta. lives in New York, who are anxious to instruct Roosevelt as to happenings is bla absance and learn kis vieni The insurgent Republicans, the Conservatives, leaders of the Back from Elba' movement vied with the reactionaries for Roosevelt's excouragement,

The Liberal News Agency slates that the problem of sugar culuvalion in Formosa is a very important one. Formosan sugar suffers Just now from over production, so that in futuro It must be chiefly exported abroad. The high wages and bad methods of cultivation in For- and other evils that are likely to arise owingFor one thing, Formulan sugar cane is not mosa make juve sugar a formidable competitor. the acquisitios of new power by women. The planted very deep in the ground, so that a endeavour to cofins the advities of women

field of one in area will only yield 45,000 within narrow. circles on, the ground that the new movement tends to destroy the happisesa

kin. The Formsan Sugar Refinery has taken of the home would'nt only be fuiile, but may this year's harvest reabed go,000 kin. But to using steam ploughe, as a result of which be' fraught with serious consequences.. Thà awakening" of women to the necessity of in-

even this fails far below the production, in depandent livelihood may be traced to the Java, where the corresponding area of ground same source of ideas that his led to the yelds generally more than 100,000 kip. overthrow of despotism and the abolition of

With these disadvantages. Formosan sugar is class distinction and to the recognition, of very likely to excite coinpetition fio à Java. popular rights. In other words, it is a move.

just now the sugar sefinors in Formosa aro ment to free themselves to a more or less exist adeavouring to find some means to derive full from the oppression of men, and to assert their

value from their mulasses. It is hoped that when the machinery is improved and the yield of the plactations increased, the cost of production will diminish. The present rate of Mr. Roosevelt reiterated his purpose to say wages per day, is go ren for Japanese "and 40 nothing on the subject of American politla for sen in the case of natives." The Formosan two months. Next week he will. The pofiti- Sugar Refinery which formerly spent one yeni his endorsement is necessary to rate the cians of the Republican party are in bad itapo for every bals of sugar manufactured, has this elections next Fall. year reduced the cost of production by 40 'son, which is attributed to the improvement in the company's methods. The News Agency conclades by saying that Formosan sugar manufsclorera will have nothing to fear from Javanese competition when their methods are improved—Japan Câromiota,

rights as cit: 6nd. so clevas their position, This is the general current of thought 'all over the world. The gradual diffusion of education emong women is a potent factor in encourag ing this movement. Tho

EDUCATION OF WOMEN

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in this country is still in an undeveloped state; yet the number of giris in the elementary schools amonata 'to. 440,000. In addition to

this there, are hundreds of bigher schools for

the education of girls, which sie annually (um. log out some 40,000 gráduates. Sugh an amount of education, when properly, applied to

* contain defalte object, will become a great 'force.

At the same time, there is no doubt that the

economic factoris largely responsible in forc

ing women to seek soma mesas of livelihood.

TYPHOON WARNINGS,

Thelelegrams quoted below have been receiv-

The independent struggle for existence is be-ed from the Manila Observatory at the American

gloping, and,lke siruggle is so cruel and e- Consulate General:- lentless that none can resist. It would be un. kind as well as fruitless to attempt to frustrata the movement that has bogas. It is not at all -unlikely that the

EQUILIBRIUM OF THE HOME LİFE

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Manila, June 27th, 4.00 p.m. Cyckoo or Typhoon near or over Batistang Channel moving W.'

Manila, June 28th, 9.00 .. 2. Oyclops or Typhoon W, of Balintang Chan.

of the nation will be more or less disturbed by. the new order of things, but if men could be induced to set the justice of the claim put for "ward by women, they would be wise and liberal pel moring W.

enough to adjust themselves to altered circom-

THE CHINCHQU-AICON-

RAILWAY.

ATTITUDE OF THE FOREIGN OFFICE,

London, Juna ai,

Mr. Edmund Bockhouss (7- Backhouse) as intermediary in all negotiations in connation with the Chinchou-Alguo Railway, absolutely denies in a letter to the newspapers that a con. President Tilt was not present, considering cession bas been applied for and promised to the would not accord with the dignity of the Pro-American Goanciers and British contractors. military aide. sidential office,. He sent greetings by bìn

| China expressly limits her liability to the con- tract price of the railway. Not a shadow of vested interest can by any juggling with, words, be construed into the agreement. The British contractors aven agreed to the elimination of the original provision allowing America and Great Britain participation is a company to be formed for tis administration hers fin Great Britain?) with a maximum of len per cent of the surplus profit. This was done to avoid giving the Foreign Office any justification for withholding support, Jet the surrender had been fatile, for no support was now forthcoming. :

The triumphant day ended with a ride 10 Oyster Bay, in which he was joined by the lived an valion all along the route. Mr. Roosevelt Neighbours' Association, "He is Roosevelt granted a reception at Oyster Bay to his neighbours,

Mr. Roosevelt rests at Oyster Bay until Monday, when is is to attend the 'marrisse of his son Theodore to Miss Eleanor Aleader | |s New York-Kobi Herald,

THE N D. L. COMPANY.

CHAIRMAN OF DIRECTORS ON TOUR OF INSPECTION. Herr Heineken, chairman of the Board Directors of the North German Lloyd's. S. Company, arrived in Colombo on. Jans 9 by the company's teamar Pr|os Regent Latpold →thd spent a few hours askers before the vessel- resumed her journey next day to the Australian | Colonies,

Mr. Bockkoste regret that Bir. Edward Gray Ignored the important question (raised in Par- `liament), in regard to the relationship betworp the old doctrines of spacres of influence and the new policy of equal opportunity as leid down in international treaties.-N. G, D, News.

DE OIL HÜBL IN WARSHIPS,

The Adminity have placed with a Lalth Herr Helnaken, seen on board the vessel of an oil angina of 10,000 borse power. The engineering firm an order for the construction faw minutes before she left pon, told a Times

Ceylon representative that he was going out angine Is for experimental purposes following

stances. It is not pabáturs) that at this initia! Tux fourth itrus of" Rubber Facts and 10: Australis on's voyage of lospectloo, Ha¦ the recent tests of oil in warships and,'If ide- stage of the paw life spon which women ere aptering the should be some slips and Figures (Frederick 0. Mathieson and Bons) wishes to see for himself how matters are processini, it is stated that five more are to be

grossing in connection with the N., and to May intends, after visiting the principal, Antialian constructed by the same fim. fahona | ports, to go on to Gulner, and China and Jipin,

failures. Notblog can be gained without has just been issued, with data, pastifice. There may be sɔnd bad once among of the present year, Tie little those who may be called new women, but shilling gives a number of stories making the passage by a lloe which leader the whole lock must not be tarred with the

same brash. Taking all in all, the Toys Jiren hinting to capital scren plan

concludes, it most ho admitted that the larger, barvened, dividends paid, outpat

the control of the N. D, L. Company Mad A Comack gid has started to ride from Harbin ¿ This is Heir. Hisinsken't first, visit to the to St. Petersburg—a distrom, of some 5,420 Hast, and beszjoyed his short stay in Ocombo | miles. - Her mouni in a light guy, Mongollan

activities of women are the inevitable sandsacy, go, and the highest and lowest prices for the Immenssly, He Was e Impressed, he wild, pony, and she is riding astride on an ordinary

of the age and man whose freedoms was cb present year to date and the

fa and in the last century, should not grudgo

In this the emancipation of women, for which | years. There is, indeed, quita

with the place, that he lofends on the marn Cossack: saddis,; She carries a hunting, kolfe "yoyagu to`mako "a" longår stay in the sand, kes

He expected to be in Colombo ugais horns and a revolver, and her only companion

pura-bred StaForward dog.

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FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND

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THE Company's Steamship

of Cargo by her are hereby informed that

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Cargo, impeding the discharge or remaining on board after 4-P.M., the 29th lost, will be landed at Consignees risk and expense.

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