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DEMOCRATIC RULE IN

·LOCAL LOVERNMENT.

Japanese Landlords and their Farmer Tenants,

at

THE FREEDOM OF THE SEAS.

HONGKONG

MOUNT EVEREST PARTY HOME.

How Britain is Affected

· “Can Only Be Climbed by by Abolition.

Men Under Thirty."

Influenced by the labour

The practice of nations dir

Calonal Strutt, Dr. Longsta if trouble in the large cities, the criminating in favour of their own and Captain Finch have arrived troubles on the land have con- shipping against foreign competi-in England and bare given the tinued to develop and the tenants tion seems to be a growing one, following account of the condi- are now not only asking the land-Perhaps the best pre-war example tions on Meant Everest up to the lords for reductions in rent but of this was Germany's successful time of their departure on Jane 5. are also trying to secure the efforts to monopolise the central After consulting with them it. governing authority in the and northern European emigrant seems to the committed that the parishes. Now that the election traffic by means of control accounts which bare so far law of the members of Village stations. Provisions inserted in reached this country fromthe ex Asserablies has been revised and the Treaty of Versailles should pedition have erred considerably the separation of the members of make this impossible in future, on the side, of modesty and that the Village Assemblies intal writes a correspondent in the Mount Everest is a much more formidable mountain than has so classes bas boon abolished, tenant Journal of Commerce.

The most favoured method for a far appeared. farmers have commenced "nova-

State to assist its own shipping ments at various places to get;

The cold, for example, wÈS 80; control of the parishes.

has been for it to reserve the coast-great that even at Camp III. at Accord- ing to the Rochi, a perfect tenant wise trade to its nationals, ie, to the foot of Chang-la (North Col) government has been organised permit only ships carrying its flag the thermometer fell to 29 degrees to trade between ports, bath below zero. that is 61 degrees of Mikami - mura, Yana-gun.

which are situated within its frost Fahrenheit, and the warm- Aichi-ken. For many years, troubles between tegant farniers boundaries.

eat uight at this camp the] Nations which so far have dis-thermometer registered only one and landowners were very ser ious in the parish and Mikami-criminatory legislation of this degree above zero.

All three members speak in was noted as the most nature are France, Portugal Costa difficult parish to govern. Some Rica, Peru. Colombia, Chile and terms of the highest possible admiration of the Sherpa and time aro, Dr., Soeds of the the United States.

The latter country places Bhatia porters, and are roost the loss of the Imperial University very wide intarpretation on the deeply grieved

definition of coastwise. Thus of

them of

which parish to arbitrate between the landowners vessel voyaging from Philadelphia has just been reported. Nothing

to San Francisco, whether by could

their exceed

pluck! investigate affairs, but both of way of Cape Horn or via the and endurance and the cheeriness them were compelled to withdraw Panama Canal is considered to with which they undertook their without securing any harmonis.be in the coa-tal trade in spite of most trying work. ation between the views of the the fact that on beth routes the two parties The trouble origin. vessel must pass the shores of nted in the anger of tenant-nations not under the jurisdiction of Washington. Traffic, too, be- farmers against the landowners, who bad long tyrannized over tween the U. S. A. and Alaska is them, and finally the farmers deemed to be coastwise, and the succeeded in depriving the land-Jones Act has also extended the lords of power.

mura

Rosbl Kyocho-kai, and Dr. Sano

proceeded to

and

the

tenant-farmers

nd

to

lo Mikami mura, there are 200 families, and most of the land is under dry cultivation. rice-Selde being scarce. The result is that farmers are compelled to buy 90 per cent. of their rice from other districts. Most of the fields are

definition of the term so as to embrace the Philippine Islands.

Bever

That they were able to be off such service to the expedition is due in a special degree to the tact and experience of General Bruce, Captain Geofrey Bruce, and Cap tain Morris.

LIMIT OF ENDURANCE. Dr. Longstaff reports that all members of the expedition were Next month Chile will be added suffering gravely from the effects to the list of those countries en of the altitude, the cold and the forcing measures reserving the very trying winds. They all went coastwise traffic for their own to the utmost limits of endurance bottoms. This will prove of con- and sometimes over-stepped it siderable hardship to those British lines and steamers which 12 days running at over 21,000ft, Colonel Strutt, who had spent owned by a small number of

have developed a regular coastal including a visit to Chang-la over landowners, and the reh: levied trade along the West Coast of 23,0008., was too done up to con on the tensots was for a long Saath America time in the proportion of three

tinue any longer near the moun- Discrimination of a differentsin, and under medical advice bales of rice per one ten of land. nature is found in Portugal, had to return with Dr. Longstaff. This rent bad been paid where the foreigner is made Major Morshead and Captain

$0 many years tbat to pay barbour dues the farmers regarded it

Fiach, the Isiter of whom, though gold. whilst the native owner be pluckily started on the final immuable.In 1999 wheaters in Portuguese currents, effort, was compelled to give up, the price of rice declined serious with the result that at the present being completely exbansted as a ly, however, the landowners rate of exchange dues on a British result of his great climb to an ordered the tenant farmers to pay ship are thirteen times' greater altitude of 21,300. rent in cash in the proportion of than on a Portuguese ship. 135 per koku of rice, but after-3105T FAR-REACHING MEASURE tunstely, have to lose the last!

Major Morsbend will, onfor- wards when the price of rice again. The most far-reaching of these advanced. they withdrew this measures, however, is that fore Jaints of three Rogers.

for

this

Bre

order and made the farmers pay shadowed by the Subsidy Bill now party is that young men

The conclusion of all rentagain inric As the farmers before the US. Legislature. By required for climbing to ans were in difficulties even to this bill preferential rates are to really high altitudes. At the same ennugh tice for themselves, they be granted on through shipments time much experience of snow entreated the fandowners to in Us, ships. as well as deduc-conditions and especially winter reduce the rent by 10 per cent buttons from income taxes of ship-snow conditions-is necessary. the demand was rejected. The pers of an amount equal to 5 per situation made serious develop-cent. of freight on all goods im-can undoubtedly be climbed, but They think Mount Everest ments, but the district office ported in U.S. ships, and also the conditions must be perfect. finally arbitrated between the

more liberal depreciation allow There must be quite four days of landowners and farmers and the

ances in income tax returns on fine weather, and the actual trouble was settled amicably with ships. All tonnage taxes are also climbers should mostly be under

reduction of 4 per cent. in the to be doubled, and those collected 30 years of age. rent Afterwards when the ques-on both foreign and L.S. ships are

roads in the district arose, Mr.

marine

Unfortunately, the present

weather.

tion of construction of the high to be added to the merchant expedition had not more than fund. which is to be two days' continuous of good! "Akagaws, then chief of the credited by diverting 10 per cent. village was strongly opposed by of all Custom's receipts. It is the villagers and was compelled to calculated that this, together with resign from his post, together with the doubled tonnage taxes, will PARLIAMENT OF SCIENCE. all the members of the Village amount to $40,000,000 a year, Assembly. As the successor of and will be used as a subsidy to Mr. Akagawa, Mr. Suzuyama S. owned ships sailing the seas.

British Association Meeting.

fore, is threatened with the follow As usual, many fascinating 03 discriminations either in aspects of modern science will be

discussed. existence or contemplated.

France. Portugal, Costa Rica. Professor Sir C. S. Sherrington. Peru. Colombia, Chile, U.S.A.the new president, has chosen for reservation of coastwise shipping. his address "Some Aspects of Italy restriction regarding Animal Mechanism," & sabject which positively bristles with emigrant traffic.

Portugal-harbour dues pay-attractive possibilities.

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was appointed as the chief in By these and other measures it is Arrangements for the ninetietb 1921. Unfortunately, very poor hoped to divert a great proportion annual meeting of the British crops were experienced at that of both out-going and in-coming Association at Hull, which opens time and the farmers commenced me to ships flying the US. flag on September 6, are almost com a" movement to get the rent The freedom of the seas, there-plete. reduced by 30 per cent. Mr. Akagawa, Chairman of the Lood- owners Association adopted a very strong attitude and request- ed the tenant farmers to return their land but the trouble ensuing drove Mr. Sugiyams from bis position, though the chief of Yana-gun tried to arbitrate the matter.

The trouble, however. able in gold.

Last year at Edinburgh thera was settled by mutual con

U.S.A.-provisions of the Sub. was mach speculation about the cea-ions.

terrific unknown powers of the sidy Bill. At the beginning of June this

Ports, of the United Kingdor atom. This year Dr. F. W. Aston year, the election of members of are free to ships of all nations, will deal with the same subject the Village Assembly was carried whatever their origin or destina and will perhaps be able to carry out. There were 113 tenant tion, and our shipowners prefer to it further. electors and only 31 landowner carry on, if possible, without any SECTIONAL PRESIDENTY. electors, with the result that the artificial measures designed to No subject is too large and Jandowners were badly beaten, protect or stimulate the shipping none too apparently insignificant Lord Bledisloe."The Proper fophical Society was the mother all the members of the Village industry. It is nevertheless not a for the scientist. One of two Position of the Landowner in society of the association at its Assembly being elected from the matter Dịch

"discoursea" in the Relation concerns ship-Levening farmers and the positions of chiefs owners alone, but one having a City Hall will be by Frofessor W-Industry." of the seven villages into which vital bearing on the commerce of Garstang on "Fishing: Old Ways At joint meetings of the sections be visited. the parish is divided were all the

the subjects for discussion include "The citizens' lectures, which country. Discrimination and New." secured by the farmers. On the against British ships ultimately Among the addresses by sec- the present position of Darwinism, have become an attractive feature 20th. when the election of the means discrimination against tional presidents, introductory to the possibility of increasing the of meetings in recent years, are chief of the parish was held, Mr. British trade.

discussions, which often produce food supply of Great Britain, and to be contiated. Professor EL N Obayashi, who belongs to the It should be borne in mind, how the most interesting results of the "Economic Periodicity." We are Turner is to speak on

Professor J. Artbur tenants' party, was elected.

also promised some fresh light on scopes," ever, that under certain sections of meeting, are:-- Thas the landlords have been the Custom's Consolidation Act of Prof. G. H. Hardy. .—"The the mystery of vijamines.

Thomson on "Creatures of the brought entirely under the au 1853, which are still in forca, the Theory of Numbers."

Sea" and Mr. F. Debenham on thority of the farmers: The su: power is given by mexas of Orders Prof. P. F. Kendall." The

**The Antarctic. thorities are foclined to regard in Council to take mostures, of Physical Geography of the Coal the result as a ministare form of retaliation against unfriendly acts Swamps." Soviet Government and to forget of other nations with relation tą that the landlords still bald the our shipping.

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