On the 3rd inst. at the Central Police Station in presence of a large muster of the Force, the acting Captain-Superintendent (Ar. Lethbridge) presented, by direction of BLE. the Governor, the third class properly carried out, will havea not inconsiderable influence upon the trade of the East. It has long been known that Manchuria is particularly rich in the precious metals, in iron and coal. The necessities of the Imperial Government have thrown these open to the public. It is specially gratifying that the province is not subjected to the corrupt monopoly of high officials, such as has made all mining hitherto profitable only to the few monopolists who had too much of their country's money in other ways, The general public is invited to search for gold, silver, or coal wherever these can be possibly obtained. The vampire fungslini is not yet driven entirely away, unfortunately; for the Three Tombs of the Imperial ancestors are still placed under him by this insane superstition. All hills which can be shown to be connected by "veins" or which form "veins" to any of these Tombs must not be touched by the sacrilegious instruments of mining. True, the devotion at so great 8 prive paid to free in the past did not defeat the Japanese, and it can scarcely be relied onto neutralise attacks by other more powerful nations, but the fetish must still be app
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