The Archive · 1903

Indefensible Methods

The authorities concerned have "again suspended the sale of the Nippon " of the 23rd inst., which contvned a verse detrimental to peace and order (in con-om with the recent attempted direct petition to the Emperor). Two members of the Anti-Russian Union have been lately arrested on account of inimical public speech, and three members of the Junior Anti-Russian Union are to be tried in the Tokio Court.

The Nippon Yusen Kai:

The semi-annual general meeting of shareholders of the above Mail Steamship Company takes place on the 26th ins tokio. The accounts to be submitted are:—

Yen.

From previous account. Gross proceeds Y. 3,322,771.815

To he divided Reserve Funds For the extension of the service and improvement of fleet 800,000.000 Rewards for Directors and Auditor 71,358 110 Dividends annum)

cial dividends (2 per ent) '229,000.0100 To the next account... 1,091,939.

From the report I gather that in the last the carya service of the Europ ines but the result to the active cult forward to the 1 some extent compared periods. The formal proceedings of the ownership of the MeBain line on the Yangtze, which was negotiated on the 15th of June last, were stil going on. The employes in the regular serv-ce of the N. Y. K. numbered 1,384 on the 30th of September, of whom 1,282 were J panese and 102 foreigners.

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