A loan of three million yen was signed Mi ud the Seoul repre-on Friday night between the Cureau
sentative of the Dai Ichi Ginko (First Bank). The security offered is the Cus. toms proceeds, the rate of fs six per cent per" annum, and the period of redemption is ten years.
General Baron Hasegawa, Commander of the Japanese gar Coren, recently issued a proclamation prohibiting. until farther notice, tie sale, mortgage, or transfer of layd in a certain district of North Haim-gong province. The measure has been necessitated by the military requirements, and the violation of this order will be punished in accordance with military law.
Mr. S. Maruyams, formerly of the Metropolitan Police, has been appointed Tapaneso Police adviser to Corea, The reform of the Corean police system 18 to be entrusted to Mr. Maruyama and all Councils are to be attended by him, and he will report thereon to the Corean' Emperor. Mr. 'T. Shidehara, Bungaku-Hakushi (corresponding to Doe-for of Arts) has been formally appointed Educational Adviser to Corea.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.