(according to a translation by the " Japan Advertiser" says that Mr. Nakamura, President of the 8. M. Railway Ca,, recently retaraed fo Tokio, aod that in this connexion rameer hae it that be consulted the diplomatic authorities on the adoption of fundamental measures, otherwise the fate pol Hovgkong Bank stating that armed burglars had been discovered upon the roof of that building. All available men were turned out armed, to participate in what was expected to be " local Houndeditch affray; but when the matter bad been sifted, it was found that the original report was very mach exaggerated, and the greater part of the Company's profit has been eaten up. With some recovery of traffic the daily income hss ivcressed to over Y. 50,000, bat the scarcity of coolie Isbour makes almost impossible to transport fi ight. The output of eral has sleo been greatly reduced through the luck of labour and the company obliged to ase Kyushu coal. Cor manication having been cat off, Japanese firms and chops are closed and th is practically no business. Should the pest continue intermittently for four or five years, nay, even one year more, What bad happened was that the Sikh watchman stationed outside Messrs, Noel, Marray's godown noticed " suspicioos light at frequent into as if someone were moving about inside the building. He reported the matter to a Sikh cooble, and having asked him to watch the building, went away to find the compradore. On the watchman's return with the compradore the down was opened, and the Sikh constable entered the building in search of the apposed burglar. He chased the up to the top fluor, where the Intter tried to escape by taking a flying leap on the roof of the Bank premises. Fearing that he was about to be baulked his prey, the constable aimed his
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