Reference was made in our Tokio telegrams last week to the resignation General Viscount Oshima from the Governor-Generalship of the Kaantung leased territory. The incident in itself woald not be sufficient to shoald be remembered, does not include the original cnst of the pig, nor does it take any account of middleman's commission, vet.'s or doctor's examination (as to soundness) at a feo of $1.00 0 head, and freight to England. And yet the Palerma's cargo of frozen pork sold in London at 5d. per pound, say $0.24, and we are assated that it was all rice-fed meat." The failure of our decision to retire in an interesting light. According to Mr, Takahashi, private secretary to the Governor-General of the lease! territory, the trae reason for General Oshima's resignation lies in the fricti that has been felt between hin admivistration and that of the Soath Manchuria Railway. Officially, it seems, the: power of protecting or supervising the way in vested in the Gorernor-General; and in order to put an end to the conflict of opinion that too freqnent-Oshima introduced correspondent's attempt to keep down cost of production within the margin of profit was possibly dae to his being rioable to command the of Viceroys and Governors to Bot his reevrd in undoubtedly striking. We are not at liberty to disclose our correspoodent's name; bnt to enforce his arguments we may say he belongs to that nationality which ix universally admitted to be eapromely expert in all matters relating to pig. The British working-man will no doubt take nota accordingly. the railway officials hose changes to the rament does not ap ear; bat intimation was sent to General Oshima from Tokio that hie reforms mast be restricted. He thas realized, we are told, "that he could not accomplish the unification of administrative affairs in Mancharia, which had
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