Dr. Hatton, who was formerly in Peking, la quoted as saying that the leading question in the new Senate {lmperal Asemby) willie the Budget. The Chinese authorities been seriously considering whether the Budget shall be drawn up on general lines or in detail, bat as detailed estimates will lead to. trouble among the Senators, it will be on general li Provincial definite amount to about twenty-million yen per annum, and the abl introduce earlier opening of a Parliament i to be renamed upon the opening of, the Sens'e, and it. will cause heated as the first step for the development of reset He has ordered to readjust the plans to complete the Seoul-Gensan line within seven years instead of ten years, and the South Korea line within five sears. The first sections of these two lines are to he opened to traffic during next autumn.
It la persistently romonred that an anti-Japanese Korean leader entered Korean terggory, vii Chientao, with his followers from Vixdivostok.
September 23.
An extraordinary Privy Cooncil was held at 11 a.m. on Monday, in the presence of the Emperor. The organic regulations of new Government-General in Korea and cognate bills wore explained by the Premier, Prince gata, the Depaty Iesident-General, and others and noanimonsly passed. Cent Katsura and Prirve Yamagata, President of the Priry Council, waited on the Throne before and after the above meeting. The Privy Council was preceded by an extraordinary Cabinet Conourging the Senate to reject the new taxes. In view of the considerable preponderance of Chinese members, there will be no serious conflict between Chinese and Mancha Senators Political parties in the fatare will probably be Separated according to local interests. Altogether, the first session of the Senate is likely to pass quietly, as in the case of the Provincial Assemblies.
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