Tokyo, June 8.
A plot timed for June 10, the date set for the funeral of the into ex-Emperor Li, the last ruler of Korea, wh involved widespread rebellion and the organiza-of a Conimunist form of g0- vernment has been unearthed by the police authorities in Korea, according to reports reaching Japan, The police drag-net was immediately cast, bunds rested and thousands' of seditionary pam-blets, which were to have been' distributed broadcast to the crowds assembled at the last funeral obser quiet of ex-Emperor Li, were seize Conclusive evidence is to have been obtained that the proposed communist revolt was stigated by Moscow, the Viadivestok headquarters of the Third Internationale having supplied the maleontengs with funds for purpose. "This evidence, the Seoul police claim, was discovered when they raided' the homes of several suspected nationalists and examin-the papers seized.
It is claimed that one of the Korean secretaries of the Seoul Y.M.C. A, is deeply implicated in the conspiracy. The activities of the police in the employ of the Korean Government-General are said to have now spread to an vestigation of all schools in K of institutions for boys as wel for girls. Careful watch over 't students is being exercised while the dormitories have been subjected to a strict search, Ever since the demise of ex-
Emperor Li there have been apprehensions that all. was not. well. The nature, of these apprehensions have already been detailed in the "North-China, Daily News" by your correspondent. Papers in the possession of the Korean Government authorities show that the Korean police were urged to rise with the masses, while other documents prove, the' author say, that much help has been re-from Koreans in other lands, from even so far as Ameri The Tokyo municipal have just been finished and hai resulted in an overwhelming victory for the Keureikai (Government) party and the utter defeat of Vis-fount "Shimpet Goto and his fol The overwhelming victory of the necikai is regarded as a yote confidence in the newly-organized t Wakatsuki Ministry and will, it believed, be a great encouragement to those members of the Government party who are seeking dissolution of the Diet when Japan's leg lative chambers meet a few months hence.
The City of Toyko is now under the influence of ite administration is, for the time being at least, a monopoly of the strongest party in the Japanese House of Representatives. As a ult, it is helievel that part struggles will involve the City of Tokyo, and residents are apprehen-Test_the City Council become another Tammany Hall.
The victory of the Kenseikei, being a party triumph, means that rectification of municipal—polities is still far off. The curse of city government oka has "bee party polities and, with party fluence now entrenched, the newly-elected councillors. however respect-fable persons they may be, will made mere puppets by The average citizen Tokyo, ike tle genera! throughout the counts lacking so that, tion agai becoming a struggle, the interests of the res dents are bound to be gravely affected.
Mayor Zeko Nakamura, until now the incumbent of the principal office in the Tokyo City administration, resigned as soon as he saw that the battle was unfavourable to Nie, Tokyo is to-day without The contest at the polis was ae companied by considerable excit ment. Party feeling ran high on the occasion and both sides,—in camps, strongly - emphasized the: need for tolerance, for purity lection and for freedom of opin-fon. Tolerance, however, was gen erally resorted to by breaking arms Tegs, cracking heads and punching noses while at least' one candidate was chased from the polls by a crowd of soshi (bullies hired or such purposes.)
The victory of the Kenseikai faction over that of Viscount Goto was due to the bigger purse possessed by the former, Yo the numerical superiority. of the soeki employed end to the fact that the Kenecikat party also had behind it the weight and prestige of the Government.
Japanese shipbuilding "yards making efforts to secure a of the orders. the Argentine public is understood to be shortly, placing for the construction of 32 men-of-war for the navy that South American country. These men-of-war, it is understood, Optimism proval ing centres here be successful, such optimism being based on the ground that, as the price of Inbour here is. cheaper than in other countries the Argentine may apply to, Japan stands a very fair chance of uring the pris building. the new vessels for the South American country's navy.
Tt is here interesting to recall pat, during the Russo-Japanese war, Japan bought two war vessels. from the Argentine which—took part in the battle of the Japan Sea when the Russian Baltic squadron was completely vanquished. Japan's shipbuilding industry, has since then progressed by leaps and bound ind, to-day, the country that sold pan battleships is negotiating with this country to build new ones for her.
There are in Japan about 20 big shipbuilding yards. Some of these can turn out ironclads second to none turned out by other yards, as witness the Nagato and the Fuse, which were built here, even though much of the steel and machinery had to be imported. The largest of Japan's shipyards is the Asano Shipbuilding Works was built in 1916 and which has eight ways.
Five other shipyards five ways each.
A proposal for establishing a Sino-Japanese Business Men's Association on the lines of the American-Japanese Relations Committee is the latest suggestion for promoting better contact and cooperation between Japanese Chinese merchants.
The proposal by Visi Japan's fields of commerce, wax made when the Chinese business delegation now Japan failed to agree with ino-Japanese commercial could be fostered.
The Chinese delegation mently insisted that there can be real friendship, no operation, between Japan and Chit until Japan officially and unequivoally denounced the—Twenty-One Demands. The visitors from across. the China Sea declared that impossible to distinguish political nes from business affairs China because the two sets of prolems are completely inter-locked in that country.
The Japanese countered by saying that the Twenty-One Demands formed a question of treaties which the Governments concerned should decide. They insisted, however, that economic issues could very well be settled by powerful commercial organizations and a means, mutually profitable and acceptable, be thus worked out.
The Chinese, however, begged to' differ, and the' difference of 0 almost threatened to end the mect-
1 when Viscount Shibusawa put forward his suggestion. A special meeting, to be held shortly at the ino-Japanese Industrial Club, will take up the matter of Viscount Shibusawa's suggestion.
In the shadow of Fujiyama, pan's sacred mountain, far from the fever of hurry and scurry, Japanese girls have just built a summer camp their own personal sacrifices.
The need for a proper retreat which would be within the means of the humble college girls and the office worker formed the incentive to the plan. A meeting was held at the Y.W.CA. last year and tained, and the girls went about to secure the fund.
As soon as their plan became known in America, the ¥.W.C.A. there sent a gift of Gold $20,000 and this fostered determina-{tion on the part of the young ladies here to make the venture a success. The money received from America was utilized to buy a seven-acre plot of ground at the foot of Mount Fuji; and then the girls began soliciting for help. The Home. Department gave a considerable amount of lumber _free—lumber. that had come principally—from British Columbia soon after the 1923 earthquake smote Japan.
ttle by little, the plan progressed. The Japan Chapter of the Red Cross, sfpeognizing the value of the scitéme, contributed. Y. 35,000 towards the project, while foig_merchantile firms, like Mitsui Ca, also gave generous cheques.
'The' camp has been completed and Jean accommodate 800 girls. The [cost will be, inclusive of board and lodging, only ten yen week.
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