Whilst on the subject of land, it is crying scandal General does the Government-not step in and nese in this count from filebiog land from the Korean the manner that they do, The modus operandi la simple. A Korean former owning several rice fields and other arable land finds that the season tures out to be bad one and consequently is in need of money to" help bim out of the hand who can arrange shortly the necessary money is loaned high interest on the security Bo far, 0 good. Soon, ited time arrives when the money; #0 he goes out to "sod the Japanese to whom it due, pen Unfortunately, the Japanese has vanished and cannot be found. The puzzled Korean goes home, thinking his man will come along presently. Thi as instalment falls dao and again th thing bappent. Shortly after, the Japanese appears on the scene, states that the interest has not been paid, pointe to a clause in the agreement (which the Korean in his ignorance and innocence has not understood) and—forecloses. Protests are useless, for the magistrates aod prefects uphold the Japat snd the Korean loses.
tread of mino was travelling from Fasan to Seoal the other day, and in the train, told a Japanese fellow passenger several incidents such as the above that be knew wore true. The. Japanese Ianghed gaily—What is the stealing of one or two hundred thousand trubo —he chuckled. " Why, the Japanese Government stole the whole of Kores, JAPAN,
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