Soochow, May 20.
Our Soochow station was agai Jdecorated in honour of the Panchen! Lama, His special train arrived Former General Manager of Union Insurance Society: A
Well-known Personality Hongkong, May 22.
The death is announced of the Hon, Mr. Montague Ede, former The new Japanese ambassador to|about noon and stopped for about|General-Manager of the Union Tokyo, May 14. t0 109 minutes. Soochow's special god Insurance Society—Reuter's Pacific Russia, Mr. Tokichi diplomat and a journalist. already been received in audience by the Prince Regent and told me that he expects to start for Moscow any time.
Mr, Tanaka is regarded as ha fide knowledge of commercial ce tions, and his appointment is interpreted as meaning that trade rela between Japan and Russia will careful attention. It i foran secret that the commerical element in Japan practically forced the authorities here to shake hands with Russia. The advent of the Premier, Mr. Kato, to the principal post inthe Cabinet made recognition easier. Mr. Kato is related to. the House of Mitsui, one of the richest. of Japan's' commercial tions which has places of all over the world, having married the eldest daughter of Baron Mitsui.
One of Mr. Kato's first steps was to facilitate th solution of pending problems between Russia and Japan, Mr. Tanaka's appointment as Amba: sador to Moscow is, therefore, looked upon as a further victory of the commercial element in Japan.
Mr, Tanaka is also credited with being ax fait with happenings in China, and especially well informed as to Chinese commercial condition:
the building up of trade wit asia and with China, Japan lays rear store, 'The career of the new Ambassador to Russin has been a series of successes. Starting at the foot of the ladder he has practically climb-the top. After having' graduated from the Higher Com-School of Tokyo, Mr.
Joined the diplomatic ser-was made cleve-consul, After his probation period he was stationed in various countries. He Consul-General at Honolulu and a former Counsellor and Charge d'Affaires at the Ji Embassy in Washington. He Inter made chief of the Commercial Bureau of the Foreign Offic then be tke the town therefore has no attraction for a lama.
Although Soochow is not a very]
int market for cocoons, it] jin said that the local cocoon crop promises to be qui large, and of jo very good quality.
Since the movement of troops.in the North began, there have been the usual crop of street rumours. Last Sunday it wa: id that fight ing in Peking had begun.
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