Speaking to newspaper men the following day, Premier Tanaka, in reply to questions, declared that Japan had made serious and sincere efforts to amend the present treaty, but that the constant civil bickerings amongst the Chinese had prevented this work of revision.
"The present treaty cannot be abrogated simply by: an announcement made by Chinese officials," said the Premier in conclusion, "for Acting in Concert with Britain Announcing that the Government, was in receipt of a communication from the British Government to the effect that the appointment of Mr. Tsuneo Matsudaira, till recently such action would be too arbitrary and high-handed, and I am sure that the rest of the world would not. recognize it if the Chinese really intend to proceed in the manner reported, it will, in the long run, result in China being the loser." of all performances will be turned over to the "Hochi's" fund, Another new building, that of the Standard Oil Company of New York, has been completed in Yokohama and is hailed by boosters as another' tangible proof that Yokohama is really and truly coming back. The new Socony building is imposing edifice of reinforce concrete, as quake and fire proof it is possible for human ingenuity to devise. The staff of the Standard Oil Company who have been stationed in Kobe since the earthquake have also returned to Yokohama, most of them with their families, thereby making a welcome addition to the small foreign community.
Only five years have elapsed since, literally speaking, Yokohama w left without a stone upon a ston and although the city has not yet been completely rebuilt, it has regained a great part of its former Prosperity. Streets have been considerably widened, wooden bridges have been replaced by solid concrete structures, proper canal dykes have been built—in short, the new Yokohama has' been considerably improved and has been made much bigger, and it is patent to the most cursory observer that the new city will be afar better and finer one when "finis" has been written to the reconstruction programme, Permission hasbeen recently o8- tained from the Central Government for extending Yokohama harbour and the city has also taken in hand the reclamation of a large area of land where it is planned to concentrate the industrial section of the city.
Yokohama Chinese Celebrate The Chinese of Yokohama, most' of whom are Cantonese, celebrated the victory of the South, under the auspices of the Yokohama branch of the Kuomintang. The streets, of Chinatown were gaily decorated with bunting, lanterns and_a large number of White-Sun-in-a-Blue-Sky banners. At the entrance to the former Settlement, a large pagodalike arch was erected bearing the words: "The North has Fallen Beneath the Sway of the South.'
What was regarded by the Chinese residents as the most portant part of the celebrations centred in the reception given in the local Chinese theatre and, later, in a mass meeting within the premises of the, Chinese school where a, decorated photograph of Dr. Sun Yat-sen was placed just above the platform from which speeches were de-
Dance" and a lantern procession at night.
Knee-high skirts, low-neck dresses und short-sleeved gowns have found disfavour in the eyes of the Tokyo police, who are discussing how. best to censor the foreign-style costume ese flapper who likes to imitate the latest fads abroad—and. then improve a bit on it. Las summer, the puritanical police Tokyo were shocked when a bevy young Indi with extremely. ab-Drevisted. skirts and no stockings (this was said to have been a Parisienne Boulevard fad) took a walk down the Ginza, Tokyo's principal shopping street. A few were hauled off to the station, but the girls stubbornly refused to we their clothes ang argued no. Inve against Now that the rainy over, the local police are apprehentive lest, with the hot summer days soon due, styles that will show kn' caps, bare limbs and rounded shoulders, be. the vogue again, especially with the ultra-fashionable lasses of Tokyd to whom have been given the appellation of mogas (modern girls), quite an innocent term in the English language, but a very naughty one when used here.
Accordingly, a conference was held in Police headquarters to decide what should be the standard of feminine sartorial modesty, and among the matters debated were what height from the ground should a lady's skirt-hem be, what, should be the proper exposure at the neck and arms to conform with the tenets of decency, and what materials should be tabooed by reason of showing too much of the female form divine. No definite decision was arrived at, but a circular letter was sent from headquarters to all police chiefs empowering them to use their discretion in the matter. The mogas of Tokyo will not have any opportunity to plead ignorance of the regulations, as the Police propose to insert advertisements in the principal papers to the effect that. scanty clothing is an offence against public morality and. is, therefore, punishable
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