An article which appeared in the "North-China Daily News" regarding gambling houses in Feochiatieng drew the attention of th: authorities to what was going there and in consequence of this, instructions were given to the Folice to clear up the whole town such institutions. As a. result the Police arrested seven Russians Who were openly carrying on gambing of such a nature that it at. tracted all the poorer classes of working men, especially ricksha-ullers, The arrested men were taken' before the Public Prosecutor and. examined regarding the business: that they were carrying on and were finally released om bail.
This probably puts an end to the gambling in the Chinese part of the town but these are. sill" several Jorge gambling houses running in Harbin itself to of which " are jearzied on under the guise of clubs.
'Another article in this paper connected with a demand to' pay higher rate of duty on British waterproof cloth on the pretext that it contained some artificial silk in it, algo drew the attention of the authorities, but in this ease the strong representations made by the importers" regarding the una classification of their goods result ed in another examination being, made by an expert Customs OM. cial the demand for 10 per cent. extra by the Customs authorities! being finally cancelled and the! goods allowed to enter Manchuria on the bases of payment of duty sven as they have been paying for the last two years.
Nothing was written about the two incidents in the Harbin press it is quite evident that the prs sent government are closely water ing all that is written regarding Manchukuo in the foreign. press which is published outside of Manchoukuo and prompt action has be taken to remedy' the faults which had occurred.
Whether it is owing to such ar-tides appearing in papers publish.
in southern China that many do not reach Harbin, is not known, but Harbin, Apr. 5, sols eparied, today, that the japanese religious body, "Tent which is'ataved to have over 6,000,- 000 followers, has purchased 25,000 acres" of land at Ashiho, on the Enatern Haiivay, at a cox stern Railway, at a cost of Ov The Society proposes to found a model village at Ashiho, the one struction of which will begin as Soon as the warm weather sets in, During the first year it i The Tenikyo Society, according to rey w selecting from its followers in Japan suitable families to settle on this land, and it antitpated Qhat, daring the frst it, more than 2,000 families Wil brought to Ashiho,
self-supporting, it is proposed Vatu the settlers "have become jeonduet the exploitation. of the property on a ce-operative basis.—
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