Large Number of Arrests: Medical Missionary Arrested on Honeymoon While Photographing Front Our OWN Comnesroxomnr stink ait tae ae tien nade, aa. 2 arrests ye here immediately after the pac here immediately eir cal mam ay peeped ale oe rare the rescue of Father Burns of the sore of Naor, Dus Macpknnt Msi he Pam Bat ft he Oe aaa wee toe a ce wie thu, yarb he, ising Mere ae ce oun Msn year area ae ete Sate tat Tu Pea eae welled 7 be bess posited Shey agen ori bund la creat dane Of one arrest details have been received here, It had no direct connection with' the assassinations of last month, though with the state of affairs now obtaining in-Japan, it might be suggested to tourists that they could not pick out a poorer time {0 be arrested in that country. Dr, J, M. Leggale, FROS, of the Mukden 'Medical College and the Mukden Hospital, of the Church of Scotland, who was married in Mul den on Match 4 to Miss Grace Clarke of singhing, and who. with his bride salled from Dairen on the Ural Maru for three weeks' honeymoon trip, was. arrested by the Japanese police, as soon as the ship touched Japan.
It Is learned that the charge is photographing within_a fortified zone, the offence being stipposed to have taken place at Dairen the day after the wedding. Taking photographs or sketching of Dairen harbour is strictly forbidden by the Japanese Fortress Headquarters at Port Arthur, as the harbour Is within the fortied, zone.
It ts also entirely unnecessary us there is an ample supply of post cards and other photographs showing the wharves and all other important features, which are much better and much cheaper than the amateur snap-shola of spies and other tourists, The Japanese are among the world's greatest consumers of sensitized celluloid and number many artistic photographers among them. Sometimes one wonders whether the arrests of some foreigner who has taken titterelly the advise in the adverlisement to, "Kodak as you go," fs not as effective to protect the flourishing Japanese photograph me dustry against amateur competition as itis fo prevent apparently Innocent travellers, securing their wrongly-timed, out-of-focus snap-shots of "cute little boats," for the assumed edification of the naval general-start of their homeland, Possible Effect on Tourist Trade the Japan Tourists Bureau an-bually spends many thousands as part of the campaign to attract tourists Japan. The activities of the authorities can, by one misguided arrest, tart a chain of ecorespondence and gossip which will deflect from the lourist Industry no inconsiderable sum, Not infrequently there appear in the Japanese press strongly worded Drolests against the form which this erfeclly natural regulation against unlieenced photographing of coast flefences has taken. Fortunately for: the carelessdraveller, who may arrive at Dairen, fog, or smoke or customs examination, of the bustle of arrival usually causes even the most harden ed spy to neglect to photograph the picturesque harbour. But for out-froing passengers the "hour of de-Davture and other factors provide dangerous opportunity and the sad 4ntetruption of the Leggates' honeymoon shauld serve as a stern ware ing for intending travellers that, If they are incurably addicted to photo: graphy, they had better omit Japan from their itinerary.
Recent estimates" issued by the Usinking Government indicate that the internal revenue tax. is expected show a marked increase this year, the increase being more conspicuous Decauise during the abbreviated 2nd fiscal year ut Kang Teh the collec tions dropped below those of 1933- 1884, The principal sources of income the tobacco tax, the land tax, the production tax, the business tax. and the wine tax In the order named, the first of these supplying well over one Afth of the total, Excellent Fur Business ihat forelners have had some share in the increased bhisiness dicated by these tax figures ts evidenced from the statements of the few foreign merchants who have' survived in Manchoukuo, Mr. Harry [Long American fur merchant, who has been in the Far East for a score Jof years, and whose regular visits to Mukden, have served as a reliable indication of the beginning and the ending of the fur season, speaks optimistically of business in his line during the past winter. Mr. Long, states that the fur markets in. th Far East have enjoyed one of the best seasons for many years.
In particular Mukden and Harbin, with sales of half million Kolinsky-and 150,000 lanky pieces have practi-ally exhausted the stocks on hand, a condition which Me, Long considers unprecedented in these centres, and this in spite of the fact that prices have not ceased to advance from the opening of the season until. to-day. This latter fact has apparently not been overlooked by the Customs, for during the past twa months, the export duties, charged on these lines have sometimes greatly exceeded the figures used by the fur merchants in Jealdulating their offers. Mr. Long asserts that customs values have been advanced from 100 fo 300 per cent. over the proceeding season, and expressed some wonderment as to where the Custom authorities obtain-
Jed their figures, Military Transfers The transfer of Gen. Minami, commander of the Kwantung Army and [concurrently Japanese Ambassador to Hsinking is made the occasion by the local press of long reviews of the Jeventful Afteen months of his term, The retiring commander is described by military emeers as "acting with great sense of responsibility and even-mindedness."
The incumbent, Gen. K. Uyeda, is hailed as a man of great directness of character, extreme impartiality, wisdom beyond his years, proven ability as a soldier, and diplomatic itis of no mean order. A Hsinking paper, after paying a tribute to Gen. Minami as one of the senior members of the Japanese 'Army, remarks that, "Not only in the upper strata of Japanese politics, but in Man-Jchoukuo as well, new blood in place Jot seniority is being demanded," and jeoneludes that, "the time is' come when age should retire In favour of youth and vigour, in the conduct of military, administrative,—economic Jand cultural affairs."
Gen, Uyeda, who was horn in 1857, will be recalled as the commander of the division which was sent Shanghai ju 1932, and was seriously injured in the bombing at Hongkew Park during the Emperor's birthday celebrations in 1932,
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