A group of Jouroalists' belonging to Formoca newspapers visiled Amoy this woke In the course of a felenaly IMinerary' through South" China, 'The Mayor invited them to tea, the lacet press entertained "them fo. dinner find after the sojourn of 8 day and a night they proceeded to Foochow. {n'reply to a-short address of wel: come. by, the Mayor, the spokesman of the visitors said' that the object their visit was to cultivate a spirit 2 ce-operation and goodwill between the press of the two countries, "The population of Formosa, he said, twas about $, C00,000—200,000' "so of these. were Japanese; the. remaining 4280000" were emigrants, or the ascendants of emigrants, from Tue ken and Kuengtung. If" he Mgures ven by these. gentlemen are. cor-feet, true Japanese born selllers Formosa must be very small indeed when dhe oMcials that swarm every where and dominate the island ate Substracted "from the total, The ast majority of those employed cute side Government elretes must be men engaged in business elveles, represent: ing. the Industries of Japan, "Prey' spoke of facilitating an exchange of opinion and freedom of the press, while they "knew. that every {hing they printed daily must engine ate, "be. directed from, and be cone traited by, the government censor of their country. or their adopted conns try." And their hosts, withthe same bland tnnoeence, smiled nek effusive 1y, but watched with velled observant eyes, No young lads, descendants of these very Fulien settlers who have made Formosa their home, can study at the focal univeralty" utes they. conceal the place of thelt birth, it {tbe known they come from Formosa and. are studying here, they will be ordered at once to return' to. thole Somes ie thy wih to study, they ust study only ina Japanese con {rolled institution," /*POnes* con
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