Kulangsu, Mar. 18.
Amoy since its capture has proved to be a monstrous" white elephant, but the Japanese stil try to get milk from the pachyderm, "continue squeeze the few indigent people who are unable to help themselves or leave. They draw rent from property they have confiscated; they impose taxes in addition to the rent; they started a lottery, in which, by the by, no-one but Japanese over won prizes; businesses and -residents. fare registered and must pay for the Honour of registration. "ATI this, however, has been a vast {allure procure revenue to meet current. who go algo from Amoy fo Kulangsu must endure o similar things and smilingly pay 2 similar amount, tater of Proto sie pew sep tu tory ts Bieta? i atte Taser ves an ne bea Iie Soe te jet IRS red td fete aments we sees itn Sear Coa eat ome eh sane ray ge genres, Ager gan, Ste a expenses.
The chief Chinese amicers that composed Amoy's puppet civie government cleared out. without notice some time ago. to various unknown places, scattering like seared birds in flight, and tet the Japanese dic-talers who governed each bureau to fend for. themselves. The Chinese head of the city. uppointed soon afler the Japanese came, twice resigned from his unlucky sinecure, but his resignation was refused each time, He was made to understand that a third resignation might mean him holding an early morning levee vefora n Japanese firing squad, and fay he had no desire to hold such an Honourable oMeial reception, he thought that a change of alr to his native. village would benefit greatly. his health. He decamped to the Home of his fathers vin Hongkong and Foochow. His colleagues thought exactly as he, and vanished, One week igo Amoy hnd april Mant display of gilded uniforms and authority, changing the old fag to new five-harved one and investing in 'arnee new Chinese civic emeers who had "consented to hold these servile and thankless posts. The name of the new Chairman appointed {fg Mr. Li Soo hien. He is a native of Kwangtung. and was formerly Tawyer practising in Amoy courts, He went {0 Hongkong when the Japanese came, but returned several months ago afier the exodus of the former Chinese puppets and was appointed Chief Justice. His ardour ind. zeal have, evidently, won him favour In Japanese eyes and secured nim the honourable but dangerous position of civic head of the town, $2 for Five-barred Pla.
Sty has formally Sponsibiuty of protecting the Port of rela Cine dangers of "epidemic een point with" pride (othe fact that the port of Ame; remained free of' any epidemic.
dangerous conditions afd constant fete very. abnormal thie side, need" sett the pul Maritime "Customs which, under the, contra {8S Sapanenc" authorities, today ivareh 18) without previous fits Sault" authors, ugdeni filed'"on"ail, Rergona entering" Amoy Being vaccinated: Persons carrying Sia fguaranting. service certiReates fat" only their vaccination certiieates ety rudely snatched out oft Hiona®"@nd hot returned to them they" sume "to renvagination a ination minis amice fare accepted and
me byl gvery eatin. authority veys been ready for vices on'demand and Fequests All sampans plying across the our, all. households and business Arms must purchase this new flag $2 for each strip of bunting—and fly it to show their gratitude to the conquerors who have loved and given them so many benefits In trade, which are nil and in protection less. The Tapaneseouthorities have always Jooked with envious, covetous ayes upon the Amoy Quarantine Service. They think that that service reaping " golden harvest which should he. Japanese, The Japanese have tried many plans and ways to take over the service which continues to fumetion from Kulangsu, but they have been unable to do so to the present, Some time ago they ordered the whole Quarantine "bag of tricks" to Femove to their old quarters in Amoy, but_one and all of the personnel resigned rather than go and this made It necessary for the Japanese to organize a quarantine service of their own which they were nol prepared to do. Tvery member of the quarantine service was culled, one by. one friendly-like, to the Jupanese Consulate, to talk the matter over. They were first enjoied and then threatened: if they did not obey the dictators and cross to Amy, One and all held out, obdurate both to cajolery and heats, 50 the. service continued to function at Kulangsu. The great aimeully of the Japanese is to get vevenuc, "AN plans. hitherto tried have failed, "Expenditure mounts, But revenue from a dead and desolate corpse cannot be procured.
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