JAPAN'S THORNY TASK.
ELEOTRio'SHOCKS FOREHEAD . •.;;..;;■':; ;hunters." \ ,'. ..: By Telegropli-rPress W^:'C':- '■'■"'•' fokip, September. 8..-'. , 'The. Japanese'have invested territory, jn^.the.lsland'of Formosa,; occupied by aborigines,' 'with .300 .'.miles of Electrientanglements. ; ,; Formosa came' into the hands of Japan after: the: conclusion :of: tbe ■ ivar with China r in'lß9s. The island has an .area of 13,458 square miles, or about a quarter, of that of. our' South Island. The population is : something over 3,000,000. . The Japanese:have had great trouble in subduing the "head hunters," and some critics of: the Government's policy have urged ■;■ the complete devastation of the ..savage country," and the extermination of. the .savages, as the only remedy. But Japan, having, made warlike demonstration, and! showed, the' savages that she will fight .and punish ■ them with extermination if forced to, has since endeavoured to attain. her object 'by peaceful means. 1
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 918, 10 September 1910, Page 5
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137JAPAN'S THORNY TASK. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 918, 10 September 1910, Page 5
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