THE JAPANESE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 29 January 1907, Page 3

THE JAPANESE

r LATEST. J CABLE NEWS. ■' UNITED PIiESS ASSOCIATION.-lir I ELECTMC TELEGBAI'iI.—COI'YEIGHT.

THE CHARACTER OF OUR ALLIES IX DISFAVOUR WITH THE CHINESE. undesirables flocking to manchuria. unfair treatment of the kuricaxs. great military activity in JAI'AN. Received 28lh, 11. Ill) p. m . Brisbane, January 2i Mr MeCitw, the repr.seiitaliv ■ of a linn in Uihm, and wen has re-ided '» • l 'i;«" for ■>:, years, has arrived on a visit. He declares the Japanese intend to exploit Korea and Manchuria, and Urn; numbers of the worst class of tneir people are making their way thither. 'JlK'l consequence was that the Chiue.-e „•,.,-., In-imiing to regard die nation generally w,U, di-.favour. The Japanese have alreadv got as far North in Manchuria as 'llarliin. and are >tili working up. In Korea tli.-y were in had odour witli tne natives, whom tli.-v wen l treating most unjustly, taking landand making in;idct|ua.'e compensation. At the present tune there was no possibility of Australia doing anything in the meat trade, as ti.e Japanese preferred the native article. They would not even look at mutton.

The general belief j u Japan appeared to be that the country would hcl'ore many years lie again at'war with Russia, and preparations were being made accordingly. An enormous military depot, covering 2olt acres, was i'n course of construction at Nagvya, be tween Kobe and Yokohama, and every arsenal in tire country was working at high pressure, turning out arms and ammunition. Indeed, so great were the preparations, that a stranger would imagine the country was actually engaged in active war. Reverting to Manchurian affairs, Mr ifetJlew said die higiier class Japanese regretted the influx into .Manchuria of the undesirable classes, and hoped it would soon be checked by the Government.