The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-09-30

= and IS engaged chiefly in foreign exchange
= Some OF the old national banks are still
in existence. but their charters expire Fl
1879. OF course there large numbe
OF private banking concerns. Indeed.
! | doubt n any country has a better bank
, .ng system than japan, and we hav,
, | ample 20 do the business OF the country .
, How much gold and silver bullion 1.
mined in Japan annually"
The annual production OF these metals
/ in Japan annually amounted last year to
. 23.ss5 ounces OF gold and 1.sS9,526 ounces
! OF silver"
Where Is all Of your gold cOin7 sec
I none in circulation"
''N0. II Is holrded by the government.
the hanks and wealthy individuals. That
is. that which is here. Much OF it is ex-
ported"
us there sufficient currency in Japan -
asked.
Wei. we should perhaps prefer more,
but you know living in Japan costs very
! little. There are few rich men in Japan
as You est.mlte wealth N America but
there ara feF paupers. Don't YOU observe
the people OF all classes 10 be happy and
colientedg They live simply. it is true.
but that IS conducive 10 health: and YOU
have doubtless observed that the Japanese
are 4 hearty ana healthy people.
Still he continued, we would Ike TO
have moro money in Japan. our people
could MAKE good use OF It In building
l2-se manufactures all 81 which now in
Z existence are very profitable. We are
I RAPIDLY Increasing our exports aunuauy.
and. as yen know. there Is nothing which
/ - increases the wealth of \ country as
l At EXPORTS
during ou- talk Air. Soyeda conducted me
! through the treasury building. l. is "a
/ I'ain substantial. structure. very simply
1 furnished a. has no surplus OF cierkS-onlv
/ suiilcirut 70 transact the actual business.
! Anc Ordinary Ara1:c figures instead of
Tie Japanese Characters are USED IA an
""rA. AMI al figuring is done on the
s,ro94h' which every one hiss seen in
Sh.nese shops and iadudries al home
Ihe svrooan - faster and one is less
! h15ie 10 make mistakes "A u,ius IT,"
s@-d Mr. S9ycia, Than by your - stem OF
i4suriuS- We nave adopted many tninvs
rom you. bat We think ours Tor figuring
Tire best"
'~.I you ever adopt Roman letters in
Dssi. n sSsF ig 81 snl sg7 zsqmre
thorough 4.a3Ite3se 81. Ags'n. our a.s.ors
ana Nrs-las-s log centuries are Ia the sap
a4lrse c3a.s cLrts. aud from a Stuey Ot
Dotn-l aas 90. many years a. co-iese IN
r-a- land cet1-Ve our characters "a our
4aus Gaze should not b changed.
-Ss.i We nave sotn. as you VIII see
here. h- continued as he '&h-n'ted
Z hundred sen ; Per ceas coupon COVE. nment
E bona printed u- one side Iu Jara anu
t.e 5fi.-r In English. This is cass of
jalaue-- properly tne furr.gner can hold.
{ a-l quite a numoer Of them are held ht
- Foreigners. when our new treaties go -Eio
= H
{ II forc.sn capital ~ manuidctor IS and
T other giIngs ani I expect 10 see quite an
influx
am done with Japan. On the next
good steamer @.ich leaves Toxic FOR san
Francisco take gas.a-s. soon again 10 he
ufou good old American soil. where l can
sraa1 ia those who speak my language and
ssr--e lie Is worth living. Japan is AL
night Ia its way. IL Is "a unique and de-
lshffui country To- visit. liut don't lc-
main tco .oug. Don't cling un uuih its
ToVeities wear OF and you arc faced with
stern realities.
Nak,i men chasing about the streets
the queer littla inr!ckishas. the Kauoy lit
tle kmonas OF the women. The beauties Of
its scenery. its temples. ana lSudlhas. and
tea houses. and curlO shops-all have tneir
novelty when yea come, tut thls soOu
passes and then but the HAT beer remains.
With tho passing Of the iroth comes the
Mosquitoes ami tile neas. Japan is the
summer resort % the latter. They ap-
p1r..ltiy COME from aii uver tuo World ta
PREY upon tl.e people of th" Land OF the
I;-z .us sum- ana upon foreigners in paruc-
u.ar.
With me u has been three months m
japan -a- China waiting for something q,
{ tern Up in tlc shape ot another war
& Whv1 / let Atlanta the wax Was az It's
I height. Tine Japan,-e troops were prep2r
Ing go march upon IekiuE. They Were
rnas-ed at Port Arthur and Wei-iIai-N e.
Ready 20 be transported across the sui o
I f'c-cli-li Go q point near Ticn-Tsiu. iron
+ whence they were 10 march upon Picking
~ THIS stage IL liUng Chang himself ste,
lar peace AMI ha.ie'i across. 10 ShiuOnost1
ts meet with Count Ito and Niscoun
5iutzu.
When l arrived a. san Francisco an,
prepared 10 hoard the steamship china,
p sable cine Announcing the attempted as
sass nation Vi the Chinese v!ceroy.
Tne CHINA touched at Honolulu. which
8 ha= no cable and where no news could b
heard. and then. after "A total of eiehteei
days al SEA. We arrived in Yokohama, 90
d thc i5tn of April. 40 learn that an armstic
~ twenty DAYS had been agreed upon sool
, after the shooting OF ii Hung Chang. :
day or Two thereafter came the news O
tAc termination % peace negotiations. fol
{ lowed 10y the emperors reaeript annOuuc
81 ils that tie war aHd euI,u-
Illeu came thc interference Of RUSSIA
. Fls.uce ami EsrmanS- The iapancst PEG
+ pie W-se beginning 90 celebrate their vic
{ tory anu boast C laying Tor England next
E when the ministry ab.HIoHed Japau's ter
fsf4rlil ac4uittinth ts from 1ntilA n VA
ulctat-pn of thcs" powers. Immediately tn
enthusiasm Of the people was turned int
Latr.i 81 foreigners aud dispust with IN
ministry. 80 intense became this fcoliu
that an furei-u were watched over an
projected by detectives. and the minister
. zach had 20 te Projected by heavy body
ftsaF.i. NeH -Tl.ttsrrs were suppressed ever
iay ami editors were punished Tor critics
t'cl -nratluus were ordered. but the Pee
. Die refused 70 celebrate. They camorc
Tor q ulsht with Russia. but the minist;
1voEid Hot have u. Public meetings io Pr
test wcr. called. but the polio supprc-sv
fhtui. And still all this goes on Man
times q has looked Ike war would bpgi
anew. bat not so. The nearest approach
IL WAS lhe taking possession 81 70 mos;
Z / whcrs 4 few hundred Chinese soldiers Wei
: rItsd while running from the forts wnc
they mac prctense a. holding
-, 90. from, oua uoi-t q, onotber IN ~
orient Is a trial At home u is talked OF 2
: a mere iuuisct TO run from Yokohama ov'
. 10 Shanghai. yet T. takes as long 10 :
from Sew EorE 10 London. Aud FRO
Yokohama n pclliur b. nearly thr'
lis. tr.i. sixty miles ~ which you tray
, ~ "a canal boat pulled 10y coolies. Fro
q I Yokohama n Tamsui. Formosa. you mu
b ,ako your charcs in catching ships thti
| hrfnr- NJ regular lines. You may get tnel
I in two weeks or II may take you I"