The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
Week End Gossip From, China
BY EDWARD YOUNG.

past earnest attention has been. de-
 voted by the Japaness Government
 under the direct encouragement of the
 Emperor. to the improvement of
 Japanese cattle by the Importation
 of British bulls to be crossed with
 native breeds on the Government stud farms The head of the cattie-breed- l ing department of the Japanese Government. Mir. Hashimoto. Is at present in England to make pur-
 ehases of stock. He is accompanied
 by Mir. Nuyama and Major Ishibashi,
 who have gone to Europe to buy
 horses and agricultural instruments. Mir. Hashimoto. In discussing his
 mission recently. said "Meateating is on the increase in Japan. Its popu- Iarity is increased by the recently
 advanced theory that an over-great
 consumption of rice is . source of beri
 beri. The Japanese peasant does not
 eat much rice; t 1, too dear. Barley, veSetables and nsh are his. staple foods The upper and middle classes, how ever. who have hitherto eaten large quantities of rice, are now slowly be- l ginning to add meat to their dietary. Beef is the favorite dish. It is cut up small boiled with native bean sauce and vegetable and eaten with l the hashi or ehopsticks. The whole-
 sale price Of beet Japan is about
 
 Tt is now ten or twelve years since we began to import European cattle l into Japan to improve our native | breeds. For pioughing purposes Jap- anese farmers invariably use cattle. For this purpose the native breeds | are good. but for milk and beef they are poor. Our object is dual one. | be serviceable for drausht purposes and will at the same time be of value when subsequently, killed for meat. We also want to produce good mileh COW.
 "For the first purpose brown
 breed of Swiss cattle is wound te
 make the best cross; for the milkers
 we are introducing Ayrshires. Jerseys were formerly tried, but are not sufii- | eiently hardy. A hardy stock Is re- | quired in Japan, where, since these | is little grass land. the cattle have to | live almost entirely in barns. The rs- suit of the cross has produced SOW l that gives double the amount of niilk
 that the native breeds used to yield | seven years ago-which gallon a
 day for six months or less. On ap | and have paid as much as @75O for Q very good heifer. We also import
 Berkshire and Yorkshire pigs, and | sheep from Russia" Nc Final Settlement.
 It was fully expected according
 to Tokie journal. that era this time | final settlement would have been
 reached seHween China and Japan with regard to the postal question. | This expectation. however, has not l been realized. Chin's obstructive mood | in the matter Is attributed soley to | the "rights-recovery" fever. The story
 is that. some time ago. the Grand Council instructed the Board of
 Foreign Affairs to prepare 2 list of l legitimate sovereignty was preventeo | by interference on the part of foreign | states. The Boards reply lay spe-- clai emphasis on the act that several | foreign States had post ofhces or ehlr own In China, and that the tendency was to increase rather than diminish
 this system. In Japan's case the
 chief questions at issues are the man ner of conveying mall between shan haikwan and Newchwang and the ex-
 istence of several Independent Japan | ese post-offices in Manchuria-
 | The Tokio organ does not deny that | euch a state of affairs constitutes an | encroachment upon China's soy-
 ereignty. but maintains that the
 Chinese. are not qualified to pc | entrusted with the discharge of this | duty, As to this, the Japan Maif' suggests that the less emphasis iaic upon such plea the better The affairs; quite as competent and care. full as almost any other people, and | to tell them that they are not yet | fit to discharge what ia after all ap ordinary administrative function Is to
 treat them with great want of cere- mony.
 That the influence and usefulness | of the Chinese press is increasing is indicated by native reports to the si- | feet that the Prince Regent himself peruses many newspapers every day
 with the object of boating himself up | tn matters concerning the Empire ana of supplementing the Ecanty tnforma- ton furnished by governors and vice. roys On the other hand. the govern ment Is said to regard with disfavor | the freedom with which the press has made a statement affecting the repu- | tation of officials, and Is aieSious to put a check on such reports. II pro poses, therefore, to forbid publica- | tipns of rumogs, and g scale of fines
 has been arranged
 The allegation that under the old regime Korean officials were In the habit of appropriating part of the taxes
 collected from the people seems to be l Justified by the announcement fEom Seoul that law was recently promul-
 rated for the adjustment of the loss
 caused to the treasury In this way,
 and also for the prevention of em- | bezzlement in futura. Upon investt- gation the government Is said to have
 discovered that during the twelve years between 1895 and 1907 as much
 as $I.50e.Oo0 went astrny. about 5000
 officials being responsible for the de-
 dciency. To their great consternatlon the government has now demanded of those officials against whom there is clear evidence the repayment of their
 misappropriations. It Is stated that already over 100 officials. including
 some of high rank, have been inform ed of the governments determination.
 and have promised to make good the shortage, which, SO far as they are concerned, amounts to about $150.000.
 Those unable to pay the whole amount
 at once will be allowed to do so by
 annual installments.
 Must kOt Advertise.
 Hitherto medical men in Japan have been allowed full liberty to advertise but the Department for Home Affairs has now issued an order, under the au-
 thority of the law passed by the diet
 last session. which practically forbids
 all advertisements in the nature Of puffs Physicians. surgeons. dentists,
 and all who conduct hospitals or pro-
 vide other means of medical consulta.
 ton or treatment win not be allowed l to advertise anything except their names, qualifications, localities, and
 charges. Doubtless such Legislation is
 calculated to enhance the dignity of Che profession but 1t Is suggested that | fha officials of tha home danartmant