Asiatic Quarterly Review (Full Title: The Imperial and Asiatic Quarterly Review, and Oriental and Colonial Record): Volume XIII, No. 26 [‎536r] (196/238)

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The National Debt of Japan.
Governments, have signed this Agreement, and have affixed thereto their
seals.
“ Done in duplicate at London, the 30th January, 1902.
“ (L.S.) (Signed) Lansdowne,
His Britannic Majesty's Principal
Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs.
“ (L.S.) (Signed) Hayashi,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of His Majesty
. the Emperor of Japan at the
Court of St. James's."
THE NATIONAL DEBT OF JAPAN.
Yasufumi Sawaki, in an interesting article in the North Aniencan
Review of February last, sums up the National Debt of Japan as follows :
“The present outstanding debts of Japan amount to 502,967,249 yen, of
which 191,143,650 yen are devoted to remunerative objects. The popula
tion being forty-four millions, the amount of non-remunerative public
debts per head is little more than 7 yen. The system of currency is based
on the gold standard. Imports and exports are increasing every year.
The total imports and exports, which were 143,494,000 yen in 1891, rose
t 0 435 > 33 0 » 000 yen in 1899. Wine, spirits, tobacco, etc., are still subjected
to a very light tax, while silk, tea, beer, and many other articles, are wholly
exempt from taxation.”
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL FOR ORIENTAL STUDY AND
RESEARCH IN PALESTINE.
We are pleased to learn from Biblia that this school or institute has now
been established in Jerusalem, and as no suitable accommodation presented
itself, the location of the school is temporarily in a large room formerly
occupied by Messrs. Bliss and Macalister, of the English Palestine Explora
tion Fund, in the Grand New Hotel. The nucleus of a library has been
sent from America, and power has been given to Dr. Torrey to purchase
additional books on his way through Europe to Jerusalem. Ihe constitu
tion of the school prescribes that it shall be open to duly-qualified applicants
of all races and both sexes. Applicants from any of the institutions con
tributing to its support will be admitted on presenting a certificate of
qualification from such institution. They will be expected to spend from
October 1 to June 1 in connection with the school. They wull be subjected
to no charge for instruction, but must provide for all their personal
expenses. These, it is believed, need not, with economy, exceed $500,
including the cost of passage out and back. For further particulars as to
fellowships and other matters, see Biblia for February, 1902, Luzac and
Co., 46, Great Russell Street, London.