The regulations requiring examinations in order to secure appointment to any of the Departments, include the Chinese language (reading and composition) international history and international law. Only thirty may pass the examination at one time and the first thirty have already been passed and have received their appointments.
The Korean Minister in Washington telegraphs the Foreign Department that Korean immigrants in Hawaii desire a Consul of their own nationality instead of a Japanese subject.
When the Japanese officials took possession of the postoffices on the seventeenth instant the Korean clerks and officials were assigned certain duties, which they refused to perform. Resignations were sent in and the Koreans went to their homes, and for several days refused to attend the offices. A few were arrested by the Japanese.
Nearly all the officials of the Communication Department presented their resignations a number of times but the resignations were not accepted.
In addition to the previous regulations issued by the Japanese commander-in-chief, the Foreign Office has been notified of the following:
1. When the Korean government appoints a magistrate the office of the commander-in-chief must first be notified.
2. Without the consent of the commander-in-chief the magistrate will not be permitted to go to his post of duty.
3. No mines can be worked or forests be cut down without permission of the commander-in-chief.
Complaint is made that coal stored in Pyeng Yang has been secretly sold without an account being rendered. Request for payment has been made and a demand to discontinue secret selling.