The Il Chin Hoi in Chin Ju district expelled eighteen members and brought six of them into court for punishment for illegal acts. The following terms have been agreed upon between Korea and Japan for the regulation of marine traffic between the two countries; 1. According to treaty Korean and Japanese vessels can sail along the coast and on the rivers of both countries for commercial purposes. 2. To secure proper permit the owner or master of a vessel after applying to the government authorities through his consul at any commercial port, must apply to the customs authorities for a navigation permit. This permit is good for one year only, and must contain the following: a. Name and address of ship’s owner. b. Kind of ship and number of tons. 3. The following rates must be paid either to secure the permit or to have it renewed: a. Twenty yen for each steamship or sail boat less than 100 tons. b. Fifty yen for each steamer more than 100 tons and less than 500. c. One Hundred yen for each steamship more than 500 and less than 1,000 tons. d. Five hundred yen for each steamship of more than 1,000 tons. 4. With this permit a ship may sail along any coast or on any river, but cannot sail through a closed harbor for any foreign part. 5. The permit must be exhibited on demand of any Customs officer or magistrate. 6. After government consent has been granted only one storage house may be erected at any given port, the maximum area to be not more than two hundred square meters. This land must be cured by application to the magistrate, and on expiration of the contract may be returned at original price. 7. If the owner or master of vessel acts contrary to this agreement his permit may be suspended by the Customs authorities, and if a serious wrong is committed the permit may be cancelled. 8. Any ship sailing along the coasts or on the rivers of either country without the above-mentioned permit will be examined by the consul and a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred yen shall be imposed. 9. If sailors on these ships act contrary to these articles and the commercial treaties or disturb the peace the matter must be investigated and adjudicated according to treaty. 10. This agreement shall be in force for five years. It is reported that a new issue of 3-cent postage stamps for use in Korea have been ordered from the Printing Bureau by the Japanese government. In northern Choong Chung province the Righteous Army is said to be increasing daily. While here several members of the Japanese House of Commons visited the Justice Court and city jail. Yi Yang Pak, of Euiju, has been executed, having been charged with injuring the military telegraph lines.