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Show J A PAN. Yokohama, March 27. The mikado, mika-do, at a banquet to hie ministers, censured their extravagance aud luxury. lux-ury. A notification from tli prime minister followed, ordering tho cesaa-lion cesaa-lion ol all superfluous expenditure, the development ot commerce, steppage step-page ot Ibe expenditure for public works, aud tho emperor's household expenses to be reduced. Government's direct rxpnrtation of : rice resulting in large loss, Iho grain is now sold in ihe open marcet, 30,000 picuU shipping from Osaka. Okuma, finance minister, and Eno-moto, Eno-moto, Ute ambassador to Russia, are appointed to negotiate a revision of treaties. 'J be Jardine Makeron suits against Goto Shojiro, for $1,250,000, were decided de-cided in the Dative courts against them. Native paper currency is 27 discount. dis-count. Trade is drprc.-ird, and thero are 1 forced sales oi imjorla at low prices. |