Round-Up | 1898-02-19 | Page 2 | Japanese Colony for Mexico

Japan Japa neFie cRo colony for mexico san francisco feb 15 among the passengers who arrived on the steamer gaelic were all kobayashi and 11 II Kaw annira of tokio who are on their way to mexico to further the interests of a colossal japan japanese se colonization project the first named gentlemen when seen said that preparations are being made for the establishment of a japanese colony on n big tract of land adjacent to the port of san benito and contiguous to the guatemalan boundary in accordance with a treaty between the japanese and mexican governments ratified last year count enomoto ex minister of agriculture and a wealthy Japa japanese rieso landowner land owner purchased acres of land in mexico in tile the locality described and it is on this that the japanese colony is to be established the enterprise is receiving the support of the japanese government