No. 521.
DEATH.
SUPPLEMENT.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
At Shanghai, on September 11th, EDWARD, SHEPPARD, of Mesiri, Russell & Co., Foochow
The Hongkong Telegraph
MAIL SUPPLEMENT, ISSUED GRATIS TO ALL SUBSCRIBERS.
·HONGKONG, FRIDAY, 'SEPTEMBER 28, 1883.
THE grim, gaunt spectre cholera is once more in our midst, and it will be no fault of "the exceedingly able men" who are making a sort of pretence to direct the
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1883.
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the riots at Canton, have been contrary to the law of this Colony. It cannot be denied that they have caused a bitter feeling against foreigners oven in Hongkong, whilst at Canton, Fatshan and other large cities in the adjacent province the excite ment as been at fever hest. To what extent these seditious articles are to blame for our late troubles on the Pearl River it would perhaps be difficult to estimate; but there is a very strong feeling amongst the foreigners in Canton that the measure of responsibility is not a small one. Our personal inquiries in Canton corroborate this latter view.
We are in a position to state that His
has expressed his strongdisapproval of these seditious and, bloody thirsty anti-foreign denunciations of the established order of things, bitterly complaining that owing to their evil tendencies the difficulties of main taining order amongst the populace have been largely increased. Viceroy CHANG, not unreasonably we think, considers that it is the duty of the Hongkong Government to place their veto on this advocacy of murder and sedition, and we cannot doubt that should he make any representations on the subject, the matter will be at once effectu- ally dealt with.
THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS. .
HE COURT
29SEP 3
SIX DOLLARSEN FER QUARTER.
mind needs expansion, and until we can bring things about by mild persuasive measures, wo can have very little hope for prosperous develop ment of this country's resources.
I am glad to see your remarks that "impartial and conciliatory" views on all questions between Chinese and ourselves are amongst the chief means of dealing successfully with such maters; and I am pleased to find that you give me credit for being animated with feelings of impartiality. and conciliation, which I am happy to say is the case, for our policy is essentially a conciliatory. one. This makes me hopeful of being able to assist you in furthering your interests, though I feel I may not be able to achieve any brilliant success on my own merits, following as I do in such able footsteps as those of my predecessor, as I said the other day at Shanghai.
I have already said that patience is necessary,
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]
GUAP ISLAND, August 28th, 1883. There is usually not much of thrilling interest to send you from this out of the way part of the world. Latterly, however, we have been having a little stir to vary the dull monotony of our quiet, laborious existence. On the 15th instant we were honored with a visit from H.B.M. ship Espigle which came from the Pellew Islands. The high Commissioner for the Western Pacific was on board and the object of his visit was to investigate various statements made and sworn to at Hongkong charging one of our residents, Mr. D, D. O'Keefe, with lawlessness cruelty to the natives and a host of other charges too numerous to mention, in fact, the charge sheet lawyer's bill for a libel suit so great was nice and that you will give me credit for always its length and so many were the different doing my best for your advantage, though I may charges it contained. The investigation exon-not be able to attain this end as promptly as you crated Mr. O'Keefe from all the charges, and might desire; for you must be well aware that the enquiries made convinced the examiners, the things do not always advance in China according High Commissioner and Captain C. A. G. Bridge, to our ideas. that Mr. O'Keefe had been very wrongly accused and they publicly complimented him on his general behaviour towards the natives. Mr. Keefe died on board the Espigle with the captain and High Commissioner and was in- formed by the latter that when he arrived in Sydney his would make a public report the result of his investigations as an act of justice, and would also inform the author ties of the high esteem in which he found him to be held by the natives of Guap and the neigh- bouring islands.
As we have no wish to see our Chinese colleagues drift into serious trouble with the authorities, we would counsel them to
Two others, British subjects, living here were at once abandon their present infatuated tried for burning down part of a native town, and and pernicious course. They should re. were severely reprimanded for going to the member that nothing can bepolitically right villages fully armed with repeating rifles, a Gatling which is morally wrong; that the famous gun, &c., and inciting the natives to quarrel with dogma of the Jesuits-that the end justifies each other. For the part they look in the burning of the town they were fined one hundred and the means is utterly fallacious and inde-fifty dollars each, and had also to find substantial feasible. Well-wishers of China, and they security for their good behaviour. for twelve are numerous even amongst foreigners, months or be taken away in the Espiègle. 'I for- can only feel regret at the foolish parti-bear mentioning the names of these two indi- sagship and mistaken patriotism which,viduals, but I may tale that they were mainly in- welare charitable enough to presume, have strumentalin trumping up the charges against old delated the policy of the Chinese press they are both, well-to-do, but the Commissioner Dave O'Keefe. Of course they paid the fines as abelley which has done nothing but harm refused to take any of their friends as security for Our Chinese friends must surely know that their good behaviour and but for O'Keefe volunteer. even a prudent enemy is preferable to ing to stand as their bondsman when they were frends without discretion; if not, it-Is-a-thus-comered, Guap-would-new-be-free-of-two- truism with which they are likely to be very much misguided and hasty tempered men. We are rubbing along here in a fairly prosper. come very soon acquainted. It may be
attractive one, and although profits are good and there is money to be made, fortunes are not au easily got hold of as some peopic may imagine, By next opportunity I shall send you any scraps of news which may be of interest to Hongkongites. We get the whole of your papers, but we get them in large bunches which go the rounds of the islands and help to pass away many a weary hour. The general health of the island has been excellent for a long time back and we are looking forward with confidence to a very
SHOOTING MATCH.
CHEFOO.
PRESENTATION OF AN ADDRESS-TO-SIR HARRY-
PARKES.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
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It may not be at once, and we must not expect too great things; but if not in our own time our
successors may derive the benefit of our efforts.
| thank you again very much for your address, as it is always agreeable to me in passing onward
in my journey to Peking to receive the assurance that I have the full confidence of my fellow
countrymen whose interests I represent and have
heart, and to meet from them with such testimonials of their suppo...
Shortly afterwards His Excellency embarked on board the Vigilant, and left at 4 pm. for Taku, where the Kestrel will be in waiting to convey him to Tientsin.—Courier,
· JAPAN.
(Translated for the Hiogo News.) The directors of the sugar factory at Taka. matsu, Sanuk, intend to publish a journal de- voted to the sugar industry.
Karatsa coal is chiefly used by the navy, and as the consumption has lately increased seventy more coal vessels will be built.
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Korean ponies are small, but strong and cheap. They are easily managed, and several have been imported by way of experiment.
Sake is almost unsaleable just at present, but holders are unwilling to sell for current quota. tions as the cool weather will be here shortly.
Most of the gold minted in Japan has been obtained from the mines in Satsuma. We hear that the yield during last July and August was very large.
Over twenty vessels owned by foreigners have gone hunting seals and sea-otters this year. We hear from "Hokkaido that they have been very unsuccessful.
We hear that all the steamers built at the Kawasaki yard in Hiogo, are to be supplied with engines made by Messrs. E. C. Kirby & Co., of the Ono Iron Works....
There will be sold from the [wake.Ken.breed.. ing establishment between the 17th loatant to the 8th of December next 5,196 horses. These animals are two years old.
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son, and on the arrival of the police they SARGENT immediately offered to send up quietly submit to the removal of the bone sufficient troops to quell the disturbance, of contention for interment at sea. Ten an offer which was not accepted. The deaths and eleven sick on shore repre- General, so we are told, had no de sented the cholera roll of the good ship sire to complicate matters between Afghan when we wrote yesterday.
foreign rs and the Chinese by landing We have not heard how the sick under British troops in Canton, but having the charge of Dr. MARQUES on Stonecutters had considerable experience both of Island have progressed. Perhaps some Chinese, mobs and Chinese officials many news may reach us later on in the day, years ago, and having reasons to believe But we have heard what ought to arouse that things had not changed greatly the indignation, not only of this com- since he, as Lieutenant SARGENT, was sent munity, but of the civilised world to protect the Factories from anti-foreign That floating pest-house, the cholera rioters, His Excellency understood the infected steamship Afghan, with the disease danger foreigners would be in at the mercy rampant amongst the Chinese passengers of a lawless and infuriated mob, and wished- government of this unfortunate and grossly on board-who, we may add, have been to afford his countrymen efficient protec- Excellency the Viceroy of the Two Kwang reminded me much of a copy of a Hongkong and 1 trust that you will also have patience with
As we have stated this timely offer mis-governed colony if the epidemic variously estimated at from six to nine tion. does not spread throughout the com-hundred-was permitted to depart for of assistance was not taken advantage of. We are informed that the Secretary of the munity carrying death in its track. If Singapore at seven o'clock this morning, we escape this impending calamity it will We are reliably informed that there were Shamien Municipal Council wrote to Gen- be solely owing to our good luck, and at least four new cases on board when eral SARGENT requesting the loan of arms not to any precautions taken by the the steamer left the harbour, but no effort for the Shamien residents, a request which authorities to secure our protection. It is appears to have been made to communicate could hardly have been granted with only a few weeks ago since the bungling with the authorities in order to have the out giving offence to Her Majesty's Consul and blundering of the Government and sick sent to the lazarette on shore. A in Canton, who would doubtless have its indifferent or wooden-headed officials so-called civilised government permits a considered that his prerogatives were placed the colony in great jeopardy, at the ship carrying hundreds of native pa- being infringed on had arms and munitions same time sacrificing several lives which sengers, which is known to have cholera of war been distributed without his sanction, The General, how might easily have been saved had any on board, to depart without hind- and so it was refused. sensible preparations been made at Stone rance, although her destination is a ever, was willing to place the arms on cutters Island to meet an emergency of the British-settlement, and the risk of spread- board one of the British gunboats, so that kind which arose on board the steamship ing the infection simply incalculable. One the Consul could get them if zcessary; Dale, and here is almost a repetition of the can easily imagine the 'tween decks of the but the naval authorities declined the criminal carelessness which then resulted so Afghan for the next week, with her living responsibility of taking them up the river.
So far as the troops of the garrison are disastrously. Instead of profiting by ex-freight packed almost as close as herrings. perience and taking active measures to pre-in a barrel, and a deadly scourge perhaps concerned the position is simply that vent a recurrence of such disgraceful pro- decimating the unfortunate passengers by General SARGENT has the men ready to ceedings as those connected with the quar. hundreds, and no aid available. The pic start at any moment. They would be antine of the Dale, the authorities, as soon as ture is not a pleasant one to contemplate. conveyed to Canton by one of the all apparent danger had passed, lapsed into How many of the Chinese passengers on gunboats lying at Kowloon, and would board the Swift and a state of comfortable repose and master board the Afghan will die between here be placed on
as marines. It is ly inactivity, the results of which the com- and Singapore we shall never know. Espoir to act
The measure of responsibility belonging stated that the General has no idea munity are now likely to experience."
will go up the Letus be brief, for thetheme is not a plea to the Hongkong Government we shall when these troops
river-if at all--as they are waiting the sant one to dwell on. Early on the morn leave others to define. But in the name ing of Wednesday the 12th inst, the steam of humanity the people of Singapore should orders of the Administrator. Now, we ship Afghan arrived from the notoriously receive timely warning of the scourge which should be sorry to see any action taken by the authorities here likely to cause com- cholera-stricken port of Swatow with 600 is being rapidly borne to their shores.
As before stated we are in possession of-plications-in-Ganton-but-in-view-of the- Chinese passengers on board," and an- chored in the midst of the shipping in this positive information that cholera has been excited state of the vast populace of harbour Rumours were quickly flying and is ntv rife in Swatow, and yet we be that immense city, and of the very strong round that cholera was on board, and thatone lleve we are correct in asserting that feeling which exists amongst the Chinese safely relied on that, unless-the-Chineseous manner, but the life can hardly be called an man had died from that disease on the pass vessels from that port have not yet of all classes with regard to the Customs pres of Hongkong at once adopt a more age from Swetow. We will charitably sup- bean declared subject to quarantine re- officer Logan and the Portuguese swatch-modirate tone, the Government will lose pose that these rumours did not reach the gulations. However, be all that as it man, it is open to question whether littletime in making provisions to assert ears of the authorities. At all events the may, we should like to know the mean- It would not be politic to send a sufficient its on rights and to protect the foreign as reinforcements to the intensts which this rabid style of journal. steamer was not quarantined until about ing of, and who is responsible for, the body of men, thirty hours after her arrival-during senseless burlesque which was played this foreign gunboats, to render any possible ism las so seriously imperilled. which time she had free communication morning on the arrival of the steamer outbreak abortive. Too much reliance with the shore-and meanwhile one Euro Kwang-tung This vessel, direct from cannot be placed on the Chinese soldiers, pean seaman and three Chinese passengers Swatow, came straight to the wharf, no and although we should be the last to
The first rifle shooting competition of the sca had died from cholera. The yellow Hag boarding officer's launch being visible, wound the pride of our allies by any arbi-sontok place at the range at Kowloon on Saturday successful trading season. washolsted yesterday, the 13thinst, and the and after lying alongside for one hour, trary and unnecessary proceedings, the afternion, thezand inst., the combatants in this trial Steamer was ordered over to the quaran- during which time her passengers came situation is a grave one, and its manifestof kit being teams representing the Hongkong aine anchorage about noon. Two Chinese ashore and went thelr, several ways, dangers should not be too lightly re- Poland The Buffs" respectively. The con- ditions were eight men a side, Martini-Henry The garded. dled-late-last-night-and-four-more suck the quarantine flag was holsted.
-rifly-and-seven-shots each at-200, 500-and-600- cumbed this morning. Eleven personsKwang-jung, however, has not gone to
yar. From the commencement the guardians stricken with the disease have been lana- the quarantine station. We are not in FREEDOM of the press has good claims toof te pence had a little the better of the contest, ed on Stonecutters Island and possibly a position to say why she should have be regarded as the palladium of public leathg by 8 points at the conclusion of the first several. However, the serious character and than shortly afterwards receive as a general rule, be fairly it is undoubted "Jok" Cameren 25, whilst Annas and Ellis several more deaths have occurred during been ordered to hoist the yellow flag liberty. The civilisation of a nation may, rang, the respective totals being 192 and 184 For he police McKay and Butlin scored 26 and counter-instructions to haul it down. If status of its newspapers, and
wencredited with 26 and Broadhurst 25 for the of the infection must be clearly apparent.
We would like to know why this vessel she had a clean bill of health where that a free press in Great Britain has con- Garson, When the firing ceased at the 500 was permitted to anchor in the harbour. was the necessity to holst the yellow tributed to a very considerable extent in yard ange it was found that the police had with her cholera stricken crowd of passen- fiag? If, on the other hand, she came diffusing knowledge and spreading educa. drdan still further ahead, the score sheets show- gers, and to hold free communication from a cholera infected port or had tion amongst the masses, and has ever ing total of 170 as against the 137 of their op- with the city for a period of about 30 the plague on board, why was she not been a great element in the political, com- ponts. Quincey's 24 and Inspector Cameron hours after her arrival! Who i re quarantined directly, instead of being al mercial and social progress of the country, and McKay with 23 each headed the poll on sponsible for this disgraceful neglect?lowed to come alongside the wharf and So potent has its influence become that the ingip best for the soldiers. Commencing at lowing address, which was read by T. T. Fat-meeting at their consulate, and formed a trade
theiside, Quinn with 24and Kelly with 22 show In Swatowa clean port? If so the land her passengers? More bangling Press has been designated the Fourth Es- the hal range with an advantage of 41 points the sooner it is declared infected the better; if additional blundering. Who is responsible tate. But with a vast power of doing Im- man looked a certainty for Mr Cameron's team, not a grave responsibility has been incurred for all this? When and where is it all to mense good, it must not be lost sight of that anche majority of the men shooting with great *somewhere. It is notorious that Swatow-end?
the press is also well adapted for causing a steliness they still further increased their ad- has never been free from cholers the en-
And this power has yange, finishing up with a total of 148 at the vast deal of evil.'
range and an of sire summer. Why then should steamers Squx excitement was caused throughout been so fully recognised by the govern Bois" 130 at 600 yards and grand total of laden with Chinese passangers direct from the colony late on Saturday night the ments of all nations that it has been deemed 44thss winning an interesting contest by 63 this hot-bed of infection be permitted to 15th instant) by a report that Major prudent to fatter, not the absolute freedom pois. At the long range G. Cameron did best
General SARGENT, C.B., had made com.
certain carefully thought-out restrictions. himlose with one point less, whist McKay, who The Buffs" numbering one hundred The censor-ship of the British press, or at badshot very steadily throughout, made 31.
The continuation of our favourable relations men, and a detachment of twenty men least as much of it as concerns the subject For The Buffs, Annan, after shooting badly with this Empire is of the highest concern to all from the Royal Artillery to be in with which we presently intend to deal, con at 3 came well to the front with 21, Kelly who are in any way connected with China, but readiness to proceed at once to Canton. Isists of a law which forbids the publication Cong 20 and Broadhurst 19. The honors especially to those who live here whose interests
1 of day were won by Inspector Cameron are greatly dependant on the peaceful and pros. We gave some information yesterday was at first surmised that the riot predicted under certain pains and penalties of either for le Police with the creditable scare of 71, perous development of this country. (the 14th Instant) regarding the qua as a sequel to the Feast of Lanterns had seditious or blasphemous libels. This law Mcky with yo and G. Cameron with 69 Tun- We therefore hail with the greatest satisfac- Fantining of the steamship Afghan, and actually taken place and that the naval extends to Hongkong; the censorship is inningvery close up. The highest scores for on your appoints by hormat racines animadverted rather strongly on the forces lying off Shamlen had proved in the hands of the local Government. "T Buds were made by Kelly and Broad- Majesty our Queen to such an important office as Her Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of With all its power for doing good it hun who tied at 64. conduct of the responsible officers of adequate to put down the disturbance.
competition was carried out in a most Peking, as we feel confident from your Excellen the local Government for what we at Calm reflection soon banished this idea, is, ar we have already hinted, an sumed was a flagrant neglect of daty, and than it was stated that the troops unfortunate, circumstance that on some amible and spirited fashion, and will prove zoey's long experience in the East, and from your the many more and on all matters The statements then made were subatan: were to accompany Chief Justica Soccasions the press is open to the re- of dil between the rival, services during the concerning British interests here, that the sole Hally correct; our adverse criticisms on the R. T. REMMIR to Canton, to guard proach of working much harm. The Chieting season. Indeed we are informed that tion of any questions regarding them with the action or rather inaction, of the Govern the British Consulate during the forth- nese newspapers published in Hongkong" Grand Old Buffs" have already arisen Imperial Chinese Government could not be in ment were only too well deserved. The coming trial of the Customs officer have recently been great sinners in that fronthe ashes of their recent defeat like the more advantageous hands Afghan came into the port of Hongkong Logan. This seemed reasonable enough; respect. It is not so very long ago since tabl phoenis, and dared the men in blue" direct from Swatow, where choleras however, the matter was of too serious A Here Mast, the editor of Frheit, & German er encounter, 13 men aside, a challenge whl was promptly accepted, so that an reported to be a rife at the present time character to be lightly dealt with, and so
tenced to a long term of imprisonment for paralan of which
will be published in due as at any period during the past summer, / wa had it thoroughly investigated at head. /pawspaper published in London, was sen othenatch will soon be satisfactorily arranged, crowded with over 600 Chinese passengers quarters.
bgarding publishing a series of seditious articles, Equ The order issued by General SALONT is which apparently were written for the 10 the Hongkong Volunteers do nothing in a plague-stricken floating town, and yet, without objection or proteic, she is something like the following:
purpose of inciting the Russians--and the lashpoting line? Unless we are mistaken permitted to quietly lle amidst the ship ORDERS IN CASE THE MEN ARE REQUIRED,
the peoples of other nations--to rebellion the are several well known markamen in the ping in the harbour, openly communicating Letter A Company under Major Harrison and a reign of dynamite. The British capable of holding their own even when Pitt against the best shots of the colony. Major with the city, for close upon thirty hours, and Lieutenants Paglish and Mitford made up law does not allow any newspaper toy should see to this, and endeavour to get During that period four deaths occurred, to 100 rank and file, with drummer bugler and publicly recommend wholesale murder up cam, Either the Folice or "The Buffe
pioneer, will parade, when required, in marching one European and three Chinese, and then order, with white coats and cloth trousers; each and so Herr Most was very properly made wol be glad to come to terms for a match for the first time apparently, shart-sighted man carrying his valise in his band. Field kits to an example of. Now, we gravely doubt set our vallant amateur defenders, and it is officialdiam suddenly discovers that there be packed in the valle. Two pair of white trousers whether the articles which led the Editor Indutable that the best mods of fostering rific choles on board the yellow flag is and serge coat to be carried in Company's squad of Frehrif into such dire trouble were one prace is by frequent idendly competitions of holsted
scorted to base wagger whit worse than some of the blood as described above,
necul Each man will carry se rounds of ball and thunder effusions which have lately following are the scares made on Satur- uickly ammunition reserva of 375 boxes (one box emanated from our local Chinese press the Council deliberate and advise as recom-
and contains Goo munds) will be handed over to the As we are only anxious that our Chinese med. Immediate action. 2:11fa officer.commanding the Company.
contemporaries should recognise the im- IIL-One blanket pay man to be packed up in propriety of the injudicious and impolitic tandies of 251 water proof sheets and offer course they have lately been pursuing in stucice as especially ordered with advocating false, seditious, and blood period 100 men will be formed a follow-thirsty Rentiments, which already have
men fibi A Company. Une soigeant and 25 men from Company! One sergeant and as men tended to cause Infinite mischief, we re- From E Company debueris frain from particularising the worst offent Two non-commissioned officers and twenty ders and from dealing with the subject at men of the Royal Artillery, under command of a great length. If the conductors of the Lieutenant, will also be in readiness with two Chinese papers can be made to see the pounders folly of their past conduct without compell
It mus nepted xxzubstantially coring us to invoke the powerful aid of the
Company of The Buffs are law so much the better. orders to proceed to Canton, but It Is quite certain that the rabid utter- believe In the case of any emerances of these excited Chinese partisans on [ pecurring":
***When the report of the 'recent current events, such as the war in the Shamien reached here, General Tonquin, the unfortunate Lodax case and
17th September, 1883. G.C.M.G., Her Majesty's Minister Plenipoten. the celebrated tattooer of Osaka, to commence His Excellency Sir Harry Parkes, K.C.B., Japanese named Yoshida has invited Okumura, Tattooing is very popular in Hongkong, and a tiary to the Court of Peking, arrived here in H.M.S. Vigilant at noon yesterday, and was
business in the British colony, conducted on shore by Byron Brenan, Esq., H.M.'s Consul, to spend a few hours at the Con
sulate.
At three o'clock in the afternoon His Excel lency was waited upon by several of the British residents here, and was presented with the fol- gusson, Esq.,
To Sir HARRY PARKES, K.C.B., G.C.M.G, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary, to the Emperor of China, etc., etc., 'elp. May it please your Excellency,-
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His Excellency, Oyama, Minister of War, will shortly visit France and Germany in order to personally observe the military systems of those countries, and their army organization.
The Chinese merchants of Kobe have held a
society. They will hereafter assemble once m month to discuss matters affecting business,
A few days ago a woman about twenty-two years old fastened her child on her back, and
foo, desire to offer to your Excellency off respect Castile. Both mother and infant were dead when We, the undersigned British residents of Che.jumped into the pond to the south of Osaka ful welcome on your arrival in China as Her
quire the serious and prompt consideration plate arrangements for a company of of the newspapers but unbridled license by with4, bis name-sake the Inspector running Majesty's MinisterPlenipotentiary to the Emperor
anter the port at all? These matters ra» of the Government. We shall return to the subject after a fuller Investigation into
the facts of the case,
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AR DONNELLY. A. P. SETIL. J. P. WAKE.
taken out.
Several foreign vessels have recently visited Napa, Okinawa Ken, and the captains asked permission to inspect the islands."_"The Gov- emor has applied to the Central Govemment for instructions.
Much dry weather has been experienced in Okinawa Ken, and the thermometer often rose ventence occurred through wells drying up, and to above -100 degrees. A great deal of incon-
at lyejima the people had to leave and dwell elsewhere.
Some days ago the sun appeared quite red, and a number of ignorant people are afraid great earthquake or tidal wave will visit Osaka, because a similar phenomenon preceded the dual visitation 28 years ago, when such terribla damage was casas pa
occasioned
The Government have had the three notable places called Matsushima, Miyajima and Ama- notushidate carefully surveyed. The last namsed apot projects 22,200 feet into the sea, and is from 100 to 200 feet wide. There are 2,512 pine trees growing there.
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Mr. Kuki, the ex-daimio of Sanda, har among. his family papers authentic, descriptions of the sea-fights at Korea when Hideyoshi ordered the invasion of that country." The Naval Minister has: instructed' the Governor of Hiogo to ask Mr. Kuki to lend the documents to the Depart His Excellency having graciously received this menta pada address replied to it in terms of which the fol- lowing is the substance:--Mr. Fergusson and
Green wonna have attacked the vice plants lik gentlemen, It is very gratifying to me to receive several districts of Okayama Ken. These postá this address from the residents of Chefso which, le hidden during the day, but at night salty furth you have so dudly presented to me on my are and devour the crops. The Village Officers have rival here, and I notice with pleasure the mode- reported the matter to the Magistrates and asked ration of its tone. It is just such an address as I for advice, as the farmers are unable to keep could have wished to receive. You may depend down the worms.C?
upon iny always doing all in my power to pro-dayana, the father of Her Majesty the mote British Interests in China, and I am aure Mr. Nakayama,
you will remember that it is only by showing to Empress, is now 75 years of age and suffering
the Chinese that their, and our interests are not. from disease of the lungs,s">Their Majesties tha antagonistic but are mutually advantageous, and Emperor, Empress and Empress Dowager uns
that we are not working for our own prosperity alobe, that we must try and get them to grasp the same ideas regarding our interests that we ourselves entertainmen
assiduous in their attentions to him, and Da Ito,
the Emperor's physician, has been ordered. attended Mr. Nakayama during his illness.
Our line of conduct towards the Chinese should. The articles
be to pull together with them, and to bear with quantity at Nara Are inkstones and writing them, and not to try and force anything on brister Owing, however, to the greed and lan
Meness of the workinen the quality of these and foote
KhemkenERVER VARA o can hopehas fallen off and the old reputation
-Tais is the best way by
to induce the Chinese to look favourably on our has been lost. With a view to restore the industry. -Wishes, SARE
its former Bourishing condition Mr.Matsing the proprietor of one of the Nern factorie
We must not forget, however, that the great secret of success is patience. The Chinese
gents the holding of an Exhibition.