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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 30, 1888.

We shall never tire of calling the atten- CHIARINI'S Circus is expected to arrive in Yoko tion of the Sanitary Board to the evilshama from the South in October next.

THE P. & 3. Company's steamer Teheran, from Bombay, cft Singapore for this port to-day at

7 a.m..

numerated above, and to a thousand and one other sources of epidemics with which the colony is seriously threatened. Instead of wasting their precious time in discussing returns of the number of visiters to the City ali Muscum for the week ending July 29th, are: subjects de lana cuprine, our Sanitary gods-Europeans 133. Chinese 1,703 total, 1,836. in Olympian covenant assembled ought to THE number of Jinrickshas in Japan, as cal- tackle the present, the real state of things culated by the authorities last year, was 166,580, in the colony, and remedy with unerring and that in Tokio slone, is stated to have been hands the many evils, or avert the serious danger which loom on the horizon of our public health.

LELEGRAMS: (From Straits Times.) ITALY AND FRANCE. »

ROME, July 22nd. The French Government having, protested against the exaction of taxes from Foreign Re sidents at Massowah, Italy has sent a note to [France declaring Massowah to be an Italian

possession.

At The Hague, on the 25th inst, the wife of Mr. A. FINDLAY Smjen, of a son.

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The Hongkong Celegraph

THE SOUDAN.

LONDON, July 22nd.

The "nglish Pasha" supposed to be Mr. Stanley is in full advance upon Khartoum.

COMPARED with the glorious land of Dai Nippon, the beautiful island of Frageant Streams is very email beer, indeed. At least so thinks ME.

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Mohammed Houssein, an Indian clerk who convicted at the Britian Consular Court, Yoko hamn, on the 19th inst, of embezzling the sum of 50 cents from his employer Mr. H. II. Josuph and sentenced to two months imprisonment. After his conviction Hops en was offered in- liberty if he would consent to take his departure for Hongong, all expenses to be paid

by Mr. josuphus geberous niter he indignantly spurned, preferring gaol life in Japan to fredum in Hongkong, Amd so Maylinùssein is devoting his abilities 10 tuning the crank in Yokohama, THE Leave Regulations for European and Indianwhich, and he only been wise and started as a members of the Police Force are published in sharebroker in Hongkong, might lave led him last Saturday's number of the Government on to fame and fortune. The loss is lioussein's, Gazette.

the gain Hongkong's.

50,000.

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THE Government Gazette notifies that Monday the 6th proxuno, beina Bank holiday, will be observed as a holiday by the Government Departments.

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THE officers of H.M.S. Audacious gave a fare. well dance at Yokohama, on the afternoon of the 19th inst. Most of the leading residents of that settlement were invited..

THE agent of the. Messageries. Maritimes Co. courteously informs us that the Company's steamship Qaws, with the next French mail, left Salgon at 5 p.m. yesterday for this part,

The Bukko Shimpo, a Japanese vernacular print, states that M. Berlin, of the Naval Depart- ment, has sent to the Admiralty Council a state- The House of Representatives has passed the ment as to the advigability of establishing a

torpedo school without delay.

Taifi-Bill.

UNITED STATES.. }

GENERAL BOULANGER

Is well again.

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The following Ordinances are reported by the Government Gazelle as having received Hur ST. DOMINGO, ',

Majesty's confirmation :—No,, 15, The Rating There have been great incendiary fires at Port Ordinance, 1888; No. 16, The European Dis- au Prince.

trict Reservation Ordinance, 1888.7

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 30; 1888.

No sooner is Hongkong free from one epidemic than it is visited by another, Last winter the colony suffered from a virulent outbreak of smallpox, a month ago a mild type of cholera created a The U. S. S. Brooklyn will leave Yokohama for general spare, and now we are almosieme, via the Cape, about the 30th instant. daily recording the death of some acquaint-The French men-of-war Vipère, Primanguet ance from fever.. Now, raturálly, Hong-and spie lukt Kobe for Yakuliina on the 16th kong is not an unhealthy, malarial place, so the origin of these scourges must be ATMIRAL SIE NOWELL, SALMON trans- for his flag from the Audacious to the Im- artificial. It is--and it is not far to seek.Mriduse in Yokohama harbour on the morning Anyone with courage enough to penetrate the 20th instant. the pestiferous precincts of China-town, The Nagasaki Rising Sun of the 18th instant with their two-and-seventy stenches, sas-Our native con motary, sales that the

The U.S.$. Monocacy

instant.

THE Shanghai Courier notes that arrangements are now being inade to erect a monument 100 fl. in height and 15 feet square, at Hakata, in com. memoration of the deleats of the Tartars when they invaded Japan over five hundred years ago, His Imperial lighness the Grand Duke Alexander Michaelovitch, chief of the Criment regiment No. 73, arrived at Shanghai on the 24th, inst. per FŸokohama Maru, accompanied by his aide de camp, Lieut. Eberling, and Dr. Zander a and a staff of servants We learn that the steamship Preussen, carrying the German nails, will be delayed here till Friday afternoon or Saweday morning, as she which got away late from this port, and, in machinery, cannot be expected back before Fri consequence of same heavy repairs done to her day morning. The Agents inform us that the exact time of departure of the steamship Preussen will be duly notified.

The second competition of the Hongkong Rifle Cup, and a money-Prize-of-Five-Dollars took Association for the monthly handicaps Challenge place on Saturday, and was won by P.C. W. Rubertson with a score of 67 points. Appended are the scores :-

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P.C. W. Robertson,

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Mr. A. S. Hooper...

Mr. H. J. Hatimes

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Mr. John Andrew... 34

Mr. F. G. Collins

Mr. B. F. Drury

Mr W. C. Murray

Str. R. G. Hopkins...

lent. E. 0. Smish

Lient, A. H. Les, IA. Mr. K. Sheppe

Mr. J. 1. Gr.

•TC. Warrick

Mr. EL Woodin

Mr. W. Parfitt

Mc. W. D Baldwood.

35. H. Twyford

Mr. C. D. Wilkinson.......

Mr. J. Dade...

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SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

jeascezskápar pa 193

(Before the Hon. J. Russell, Acting Chief

Justice)

DEFENDANTS WANTED. Kow Wang Hing and others, trading at No. 58 Banham Strand West as lan Ho, claimed $2,449 for goods supplied to Lam Wing Kwong and others, trading under the style of Fuk Hing Loong, No. 14 Wing Lok Street. Mr. Pollock, instructed by Messrs. Caldwell and Wilkinson, represented the plaintiffs; defendants were sattpetre to the value above-mentioned, and to the value of $60, was attached, but there was recently the defendants absconded. Their stocit first charge for rent upon that sum. Evidence in support of this having been heard, judgment was given for the plaintiffs, with costs,

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snow.

YOKOHAMA, July 20th Details of the catastrophe at Bandai-san reach Tokyo in a disjointed form. We prefet to publish them, however, as they appear in the Japanese press without any attempt to throw them into a connected narrative. A telegram dated at Wakaniatsu, 8 a.m., the 18th instant, says The number of houses buried is 195, and the number of those damaged more br less severely, 63. Thirty-seven persons are wounded. Seven- teen bodies have been disintered. Throughout an area of tweri radius from the mountain, trees, shrubs and crops bave been completely destroyed. The river Nagase is dammed, and has inundated its banks to a distance of two ri, The roaring sounds and tremblings of the ground have ceased.

Another telegram from the same place, dated 11.15 a.m. the same day, says Forty-four bouses were buried to a depth of about twenty feet. Forty-three were crashed and twelve were more or less ruined. The number of persons killed is about 500. Forty-eight bodies have been recovered. The rest are still under the ashes. Thirty-seven people are under "medical treatment. The dead bodies of forty-five horses have been found.

Another telegram dated, Wakamatsu, 1.50 p.m. 18th instant, says The number of the killed is found to be about 600, and that of the injured, 40. Engineers are at work to release the imprisoned waters... pan. 18th instant, says: The eruption at Ban Another telegram, dated at Koriyam, 3.20 dai-san has not ceased. The lesser peak (Sho-

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All well-defined, and several stinks," Can Gubeinment has contracted to purchase has to wait for the steamship General Werder, Fabsent. At various periods the plaintiffs supplied handsome make-up attention had been paid to all! Dandai-san) has entirely lost its former shape.

The British squadron commanded by Vice- Admiral Sie Nowel Sahnan, the Audacious excepted, lef Yokohama for Hakodate on Tues- the ath instant. The old flagship, after docking either at Yokosuka or Nagasaki, is

under ärders to proceed home.

will wonder-not that there is so much sickness in the colony, but that there is so little. Thousands of Chinese herd in insanitary, filthy, crowded, houses, Indifferent to all such petty details as drains and ventilation, the rough streets and of the 2nd Northamptonshire Regiment resemble the medieval “kennel” in their | will play at the Officers' Mess, Murray Barucks, nastiness; animals fatten on the garbage

evening, commencing at 8 o'clock. The' following will be the programme :— everywhere every means seem to be

March......"Merry: Monarch"... Scholes," taken to foster the incubation of the germs.

Ovture Le Diademe"

Hurman. the...........anner or later "Meisskr of disease. We do not directly assert that

......Lacia di Lamaicrmour "Danzei - beletion 2.5" La Somambula“...

Bellini. this state of things exists through the

Selection. Adelia” ............

Doniteal "absolute neglect, by the Sanitary officials,

Join Munan, Bandmaster.

TỪE BOHEMIAN GIRL” AT THE

of quotation

The same comment would

A letter from Wakamatsu, dated the 16th instant, runs thus-At half-past seven on the morning of the, isth a loud rumbling as of ground trembled violently. From Bandai-san thunder was heard and simultaneously the

S ri distant by the ordinary, route and about 3 as the crow flics, black smoke sddenly issued forth. The sight was appalling. About noon a number of men and women, both old and young, arrived at Takigawa Pass. They were fugitives from Inawashiro and neighbouring villages. Some of them were stark naked and all showed ashy pale faces. A few reaching the pass, fainted from exhaustion and were wounded. Women were weeping and some terror. These unhappy folks numbered about. 150. The news they brought was that, simul- taneously with a violent earthquake the sky had water, sulphur, and ashes fell in large quantities. The ground undulated as though it were the surface of the sen. Houses fell in ruins; others burst into flame. Those that escaped could not stord upright; they had to creep away on all by the police and local authorities to provide for fours like scimale, Steps were immediately taken

of their duty, but it does exist, and they WF Japan Gazelic) are informed on good lights' was also noticeable. But both faults, let night at the City Hall by the American Musical usefulty. The chorus, although rather small, become suddenlý "dark, and stones, sand, hot.

are the people whom we expect to see to to the harbour have been so far settled that the andlety that the long discussed improvements these things. The Chinese may be content Government have abandoned the idea of extend to sleep packed shoulder to shoulder, like ing it in the duction of Kanagawa. The original scheme it deepening and inproving the present the Libby prisoners, who could only change Bay in the direction of the point will now in all their recumbent positions by unanimous probabilny be carried out, the supposed diffi consent, they may not object to breathingcnities of billing the pier out from the English disturbed district. The insurgents failed to find! The scene is laid at Presburg, at the chalrait himself, and hit for his watchfulness many of

Datoba having, apparently, been overcome."

At the approach of the Count, Thaddeus hides, They are probably volcanic and lio near and is discovered by the treachery of the Gipsy Nagoka) Towards the W.N.W. there are four Queen. He avows his affection for Arline, and ranges of mountains apparently running from 1 scornfully rejected by the Count on account of N.N.E, to S.S.W. The first of these mages is is supposed low origin. He exhibits his warrant apparently the lowest, whilst the most distant ofnability, is accepted with open arms, and anne is the highest. To the N.W. Are the Haida feast is held. The Gipsy Queen, thwarted in ntaing which were pered with patchi hier designs, uttempts the life of Arline, but is

Beyond this point the climbing wRS. shot by the guard, and the finale witnesses the exceedingly dificult-on ace fint of the steepness happiness of everyone,

of the slope. This upper lapo ni measured the above brief outline

suggests,

from a distance was 35 deg. After 3 hours great dramatic ability, as well as refined from starting we reached the summit, which is voices, are required for the successful represharp pak, about 5, 00 feet above sea level, on sentation of such a powerful production, one side terminating in a precipice-like descent. abounting as it does in climaxes, and rippling Our descent was to the town of Inawashiro, with melody. These desiderata were in not a On the following day we travelled round the side single instance wanting. The only material of Bandai-san until at Osawa we joined the main error was in the selection of Miss Maude Hare road leading to Yonesawa. Our path was allo- for the

part of Arline, and Miss Flo Morison gether over grassy slopes which form this side have changed places. Miss Hare has shown us, of rock be seen. From the hot springs, the for that of the Gipsy Queen. They should of the mountain and nowhere could any exposures

heracif with the character of a Gitana-she looks and the tradition in the neighbourhood that the in Maritana, how completely sho. can identify scoriaceous appearance of the old lava streams, it. As Arline, the adopted gipsy's discrepancies mountain was once in a state of eruption, I shall as to complexion were to be looked for, but were class this mountain amongst the group of still not apparent, whilst in the Gipsy Queen they active volcanucs. were marked. With an exchange of characters both actresses would have been perfect, for each acted and sung with great power and feeling. Miss Hare's trained voice was expecially effective in her dream-song, and the duetts with Thaddeus owed much of their favorable reception to her. The passionate part of the Gipsy Queen was finely played by Miss Morrison, too. Her stormy scenes with Devilshoof and Thaddeus showed that she is as capable inftragle roles as she is charming in softer ones. But she ought to attack Arline with a dagger, not a horse pistol, and have the point turned against herself by Devilshoof, instead of being shot from behind the scenes. Miss Eva Leamington, as Buda, the nurse, had little to do, but she did it with conscientiousness not frequently seen in minor paris. The rest of the ladies were en evidence, but alas! we cannot say very much for thein, Miss Whiteford was a gipsy girl-and she had blonde hair and a debardeur satin dress! She lanced and sung, as she always does, like a little fairy, and well earned the basket of flowers fished over the footlights to her, but she looked incongruous. Miss Vera Patey committed the same lault, in a lesser degree. Golden hair, ladies, is pretty, but it isn't gipsy. But Miss Patey looked so piquant, and danced so fascinatingly, in the first act, gaining an imperative iccall-that her absence afterwards was quite missed. Miss Arline had the least opportunities of all, as one of the gipsy girls, but she looked pretty. For the actors we have only the most unqualified praise. The Thaddeus of Mr. Fisher was admirable. In his those little details which so improve the general effect; his voice was at its best, and his acting careful and finished. Mr. Imano,, as demeanour, clear enunciation, and magnificent Count Arnheim, had less scope, but his dignified

voice were fully appreciated. Mr. Whiffen Cripps developed unexpected resources in his THE band performance in the Gardens scent to be increasing in favour these suluy evenings.

impersonation of Florestein. He is much better Last night a large number of persons listened CITY HALL THEATRE.

in a light part, like that of a dawdling dragoon, with much interest to the very pleasing selections

than in a serious one, and his few songs were which the Northamptonshire band, under

rendered with unusual vigour and clearness. Mr. Mr. Moran, played. The Irish airs were very

Somebody who had just read Hamlet for the Satch was not quite an ideal Devilshoof; he was harmoniously rendered, and the solos from The first time sagely observed that it was very full hardly fight-fingered enough, and though Bohemian Girl were admirable. The vocal similarly apply to that fine old English opera omitted a good deal of the usual "business" when perhaps it was not his fault in the last act he waltz too, sounded well; and made quite a

The Bohemian Gir?; it aboutds with familiar acquiring the oids and ends scattered about the swelling chorus. The drawback we mentioned Inst week-the monopoly of the seats by theirs and well-known melodies. After hasty but apartment. He came out strong in the quartetts, arduous rehearsal i was produced on Saturday however, and supported the leading actors ruder sex-again occured, and the scarcity of

Comedy and Opera Company, with most un-

made a fine appearance, and showed far less qualified success. The appreciative audience woodenness than many more practised SAYS the Singapore Straits Times-Advices which crowded the Theatre repeatedly manifested supers. The only drawback to their excellence us hope, will be amended.

from Batavia to the tóth July evidence, that tie their enthusiasm; every artiste was in excellent was that, like some of the gipsy girls, they were Government show no slackness in bringing the voice, and not a hitch occured to impair the general somewhat inappropriately dressed, and had too Bantant insurgents to book. The rising proves effect. This opera was composed in 1814, being little of the Romany Rye favour about them. to be a purely local one, and soon went down founded on a ballet called The Gipsy," derived Let us give due credit to one gentleman, Mr. before the military force despatched into the in turn from Cervantes aomance Preciosa." Robertson, the pianist. He has to be a lost in any great support from the general population, of the Governor, Count, Arnheit, where a number the tuneful. part-songs would not have gone so and had no other resource than to flee in all of guests are singing a chorus of loyalty to smoothly. As an accompanist he is unexcup directions. The work of running in the guilty Austria. The colo A soldier's life, Has seen tionable-a thorough musician, parties was actively proceeding by last accounts.

of strife" by the Count, follows, and with a

Belare con All sorts of rumours are afloat as to the cause hunting chorus the company depart for the, a word should be said about the setting of the troubles, but the result of the official in- chase, taking with them Arline, the Count's slight exception, was highly artistic, and fitted of the piece. The scenery throughout, with one quiries now going on must be awaited before infant daughter-in, this case impersonated the stage as a picture does its frame. anything ceriain will be known. The insurgent by a little maiden who made her debut leaders have so far escaped arrest, from the very tremblingly. Thaddeus, a proscribed VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN difficulty of gaining information concerning their Polish officer who is fleeing, enters, aceking whereabouts.

refuge. He meets a band of gipsies, whose chorus, "In the gipsy's life you read," runs THE Government Gazette notifies that during through the musical vein of the opera so very the week ending the 21st inst., the number of felicitously. The march of the pursuing soldiers SuMenopy in Hongkong-probably Brownie" deaths totailed 141, of which 31 were from bowel

A telegram from Wakamatsu, Fukushima is heard, and after the dust "Comrade, your Prefecture, brings news of a terrible volcanic tulegraphed the other day, to the fiji Shimpo, complaints. It is encouraging to see that no hand, "by the fugitive and Devilshoof, Chief of eruption. On the 15th instant the mountain a leading Tokio journal, that from the 1st to the death has occurred from Cholera proper, while the band; the former disguises himself, with his known as Bandaisan, near Wakamatsu, burst 14th inst. 118 persons died from cholera in this only 12 deaths among the native community are new comindes' assistance. Just as he has done so colony. And yet our mud-headed evening con-reported from Cholera nostras, considerable the hunting party hurriedly returns, accompanied a'clock in the morning, and at the time of the catastrophe, that geologists divide Japan into forth into fame. The outbreak began at eight The Tokyo press mentions, in connection with temporary marvels that the Japanese Govern reduction from the high rate which prevailed at by Florestein, an oflicer of the lisp and eyeglass telegraphing had not stopped. In the adjoining four lines of volcanic activity. The first starts mens has decreed that all vessels from Hongkong the commencement of this month to deaths type. must undergo medical inspection at Yokosuka occurred from diarrhoes, and 9 from dysentery. succour near?" of the danger of Arline from the troyed. The material thrown out covered the and the northeastern part of the mainland, ter The latter tells, in the song Is no hamlet of Iwasemura fifty-six houses were des from the Kuriles and, passing through Hokkaido before entering Yokohama harbour. Most other The death-rate during the same week was 8 per attack of a wounded stag. A strong denouement ground to a distance of two ri all round the midates at Asama-yama. The accoad begins at. Governments would under similar circumstances have enforced strict quarantine regulations,

1,000 per annum for the British and Foreign-is commenced by the prayer "Thou who in mountain, damage being done as far off as four Hachijo-jima, and stretches to Fill-yama vid the community, and 39 t for the native land and boat might supreme," preceding the hurried shot by ri. It is stated that 400 persons were buried by Islands of Izu. The third commences at Sado TO-DAY Mr. Sercombe Smith. gave an unem

population. By the comparative table of death which Thaddeus kills the stag and saves the the debris, 150 of whom were visitors using the ployed Chinese cook six months' hard labour

rates annexed to the statistics alluded to it may child.

Island and traversing Kaga, Etchiu, and: Hida, Count Arnheim, in gratitude, invites hot springs in the neighbourhood. According to terminates at Ontake, in Shimano, The fourth for being one of four men who made a murderous be seen that the highest mortality from howel the supposed gipsy to join in the festivities, another account 36 houses were destroyed. Only runs through Shikoku and Kyushu, Along the attack with iron bara on Wong Sing on the 29th when it attained the high figure of 137 per Thaddeus spurns the cup, and the guards. adat Hibare was filled up, and the people round Bandai-san, Nasu-dake Shirane zan and Asama. complaints was in the week ending a3rd of June, and proposes, the toast of the Emperor two human bodies were recovered. An aqueduct first line lie the volcances of Chokal, Getzu-zan, inst. Complainant said be occupied the position of a hawker of flowers and an informer for the 1000; decreasing every succeeding week to 85, vance to seize him, but the Count prevents them. about, in dread of flooding, were hastening to yama. If the subterranean disturbance has palice. On the above date at 2 p.m. in Queen's 56, 41 and 31 respectively.

Devilshoof, who fins also opposed their attempt remove their property. The above details, which found full vent at Bardai-san, the calamity may Road West the men met him when prisoner The following it the report of the P. M. 5. S. and is seen bearing Arline away. The scene may be supplemented by the following account forces still seeiding exit, other volcanoes in the at arrest, is carried off to the Castle, but escapes, we have taken from the Nicht Nich! Shimbun, be expected to end there. But if there are said "that's an informer," and then the men Co's steamer City of Rio de Janeiro which rushed after him, caught him on the Praya and arrived in harbour yesterday Left San closes with the chorus. "Follow with heart and of the mountain, taken from a paper farming same series may break forth. Soine years ago murderously heat him with iron bars. Evidence Francisco on the goth June, 1888, at 5.43 p.m.,

arm,” and a general exit in ineffectual pursuit. part II, of Vol. IX of the Transactions of the Nasu-dake and Shirane-san erupted. The infer was given to support the charge, which prisoner. and arrived at Yokohama on the 19th inst, at

Twelve years have elapsed when the second Seismological Society of Japan denied, but he could bring no witnesses.-A barter 9.58 p.m.; sailed for Hongkong on the 21st at

ence therefore is that the volcanoes in the first- scene opens. The gipay band are again in the Dandal-aan forms the terminal peak of a small series are all more or less able to break out. was accused of stealing $21 on the 28th inst. 127 a.m... Had strong breeze to fresh gale from vicinity of the Castle, Arline, now a beautiful block of hills lying on the northern side of Lake For the information of such of our readers as from the house of a stone-cutter at To-kwa-wan E.N.E. to midnight of same day. Off Oosims all girl, being with them. Florestein strays into Inawashiro. When seen from Wakamatsu or may desire to visit the scene of the calamity at and was sentenced to three monthe' hard labour, indications of a typhoon, which we soon met the by Devilshoof. The Gipsy Queen, who now ap as a conspicuous peak. Nowhere, however, does press a statement of the best route. Leaving the their encampment, and is robbed of bis valuabies from any point on its S. or W. side it stands up Bandai-san, we extract from the vernacular vessel was hove to on her port tack, heading F.S.E THE Empress of China, since her removal to very heavy squalls and large confused sea, the Pearn the the first time, compels the latter to its shape show any curvature or outline by which Uene (Tokyo) terminus of the Japan Railway Chinese Times, in a game to which she has with great severity until 4 p.m. of the 23rd when it Thaddeus, now her laver. To him she tells of mountain was in a state of activity a considerable about 1 o'clock pm. Thence he proceeds by the Nan Hai, has been indulging ways the ship labouring beavily and the gale continuing wat n be reimpaa med en nie, is volcanic origin could be inferred. This would Company by the 6 ait, train, the traveller should

awaking from her slumber in the tent, meets seam to indicate that since the time when this alight at Koriyama which place he reaches at: given the name of mon hefrk. The game is moderated, leaving a heavy sea. The ship was played after dark in a very large and lofty room. then put an her course, having been laid to for a vision she has just seen, in the song "I dreamt period has elapsed, during which degrading forces jinribi to the western bank of Lake Inawashiro, It is a sort of "catch who catch can," and is played without lights of any kind. The Chinese Met the Q. &O. steamer Oceanic on the 28th inst. She begs him to reveal her history, but he re- calendar states that Ban-dai-san was formed in opposite shore, distant 4 (to English), mile about 40 hours, thence to port had fine weather. charmingly sung, and enthusiastically entored from the side of Wakamatsu. An old Japanese at the lake a steamer service will be found to the

that I dwelt, in marble halls," "which was

have been actively at work. It can be ascended a distance of 11, or 27 English-miles Arrived seem to find something mysterious in it. The at 2.10 a.m.; had strong S.W. current from fuses, fearing that it will lessen her affection for the year Roy. In these hills, from which Ban-dai and there one is virtually at the foot of the boatmen in atendance on the Empress are Turnabout, and arrived here at 443 pm, on the giving trouble. Several have run away, and the 29ths after a passage of eight days and fourteen arm ensues. The Gipsy Queen, who is en- him. A pleasing duet "That wound upon thine

san rises at Higashi-yama, there are some cele volcano. Doubtless the most convenient plag rest object to their duty, which is to punt the hours from Yokabama.

brated hot springs. On the flanks of Handai-san would be to stop the first night on the western Empress on the lake at night-time. They say

amoured of Thaddeus, endeavours to separate that in the daylight there is no fear, but in the THE following cases came before Mr. Wodehouse him from. Arline, but fails, and the scene closes patently indicate so hot springs. These shore of the lake, and devote the following day the volcanic nature of the to visiting the mountain. We have no Inform- dark an accident might happen which would at the Police Court this moming -

with their betrothal, and the bestowal of the region. From Wakamatsu I travelled a few ration as to the name of the town or village on have serious consequences to all concerned. Mr. H. L. Dalrymple, a merchant, residing at stolen medallion on Arline by the Gipsy over an andesite country to the village of Hagita, the shore of the Take where accommodation Their agitation is well founded, for in case of No. 3, Mount Gough, charged one of his servants Queen, with the design of incriminating ber. at which place I obtained a guide and comprocumable, but details of this nature can easily the Empress being drowned not only they but with committing a nuisance on the 29th inat, The gipsies are next seen at the Fair, an menced the ascent. The first part of the road be obtained at Koriyama their families would be immolated.

by emptying sullage water on the hill side near effective opening quartelt, "From the valleys is, in a N.N.. direction over a plain covered The Japan Mail of the 21st inst, publishes IN another column will be found a detailed Corroborative evidence was given by the house Queen, Thaddeus, and Devilshoof. Florestein path sloped

and a few small oaks. The some further interesting particulare of the report of the terrible volcanic eruption which boy, but defendant said he had a witness who again appears, and, after making unsuccessful the right on the south slope of the mountain report of a local official of Wakamatsu Prefecture occurred at Fukushima, Japan, on the 15th inst, could put sagie other kind of light on the approaches to Arline, sees the Gipsy, Queen's there is a smail red hill from which an old lava 10 the Minister of State for Home Affairs, This is the occurrence news of which was matter, when in consequence be was remanded elit, identifies it, and to the chorus Shame" stream appears to have flowed. Looking back which appears in the vernacular press, ruhs as cabled to us by Reuter on the 19th from London, till to-morrow, on finding ball to the amount of onders her arrest. The succeeding scene opens in you sea Bandai-san separated from the shore of follows-On receipt of the terrible Intelligence The Japan Daily Mail, from which we extract ten dollars,

the Count's chateau. Count Arabem is blooding the Lake by a flat plain which is evidently the I lost no time in starting for the scene of the the particulars of the eruption, In referring to it A stone-cutter was charged with being a sus over the loss of his daughter. His melancholy result of filing up by a delta-like accumulation dianster. Arrived at inawashiro village, says in its issue of the 18th inst. The terrible. pleious character and dangerous to the peace of finds relief in the ballad "The heast bowed of sediment washed down from the mountain made inquiries of the District and Divisional news, published elsewhere in our columas, of a the colony. He was found on the Shau-ki-wan down by weight of woe," splendidly remiered on After ri hours I reached the foot of the first steep officers. They were engaged collecting par volcanic campionat Bandal-san, by which some Road on the auth just carrying a bag which he this occasion. Arline is brought before him, as slope. At this point I observed rough scoriaceous ticulars, but they Informed me that in the lou.. hundred persons are said to have been said contained "nothing" but in which was the thief of the medallion, for punishment. She rocks sticking up through, the grass, evidently Immediate vicinity of Inawashiro village, one of killed, and about a thousand injured more or found a loaded revolver, some cartridges, and he protests her innocence, and as he attentively. the out crop of an old lava stream. I say that it is the most serious results of the eruption was the less severel, will be read by the foreign com- had a dagger concealed in. ?

• jacket. Defendant regards her he recognises his lost child.

old, first on account of the quantity of Earth and damming of the Nagase river. This tiver munity with sincere. sympathy... Need, we point, explained to the Court that he was a new comer The third act shows another part of grass which covers it, and secondly on account of falls into Lake inawathiro. At about 5 milet ut that this is essentially an occasion for the and was bringing the weapons from Sal-ying chateau. Arline, restored to her rightful position its weathered appearance, decomposition having (English) from its mouth its progress has been exercise of prompt charity? We have already pan, for a clansman. There being no suspicious mourns her isolation from her lover. Devilshoof reached several inches into the interior of the completely arrested and its waters are pent up received promises of several subscriptions which circumstances against the isomer, he was enters, and bide her rejoin the band. She stone. This point is about 400 feet above Hagita, between an old hill, and a newly formed em- wall bedly acknowledged in our columns and ordered to find one mirety of $10 and to be of refuses and Thaddeus has an impassioned inters In the distance towards the S. Warising above the bankment. Should they burst out the whold. we earnestly invite our readers to aid in rejleving good behaviour for 14 days the revolver to view with her in which that sweetest of lovesongs, rugged ranges of mountains which form the line region in the vicinity of the lake will be flooded the suffering entailed by this cruel calamity, * be detained till claimed by the owner?

When other lips and other hearts," occurs of the horison two truncated cones can be sedits and serious damage will be done's The question

vitiated, poisoned air, or eat food that a jackal would refuse, but it is the place of the authorities to say they shall not. "Only the other day we saw sixty goats driven into a hut not more than 20 by 20 ft; how could they be fit to eat, or their milk to drink Unless compelled, a Chinaman, when ill, will never enter the hospital; "he swallows' some "wizard's' decoctions, or dies to the hideous music of gongs and piercing pipes, and the players carry away the contagion. A clean sweep needs to be made of a good many streets in these nests of insanitation, which at present know no cleansing but perfunctory, superficial scavenging and. occasiona purification by fire and water. Nothing but drastic measures, will suppress the infection which costs us so many lives annually; it is not enough that we aye keep our ain doorstep, clean," we must look to that of our uncleanly neighbours. Our "boys," our washermen, our store- keepers, all are in constant communication with these people, and endanger our health Indirectly,

Another fertile source of danger is to be found in our public vehicles. The 'ricksha, "the hansom cab of the East," has more than once proved a fatal snare. to its patrons, and will ngain do so if its cosmo- politan use is not. forbidden. Brown, or Jones, who have their regular morning baths, would not contaminate the most im maculate cushions, but when they charter a vehicle which has just dropped a small. pox patient, or a fati with a skin-disease, or even a healthy coal-begrimed coolle, they stand a very good chance of acquiring a serious disease, or at the least having their clothes besmirched. In the case of chairs, the risks are pretty much the same. The only method of prevention is the adoption of the sensible system in force in the Straits Settlements, and grading the licenses of The vehicles. A good, handsome, well- upholstered ricksha should be granted a first-class license, at the present rates, and be available for Europeans and the better class of Chinese. The second-class would be for the general use of the natives, and the third-class appropriated to the coolle class when they Indulge in Ives. By this means the present justifiable repugnance, on the part of most residents, to enter these useful craft, would be overcome and one of the sources of danger first referred to

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Eut the missing lyphoons struck the Japanese coast the 16th inst., and is reported to have lone considerable damage: A Hongkong steamer lost a mastia Kobe harbour, and of Wakila Makin the City of Rinde Fanzire picked uptwo Japanese sailors, who had been in a small boat for three days. They were the survivors of the crew, arginally nine in number, of a large native jenk, which had been capsized by the typhoon, They were handed over to the Japanese Consul this afternoon.

D

FUKUSHIMA,

400 PERSONS BURIED

the destitute.

From local newspapers the Tokyo journals extract the following:-At a few minutes past eight on the morning of the 15th a severe shock of earthquake was felt. The inhabitants were thrown into a state of consternation, and while terrible eruption took place. Big pine-trees, they wondered what was going to happen a

centuries old, were tom up by the roats and propelled heavenwards and from the places where they had been growing, ashes and flime, burst forth. A dense black smoke over-spread the firmament and the whole, scene baffles description. The climax. was reached at 10 o'clock, after which the activity of the volcano gradually diminished, and by 4. p.m. eruption and earthquake had ceased. Sounds like inten; sified thunder had been heard twice. Smake continues to issue from the mountain,

bis house and thereby creating bad odours..and hills being sung by Arling the Gipsy with long gak upwards. Looking towards "disastrous" volcanic eruption at Bandai-ann. "A"