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October 22, 1904.]
Dr. Miller of Kobe has been recently married! at San Francisco to a lady whom he met while touring with his partner. Dr. Thornicroft, in New Zealand. Dr. Miller, who has resided for fifteen years in Kobe, is known to meny residents in China, who will associate themselves with the congratulations telegraphed to him from Kobe.
Mr. J. Moore, who is well known in Tientsin and Peking, has, we regret to learn. met with a very sad accident. It appears that, while crossing the railway line at Chinwangtao, he slipped and a truck passed over his ankle. It is stated that amputation
necessary. Mr. Moore recently joined the Coolie Syndicate. The inquest on the body of the Chinese sam. pan man alleged to have been kicked to death by River Police Constable Muntz at Shanghai was held on the 14th inst, An open verdict was arrived at, to the effect that the boatman had been eating something which did not agree with him. A sudden blow may have caused a disturbance of the food and brought about a collapse. There were no marks to show where
a blow was struck.
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The provincial authorities at Nanking have decided to erect a modern mint for coining ten. *cash or cent pieces in the Kiangnan Arsenal compound, and the Director. Taotai Wei. has ordered the changing of the old cartridge factory building into the proposed new mint.. The N-C. Daily News understands that the machinery ordered from abroad is on its way to Shanghai and it is expected that work in the
new. mint will commence early next spring.
The Japan Garette stated that the interment of the late Lafcadio Hearn was to take place at the Zoshigaya Cemetery. There were many wreaths, among them being one of laurel with the following inscription:-"Presented to the memory of the late Professor Lafcadio Hearn. whose pon was mightier than the sword of the victorious nation which he loved and lived
among, and whose highest honour it shall ever be to have given him citizenship. and alas! a grave. From his former students.”
The news is confirmed that the Japanese Govern ment estimate of the war expenditure for next year will amount to seven hundred million yen. According to the Chugai Shogyo Shimpo, fire hundred millions of this amount will be raised by issuing new loans. This will leave two hundred millions to be raised either by the increased revenue from the taxes imposed this year, or by fresh taxes to be imposed at the next meeting of the Diet. This year's additional taxation is expected to yield only seventy-five millions, from which must be deducted the interest to be paid on loans already raised, calculated at thirty millions. The result would seem to show that the Government will have to propose additional taxation at the next meeting of the Diet to bring in about a hundred and fifty million yen in addition to the new taxation of this year, unless the working of the year should show that there is a considerable surplus over the ordinary expenditure for the current fiscal year.
Under any circumstances the prospect for the tax-payer is not very rosy.
Kobe Ghronicle.
The C.N. steamer Chehan arrived at Shang- hai on the 11th inst. from Tientsin. Chefoo and Tsintau, after an exciting voyage from the Northern ports. Captain Hunter reports that at 7 p.m. on the 5th. inst., when the ship was 86 miles 8.E. of the Taku Bar, a searchlight began playing on the ship at intervals; she was then about two miles ahead of some ships showing lights. At 7.40 p.m. the searchlight was constantly playing on the ship; suddenly a projectile landed about forty feet off the port beam; half a minute later another projecti's landed right astern of the ship about twenty feet distant, raising a column of water high in the air. At 7.55 p.m. the ship was boarded by a Japanese naval officer, who procceeded to examine the ship's papers. He said that his ship had fired two blank shots at the ship to which no attention was paid. When he was told that the so-called blank shots had neither been seen nor heard he smiled, and when he was informed how close the solid shots had come to the ship he chuckled, the Mercury says, "with satisfaction." The officer acted in a very polite manner and said that the name of his ship was the Suma. The search was concluded and the Chenan proceeded on her voyage at
8.45 p.m.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
The membership of the St. Andrew's Society at Shanghai is 702..
A French sailor who stabbed a stoker of H.M.S. Bramble on the 2nd instant on the road- way
ontside the "Bar of all Nations." at
Shanghai. believing that he had been "giren
away at the inquest on the 4th and 5th by his companions, has made a full confession. and have been accordingly taken into custody on the capital offence.
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The experiments by Captain Rost in connec. tion with leprosy are reported to be progressing favourably. There are about one hundred cases all over Burmah in which his method is bein♬ tried. Of these sixteen are under his personal observation in the Rangoon General Hospital. six being Europeans and Eurasians and ten Burmans and natives of India. Two European patients have come from Calcutta to be treated. The patients are all progressing, and within a few months it is hoped they will be quite cured. The preparation for injection is being daily supplied to India, Japan, Canada. America. Barbadoes and to many other parts of the Rost has devoted all his leisure time to the world. During the past twelve months Captain
labours will be crowned with success. work, and it is earnestly to be hoped that his
The Kobe Chronicle says: We recently referred to the extraordinary cha ge made against Count Matsugata and Count Inouye by such an important journal as the Nichi-Nichi.
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The American flagship Wisconsin, with Rear-Admiral Sterling on board, has been pay ing a visit to Nanking. The Admiral extended an invitation to the whole community to visit the flagship.
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It is reported that the Nippon Yusen Kaisha has arranged to re-open its Bombay service. which was suspended on the outbreak of hosti- lities, by the middle of Novembar:
The Nagasaki Press reports that the Japan Ocean Whaling Company, Ld., of Shimonoseki, has been granted the use of the three captured Russian whaling vessels, viz., the Nichol vi, Alexander, and Rex.
Many mines are worked within a few miles of Yentai, and it is supposed the Russians have invested some millions of yen in the collieries thereabouts. The Yentai colliery works have fallen into the hands of the Japanese almost intact, although the mine itself has flooded. The coal produced, there is said to be equal to the best grade of the second quality of Chikuzen coal.
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The Board of Commerde asks permission to appoint Taotai Chang Chen-hsen, lately managing director of the Yuen-Han trunk line, as agent and general manager of the proposed national bank of China. He is a wealthy merchant of Singapore and is believed to be capable of raising the necessary capital, namely Tls. 4,000,000. It is believed Imperial sanction has been given for the appointment.-Peking Oficial Gazette.
which charged the two Elder Statesmen with using funds collected for the relief of the families of soldiers for reorganising the affairs of the The One Hundred and Thirtieth Bank. Nichi-Nichi is under the control of Barou Ito Miyoji (formerly Minister for Agriculture and Commerce, and now Privy Councillor), and naturally the two Elder Statesmen are very indignant that such a serious charge should be made against them by a journal of influence known to be the monthpiece of a statesman
secretary of the Board of Punishments, to formerly holding high office. It is now reported establish an Electric Light Company with that Count Matsugata and Count, Inouye Chinese capital only in order to light the have addressed a letter to Baron Ito, informings reets of Peking. The company will have its him that henceforth they will sever all in- tercourse with a man who can make himself res-
has memorialized regarding sanction given a The President of the Board of Commerce Chinese merchant. Shig Lu-Chin. second class
offices in the Chien-men and the plant will be ordered from European countries. The promoter is allowed six months in which to form this compiny, and if it is not formed at the end of that time pe mission will be given to another Chines merchant.
ponsible for such a charge against them without any explanation. Baron Ito, who, though no relation of Marquis Ito, reached his present position owing to his being a protégé of the veteran statesman, is said to have applied to Marquis Ito asking him to use his influence
The Manchester Chamber of Commerce in a letter to the Foreign Office last month to bring about a reconciliation. The Nichi-expressed hope that in view of the impor- Nichi does not seem to have withdrawn the tance to Manchester of the subject of travle offensive remark, however, though it might marks regalations for China, no conclusive have been expected that this would have been the first step towards an understanding.
The Yorodza Chuo, a Japanese journal not always so reliable as it might be," says:-It really looks as if Providence is on the side of our country in the present war with Russia For, not only our arms have continued to win victory both on laud and sea, but the crop of rice in Japan has also been unusually fruitful this year. In fact such a rich crop has never been obtained within recent years. It scarcely needs be said that this unusual good luck has relieved in a great degree the financial difficulty which our country has to deal with in conse- quence of the war Thanks to this, the state of our finances is not 80 bad as that of Russia, where the crop WAA unusually bad this year, and there is a grave fear that famins will visit the country. Japan's good luck, however, is not confined to the yield of rice. A very rich and extensive gold-field has recently been discovered in the prefecture of Iwate at Kesen. The Govern- ment sent some mining experts to the auriferous district for the purpose of having it investigat- ed. They have just finished the survey of one- quarter of the gold-field and submitted to their superiors a report of their work. According to it, the field contains the precious metal in great abundance, so much so that it is estimated that gold worth yen 1,000,000,000 can be taken only from the one-quarter of the field already in ves- tigated. The other parts are also considered to be equally rich, so that yen 4.000,000,00 cán be raised from that gold-field alone. Provided with the funds thus obtainable. Japan can oon- tinue the war for years with absolute con- fidence.
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arrangements would be made until the Cham- bers of Commerce had been given an opportunity of expressing an opinion on matters of detail. It should be noted that the regulations which are to come into force on the 23rd inst. are
only "Experimental Regulations" which are subject to revision when circumstances prove the necessity therefor.
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A correspondent of L'Indo-Chinois, writing from Hochow on the commercial importance of Louitoheou four hours' steam from Quang- tcheou wan says th town is in direct com. munication with Hongkong, Macao and other places, and steamers of considerable size flying the English, Portuguese and Chinese flags make regular voyages between that port and Canton. For some time, the correspondeut says, the firm of P. Lemaire & Co. of Hongkong, sent the steamer Paul Doumer there, and it entered advantage- ously into the competition, but one fine morn- ing. the Chinese pursued and fired on the ship. which sought a timely refuge in the waters of Quangtcheou-wan. At the same time the Portu- guese steamer Macao and some English vessels continued their voyages without the slightest molestation. The reason of the prohibition given by the Viceroy of Canton was that Lonitcheon was not an open port. But why tolerate the Portuguese and English? asks the correspond. ent, who complains of the inertia of the Consals in the matter. He adds the report that in the case mentioned the Consul did make a claim on the Chinese authorities who replied that they had the right to open or c'ose their ports as they pleased. The correspondent concludes by urg- ing that this place by reason of its situation between Quangtcheon-wan and Tonkin should be under the effective influence of France.
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