The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-28
ITEMS FROM ASIA.


IRON Asia dated Hong Kong September, Snanghae
| September 10, Yokohama September 10 and Ma
| saki August u.s. fhe journals supply the following
| Important news items:~-
| A correspondcnt In Yokohama, Japan, writing on
the ed OF August, says:rhe European war news has
Startled all very much aud look anxi0uSly for
later telegraWs; we received them to the 27tn OF
July via kiachto- three days ago by steamer rom
mere and neutral nags VIII get The benent; but
fieRnts are very low.
The Yokohama tJapan) lottery OF $4,000 has not
succeeded, for the native authorities were very
prompt IN Issuing circular threatening the people
with punishment II they took part.
| naval college is to be established in Jcddo
JaDan, and ocer late Of the British service Is %
have tue management, and assisted by others. All
the naval officers and men or tine empire viii have 10
| pass college.
A letter from Nagasaki, Japan, dated on the 10Th
Of August reports inus:-An abominabe trade car
rled by Chinese has been brought TO Light at this
place. The custom OF the Japanese selling their
children has been carried here for years past but
until lately II has been confined TO selling boys only
TO Chinese who have children. Latterly, how
ever. children OF both sexes have been sold to
Chinese spectators for shipment to CHINA for what
purpose IL has not trnnSpired; but You may be sure
~ IS with no good intent.
The japanese o1icias seem to take great interest
In the TeDlsln anar, ana on every steamer arriving
from Snanghae great anxiety IL shown TO obtain In
formation from the foreign residents and borrow
their newspapers.
With all the much Wanted reforms made by the
Japanese govern ment Jeddo the facilities
ing business al Nagasaki are worse than they were
previous 10 the present lot VI local officials taking
ONCE.
The forelgn-armed troops In Pekn. China are be-
ing drilled alier the foreign style by Chinese drill
masters taught In the TienIsin school.
Tseng-kwo-Fan ~ reported to have gone privately
TO Pekin without the knowledge OF his troops.
The Cycte, OF China says that Ting cheng the
Governor OF kiangsn In consequence OF his reputa-
ton for accurate acquaintance with foreigners, has
been ordered to Pcxn TO aid In the settlement OF the
pending questions.
The Italian Legation in China Is stopping AZ Che
FOO which Is wisely preferred TO PekiD Ia the pres
ent aspect Of AFFAIRS
The Dund Of the foreign settlement has been sub
merged couple or inches ana large tract OF coun
try on the north banks hooded.
Rumors were current that all the Yangtse ports
were to be garrisoned by Chinese troops.
Cochin China alvices are dated at Sarginon the
Goth or August. Admiral DE CornulieT-Lucfnere,
sued proclamation thar, IN view OF the war which.
seemed likely TO break out, ali Prussian subjects
continue TO reside and trade there. but That they
would be subject to special surveillance and in the
event "oi Their being detected in any act compro-
missing the safety OF the colony and the interests or
the French nation they would be subject 10 martial
law as II war had already been declared"
me tenders $500 600 bills on India have been
received III the Bank OF England, wnen the amounts
allotted were:--To Calcutta, f249, 400: TO Bombay
100000; 10 Madras, $780, The minimum price was
and tenders on Calcutta and Madras at Is. I0i3d.
viii receive about twenty nine per cent, and
p3hDay at mat price ABOUT iOrIy-elSut per cent.
The Telegraph Construction Company's ship Scan
dera, with the chief electrician OF the British Indian
Submarine Company, has sailed from Suez to repair
tie break in the cable Of that company. which is
proved by tests 70 be about ninety 1--we miles from
Suez, IN thirty fathoms OF water.
correspondent OF a Dublin newspaper writes as
follows on the subject OF The Tentsin massacre
'"lhe Worth china Herald is quite correct In saying
that one Of the martyrs OF TientHin was "a young
IRISH lady Young she was-in the very flower OF
her youth. Miss O'Sullivan was Cork lady, ana
was educated ut st. Mary's Dominican Convent,
Kingstown. Highly accomplished as she was, she
would have suited her home mission admirably but
nothing could induce her to forego the burning de-
sire OF her heart and that was TO lay down her life
ior her Divine spOuse.o
Letters nave been received from the screw steamer
Hiperna, with the Batavia Singapore section or the
| British Australian Telegraph CompaHy's cable on
board, dated August II, latitude Is north, long
| tnde % "a west. All well.
& Brothers, OF Dumbar0n, /, 100 tons register, with
than nine tons oil coal consumption per day, has
made the passage from Glasgow TO Rang0On, india
| with full cargo, IN forty days, through the Suez
| Canal, the best yet reported.
| The steamship Sir william Wallace has brought
passenger from China 10 England, who has not been
eastward OF the Cape since 1889. William Tarrant
has not his equal i'll length or residence in China
lie was one OF the earliest servants of the Land
Once IN Along Kong, and the first cuttings OF roads
In 1S43 were effected by him, including the Well
known gap" Into the WODgnei.chung valley.
Captain Coombs, many years ago in command Of
! the Constant IN China waters, proceeds from Eng
land to take command VI the ship China in Japan.
The last mail nom China ana Japan 10 England
| brought forty bales silk from Japan; none from
/ CHINA.