The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-12-16
China and Japan.


De have dates from China to the 18th and frou
sznan to the 23d ult.
faASGHAI-Mr J. Markham, II. B. Ms. Consu
A. tRanghai died October 9th. He bad been nine
tseu years in the service The Shanghai papers re
Er 10 the event with many deserved eneomums up
o.. Nc. Markham's character.
EoxGKOxG-A severe typhOon visited this place
On ne night Of the I'd and Sd, doing great deal
~ hmage both to the shipping in the harbOr aud
e. more. The French bark Nancy and the North
&. nan bark Hdns were both totally wrecked, and
1lsaJ other vessels were damaged or cast ashore
1s'exraphie communication with Shanghai was
fissfrupted in consequence of damage done to the
cable
MEGPO.-A -Ningpo correspondent writes that
t1dr4 has been much uneasiness in Shaohlng, IN
sco.I<41uence OF the depredati0ns OF large band
nf bnrgars. They made coup in the city few
r-<s,s sro. CARRYING off large quantity of plum
4er: and made their escape over the walls unmo-
Hs.ed A short while before. these, affiliated
haDds had made raid in Yenchow, city some dis
hlnee up the Tsientang.
ne foundation has been laid of the new church
o. Kingpo. 1t is to be built on the river bank,
nt1fly in the middle of the foreign settlement 1t
a. ID cost $1,000, and is to accommodate about so
1erpIe-fuIl many are likely to occupy it.
S cfEwCHwANG-The NeWchwang correspondent of
&c North China Mail writes. with reference to the
FrEat food. that over ,OO6 people were then
<r.Eued, and the distress caused among the re-
k'1 1nder has been very great Some $500 were col
led in Newchwang and distributed among the
fuArers. and this timely charity seems to have Gre
Hta4 a favorable impression toward foreigners
11lcng the natives
.@5OCHOW.--A correspondent writes as follows
freat row has taken place up country, about ff-
~ miles from this place. Four chapels have either
tesn burned or destroyed and missionary named
fIhOOd nearly killed Over FIVE thousand Chinese
Grounded the chapels and they were demolished
"a very short space Of time. Two of the chapeIs
loRged to the American Mission and the other
fteo to the English. However, the British and
stAted States CODsuls have promptly taken the
stter in hand, ii is 70 be hoped that some of the
13ters will be brought to speedy punishment.
oates from Yokohama are to the 23d of October
following items are from the Japan Natl:
*HE MKADo BECOMING ECRoPEANIzED.-The
|mg AlkadO IN common with his subjects ia be-
ing EurOpeanized. He has emerged from his
4At mysterious seclusion, practised Tor centuries
pls ancestors. and is driven abroad through the
tt<rts OIL ms capital as other sOvereigns are wont
q 9e In thers His Majesty has quite ceased to be
fef4rded as mythical.
When his Imperial Majesty has opened a raiIvov
fzNo, and exhibited himself hither and thitber he
H.t comPOrt himself very much as other monarchs
= BUSINESS usually do Now thar the Mikado be-
a ss very natural inclination to look around him
= pay be presumed that his Majesty would lilo 20 |
t'Ay DIS curiosity by taking peep at Yokohama.
Z py aoViees received this mail from the American
Fernment. Mr.. George n. Mitchell. at nresent |
NJ United states Consulate, has been appointed
#e-Consul for Yokohama.
so,Snel l. Hice, for over fifteen years Consul at
Hous'e, ana the Oldest foreign Consular officer
#usnt IN Japan, leaves here on leave of absence
uls family oy the next steamer and we IN
!, e2nd will take up his residence at the future
hls1i T' .ae 'R6ee trans-eontinentsl railroads in
- island Washington Territory where the
IOeated IN April last. His present visit To
So neer H was merely to settle his business
11@e NJ 1Ialrs H and take the family to their new
4I Lnueo III ueorge l. Rice, Colonel Rice's son, has
. /.|
Jul. consulate as acting
rassi mas Withdrawn the prohibition against
t- - IS subjects taking out permits at the Gus
De inundation at Tian,s;r
<es 10 volume. The loss and misery cansed
r IA IN, a. great The Chinese in Shanghai have
- -. 7OOgs are q direct punishment for the
- Never have got so fashioned before
~ "4fe 50 fashioned. Tientsin never have
Is S9ss has allowed one year for the matter
81 H. h" humanity and now has taken It into
s. - .o;.es- Inc extent of the food is supposed
- ,aent with the districts which were con-
s4,; T. SI ne riot " All belong Fungshuey pid-
81 IN ooanghai we have had sufficient rain but
aught sun suuering lrom
70 the country, or what can be traced ont as
Sountry, BY the trees and hedgerows neerino
through the water few words can adaSuatal1
noe the utter desolation of the scene FuIIy
M-gntn OF the native houses, or buts have
81 ,i away into their original component, mud,
ue remainder are severely damaged. and
OF less rendered uninbabitable The river
urs. us banks above the settlement and is
hour - VIZ ~ VI siA AnoSs
IL british bark Hedron, which sailed for New
on the 18th, tea laden had to put back To
.lag. with loss of sails ETC. =
81 Ha1e nave telegrams for Hongkong Of the loss of
ecdrd e-iocdrd DO aud IdlIo wrecked of the coast
h eIe has been a missionary disturbance at the
II - VI hingpo- In the course of q procession
IIs ior rain, native Christian preacher
s. Nc 70 bold forth against idolatry. and 1t ia
< struck the idol. The people thought the time
poItnne aud beat him. The magistrate ordered
apiece-to the preacher for insulting the
~ ~ OF the country and being thereby instru-
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