, 1874-08-25

~ANAs&A <AAFo A0IAN.
BAN FnASu1sco, Aug. 24.-The Pacific Mai
ateanor JAPAN arrived this afternoon with dato
from Hong Kong to July rs, aud from Yokoium
to Aug. 3.
An inquiry Las takon plaoe at Shanghai int
thoconduct Of tue Captain Of tIo British steamp
Ar"toon, which was such as to rentlor it ueces
snry for tho officers OF tho vossol to take thu
command out Of bis hands while on tho yov.
age from Hong Kong to Shanghai. 1t l1as re.
salteu IT. tho Suspension OF Capt. Moutgomeryts
certificate for Bix mouths,
Iho of!ncse Government las iseuol ort1ore
,a1 s,'as ~ alspato!es Tor transmission to Peki
enhll oelntrlBted to tue CHINA Me1cl.antB' Steam
naMKatton Company at various ports Of call.
| 4 Hpec!al department Ia to DO orgauizet) hv Tia
Company for this purpose.
u. a telegraph limo betwccn Foo Chow and the
| m Iall WORKING order. Tho liuo is about miles
~ telstn, alt! runs for moro than miLes Oh the
| tight bnnk Of the river. Tho eutiro ljuo wax
| constructed in twolve days, at an oxpopse of
@ n"9ua Sa,agG; It u workod on tho Morse system
anu III capable OF transmitting fifteen words nar
| minute with an experiorceI operator at sach
| ena The AlaMdarlns Of tho province haye ny.
0' nmned tho workings Of tho lillo and aro highly
The No'th China Ne7os says whateyer tim ia.
sue may be Of the preaont negotiations npo,, d. tho
Iorhosan question, the officials in Charge of thn
ohanghal arsenal arc evidently moro than or,]i-
na!lly anxious about thor arn,a1uouts anl Tia
probabilities Of war. Unusual aotiyity preyais
;haaon. For tho past three months general worf
Las boon suspended, and all efforts concentrntoti
on TIC production Of shot and shell for heayy
r'tou ordnance iatoly arrived from Europo. and
"neh n,,a is n to replaco the old smoothborea.
inc Ollineso are again permitted to trade with
Coroa under cortain conditions. 'A
FROM private sources VIC loasn TINT the Tor
mosa expedition had boon entirely SUCCESSFUL.
anu tllat the Japanese o,nEassy hau bnon snnt
from Toxic to pekng. Thia embassy wax ac.
c,ompanied &C, by Con. 10 aondre. and, outside Of
ina T. tae aokoaa e .m Enssl PRESS tho general feong
a'n!cably hatweon the two Governments.
II. n. steamship Colinia arrived in Yohohnm,
Alg =, At a. n. 11or sailing timo from Sun
flahclsco was II days nlid Is Aours-thc nuiek-
oas passage ever made between thcse ports,
aoth,ng turthor l,as tranBpircd with rcapoot to
sto 'oTiEoa o. tue troatlos or opoilil,g tho into
llot meanwhile. tho, greatest strlctneHs il Oh.
hofveu III granting passos to persons lesirol,a Of
travelling beyond the troaty lntB although |
many foregnors ln GoYolnlnot,t oa,ploy layo |
obtG[ned them.
During the month OF juno aud tho carly part
o. thfs month rain fell abu,,slantly throughout
t t4o whole country ah to caalso serious inlludn.
tloilH and land.slltlea from every direction, In.
formation roaclles The 0ovoranlont OF damage
botl' to property and to human life from thoao
callAca.
There has boon talk Of tho Milado formally
ND tremendously opening tLo telegraph, whi.i
although! now III operation for Honle ycnrn. hnR
lot yot boon 10 4onureh It wna pnnkon ~ ' ~
Ills MaioHty's Wish that sumo such onenjnr
'l,onid tako place . long time ago, Int conntamf
hlorrupt!otls OH the main limo botwoen Ynf,a
lama arG NogaBaki have lnterforotl viii, h AoAo-
In tho public worAh department nj K,,l,,.,,,
hero has been atartol in nssooja Inn n'h,o ~, ,
tudy OF law, ''o' 4os 'ao