New-York tribune., 1875-01-23
CHINA AND JAPAN

SEVERE STORM AT CBE-FOo-ISsURRGCrIoN IN
CHIss-NEw POSTAL SYSTEM IN JAPAN-FoR-
MosA ABANDONED BY JAPANESE TRoOPs-oB-
sERvATIONs OF THE TRANSIT OF VENUS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21.-The advices from
Shanghai brought by the Pacific Mail steamship Colo
rado are 10 Dec. IL aud Hong Kong to Dec IL.
The Chinese Government was preparing to dredge the
Woo.Lung bar long an obstacle III the approach to
Shanghai.
The severe storm ever known at Che Foo since
the occupation OF that place by foreigners occurred on
the 22d OF November Several foreign and native ships
were driven ashore and numerous lives were lost
The United States ship Ashueot has been seriously
damaged IN O collision at SHANGHAI
an tlon has broken among the soldiers In
the provinces OF Kweichan and sSohuen, and the capt.
tails OF those provinces threatened with attack.
The cause OF rebellion the refusal OF the GOvefn
ment to pay the troops whose wages are long In ar
rears.
The Chinese authorities had caused TO be published in
the native newspapers statements TO the effect that the
Japanese we're driven ANONYMOUSLY from Formoss and
PEELED TO pay large to the Peking Government
The belief in these statements Is now universal among
the people OF the middle and lower classes n the coast
cities.
The American Minister. Mr. Avery, and the Japanese
minister, Zsnsngiwars received by the Emperor
OF China on the 29th OF November.
Advices from Yokohama are to the 22d OF December.
Arrangements had been completed for beginning the
now postal system tho 1st OF January. All the pre-
lminaries satisfactorily settled, except for the
cepon OF letters from Yokohama in Hong Kong, which
point was overlooked by the United States Government
The Japanese Government will undertake the mail de-
livery at Hong Kong until the deficiency is made good
Machada formerly officer in the Department OF Edu
cation been appointed Commissioner from Japan TO
the Centennial Exhibition az Philadelphia.
The ast of tho japanese troops left F0rmosa in the
latter part of November and arrived at Nagasak In the
frat week OF December. Gen. 6aigo expected in
Yedo on the 27th Of December, when O grand demon
stration was TO be made In his honor.
Intelligence has been received that the King OF Den.
mark personally forbade the sale OF Danish ironclad
10 the Chinese Government while the trouble between
China and Japan renamed unsettled.
The question OF the joint occupation OF the Island OF
saghalien by the Russians aud Japanese Is receiving
special attention at present
The existing arrangement Ia found TO be unsat
to both sides One detail OF the dispute the part OF
the Chinese which 10 be adjusted is the towing
OF unks from the Foo ChO0 Islands 10 the province
Fuken Hitherto the junks have had TO pay animal
sum for commercial privileges. The Japanese Govern
ment orders that This bo discontinued, aHd asks that
the system DO abolished by the Chinese aulhOriliss
the date OF tho observations OF the transit OF
tho weather was clear throughout Japan, except
at Nagasakl. where tho observations OF the
American astronomer were partly oOscured Tho
roughly successful observations were made by the
French at Hoil, tue Germans and heXicans Yoko-
hama the Russians at liakodad, and the Japanese
RssiSed BY the English operators attached To tho
Board OF WORKS. The Yedo. Government afforded all
pssyile faculties TO the several parties Of astrono-