The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-01-13
LATE FROM CHINA AND JAPAN!
Loss of Two Fine Steamers !

The Pacific Nail Steamship Company s
steamer Colorado, S727 tons, Capt, Morse, ar
rived unexpectedly on saturday afternoon, IS
DAYS from Hong Kong, via Yokohama 10 days,
Having encountered very rough weather in the
usual track Of the steamers, her officers found,
when the ship was 4OO miles north Of this
port, that the supply Of coal was not sufficient
70 carry them 70 San Francisco, if the same
stormy weather Continued, and deemed It the
more prudent course to head for Honolulu,
where she arrived al P N. on the 9th. The
purser's report VIII be found under the appro-
pirate head While coaling the ship At this
po-t, her machinery was examined. and found
70 demand some attention, one Of the bearings
Of the shaft having settled ont Of place during
the storm which she encountered, and reQuir-
ing adjustment The work on her machinery
detained her here two nights and a day, and
she left early On Tuesday morning for san
Francisco.
The Colorado sailed from Hongkong Deem
Der 18th. four h0urs after the British steamer
MOagol, both vessels hound 70 Yokohama
The Monsol. when twenty miles from Hong
kong, struck on one Of s cluster Of rocks
known as the Nine Pins" and immediately
sank, carrying down with her the captain and
his wife, the srst and fourth officers. the second
and third engineers, and perhaps others. Four
teen are reported a. saved. The Colora-
do passed near the scene Of the disaster, but
there was no siga Of the wreck Observed, and
1t Was only On reaching Yokohama that the
news was learned, It having been received
there BY telegraph.
The Colorado also brings report Of the
burning Of the P. N. Cos. steamer japan.
1851 tons, while on the passage from YOkoha-
ma TO Hoagkong. This disaster occurred on
the night Of December Il, when SIX DAYS out
from japan, within forty miles from the port Of
Annoy and within days sail Of Hongkong. The
ship, cargo. mails, and specie were total loss,
amounting, Is estimated, 70 about two millions
Of dollars, which is believed TO be fully cover
ed with insurance. There were on the ship,
besides her officers and crew, 425 Chinese pas I
sengerS returning home Two boat loads Of
crew and passengers had arrived safely at
Hong Kong Also Capt Warsaw. twenty-nine
Of his officers and crew and uinety-two Of the
Chinese crew and passengers, who had been
picked up by passing vessel, had also arrived
at Hong Kong. The rest, who had escaped
from the ship in two boats and on two RATS,
had not been heard from, but two Q. 5. war
vessels, the Saco and Yautic. had left Hong
Kong to visit the scene Of the disaster, and
were in search Of them.
Late Japan papers state that the transit of
Venus was successfully observed in both Yed-
do and Yokohama. His Majesty the Emperor 4
was able to see it by means Of apparatus set
up specially for his use at the palace.
The new postal treaty between the United I
States and Japan went into force on the LIST Of [
January. Great efforts have been made to T.
establish a good internal and foreign postal .
service, and competent foreigners have been \
engaged to superiurend 1t. A new Post-ofice
has just been completed in Yokohama, Of
which the local papers speak highly.
The government has ordered that the harbor
Of Yokohama be improved by the construction
Of wharves, and for this purpose 81, 500, 900
have been appropriated, and the work placed in
charge Of Mr.. Brunton, competent engineer,
who has for some years been at the head Of
The lighthouse service. Heretofore the lading
md unlading Of ships have been done at Y0k0-
hama, as st Hongkong, by the tedious aud ez-
7ensive mode Of Egh,ering.
The japanese troops eyacuted Fomosa on
he Sd day Of December, and were expected at
early in January. There was to
De formal entry Of these troops, on their ar
wal, when they were 70 be received with
,reat display and reviewed by the Emperor.
n the same day that the japanese troops quit
7omosa, the Chinese government paid to the
Envoy Of Japan the final iustalment Of the
'eace indemnity, which was 100000 taels, or
'750, 900. So ends the trouble between Japan