The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-23
CHINA AND JAPAN.


The Pacific Mall steamship Colorado arrived this
afternoon. She left Hong Kong December IL, ar.
rived az Yokohama on the 10th, and sailed on the
22d for this port. Her passenger list includes
fourteen IN the cabin, thirty IN the steerage for
Europe and $50 Chinese. The cause OF the IN.
usually long passage OF the Colorado was sue
cesston OF northwest gales, by which she was
driven Tar to the southwark 81 the usual course,
and was compelled 20 put into Honolulu. Sand.
witch Islands, for coal. which place she reached on
the 9TH Of January. sailing again on me i2th
The Chinese government was preparing to
dredge the Woo Lung bar, long an obstacle IN the
approach TO shanghai.
NJ. Georray. the French Minister at Pekin. has
returned 70 Europe. leaving NJ. Rochecours as
cOREAN DIPLOMACY.
as ss o the ~
question.
The most severe storm ever known at Che.Foo
occurred on the s2d Of November: several foreign
and native ships were driven ashore and numer-
Gus lives were lost
An tnsurrectton has broken out among the sol.
diers In the provinces of Kwe.chan and Szchueu
and the capitals OF those provinces were threat.
ened with attach the cause .! me rebellion IS
whose wages are long in arrears.
CANARDs ABOUT roRMOsA.
The Chinese authorities had caused to DO pub.
l1shed In the native newspapers statements 10 the
effect that the Japanese were driven ignomini-
ousy from Formosa and compelled TO pay a large
sum to the Pekin government. The belieiin these
statements Is now universal among the people OF
the middle and lower classes IN the coast cities.
THE AMERICAN MINISTER AT COURT.
The American Minister (Mr. Avery and the
Japanese Minister tZanaugiwara) were received
py the Emperor OF China on the 29th OF November.
JAPAN.
Advices from Yokohama are TO the 22d OF Decem.
Der.
monument is to be erected by tho Messageries
Maririmes Company to marx the spot where the
bodies Of the persons lost BY the wreck Of the
French steamship Nil were buried.
POSTAL REFORM
Arrangements had been completed for begin.
ming the new postal system on the 1st OF January.
All the preliminarles were satisfactorily settled,
except for the reception OF letters from Yokohama
IN Hong Kong, which point was overlooked by the
United States government. The Japanese govern.
Kong until the deficiency Is made good.
REPRESENTATION AT THE AMERICAN CENTENNIAL.
OF Education, has been appointed Commissioner
from Japan to the Centennial Exhibition at Phila-
delphla.
AUSTRIAN DIPLOMACY.
The new Austro- Hungarian Minister, Chevailer
Won scnaener, arrived a., at Jeddo, and presented
cember
The last OF the Japanese troops left Formosa in
the latter part OF November, and arrived at Maya
saki in the first " eek OF December. General Saigo
was expected IN Jeddo on the eth OF December,
when grand demonstration was to be MADE In
his honor.
CONSULAR JURISDICTION.
Much comment was excited in Yokohama by the
extraordinary disposition OF case MADE BY the
Consul General Of the United States. A sailor
belonging TO the United States steamship Lacka.
wanna was brought before the Consular Court,
charged with drunkenness and assault. On being
pied tnat he was corn in Liverpool. Thereupon
the Consul General sent him before the British
Court, where he was nned. The same man bad
been previously tried and punished Tor similar
offence oy the Consul General OF the United states,
whose refusal TO exercise urisdct Ton IN the pres
ent case Is attributed to his quarrel with Captain
McCauley OF the Lackawanna, previously
ported.
PUBLIC WORKS.
The japanese government has appropriated
$1,000. 900 for the construction OF wharves In the
harbor. Of Yokohama The work Is to be COM
PAUpERrsM
A government decree for the relief OF the poor
per. permanently incapacitated 20 work by acct
dent, or any Invalid over seventy years OF age.
sons without family, Temporarily ,ncapacltated,
snail receive one pint OF ,ice daily. Orphans
under hlteen, and ALI persons over seventy, shall
receive annually three and nalf bushels Of rice.
OUT OF OFFICE
Horace Capron retires from the Japanese SER
vice IN March next.
NEW MISSION.
new Japanese mission Will proceed to the
TO bring an envoy from that country to the Court
at Jeddo.
THE NAVY.
Intelligence has been received that the King OF
Denmark personally forbade the sale OF a Danish
iron. clad 10 the Chinese government while the
difficulty between China and Japan remained I'M.
settled.
NATURALIZATION.
Several applications for naturalization have re.
Gently been made to the Japanese government.
The applicants. without exception, are English.
At present there Is no authorization for change
OF allegiance.
THE SETTLEMENT WITH PERU.
The final argument IN the Maria Luz case in
Japanese, in course OF arbitration by the Emperor
OF Russia Is now being prepared at the Japanese
Foreign Oflice, under the direction OF L. p. Smith.
The existing arrangement Is found TO be unsats-
factory to both sides. One detail OF the dispute
on the part or the Chinese. when remains TO be
adjusted, Is the towing OF junks from the Foo CnoO
ISLANDS 10 the province OF Flu KEN. Hitherto the
junN have had TO pay an annual sum Tor CON-
mercal privileges. The Japanese government
orders that tnis be discontinued, and asks that
the system be abolished by the Chinese authorities
SCIENCE.
The Mikado witnessed the transit OF Venus
through Instruments erected and supertntended
by Lieutenant Day, United States Navy.
TIE STEA MSHJP MONCNI