The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-05
CHINA AND JAPAN.

San Francisco. ARRIVED, steNme
City Of Picking, Hong Kong, ga Yoke
hama.
} Hong Kong, September 6.-Shang
hal, g. The Gaze OF three youthful Grim
insls, in Hong Kong, who were re
Gently sentenced TO Imprisonment anC
hoggings TO- petty thetis. has giver
. newspapers another excuee for accusing
Governor Sir John Pope Hennessy
OF bringing pres ure to besr up>n III,
brnch becauIe he RENTED the hoggings.
The governors opponents say that JUS
tice is diverted and belouled because the
prs ners were not whipped in addition
10 being Imprisoned, with hard labor.
| The building of FIVE government
schools in Hong Kong has been sane
iioned by government.
| On the 10Th of August an imperisl
decree was issued changing the grand
council with dIlatoriness In advising the
throne, notwithstanding that they had
been frequently called upoA to do so. II is
alleged that ministers have delayed busi-
ness TO the detriment of the empire, and
yumens concerned are called upon TO de-
eide what their punishment shall be.
This is supposed TO be An action of Prince
Chun, and IL main intended for the
degradation of Prince Kung. 1t is
further stated that the yxmens called
upon have refused to comply with the
demand, on the ground that the measure
IS more violent than the circumstances
warrant.
1t is stated that there are nearly ICO,-
600 troops at Tientsin, under command
Of Ii Hung Chang.
Admiral ,Affoakv uawIv aDnnintad
commander of the Russian fleet in Chins
and Japan, arrived in Shanghai by the
French mail steamer on the Sd inst.
Mr.. MAnRun, United States consul at
TientsIn, arrived there and took charge
Of the consulate on the lat inst.
United States Minister Angel left
Pekiog for Chefoo on the 3lst Of August
He will join the commissioners at the
latter place and then return to Peking.
The labors of the commission will com
mence in few days Mr.. Swift, CON-
missioner from California, has been very
i'll, but hiss recovered.
Yokohama, September 19.-Deprecia-
ton In the payer currency has induce
government TO consider the expectancy OF
contracting a foreign loan, principally
for the purpose of retiring a large
portion of its paper. 1t is stated
that about 100000 will be asked
but this is no doubt an exaggeration as
much smaller amount will suffice. The
natural resources of the country com
bined with the good faith of government
in former financial trans-
actions of like nature, is sufficient
guarantee that the loan if asked for will
be fsvorably entertained by western
capitalists.
The departure of the Corean embassy
took place on the Sth inst. Nothing is |
definitely known ret pecting the result of |
thei: visit. During their sojourn there |
they took great interest 10 military |
affairs and asked the Japanese govern
ment to sell them arms and ammunition, |
; request which was complied with. |
They also, on the occasion Of Witnessing |
some mAneuvres Of Toke's garrison, re-
luested to know if they could borrow
officers from Japan in order to introduce
The same military system into Cores, and |
an affirmative reply.
Admiral Clitz arrived here on the
1th inst, and relieved Admiral Patter-
JON Of the command of the Asiatic |
squadron en- the 1lth. Admiral Patter-
ion and staff go home by the City Of
Peking, sailing to-day.
1t is understood that fully authorized |
committee of representatives Of the treaty
powers to discuss the subject Of treaty
will arrive here about the end
IF the year.
The Japanese man-of-war Rinjo |
Ht0dn, with naval cadets on board, will |
shortly be sent 10 India and Australia on
! cruise for practical training.
News has been received that the re-
urn to Japan of Sir Harry PArkes, as
British mini-ter, is very uncertain, owing
o alleged i'll health.
A boat race between crews Of the
United States steamer Richmond and |
he St0atGrG took place Oh the 18th inst.
SiDGtaTGS won.
Thirty men were killed by an explosion
n Osaka Arsenal on the 3Ist Of August.