Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-09


JAPAN.
The Japan Gazette says: Trade, which
languishes for want of those reforms wAch
can alone be brought about by revised com.
mercial conventions, is in deplorable
condition, and the hopes of nation OF
80, 900, 900 of people for a revival of bust.
ness appear te center in the purchasing
power of the new crop of tea, which may
under favorable circumstances, and during
the next three months, realize the small
sum of $1,000. 900.
The census return, compiled by the
General Register Bureau for the year 1881,
gives the following interesting report of
the population of Japan Males, Is, 423,
274 females, 1895, 100; total popula-
ton, 80. 35S 994, showing an enormous
yearly increase.
The History of Foreign Intercourse y
lGteaiko Shiriyakul, long in course of COM
plation by the Foreign Department, is
now completed. This work is illustrated,
and consists of about forty volumes. Il
is compilation of all matters relating to
Japan's relations with foreign countries
from the earliest days of the history Of the
Empire.
Serious fires are reported from Inaba
province and Yechigo. In the former place
a fire, which happened in May, consumed
I60 houses and one district office. In the
latter, that occurred May 4th, 53l houses
six temples and one school. house were re.
duced to ashes.
A fire broke out in Tokyo, May 9th, and
was not got under until after about ADS
houses had been entirely burned down and
20 seriously damaged.
A disastrous forest fire is reported as
having taken place in Ikuno, Tajims.
The number of foreign employees in all
departments of the Japanese Government
is l64, the greater number Of these serving
in the public works and educational de.
partments. The following shows the num-
Der of each nationality American p, Aus.
TRAN 5, Chinese 7. Dutch l, English 70,
French l6, German 80, Italian 2, Portu.
guese 3, Russian and Swiss 2.
a return forwarded from the Governor
of Hakodate ken gives the number of ma
tive vessels wrecked during the period from
July l to December 81, 1881, on the coast
of Japan as "a.
Success having attended the export OF
Japanese cotton cloth to China, merchants
at Osaka intend establishing company
with capital of $500, GOO to continue the
export on larger scale.
CHINA AND coEEA.
The mate of the late brig Mary has ar.
rived in Shanghai from Chefoo. He was
shipwrecked last year in that vessel at
Quelpart, off the coast of Corea. The cap
tain and wife were drowned and eighteen
Chinese seamen. Mr.. Guy and sixteen OF
the crew remained in Corea for eight
months, and suffered great privations. AT
last they met with a fishing boat, by which
they all returned to Chefoo.
The Shanghai Mercury hears from trust.
worthy Chinese sources that advices have
been received of fresh outbreak of the
Mohammedan rebellion in the northwest
provinces of China. The former head OF
the Mohammedan outbreak which took SO
many years to suppress, Ban Yeu-ho, has
crossed the frontier into Iii with his bands.
He was native of Si.ngan in Shansi, and
when he first embarked upon his rebellious
career ne killed his mother and family to
save them from falling into the hands Of
the Imperialists. He was afterwards driven
into Russian territory, and was protected
by the Russians. The Chinese insisted for
long time upon his rendition, but the
Russians refused. Now he has broken into
Chinese territory with his bands, into the
Tien Shan Pei-la, eight miles west of Ka.
rashahr, and Ii Chin Chat, the Military
Governor of Hami, has sent three regi.
ments Of soldiers to check the rebels.
Tain Kun, leader of the Corean anti.
progressionists. has sent an appeal to Ii
Hung Chang, Viceroy of Pechili, China.
Since the opening of the Corean ports
Fusan and Genzan to Japan, man-of-wal
of the latter has been stationed at each
port to afford protection to Japanese sub
jects, and a marine battalion has been es
tablished on shore at each place.