The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-19
E,I. EGRAPHIC NEWS
oHINA AND JAPAN.

San Francisco, I8.-Arriyed, the
steamer Reigie Hong Kong vt0 7oEo-
hama.
Hong Kong. November 22-Thele was
is great fire in Canton on November 7th
i and 9Th; SOC houses were destroyed, and
many lives lost, including fremen
burned 10 death. Tie vIceroy visited the
scene with bcdy OF soldiers to prevent
robberies, and fierce fights between
thieves ard citizens, but was himself
placed in danger of life, his party being
damned in the narrow streets.
Two fires in Foo Chow on Novembe
4th and 9Th, consumed each about 200
houses. Five lives were lost.
Colonel BodiscO, military attsche TO the
Russian legation in Pekin, is dangerously
i'll, and not expected to recover.
Prince Kung's death may be locked
| for at any time.
Large bodies of Chinese troops con.
tinue encsmped srcund the capital OF
Tonquin, with the aVowed intention Of
resisting further aggressive action by the
French.
The Marking viceroy has had stroke
of paralysis, and is not expected to sur
viVe.
a secret dispatcn was discovered to
have been sent by Ihung Eli Hamen to
local authorities in the province Of 500
Chow, ordering stlict watch over suspi-
ciops actors travelling as Chinese. By
some it is supposed this is aimed at mis-
sionaries, who frequently adopt the ma
tive costume; by others, at Japanese.
Lii Hung ChoDg continues to push for
ward the organization Of the navy. He
has ordered additional torpedo boats
from Germany, and great quantities of
small arms were purchased for the army.
Young, United States minister, has
made application for the appointment of
sn American as iDspector-general OF
customs in Corea, but ths position was
promised to an Englishman named Car,
roll.
Mallendorf, German resident of Tunt-
sin. is said 10 be appointed foreign ad-
wiser to the Corean ministry.
The French envoy gill renew his pro-
possls for treaty with Corea, abandon
ing, if necessary, his claim for the
admission Of m;ssionari es, and consent
ing to the exclusion of opium.
Yokohama December IA supple
mentary treaty is executed between
Japan and Corea, extending the boun-
daries Of the japanese settlements, pro-
viding for opening new port after one
year, and permitting Japanese diplomatic
and consular agents to dwell and t<avel
n the interior of Oorea.
The Japanese Government is preparing
to encourage settlements ia the Bouin
Islands on considerable scale.
Sam Bryan,sfor many years American
postal agent, returns this mail, having re-
tired from the Japanese service.
The trade between southern japanese
perts and Russian ports on the Siberian
coasts is rapidly and substantially incress-
ing.
a general surprise is cauae5Iby a report
Of the emigration of lsborers, and that
the bitterly hostile feeling Of the govern.
ment to any feature Of the coolle trade,
has yielded underinterested foreign infu-
ences to the appl cation Of the Hawaiian
envoy nov in Toxic, and consented to the
transfer Of large number Of Japanese
on terms sinn ar to that ofChinese coolies.
The Hawaiian envoy retu ms hons pres
emily.
Along decree has been published, pur-
porting to eman2te from the court of
UoTea declaring that the King Of that
country hiss no hostility to foreign inter-
course; and setting forth the reason why
the recent treaty will bring about results
to all Csresns.