Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-01


JAPAN.
Further consideration Of the new press
regulations, which had only just been pub
lished at date of our last issue, impresses
still more upon the minds of the public
their excessive severity, and the great fear
that some, at least, of the members of the
Government have of any disinterested criti-
cism OF their action. Several newspapers
in Toxic have already announced their in
tention of suspending publication.
General Foote, the newly. appointed
United States Minister to Corea, has left
for his post.
Attention has been called in the public
press, both native and foreign, to the treat
ment of the Fukushima prisoners, who
were at last released, as there was not any
evidence against them.
The steamship Carnarvonshire, from this
to Kobe, was stranded near Oo-sima on
the 10Th ultimo, and has since become a
total wreck.
The import market shows some improve
ment since our last. In silk business has
been but small. Our new teas have made
their appearance, and altogether upward
of 5000 piculs have been settled at prices
considerably lower than those ruling last
year.
The railroad between Toxic and Kuma-
gal will be opened on the lst of July next.
This adds few more miles to Japan's lilli.
pu.ian railway system.
The frauds on the Mitsui Bank amount
to over $50, coo. The person who forged
the spurious notes has been detected.
a two. headed calf with hoofs like tor
toise shell is now being exhibited in Kuraa-
motto, Kumamoto ken.
The police will be armed with swords
| from June next.
Tanaka Unosuke, dealer in old manu-
scripts, last year found a fragment of a
Buddhist prayer written with gold-colored
| ink. Mr.. Mimura, of Honkokuji, ascer.
| tanned that the writer was Godaigo Tenno,
and therefore the relic has been most care
| fully preserved. Another portion of the
came prayer has recently been found by
Tanska.
Over twenty people living in Akashi
went for a picnic to the opposite shore of
Avail on the 18Th instant. A gale
burst upon them and the junk capsizsd.
Some fishermen fastened to their rescue
and managed to save all but seven.
HoNGKoNG.
Since the Government took possession of
the opium farm, prosecutions for preparing
and retailing prepared opium without
license have been far more numerous than
they were during the reign of the Chinese
| farmers.
1t has Just been announced that the
| light on tne South Cape of Formosa was
shown for the first time on the LIST of April.
The light is what ia called fixed dioptric
one, showing white light between certain
bearings, and red light between other
fixed points.
In addition to coinage system Of its
own, Borneo has now published a postage
system. Until the admission of North
Borneo into the Postal Union, the com.
pany's stamps viii pass in the Straits get
Elements, Lsbuan, Hongkeng, China and
Siam.
The command of the United States
squadron in the far East, which for the
past four years has been held by Admiral
Clitz, has just been taken over by Ad.
mirAl Crosby.
/ II is rumored that the banished Dai In
Kun, late ruler of Corea, has gone to Pc
king to petition the Empress for permission
to return to his native land.
The French men.of.war which have been
Bintering in Hongkong have gone to Hanoi
to assist in the suppression of the Black
Flag marauders. The Annamese are said
to have been assisted in the various en-
counters by large numbers of Chinese.
They are armed with rifles of precision, but
their ability TO use them Is Insignificant
A wise and significant step has Just been
taken nv the China Mernha-ltus Staopo Nsv
igation Company. They are to connect the
Sicswei Observatory with the settlement
of Shanghai by telephone.
A.native baDk at Tungkado is reported
to have failed with tbs. 300, 900 liabilities.