Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-30

Shanghai on the Sd of January, arrived in
San Francisco Sunday night about half. past
10. bringing the following advices
CHINA.
The latest advices show that the attitude
of the Chinese toward Japan is becoming
unpleasant, if not actually hostile. the
cause of the i'll feeling being the still unset.
tied Loo Choo question. The Chinese off.
cials profess great indignation because the
new envoy from Japan comes without in.
structions to reopen the subject on his side.
and several petty affronts have been given
to the Japanese officials now in China.
The Japanese envoy is understood to de.
clare that his predecessor had full power
to settle the dispute that China agreed
more than once upon terms of adjustment.
only to repudiate her own action afterward,
throwing such obstacles in the way of
reasonable adjustment that Japan was com.
PEELED to withdraw from the negotiations
This was not done, however, until after the
utmost patience and consideration had been
shown in an endeavor to effect a proper
understanding. Now, Japan waits for China
to reopen the proceedings, if she desires to.
The Chinese officials virtually admit the
correctness of these assertions, but assume
that Japan, being the younger and smaller
empire, is bound to consult the conven.
fence of her continental neighbors. For.
eign diplomatists have no fear that serious
consequences will follow Chinas offensive
action.
The affairs of Tonquin are still in an un.
certain state. The French envoy to Picking
believes the Chinese forces have been. or
Immediately will be, Withdrawn from the
disputed region and leave the way open for
French possession. Others assume that
the troops will retire short distance only.
with intent to take such action as future
developments render expedient.
The commercial treaty between China
and Corea has been published. 1t is prob.
ably OF only temporary nature, being i'm
perfect in scope and supplying but few es.
sential details. The a-territorial prin.
ciple is maintained, largely to the advan.
tage of China.
The authorities of Foo Chow have sud.
denly prohibited the sale of kerosene.
Cause not explained.
The Marking ViceToy Tso shows signs of
recovery from the illness that was expected
to prove fatal.
The official trade returns for 1882 show:
Total exports from Yokohama, S26, 600.
600; total imports, $50, 800, 600. The ex.
ports have increased S., 500, 600 since the
previous year, and the imports decreased
upward of $1,000, 900. The principal ex-
ports are silk and tea, while the principal
imports are cotton yarn, shirtings, mus.
Inns, sugar and kerosene.
The Japanese paper currency has in.
creased in value since the beginning of the
year. The present discount is 80 per cent.
from silver and 40 per cent. from gold.
Admiral Ito, President of the new shio.
ping company, Captain A. R. Brown, ad.
wiser, and R. W. Irwin, business manager,
start shortly for America and Europe to
make large purchases of steamships and
other material. The last-name gentleman
also visits Warrington to sgitate return
of the Simonoski money.
Japanese army officers will be sent to
Germany to study the military system fol-
lowed there.