Sacramento daily record-union., 1884-06-17

The City of Toxic which arrived at San
Francisco Sunday, brings dates from Hong
kong to the 18th ultimo, and from Yoko-
hama to the 29th.
CHINA.
Sir Harry Parkes, accompanied by
Messrs. Aston and Hitler, left Shanghai
for Corea in the Cleopatra on the 21st III
timo.
Mr.. Waeber, Russian Consul at Tienstin,
is shortly to proceed to Corea for the pur-
pose of making a treaty with that country.
Active preparations were being made for
the approaching tea season, and teamen
have left Foochow and Shanghai for the
different markets. There are a large num-
Der of steamers already at Hankow
a whirlwind passed over several districts
of the Kwangtung Province on the 25th ul
tilnO, doing enormous damage to property
and killing many people.
The Oriental Bank at Hongkong has sus-
pended. Most persons believe the notes
will be almost fully paid up, and the gem
eral idea is that the losses will be by no
means heavy.
The foundation stone of the new Central
School, or Victoria College, at Hongkong,
for years delayed, was successfully laid by
the Governor on Saturday, the 26th ultimo.
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require two years to complete.
The Z. S. man-of-war Trenton, the new
flagship of Admiral DAVIS, arrived at Hong
kong with the Corean ambassadors on
board on the 1st preximo.
JAPAN
Commerce is marked by degree of de-
preston never before reached even in Japan.
Imports are almost unstable the close of
the silk season is at hand; the tea market
is opening with a little briskness. This
comprises the whole trade of Japan, which
is devoid of life and activity and shows
strong signs Of being in a decaying condi-
ton.
Cases of cholera are by no means uncom-
mon in Toxic, though particulars are pru-
IDENTIFY suppressed as far as possible. There
seems little doubt that this disease is always
present in a more or less dormant state in
this country, and the authorities are wisely
turning their attention TO the water supply
and sanitation of cities and towns. For
Yokohama district committees are being
privately formed for enforcing cleanliness
and detecting cases of disease with view
to limit its spread by contagion. Nothing
so far has been done for the foreign settle
ment.
For many years past the seal and sea
otter HSHerleS IN tne waters Ol 1OItIleIA
Japan, extending along the entire line OF
the Kuriles or Aleutian Islands, have been
exploited by foreign adventures, some of
whom, successfully overcoming great perils,
have prospered About two years ago the
Russian Siberian Government, finding the
fishers penetrating to so-called Russian wa
tiers, issued a notice that further operations
would be prohibited In pursuance of this
notice a British schooner was captured and
is still detained. Since then hunters have
been confined to japanese waters, where
seals and offers are becoming very scarce;
but a notification was issued on the I'd inst
declaring all such seal and otter hunting
penal.
Thesecond instalment of 100000 yen of
I per cent. railway bonds, open to June
10th, has met with ready success, one jour
nal stating that applications for upward OF
100000 yen have already been received.
The decline in value of landed property
is rapidly becoming more pronounced
-Four bluff lots, with two large dwelling
houses thereon, and with beautifully laid
out gardens, lawns, etc, costing about
twelve years ago $4,000, and resold five
years ago for $4,000, were disposed of by
auction on the Goth proximo for the nomi-
nal sum of s., 100.