The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-10-29
From the Orient

severe typhOon visited Annoy on August 23d.
Two or three vessels went on shore. One was
completely wrecked, by which three Europeans
and good many Chinese lost their lives, and
great many sampans were utterly destroyed and
numbers Of their occupants drowned. typhOou
was also experienced IN Hongkung on the night of
September 10th. The days warning had been
given of its approach, and consequently there
few disasters to shipping, native or foreign.
Tientsin correspondent of the J1pus Gazette,
under date of September u, says: The Chinese
Government Is much incsnsed at the catastrophe
of FoO-ChJv, especially as that scuundrsl Chang
pei-Lun, the notorious anti-foreign censor, had
promised to not only resist the French but to
capture the French fleet. In guns the Chinese
actually had the superiority, but As for the men
and officers and skill the less said the better. The
French did their work thoroughly and showed no
pity, because two French sailors captured at
helung were tortured and mutilated IN a horrible
manner before decapitation. Tie next French
move, probably, will be on Eormosa and Human,
but 1t IS possible an attempt may be made to force
Pat Ii, where the Chinese gunbOats of the north
ern feet have taken shelter. All these operations,
however, will lead to results unless the Chinese
either see 5000 or 1000 French troops IN China,
or, at all events, know they are the way. 1t is
said France has conditional compact with Japan
EnomotO has been here, and, We hear, will strong
~ insist satisfaction Of any allegOrical demand
for a treaty and a form of recognition of the
ownership by Japan of LOOchOo. If he Is re-
fused there will be further complications BY which
France will be able TO make Japan base of oper-
atoms.
Iii has been degraded. He is no longer Grand
Secretary, or Senior Guardian, or High Com
missioner ficerOy, He Is now only acting Yiceroy.
He made dreadful mistake in selling the China
Merchant COmpanys heet, but he was in that
business the victim os the most TaScally Abu-
are coming out one by and are astonishing,
and history of the China Merchant Company.
which Is, in fact, the biographies of the Tong
clan, or family, Is being constructed. When the
mn snld On - asst he
rObberies Of the funds since the company began,
in lsT5, come to some 100000 tasls. The pro-
fits were immense, but the REGULATIONS exceeded
the gains, great as they were. Yen will hear more
about this matter soon and will have fine theme
for mOrali1nga
A band Of armed opium smugglers, I60 in num-
beT after leaving British territory on the night of
the jth inst, had severe brush With the Chinese
custom officers and soldiers, and were drived back
into British kovIOon. The smugglers had S12,-
0OO worth Of opium in their possession.
Regular steam communication between Hong
kong and the west coast of Mexico, via Yokohama
and Honolulu. will be commenced the latter part
Of October BY the Mexican Pacific Navigation
Company.
JAPAN.
Japan vas visited on September 18th by the
seyerest typhOon experienced in number of years.
Yokohama, Toxic and Nagasaki suffered the most
severely. at Yokohama a number of vessels were
damaged anu the German schooner Mercer cap
sized A number % buildings were unrOofed and
IN the native quarter ~ houses we're seriously
damaged, two natives lost their lives and nine
we're badly injured At Toxic the destruction was
the greatest. 4 large number of buildings were
destroyed, including theater. a bazar, a chapel
and the Normal College, besides many houses in
Isukiii. The water of the bay at Fukagawa rose
eight feet above its usual level and boats were
used to convey passengers through the streets.
Several river steamers also said to have been
sunk. The total number of houses destroyed is
given as 1850; ships and boats wrecked. 81; lives
lost, 10; persons injured, 40. Sagasah escaped
with considerable less damage, bat much destTuc-
ton was also wrought there, both on the water
and on shore.
The following changes in the British Consular
service in Japan have been decided upon, con.
sequent on the promotion Of Mr.. Aston to be
Consul-General in Corea; the appointments how
ever are to be considered provisional until the
COrean establishment has been permanently set
tied: Mr. Enslie becomes CONSUL at Nsgasak
Mr.. Q1in IS promoted to be Consul at HakOdate
and Mr.. Longford becomes Vice Consul at Toxic
During heavy gale on September 18th, a forest
at Omineyama, fOshine-gou, YsnatO, belonging
to the Government caught IRE in consequence Of
the friction of the trees during the storm. large
area Is said to have been destroyed, and as many
of the trees valuable, the loss is estimated al
1000 yen.
There we're tEenty-siK cases Of cholera in Toxic
during August and three of them ended fatally
). r. Chronicle.