The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-10-29
From tho Orient.

| A severe typhoon visited Annoy on August 29d.
Two or three vessels went on shore. One was
completely wrecked, by which three Europeans
and a good many Chinese lost their lives, and a
great many sampans were utterly destroyed and
numbers of their occupants drowned A typhoon
was also experienced in HongkOng on the night Of
September 10th. The days warning had been
given of its approach and consequently there were
few disasters TO shipping, native or foreign.
A Tientsin correspondent of the JuprH Gazette,
under date of September "a, says: The Chinese
Government is much incensed at the catastrophe
| of FoO-ChOw, especially as that scoundrel Chang
pei-Lun, the notorious anti-foregn censor, had
promised TO not only resist the French but to
capture the French heet. 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
kelung were tortured and mutilated IN horrible
manner before decapitation. The next French
move, probably, will be on FOrmosa and Human,
but il is possible attempt may be made TO force
Pat Ii, where the Chinese gunbOats of the north
fleet have taken shelter. All these operations,
however will lead 10 results unless the Chinese
either see $1,000 or 1000 French troops in China,
or, at all events, know they on the way. Il is
said France has conditional compact with japan
EnOmoto has been here and, we hear, will strong
" insist satisfaction of any allcgOrical demand
for treaty and 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 a base of Oper
atiOns
Iii has been degraded. He is no longer Grand
Secretary, or Senior Guardian, or High Com
missioner Niceruy. He Is now only acting Niceroy
He made dreadful mistake in selling the China
Merchant COmpanys feet, but he was in that
business the victim of the most rascally Son
conspiracy ever Matched in China. The details
are coming out one by one and are astonishing,
and n history of the China Merchant Company,
which is, in fact, the biographies of the Tong
clan, or family, Is being constructed. When the
cOmplny was sold il VIE on its last legs. The
nF ba finn sin hp
in 1873, come to some 100000 taels. The pro-
fits were immense, but the PeculatiOns exceeded
the gains, great as they were. You will hear more
about this matter soon and VIII have iine theme
for moralizng.'
A band of armed opium smugglcrs, lG1 in num-
Der. after leaving British territory the night of
the jth inst, had severe brush with the Chinese
custom officers and soldiers, and were dTiyed back
into British KowlOon. The smuggers had S12,-
600 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.
JAPNS.
japan was visited on September 18th by the
seyerest typhOon experienced in a number Of years.
Yokohama, Toxic and Nagasaki suffered the most
severely. NJ Yokohama a number of vessels were
damaged and the German schooner Mercer cap
sized. a number % buildings were unrOOfed and
in the native quarter 10 houses were seriously
damaged, two natives lost their lives and nine
were badly injured. At Toxic the destruction was
the greatest. \ large number Of buildings were
destroyed, including theater, bazar, chapel
and the Normal College, besides many houses in
Tsukiji. 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 are also said to have been
sunk. The total number of houses destroyed is
given as 1850; ships and boats wrecked, 9l; lives
lost, 10; PERSONS injured, 40. Nagasak escaped
with considerable less damage, but much destruc-
tion 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 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 Counsul at Nagasaki,
Mr.. Quin is promoted to be Consul at Hakodate
and Mr. Longford becomes Vice-Consul at Toxic.
During heavy gale on September 9th, a forest
Mt Omineyama, YOshine- gUri, YanatO, belonging
to the Government caught fire 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 at
10000 yen.
There were twenty-siE cases Of cholera in Toxic
during August and three of them ended fatally
). +. Chronicle.