The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-11-20
FROM THE ORIENT.

Terrible Experience Of the L. :. $. Jun
iata Items of General Interest
From japan Papers.
Cholera is very prevalent at Peking.
Brunei has been placed under British
protection by treaty with its Sultan.
A rice famine exists In Borneo and the
mortality amongst the Dyaks Is very
great.
A conference has been held relative 10
q proposal TO construct q dockyard at
Yokohama.
The Russian cruiser Rynda, with the
Granu Duke Alexander on board, arrived
at Nagasaki.
American citizens in Shanghai and Vi
cinity were 10 have 4 mock Presidential
election on the 9th.
Toxic brewers have had their petition
for abatement Of a recent special duty re-
jected by the Government.
+ The Gazette hears that foreigners re-
siding outside OF treaty limits are being
requested TO move within the settlements
proper.
- The British Consul demands an in
demnity from the Manila Government
for the illegal arrest OF a bank agent
named Townsend.
A well-known member OF the Japanese
community OF Kobe has been sentenced
TO Is months imprisonment at hard
labor for opium smoking.
The wife OF the Rev H. Corbett, of the
American Presbyterian mission at Che
loo. died suddenly during her husbands
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Ii is rumored that the Picking Govern
ment has under consideration 4 scheme
OF tariff reprisals, as counter action for
the expulsion OF Chinese from the United
States.
In remarking on the fact that beri-beri
is prevalent in North China, il is stated
that the disease is known as kaki in
Japan, land it is strange that the wo,d
kaki in the Malay language means
feet, % in which and the legs the dis
ease has itsiseat.
Most remarkable weather Is reported I
IN the Chinese Sea, being described as q 1
monotonous calm, the sea covered with |
thick filthy slime, the fish mostly all |
on top OF the water. These conditions /
are feared as the forerunner OF storms, |
such as last year overwhelmed the Brit |
ish gunboat Wasp and other ships.
A movement is on foot, in which ma
tives are interesting themselves. for 1
erecting handsome monument in men, |
orv of General L S Grant in Toxic. 1t I
will be placed neara plantation OF hinoki, |
a species OF fir tree, and kashiwa, 1
species OF oak, which the General planted 1
on his visit to Japan The monument
l.
hSh with the most notable services OF the /
great American General.
An item is copied from q Shanghai 4
paper as follows: We are informed that /
the welcome but unusual presence OF a /
Z. S man-oi-war, the Omaha, in our
harbor is due to fears entertained at /
home that the recent passage by Con- +
gress OF the Chinese exclusion supple I
mentary act NAV lead TO demonstrations I
on the part OF the natives against Amer 4
lean citizens in China. We are happy
TO say that so far there are no signs, in
Shanghai at least, OF the natives gener-
ally being stirred up to the commission
OF any outrages, by the news that Chinese
laborers who have left san Francisco Tor
q trip home Will not be allowed to return,
even with certificates.
The L. s. gunboat Juniata, which
arrived at Singapore October 9th, from
Hongkong for New York, had terribly
rough experience in a typhoon when
about 800 miles out from Hongkong.
The gale lasted nearly two days and dur
ing that time the Juniata lost four OF her
bosts, blew away her new stormsails,
damaged the steering gear and shipped
SO much water that the ports had to be
broken open 10 relieve the ship. The
mast covers, tightly laced round the
spars, were blown off as il they were
made OF paper and the men working on
deck threw away their oilskln and super
fluous clothing TO avoid being blown
overheard The boats lost were torn off
by the wind from the davits and blown
away ike matchwooi On the second
day OF the gale Commander Wise was
thrown heavily TO the deck by sea, and
sustained injuries in the face besides
breaking his nose. Most Of the clothing
Of the officers has been spoiled through
water, OF which there was at one time
three feet in the ship. The ship al one
time was in a critical position and had
the engines stopped the fate OF the Juni-
ats would have been sealed. The ship,
was likely TO remain at Singapore fort :
night, and 20 to Tanjong Papar Dock to
repair.