The morning call., 1890-06-05
CHINA AND JAPAN.
The Steamer City of Peking
Beats Her Best Record.
Formosan War-Telegr legraph-Earthquake
Trade-Railroads-P Pearl Fishing-Wants
Frenchmen-New Cathedral.

The steamer City of Peking came to an
anchorage at 40 o'clock last night. On
her last trip out she reached Yokohama in
16 days, hours and 80 minutes, beating all
of her previous records II hours 3S minutes.
She made the passage between this city and
Hong Hong in Is hours and 3S minutes less
time than ever before. The following sum-
mary of news is taken from her dates:
The war against the savages in Formosa
is being carried on in very deSult0ry man
ner and the Chinese troops have met with
severe repulses. They are making no prog
ress in the subjugation of the country.
The question of a telegraphic convention
is meeting with favorable consideration. A
courteous reply to letters addressed to the
different foreign ambassadors has been re-
ceived by the Shanghai Chamber of Com
merce, except as regards A. Coumany, the
Russian ambassador, whose reply is churl-
ish and discourteous.
The China Mail understands that defalca-
tions to the extent of over $4,000 have been
discovered in the accounts of c. NJ. Bar
radas, money-order clerk in the Hong
Kong General Postoffice. who absconded
recently.
Rumors of railways are again in cireula-
ton in the north of China, and it is reported
that instructions have been given to survey
line from Tungehow, via Shan-hai-kwan,
TO Ma-kao-ying, near the port of New
chwang.
There was sharp earthquake shock,
lasting ten seconds, at Hollow May Sd.
The Resident Of Ternate reports to the
Batavia Society Of Arts and Sciences that
on the 30th of July last when ON a voyage
of inspection at Geelvink's Bay, in New
Guinea, he saw several natives with rudl-
,toyr foil innh nd q ha m
being an anthropologist, he did not exam
inc them scientifically. They were full
grown, muscular men, and looked healthy
1t seems that attention Is being given to
the coast of British North BOrneO as suit
able field for the pearl-shell fishing indus
try. The following extract is from letter
received by firm at Thursday Island from
one of the leading London brokers. The
Torres Straits fishers referred to are proba-
bly, from the Northwest " 1t has come to
our knowledge that some Torres Straits
fishers have been applying to the British
North Borneo Company for leave to fsh on
the, coast of that island, and we think it
well TO call attention to this new ground,
as we have seen some of the boldest and
finest she'll from there, and think 1t likely
to have grand opportunities"
The fathers of the Spanish Mission in
TOnkin have just got out from France an
iron cathedral. The pieces are being put
together. The editice will be 55 metres
long, 90 metres wide and Is high.
Luu Ky, the brigand chief who captured
MesSrs. Rogue, is so pleased with that work
that he is very anxious to entertain few
more Frenchmen. PlacardS of his have
been found offering a gratuity of 500 to
whoever will aid him in capturing
Frenehman, and $40 to any native who
gives him timely warning Of the approach
of troops.
The amount of treasure sent up country
says the FoochOw Echo, is computed at
s., 100000, which is about half of the amount
sent last season.
Some new teas are expected in about three
weeks time, we are told, and let US hope
such will be the case, aud that they Will be
of very superior quality and cheap.-Foo-
chow Echo.
We learn that nearly all the Foochow ma
tive tea-packing houses have been closed
owing to want of funds. For the benefit of
the trade we believe they should ali be
closed.-Echo.
The Chinese squadron, composed of six
vessels, arrived at Manila on the I'd ult,
Thus the Bulletin: William of Germany
is the MISREPRESENTATION of an idiot, the
great-grandson Of drunkard, the grand
son of her Gracious and the son of a de-
cent fellow who died of cancer. He him
self has head so liberated that he has to
take medicine the same as an Australian
bushman takes tea. And this thing pratt
ties of solving the labor problem.
John Grey, accountant OF the new Orien-
tai Bank of Hong-KoDg, has been SEN
fenced to three years Imprisonment for
embezzling $4,000.