Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
FROM FAR CATHAY.
Recent Events in the Land of
COnfucius.
A Chinese Treasure Ship Runs
Aground.
The HOngkOng POstOffice Embezzler
Extradited.
Portuguese and Celestials Quarreling
Over a Boundary Line-A Disas-
trous Fire in Toxic.
Associated Press Dispatches. |

Associated Press Dispatches.
SAN Francisco, July 19.-The steam
ship China arrived today, twenty-three
days from Hongkong and thirteen days
from Yokohama.
Chinese advices give the particulars
of the loss Of the steamship Tang-Tsze
on Saddle island, one of the Hieshan
group, June 18th. The vessel, which
belonged to Siemssen & Co., left Kong
kong June 18th for Shanghai, with a
cargo of baled yarn, opium, and 500, 1000
in treasure, carrying also Captain Tan
ningsen, twenty-eight passengers, and
seventy-eight souls, all told. The vessel
soon ran into thick bank of fog, which
continued all day. About 8 O'Clock
breakers were seen ahead, but the ves-
sells speed could not be checked, and
she ran full ashore, staving in her bot
tom. Part of those on board succeeded
in landing that night, and the others
swan to land next morning, The cast
aways were we'll treated by the island
ers. and were taken off next morning by
the steamship Oanfa. All the mails and
portion OF the cargo were lost, but an
effort is being made to save the re-
mainder. The vessel is total loss.
Zelindo BarrOdas, formerly superin-
tendent Of the money order department
of the Hongkong general postoffice, was
brought to Hongkong from Manila,
June 23d, under extradition papers, and
charged with having appropriated vari-
GUS sums, aggregating $4,000, between
January 1st and March %, 1890. He
was held for trial.
The force sent to Seoul, Corea, by the
United States steamer Swatara, was eX-
pected to return to Chemulpo, June 14th.
A passenger boat plying between
Hongkong and Tai Kok Tsui sank dur
ing a squall June 26th, and seven per-
sons were drowned.
The Spanish squadron, comprising the
Castillo Ullsa and Juan de Austria, ar
rived at Manila June 18th.
The Portuguese and Chinese are in a
disturbed state over the question of the
boundary line between their possessions
at Green island. Several Chinese war
the Portuguese gunboat Rio Lima made
CIicul lliONc W IcuCldl WdCClS. OOHlLlio-
sioner Hippisley, in charge OF the Tappa
station, is endeavoring to pacify the bel
ligerents.
Chinese papers state that certain rich
merchants of Tien-Tsin have petitioned
in favor of the extension of the Tien-
Tsin railway to Tung Chow, offering to
subscribe the necessary capital. 1t is
also thought that certain financial facili-
ties, if granted the existing railway,
will enable it to extend it's line north
ward to Shanghai and Kwam. The
project is favored by the government
for frontier defense purposes.
A disastrous fire occurred in Toxic,
Japan, June 21st, destroying about one
thousand houses and rendering many
people destitute.
In the United States consular court at
Kobe, Japan, John Riley and Henry
Green were sentenced June 25th, to five
years Imprisonment for setting fire to
the American ship John Currier, June
10th, which fire was extinguished in
time to save the lives of twenty-four
persons.
A collision between steamers of the
Osaka Merchant Steamship Company
and the Yumamato Company, at Jizozki,
June Goth, resulted in the loss OF the
latter company's vessel, and fourteen
lives.
The captain of the vessel which was
overturned at Osaka, causing the loss of
ffty-five lives, has been held for man.
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