The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-01
CHINA AND JAPAN.
Reported Death of the EmperOr's
Father Officially Denied.
Great Fire in Osaka Sensational Suicide Of a
Young New Yorker at YOkahama.
49,. Ravages of Cholera. ~. H.

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The Pacific Mail COmpany'S steamship
Oh IA, Seabury master, arrived from. China
and Japan, via II n1lulu. yesterday a tier
NOON She brought 81 cabin passengers and
$50 Chinese in the:steerage. From Chinese
papers of September 4th. Japan exchanges
4 of the 10Th and Honolulu exchanges as late
as the sd, the following summary is taken.
T.; China: -, :: T.. -
L Hung Chang las sanctioned tie open
ing OF a geld mine in Shantdng. -.
1t is said that LII Ming Chuln, the Cow
ernor of Formosa, has. on account OF i'll
health, asked permission to resign. -.
Cholera is still prevalent in Shanghai and
some If The northern ports. - :.
The Shanehli Mercury of the 10Th uit.
SAYS: information reacired Shanghai this
afternoon that Nj. S. Krips, Acting Vice
&Uonsul for Sweden and Norway at Wuhn,
had disappeared suddenly on the 23l ult
from Ghefoo, where he had been ST aging for
! lie benefit of his health. He appears rot TO
d have been seen after breakfast that morn
Ing in the hotel, where he was putting up.
Not coming back to his rooms during the
day, search parties were organized, and
went out to look for the missing gentleman,
but without success. Commissioner jamie
sop disappeared In similar way az ChefOO.
The Shih Pao, in its Peking news, has the
following strange story: There was d ru-
NOR floating in the capital for some. time
that people were losing their queues mys-
teriously, but nothing authentic until re-
Gently has come to hand, when a man came
to report his curious case. He was prone
nading aceftain lane on the 14th of last moon,
when suddenly beautiful woman, by her
appearance OF about 30 years OF age, APP
g dSSd 1snaa with eae p aad 9 iasnF
out of sight very mysteriously. This queue
\ less man was seen by many people. Other
cases Of tie same nature have been re-
ported. Some years ago in some parts of
China there was rage OF paper women cut
ting off mems queues in the night; but this
is quite unintelliglble. IL is a presage Of
c. ming evil to tie Government or the coun-
try, Tor surely it Is rOf q good omen to have
tur national badge tempered with.
"A dispatch was sent from Picking to Shang-
hai on Aug usr 2Gtli stating that I-huan,
seventh prince and father of the Emperor
of China was dead. The following day this
repurt WIS contradicted, but the aged man
was very i'll.
A serious fire broke ont in the fiIature
factory Of Russell & Co. at Shanghai en- the
night of August 25ih and the place was
ruined. Tie loss was Sl2J,000,
Hong-Konc.
The report Of the Colonial Surgeon, which
has Just been published. shows that the
1itdlN " bG--iN' ~ WIS Nciy 6OBu uuIulB
1889. the death rate bein2 the lowest for six
years. There was no epidemic
Mr.. A. =. MacEwen, who has been for n
number Of years an active member Of tie
Legislative Council, and who Las-d ne good
service to the colony, leaves Tor England.
Previous to his departure he is to DE pre-
seated with piece Of plate as souvenir of
EOng-KoDg aud as q token of the COM
munry's appreciation OF his services.
On Saturday last slight shock of earth
quake was ielt in Hong-KODg, also in Can
ton and Fatshan.
The officer administering the Government
laid The fuundatiOn-stone OF the Gap Rock
Lighthouse on Monday. The preparatory
work, which was very difficult las been
accomplished, and the work OF build NJ the
lighthouse will now he pushed forward.
Ihe report of the Hong-Kong II otel Com
pany has been issued A dividend OF per
cent for the year is recommended.
Meetings have been held OF the Selama
THINNING Company and the Marnburk
Furniture Company.
The Government has declared Shanghai
and Nagasakl to be infected ports, as
cholera IS raging there.
I've Golf Club has now n membership of
20. The first handicap competition fora cup
presented by Mr.. MacEwrp has Just been
concluded. The cup was won by Mr. Wade
Gardiner.
- The floods in the north of China are sub
siding.
The report OF the China Traders Insur-
ance Company has been issued The Direc-