The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-05-18
FROM CHINA AND JAPAN.

The City of Picking, which arrived off
Honolulu at O'Clock Saturday evening,
brought news from China and Japan up
to date of April 18th and May I'd res
pectively. From among our exchanges
we clip the following news items:
JAPAN GAZETTE.
About 600 houses were destroyed by
fire at Yesashi on the 23d ultlmo.
Smallpox has increased in Yokohama
SO much of late, says native paper,
that vaccination has been undertaken
on large scale, no less than 5000 per-
sons being vaccinated last week.
The Boyeki Shimbun states that it
being ascertained that a great deal OF
mixing of old and new tea has taken
place, experts are being employed and
other means used by certain traders to
discover the perpetrators of the frauds.
The approaching arrival of more men,
of-war has already caused rise in the
price of provisions. The demand on the
market will be almost unprecedented
and various preparations for obtaining
supplies are being made.
Count Ito, who reached Toxic on the
| 26th ult. according to the Nichi NichI,
had an audience with His Majesty the
Emperor on the 9th land discussed with
| him the steps it is desirable to take for
the appointment of new Cabinet.
| Count Saigu, according to our contem-
porary has been recommended by Count
Ito for the Minister Presidency.
Telegraphic information was received
on the 10Th ult. at the United States
Consulate General here that the schoon'
er w. S. Bovine (42l tons) OF San Fran
cisco, went ashore on the oath. ult. neal
Omasaki, Aomori, and that she was
living at anchor in seven fathoms o
water, waterlogged. No lives have beer
lost.
A later telegram states that the YES
sci has been floated, with her rudde
gone.
HoNGKoNG DAILY PRESS.
An earthquake occurred in Ceylon Oh
the 7th inst, the oscillations being iron
east to west. The shock was not violen
enough to do any damage.
In an engagement with pirates re
ported in the latest Tonkin papers
hand the French had four officers an
thirty men wounded and five men killed
The pirates were dislodged, but full DE-
tails of the encounter had not been RI
ceived.
News from the Comoro Islands state
that the British Indian settlers thel
] have risen in revolt against Frenc
: authority. Several engagements hay
q taken place between the natives and tn
French forces, in which the former su
: fered heavy loss.
Captain Taylor, in command of q.
s. Alliance, has, we learn from Japa
papers, received Geographic commun
;. cation from America to say that orde
!. for his return home have been issue
:, and will reach him by mail within
week or two.
A telegram announces that at A.
{ on the 18th OF April a severe hurrical
u swept over the district OF Kienning, F
ken. The force of the wind was tt
mendous. Houses was blown dow
= causing much damage and injury to Il
- inhabitants. Telegraph poles were u
o rooted and broken like reeds.
o M.Piquot, Governor General of Frent
r China, left Sagron for France ON Il
q 18th inst. His return is improbable.
a Bideau has assumed the functions
a Acting Governor-General.
The Russian man-of-war Koreye
which arrived at Shanghai on Sunda
q the 18th April, collided with the Kiulo.
If 1ssst.esi.sr, ,ss h.<sr ..
II spirit and was driven from her moorine
q The man.of-war had one of her boats al
- some of her rails smashed, and two
y the blades were broken off one Of b
ID propellers. The llghtship was re-moor
c. on Sunday afternoon.