The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-05-19
FROM CHINA AND JAPAN.
JAPAN GAZETTE.

| JAPAN GAZETTE.
The Nichi Nichi Shimbun states that
| an Italian, as a result of ten years earn
| est study, carried on in Italy, has pro-
| duced Japanese Grammar, which is
said to be'a work of great merit, contain
ing numerous examples illustrating the
rules laid down, a glossary, and ex-
tracts from various japanese works.
The Corean Government have estab-
| lished school for the study of the Jap
anese language at Seoul, and incident
| thereto have requested the japanese
| Government 70 supply them with in
formation in reference to the best method
| of conducting a foreign language school.
Liberty, the Japanese organ in San
Francisco, enumerates thirteen reasons
why the Americans object to the Chi
nese. ID They are like slaves; (2)
they are low-class 80 they bring lep-
ROSY; az there is a tear that if en-
couraged they may over-run the country
| (5) they do not settle; e. they pay no
| taxes; % they do not bring their fami-
| lies to the country: 49, they are opium
| smokers; 90 they break the laws of
morality; (l0) they reduce wages I'D
they wear cues, like barbarians; (12)
| they are unsusceptible to ordinary inf1u-
ences and without sense of shame
OBJ they are not anxious to become
citizens. The list looks as though it had
been composed by some anti-Chinese
Irishman. Liberty remarks that Nos 5
| and apply to the japanese as we'll as
the Chinese.
The Jill Shimpo reproduces from an
American Journal paragraph stating
that Mr.. Takamine Yokichi of Toxic,
proposes to exhibit at the Worlds Fair
in Chicago a miniature tea plantation;
houses built in Japanese style, with
section to be set apart for exhibitions of
Japanese dancing; selection of Japan
csc products; restaurants where tea will
be served " a la Japonaise," the houses
to be erected in garden planted with
Japanese trees and flowers in short, Mr..
Takamine proposes to make a thorough
ly representative display of things Jap
anese. 1t is stated that the Mitsul
Ginko in Toxic have offered to advance
the sum of 100000 towards the carrying
out of the project.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
The extension of the Natal Govern
ment railways to the frontier of the
Transvaal Republic was formally de-
clared open yesterday by Governor Nit
chell. Paul Kruger, President of the
Republic, was present, and the cere
mony was made the occasion of great re-
joicings.
The German Club was inaugurated
with the customary libations on April
1st in the temporary quarters in the AS
tor House Hotel, Tientsin. long felt
want is thus supplied, for the German
community has been increasing rapidly
during the last few years, and German is
now the preponderant nationality. The
new club has powerful financial backing,
and sooner or later it will add conspicu-
ously to the Improvements of the settle
ment.
Hardly any globe-trotters seem to
come here (Peking) now. The cause is
no doubt the very superior attractions of
almost every other place in the East and
the very serious difficulty one expert
ences in getting here. The land or water
journey of 80 miles from Tientsin is
tedious or labOrious or both, but it can
be reckoned and provided for. Not so
the sea voyage to Tientsin from Shang-
hal. The bar outside Taku stops nearly
the whole of the steamers sometimes for
days together, and though passengers
may manage to slip off the steamer in
some tug or pilot boat which may drop
alongside those who are not ups.to the
ropes invariably miss their opportunity,
\ The resident missionaries appear we'll
contented with their present prospects,
and each society represented has received
recruits of late The American Metho-
dist Episcopal and the London missions
have been joined by medical brethren,
and the first named are spending large
sum of money over hospital buildings.
All the Protestant missions with the ex-
ception of the American occupy Chinese
dwellings and cannot by any means be
said to be luxuriously housed. The
Catholics have moved into their new
city premises, which are very extensive
and complete. The convicts who fed
from their TIA Chuh station after last
years emeute are still refugees here,
and fearful of returning to their homes
until the. officials have come to some sort
OF terms with the rioters. It.is difficult
to get to the bottom of these squabbles
between converts and their heather
neighbors, but there must be serious
screw loose when hundreds of families
find it necessary to vacate district.