The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-14
CHINA AND JAPAN.
Arrival of the Rio de saneir0 and
Summary of Her News.

The steamer Rio de Janeiro, Captain
William Ward, arrived last evening, bring
ing Hong Kong dates to May 10th and
Yokohama dates to May 9th, from which
the following summary is taken:
CHINA.-The tea season opened in the
North little earlier than usual. The guam
tity on the market at Hankow is compare
lively small, but the quality is said to be bet
ter than last year and prices are from 80 to
100 per cent higher. The market at Hang
chow is also said to be brisk, high prices
ruling
HoNG-KONG. Governor des Veux left
on the 18th inst. in the Oceanic for Japan,
where he tends to stay for three or tour
weeks and then proceed to England by the
Canadian route.
Major General Barker is administering the
Government.
Fifteen criminals were beheaded at Kow-
loon City on Monday, among them being six
of the Namoa pirates, including three of the
leaders.
The long established firm Of Adamson,
Bell & Co. has suspended payment The
firms difficulties arise chiefly out of losses
sustained in tea and silk SpeculatiOns. A
japanese bank is said to be the largest
creditor. The business has been taken over
by Mr.. G. Dodwell and Mr.. A. j. Carliil of
the Shanghai office.
YOKOHAMA - The Czarowitz, in obedi-
ence TO orders from home, left Kobe on the
10TH without visiting Toxic.
Fresh and more stringent press regula-
tons have been issued, and everything hav-
ing reference to foreign affairs has now to
be previously submitted to the Censor. A
number of papers have been suspended.
A Turkish officer arrived here on Satur-
day last Doth nst.) per NJ. NJ. S. 5. Sagha-
lien, in charge of four Arab stations W hich
the Sultan of Turkey has sent as present
to the Emperor Of Japan.
The Japanese squadron which had assem-
bled. here to meet the Czarowitz left the
harbor this afternoon Q9th inst), and the
Russian gunboat Sivotch, which, with her
sister ship, the BObr, is we should think
one of the ugliest of created vessels, ar
rived in harbOr this morning, and exchanged
sautes with the other men-of-war.
The Nichi Nichi states that the demand
for Japanese labor in Hawaii has increased
| considerably this spring and that 100 emil
grants Will leave here III the Mike aru on
the 18th inst, this making the eighteenth
batch which has been sent TO the Sandwich
Islands. Another HOO will emigrate next
| month, chiefly from the Yama-guehi and
Kumamoto Prefectures.
The Jill Shmpo of the 18th inst. states
that one of the Mitsubishi-sh a coal mines at
| Takashima, recently discovered, will not be
worked for three years and that as the yield
| from the old mines has considerably de-
| creased, out of the 1000 miners hitherto en-
ployed at the mines some fifteen or twenty
| day are being dismissed.
The Official Gazette says that an Arab
mare, which has hitherto been kent by the
| Agricultural Department of the University
at Komaba and which is stated TO have
| been presented to the Bakufu by Napoleon
| III of France in the Bunkin era 1851 -63), is
| to be exhibited in the Geological Gardens CT
| the Imperial Museum. The animal is said
to be of fine form and breed. and is named
| Paris.
Very satisfactory reports come in regard
| ing the growth Of the slkworms, according
| to which the crop promises to be week in
| advance of other localities. An excellent
| yield is anticipated.
The same journal from which we learn
| the above also reports the weather favor
able and the mulberry leaves exceptionally
| we'll advanced.
The arrival of tea in Yokohama on the
| 10Th inst. amounted to So 600 catties, sales
| to foreign firms to $4,000 catties, and the
| stock in the market to 545 500 catties.