The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-01-13
JAPAN NEWS.

at Poft Arthur.
JAPAN NEWS.
GENERAL NoTEs-oPENuNG OF PARLIA-
MENT-COMMENTs ON DEMANDS
FOR LABOR IN HAWAII.
Returns compiled up to Sunday
9th ult. by the Sanitary Bureau OF
the Home Departments how that the
total number Of cholera cases re-
ported up to date during the present
year was 44,776, of which 81, 1927
ended fatally.
The laying of SO miles of rail from
Iwamisawa to the coal mines, by the
Tanko Railway Co., has been just
completed.
Japan's Parliament assembled in
December and continues in session.
His Majesty the Emperor has in
structed his Chamberains to present
him as soon as possible with reports
of the sittings of the Diet.
1t is stated the authorities at To-
kyo Arsenal are hurrying on the
manufacture of 100000 Murata
rifles. About 1900 mechanics are
already employed in connection there
with and others are being engaged.
Last months coinage at the In
perial Mint at Osaka, was as fol-
lows:
Number
Gold coins. So denomination 3o,655
Silver coins. | .. 967 ,23G
Nickel coins ) sen g 100000
Next to cholera, dysentery takes
the lead in the matter of epidemics
in Japan this year, the infected dis
tricts being chiefly those which suf-
fered most from inundation. The
returns up to November 3lst, from
January LIST, show total of nearly
$4,000 cases, of which some 1900
ended fatally. The number is 10000
in excess of that of last year. Flu
kuoka-ken suffered the heaviest,
having recorded over $4,000 cases,
and the number at present exceeds
400 per week.
The Budget submitted to the Diet
gives an estimated income for the
coming year of $50, 676, 1913. AZ (S79,-
443, 864 81 ordinary and $1,233,-
1850 specially, and an expenditure
of SS0,638, 714.744 (S72,171, 49,
TIA ordinary land $S,467, 532.97
specially. This shows decrease of
81 1903, 068 in income, and of ST.
339, 8G3. 948 in expenditure compared
with the present year. The expendi-
ture of the special revenue of ST.
437, 121 brought over from this year,
is provided for in the supplementary
Budget as follows: $1,000 900 for
construction of the railway between
Yokohama and Karulzawa,$ ISL 900, 600
for construction of a line from
Naoezu to Kashiwazaki, $257, 12l on
man-of-war construction, and $780,
600 for other construction cost.
The Yokohama Gazette says that
on the day on which the Imperial
Diet, or Parliament, was opened was
tainted by the wanton stoning of for
eign ladies and children who viewed
the procession from the compound
of the Russian Legation. The Ga
zette adds: The young men who
rarely let pass an opportunity for the
display of splenetic demeanor to-
ward foreigners, probably imagine
they are, by these rude ebuIlitions,
botokening the presence of a spirit
of independence"
1t is stated that the Government
has abandoned the idea of raising
loans for the extension of the Navy.
CONCERNING HAWAII.
The Japan Gazette contains the
following references to Hawaii:
A recent rumor states that the
Kanagawa-ken had received re-
quest from the Hawaiian Govern
ment, which however had been re-
fused, for 5000 emigrants from
Japan. Having made enquiries into
the matter the Shogyo was informed
that the Hawaiian Government had
not officially made the request but
that it was likely soon to be made,
and that the japanese Government
would accede to it. Tue authorities
of Hiroshima-ken, Yamaguchi- ken
and kumamoto ken had expressed
their ability TO engage as many as