The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-08-16
NEWS BY THE PEKING
Another Case of Cholera at Yokohama
Naval Matters. Etc.

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The proposed Tokyo City Reform
scheme will, if carried into effect, en-
large the area of the streets by o43,oo4
StnbO.
Gided youths who were highly paid
bank clerks in Melbourne, the Shdng
hal and Mercury asserts, are now
hawking fish and rabbits in the suburbs
of that ma!odorous city.
There is curious couple in Kagos-
hima. The husband divorced his wife,
but the latter having nowhere to go, the
pair are living IN the same house, their
quarters being divided by a partition
Mr.. Hattori Toru, the editor of the
Tod Boyeki Shimbmn, published at
Fusan, was, on the I2th, ordered by
the Japanses consul, Mr.. Murota, to
leave Corea within fifteen days and not
to set foot again in that country for two
years.
Ottawa Kamekchi, rice puunder in
employ of Matsuya Shintaro, a rice
dealer at 1877 Nogecho Sanchome, was,
on the 2rst, attacked by cholera. He
was at once sent to the hospital. This
is the fourth case of cholera in Yoko-
hama.
1t is reported from native sources
that British man of-war got ashore at
Haysshi, Shisa-mura, Hrado Straits,
on the night of the 9th inst, but hoated
off at high tide the next morning and
proceeded on her voyage The orly
British man-of.war in that vicinity on
the date in question was the gun.hoat
Fiyebrand, bound from Nagasaki to
Kobe
A teacher of a primary school in
Iwafune-gun, Echigo, could not remain
in his post owing to his misconduct
Then he aspired to become a village
headman, and did everything in bis
power to get the honor of being elected
to that post. He succeeded in this
ambitious scheme, but before The formal
ratification Of the election was an,
nounced, his notoriety became known
to the villagers, and none of them paid
resp ct to him Being thus driven
to despair, he mitted suicide by
hanging himself.
Eight British men-of-war are now
in Hakodate surveying and maneu.
wiring. One the 10th inst. one If them
ran down japanese junk having a
woman and three men on board, but
rendered no assistance to the sinking
vessel, which was fortunately saved by
another japanese vessel. The crew of
the British squadron are unpopular
there. The Hokkai, of that port, gives
an article headed "Vices Of Marines of
the British Menof-war," which con-
tains headlines such as Robbery of a
Cushion; Violent Attack on Police
box; False Names; and Chastizing a
PoliCeman.-ASaM
"Ta-ra-ra Boom-de ay" has reached
Sierra Leone, and, according to repc rts,
1t has touched the natives in their
most susceptible spot. Says an ex-
change: "At recent concert, attended
by large free.list gallery audience
made up of natives, mostly clad in
shirts only, one of the singers gave
'Ta-ra,ra, with the usual gymnastc
accompanments. The effect was
magical. The native audience rose to
their feet, kicked up their legs, and
howled their Boom de-ays' in their
vernacular The more timorous por
ton Of the audience retired, the con
cert was stopped, and the whole place
was given up to the devotees of Ia
ra ra, The seats offered no obstacles
to the performance of the dance, and
the yelIs of the singers were heard all
over the vicinity. At last reports, Ia
ra-ra' was in possession of the coast. !"
The runners and military police Of
Sungking, while on some other track,
recently came across and arrested two
notorious pirate chiefs, natives of
| Kiangpeh, on the north bank of the
Yangtze, who had been wanted for a
long time for several "big cases" They
were Immediately brought before the
Chehsien of Sungkiang, but although
ordered to kneel on sharp chains and
thoroughly beaten would not acknowl-
edge their crimes. Finally the Chehsien
ordered the chains to be heated, and
while kneeling on them to apply burn
ing "jOsS sticks" down their backs, but
it was not until over half an hour had
elapsed that one of them, unable any
longer to bear the torture, confessed"
his crimes whilst the other still held on
defiantly. At this juncture some Of
the men formerly arrested, and who
had pointed out these two as their
leaders, were brought before the Court
to face the latter, whereupon Tai, who
had until now held out, lowered his
head and said that he would confess
since these witnesses were members of
his gang. The whole party will be
sent soon to Soochow for their final
trial before the Provincial Judge, and
the chances are that they will be de-
capitated al that city next August.
Dr. Sato, says the Hochi Shimbnn,
has just performed successfully the
operation of removing a tooth brush
from woman's stomach The Japan
ese generally use for cleaning their
teeth a wooden rod, five or six inches
long, one end of which is frayed so as
to form a species of brush. The
danger Of swallowing an implement of