The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-08-01


have been lost by H. NJ. 5. Palla
on her visit to Bangkok.
It is said that the Siamese GOV
eminent has been making pur
chases of rifles in Japan.
A large shop at Hankow. con
sisting of three houses knocked
into one, Collapsed on the night o
the 4th instant, killing four womer
and a boy.
It is said that the island of Sa
nit in the gulf of Siam, alleged Il
be occupied by the. French, has fol-
several years been claimed by them
as belonging to Campodia.
1t is reported that the Brazilian
government have made a request to
the japanese government to send
emigrants to Brazil with the view
of a japanese colony being estab-
lished in that country.
At the funeral of q young Japan
csc lady at Yokohama. the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. Hirannus Sengo. de-
scribed as the Yokohama million.
aire, the stands of natural and arti-
fetal flowers sent by friends were
so numerous that 800 coolies were
employed to carry them.
Telegraphic advices from Chung
king to Shanghai report that on
the 9th ultimo fire was dis
covered III some houses outside the
TAPPING gate of the city. In an
hour over four hundred families
were burned out, the fire being the
most destructive experienced there
for the last fifty years.
A bluejacket belonging to the L.
5. S. Marion, named Byrne, has
lost his life at Hankow under mys-
terious circumstances and foul play
is suspected. He left the hotel on
the evening of the 25th ult. to 20
on board his ship for more money,
but instead of this he appears to
have gone to the city and walked
along to shallow lake or lagoon
about a mile and half from the
hotel. Here the body was found
next morning, quite naked except
for a light singlet; the skull was
fractured, and the back, legs and
shoulders were covered with
bruises.
The Hupao says that terrible |
accounts of the distress prevailing |
in Shansi, on account of the famine |
in that province, have been brought
to Ningpo by a man who arrived |
there on the 10th instant in the
steamer Pekin from Shanghai. The
man in question had with him two
girls, aged respectively Is and II
years, whom he said he had bought
at Chang Ka-kao. Shansi, for ten
strings of copper cash each. The
people of the distressed province
are dying in thousands. The flesh
IF the arms and thighs of the poor
who sink down with ex-
laustion are frequently cut off by
hose who have still the strength to
10 so, and eaten.
The Siam Free Press says: The
British section of the traders of
Bangkok are making every prepar-
.tion to protect themselves and
heir property in the event of a
Using amongst the turbulent mas
es, and with this end in view they
re registering their property at H.
3. Ms. Consulate, evidently with
he notion of realizing the value of
ny property which may be burned !
r otherwise destroyed. They have :
lso decided upon employing armed {
ands of Sikhs as a sort of safe
uard against depreciation. The '
iamese are said to have torpedoes
eady to be placed in the fairway '
f the river should matters come to
ne worst. Whether they will ever T
e able to recover them afterwards
a question which ought to inter
st the merchantmen.
o. H. Simons, United States J
onsul at Hongkong, China, has
formed the United States state
apartment that he believes, as
suit of investigations made, that |,
ON 500 to 1000 fraudulent notar- Y
/ certificates have been distribut-
to intending Chinese immigrants q
.ch month for the past three or Il
ur months. Consul Simons re- n
sed to certify two certificates, as +
e persons presenting them, while :,
tensibly having been in the Uni y
d States, as their certificates Il
owed, could not give any account a
the country and, in fact, declared n
at "sedan chairs were the only b
cans of travelling in America" al
,nsul Simons states that most of &c
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