New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-14
NE us FROM THE ORIENT.
FOREIGNERS ATTACKED BY JAPANESE
CREWS
A PROTEST AGAINST THE DISBURSEMENT OF
CHINA-TTIE COTTON TRADE OF SHAN
HAI FOR TIE YEAR.

San Francisco. Feb lS-The Oriental and Occ-
dental Steamship Company steamer Gaelic arrived
to-day from Hong Kong. Yokohama and Honolulu,
bringing the following Oriental advices:
The Hong Kong Telegraph" says that continual
trouble IS being reported from vessels manned by
Japanese crews. the japanese resenting any in
struciions or surveillance from European officers
and reserving especial grudge FOR European
passengers. Several cases have been reported
where officers were marked for attack by the
japanese and warned TO withdraw from the service
the retention OF their positions being invariably
followed by murderous attack from ambushed
japanese enemies. case in point IL reported from
the y. Y. X. liner Hakate Naru from Japan. via
Hong Kong for England. There thrty-eght
passengers board the liner many OF whom
repeatedly attacked by the japanese when
ever they LEFT their own sta,erooms after nigh;fall
on New Years Day. The Telegraph" saws. all
the japanese sailors and walters. mad drunk" and
clad only In breechcioths. made organized attack
on the English officers and passengers OF the
Hakate Naru.
The japanese, armed with knives crowbars and
Delaying pins brutally beat the chiet engineer and
his assistant and attack ID A passenger. Thomas
Hall. In his berth. cutting his head open with a
marlin spike. According 10 the account In The
Telegraph the officers and most OF the passengers
were driven to the bridge. where. unarmed. forty
Englishmen kept hundred drink -maddened
japanese at bay during the entire night by brand
ishing their walkng-sticks.
THE Shanghai Recorder deplores any partition
OF China. which. II says will certainly be unfavor-
able to missionary work. adding that il will he
sad thing not only for China but for all con
cerned II the Powers undertake such action. pre-
dieting that partition would lie the beginning Of
unending strife and bloodShed. The Recorder
calls upon Great Britain 10 interfere and say that
China shall not be divided. but that she shall be
reformed and saved. predicting that in such inter
ference England would have the support OF Japan
and the active acquicscence Of the United States.
Three Chinese were hanged simultaneously in the
Victoria Jail at Hong Kong on January T. the drop
being made to accommodate all three and the trio
falling together. The executed men were members
Of an armed gang Of shop thieves and in raidns a
store killed n Chinese employe. The criminals were
dsberded soldiers.
The annual cotton report from Shanghai states
that the Year 1877 of extraordinary vicissi
tudes IN this trade. The year began with enor-
nous stock OF unsold goods hand. Prices de-
clined steadily until the end Of August Then came
strinccncy i'm the Chinese money market. the
result being 0ides pread disaster among the cotton
deal'rs. very few importers escaping heavy losses.
The turning point iS believed 70 have been reached
however, tho year 1895 opening with an improved
demand and an increased number OF transactions.
although Shanghai iobbeis can hardly congratulate
themselves on the prices obtained.
The chartered transport JelunSa. from Hong
Kong. arrived at Singapore January s. bringing
the nrsi battalion Of the Prince Of Wales's own
and taking away the same day the departing rifle
brigade