Evening star., 1898-08-11
ADVlCES FROM ASIA
Missions at Shuin Ching Destroyed in
a Riot.
FOREIGN CONSULS ON FHE ALERT
China's Eyes Opened to Russia's
Fatal Friendship.
PROTEST FROM GERMANY
PROTEST FROM GERMANY

VANCOUVER, B. c.. August 1.-Adviees
from WI Chow, by the Empress of Japan,
state that Tung Yuan Pak!an and other
places have been sacked by rebels. The
captain of the steamer Koshing a vessel
really Chinese-owned, but flying the Amer
ican flag, chartered to take Chinese soldiers
up Tung Yam Some shot the comptradore
of the vessel dead during disturbance
and MIR. Woods, the vessels local agent,
was wounded while interfering. The vessel
returned to WI Chow, and the captain was
taken under arrest to Canton.
The Protestant and Roman Catholic mis-
sions at Shuin Ching. in Szecheun, have
been destroyed in a riot. Yum Chan is dis
turbed by brigands, who have captured
French priest for whom they demand ram
som. Several natives have been killed;
much property has been destroyed. The
situation is critical. Foreign consuls are on
the alert.
Those engaged in the rebellion are natives
of the place.
japanese Postage.
The officials of the japanese department
of communications are insisting upon the
desirability of reducing the present rate of
postage one-haf, to make it correspond
with the penny stamp system adopted in
England They believe that the govern
ment receipts will naturally be reduced for
the first two years, but that in the end 1t
will be considerably increased The gov
ernment is said to be inclined to entertain
the proposal.
The Japanese government is considering
the advisability of starting the manufac-
ture of cigarettes
The object of this commercial undertake
ing is TO help defray the deficit in the
budget. The government will be able to
raise by this means an additional 2o,0O0,00C
yen, but the necessary arrangements can
not be completed until 1900.
The leading vernacular papers state that
estimates for the next fiscal year Will show
q deficit of forty million yen, exclusive of the
expense entailed by the redemption of loan
bonds and several new undertakings of the
former cabinet. The Marquis Tokugawa
Acuyoshi, feuGal lord of Mito and Neppo, of
Shangu, died at his residence in Toxic, in
his forty-fourth year.
Committed Suicide.
Lieutenant Nijakata Hisaaki, eldest son
of Count Nijakata, ex-minister of the
household department, committed suicide
by shooting himself with a revolver. He was
one of the most able military officers in the
japanese army.
On the completion of the railway lines
now awaiting government sanction railway
mileage of Japan will be increased to 10.159
miles.
The japanese foreign Office has received
the following telegram from the Japanese
consul at TownSviIle:
Queensland government has decided
upon prohibiting from henceforth landing
of Japanese at any port within its jurisdic-
ton unless they are in possession of pass
ports for that place. This is owing to the
fact that ffty-nine Japanese emigrants
with passports for South Australia recently
landed at Thursday Island
Three marine disasters have been re-
ported. The Nippon Yuson Kaishas steam
er Harima Maru 100 tons, or her way frotc
Aomori to Nonuro via Hakodate. strand
ed upon a submerged rock in thick fog
off Keilara bay. The passengers and crew
were saved. All hope of being able to
save the vessel has been abandoned. The
loss, including that of the cargo, will be
borne by insurance companies.
Marine Disasters.
A Shanghai dispatch says the French
cruiser Jean Bart, which had been lis
patched hurriedly from Foo Chow In con-
sequence of trouble over the Ming Po JOSS
house. ran into the Hawaiian ship Helen
Brewer. which was lying at anchor a few
cable length from what is known as Red
Buoy. knocking in her side. She was tax
en- into shoal water to prevent her going
ul.der.
The British barque Mosambique went
ashore during the night of July 5 on Block
house shCal, thirteen miles from Woo Sutg
The Mosambique is a four-nasted 5arque
Of 2.3o5 tens and left New York on the
18th of March last with 10000 cases of
oil for the Standard OH Company at Shars-
hal. She left AMER on the 18th os June
and must have made a good run to arrive
at the Blockhouse shoal by July 5. After
being lightered 10 trouble was anticipa. ed
in getting her off.
Russia's Fatal Friendship.
The steamer Empress of India, also from
the orient, brings the following Chinese ad-
wees:
A Pekin correspondent writes that the
h.gh officials of the imperial government,
with only a couple of conspicuous excep-
tons, have had their eyes opened at last to
the fatal friendship of Russia, and that the
gratitude of the country for aid in getting
back the Lao Tung peninsula has been en-
tireiy misplaced They have also begun to
perceive the disinterested help of Great
Britain.
Li-Yamen, pushing the interests of a Ger
man firm TO oust Yung Wing from his con-
cessio ions for the Tien Using Chnkiang rail-
way and put Germans in possession.
The Chinese government has decided to
open new Japanese concession on the
coast of Hiykujoshi adjoining the German
concession in Hankew. The German gov
ernment has protested against tine conces-
SIGN. Notwithstanding the favorable con-
clusion of the agreement with reference to
the recent Shashi riots, Germany has
lodged a protest with the Chinese govern
| ment on the subject.
China and Japan.
Better relations exist between China and
| Japan, and the latter country is urged
| from Pekin to show her friendship by help
| ing China in giving instructions to her peo-
| pie whenever desired and siding with Great
| Britain in trying to preserve the integrity
| of China.
| Marquis Ito, who has gone on a visit to
| China. urges the Importance of adopting
| the following measures for the improve
| ment of China's condition:
l. The establishment of a large bank
| with capital of about 100.0O0,000 yen un-
| der foreign supervision.
| 2. The opening of the military and naval
colleges.
| 3. The amendment of the system of con-
| scriDtion.
1t is reported in Pekin that II is the in
| tention soon to dismiss from military ard
\ naval service all foreign instructors with
| the exception of British, American and Jap
anese officers.
! An appalling tragedy has taken place at
| Taku-Bar. A big junk laden with spirits
| caught fire in the midst of storm. Twen-
! ty-eight souls were first half roasted to