The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-10

cd he would then have two years to serve.
Then he would like to serve two years az
Governor General Of the Philippines. Gov
ernor Roosevelt's friends say that he
would even be willing 10 resign the Gov
ernorship OF New York to begin service
In the philippines. They say he Is not
thinking about getting the Presidential
nomination In 1894. nor at any other time.
AN AMERICAN swINDLER.
uoNGKoNG. June i6-An American
ex-army officer named X. H. Cramer. who
has been going about the city for several
weeks past dunning different people for
money. has had his career put "A stop to-
lie now lies In Victoria Jail. IL seems
that on Saturday nign, ne went into the
German Club and cndeavored 20 raise the
wind lie said he had come over from
Kowioon and had forgotten his pocket
book. BE added that he wished To 20 TO
the Peak. and asked Mr.. Hubble. OF Mes
srs. Lauts. Wegener a Co, for 81. allcR-
| ing that he was friend OF MIR. Charles
Lammert. Mr.. Hubble said he had not got
~. whereupon Cramcr said that 81 would
do. Being suspicious. Mr.. Hubble commu-
nicated with the police. and the police
having had several complaints as TO the
mans Carryings-on. Sergeant ferret was
sent down TO arrest him. Cramer had
left the German Club when the Sergeant
u fortunate
l enough TO catch him On Pedder's wharf
Just as he was about TO step into a sam
pan. lie had nad n chair for five hours
[ and had only ~ cents IN his pockets to
pay for H. Yesterday Cramer was
brought before Mr.. lakeland at the Mag
istracy ana charged with obtaining money
by false pretences from Mr. Otto (Messrs
Sruse a Coz and Pan chin. head boy
In the employ Of the Jockey Club. AMI
attempting TO obtain money from MIR
Hubble by false pretences. lie pleaded
guilty. but asked that the case might be
allowed to stand over whilst he consult
ed "a solicitor His Worship asked him
which solicitor he wished % consult. The
defendant replied that he had no money
and wished Ills Worship to assign hsu a
solicitor. His Worship told him that the
Court did not assign solicitors except In
case OF murder. and that he would have
Co furnish one himself Upon this the
defendant Said he had no money, and sug-
gested that Ills Worship should give him
time 20 draw up statement in mitigation
himself. and accordingly the case was ad-
iourred tin Wednesday.
MISCELLANEOUS
We are informed that the Russo-Chinese
iiank viii shortly open "a branch at So
oui
The japanese gunboats Chinpen and
Chinchu left kure on Thursday after
noon for Taku.
Lieut.. Gen. otsuki Creserve). who has
been ili for some time, died ON the 18th
instant In Toxic.
n Il reported from Corea that the
Emperor has deposited the sum OF three
million yen In the Hongkong and Shang-
, hal Bank.
In Osaka two fatal cases OF plague
r were reported on June 18th. Another Ia
tai case occurred In Shidzuoka Project
ure the same day.
The Japanese Consul ut Fusan reports
that the Corean authorities have ordered
, all vessels arriving from Kobe and Osaka
10 undergo quarantine since the 18th inst
, az Fusan.
Hubonic plague. after a short cessation
, ~ nearly two weeks. has reappeared ir
Manila. two cases being discovered or
the 10th inst. one In the Escolta the mair
! thoroughfare Of the town. Both victims
/ are Chinese.
Their Maiesties the Emperor and I'm
press have Eraciously contributed 100
yen towards the relief OF the sufferer
r from the great flrc which occurred at To
ka-machi. Niigata Prefecture. on tn
I nth OF June.
The death ~ announced I'm Tokyo OF
\ the 18th inst. Of Marquis Mazda. chief o
the Kaga elan In feudal times. Befor'
. his death the deceased was decorate,
= with the Second order OF the Jewel an,
7 his rank was raised by one degree.
. 10 IL reported from Nladivostock tina
a the Russian Government has issued n no
J, tice 90 those interested IN shipping at
4 fairs. 90 the effect that neither British
a nor Japanese shpmasters will be allow
' "a 20 command vessels flying the Russial
I. fag.
a boy" named Miyauchi OD on boar
| the steamer Nanyetsu-maru running Z
Newchwang). which arrived at Kobe o.
~ June 18th. was discovered 10 be sufferin
n from n disease resembling plague. Tn
n patient Is undergoing sanitary examina
= ton.
- owing 10 the present state Of compl
a cations In China. all business and bank
: ing transactions with all parts Of tina
= Empire are now suspended. and II r. put
N ilcly admitted that not even In the Japar
China war Of 1904 were matters financial
" so serious In commercial circles.
An imperial present consisting Of n -
n OF gold cups and n sum of 10000 yen wa
a presented by the Imperial Court to NJ
he Meizen Kanehara OF shizuoka prefectur
A. In recognition Of his having successful
4 brought under cultivation an Imperii
o. forest known "a sejiri in that prefectur
~ Recent official statistics show that N
G. imports into Hawaii for the first thr'
se months Of 1900 have exceeded anythir
~ heretofore experienced In the history
~ the Islands. The imports for the thr'
&c months have been 5.fts.s92.S5 (gold).
" NkAlurt totNr'steesfV Nhottf Aof hhrh VIZ
m months OF 1899.
ie Several officers belonging 20 the garr
OF son at Hongkong. who had come 10 j.
n pan on visit during furiough. ha'
IN been telegraphcd for TO return immet
ed ately In consequence OF the serious a
lis pect affairs are taking In China and q
n dispatch OF British troops from Hon
at kong 10 the north.
Via A vernacular paper reports that q
N Naval Department ordered the Osal
OF Shosen Kaisha 20 forward a fun repo
Ily regarding the time required for
II ships 10 proceed TO Corea and China. q
he speed Of vessels and ports of call In tho
mt countries. The company sent an imm
Ter date reply as required.
ng ~ H. stated that President Jordan,
ns' the stanford University Of the Unit
Ity States, n expected 20 arrive In Yokoh
en- ma about the 18th instant. lie will. II
Ills said. remain in this country during I
"a summer months. during which period
ne will devote himself TO the study of fin
Dr. tribes peculiar 20 japan waters.
re- Mr. Sid Black, who had such phenou
Va. nal success with his trick cycling at
20 kyo last week. Is going to give "A ser
90 Of entertainments s4sere next week. viii
me will doubtless be as successful as his n
Ct visit. The Japanese are great cyclii
"a. ~