The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-17
DOINGS IN
THE ORIENT
Items Civil and Military Culled
From the Asiatic
Files.


| Messrs. Glib, livingston * Co, agents
| in Hongkong for the British North Borneo
/ Co, state that the British North Borneo
Government has infatuated its willingness
to offer free grants Of land alongside the
( line of railway TO Christian Chinese ref
lugees who may desire to settle down in
that country.
According to Japanese papers, the new
Japanese cruiser Azuma g 456 tonsl which
has been constructed in France, sailed
for home ON the 18th July, while the first
class battleship Asahi Q5,4i7 tons) left En-
gland on the following day for home.
These warships may be expected in Japan
some time in October next
| The NipponS war correspondent says
that very marked friendship exists be-
tween the japanese and the English in the
field. They supply each other wants and
are mutually helpful in every way The
Indian soldiers have become familiar with
the term Japanese" and show toe great
lest good will, and the Weihaiwei regi-
ments speak of the Japanese as Nippon
Daijin."
The steamer Kiukiang reports passing
on the 11ths August at p. m. off Taichiov
Island, two German transports under con-
lvoy of a warship. These transports viii
be the Franfurt and Wittekindt, which
reached Singapore on the 3rd instant anC
, proceeded direct to Kiaochow They have
: on board over $500 men, including the Is
: and End battalions of the Marine Infantry
and 100 men of the Horse Artillery, 100 o
the latter being Pioneers.
The France Militaire states that tn,
despatch of four batteries of Marine Artil
lery to China offered a good opportunt!
to put the new French quick-firing gun
which is said to be of rather delicate con
, structon, to the test of hard wear an6
tear. Instead of this, the Minister o
; Marine has sent four batteries of 3.2-incl
mountain guns of an old type. The rea
son given for this is that the guns sen
are considered good enough for confic
with non European troops.
/, II is stated says the Japan Mail, tina
= the transport coolies engaged in Japa,
; for the British and German forces il
: North China are to be obtained througl
the emigration societies. If these men ar
: lemployed as military carriers (gumbu
. their pay must be yen and half dali
and arrangements have to be made 70
: payments to their families in the event O
: death. That is the law. To observe
; where foreign Powers are the employer
!. Is evidently difficult, and the alternativ
: is to drop the term military carrier an
}, lplace the matter on the basis of emigra
:. ton.
e A scheme is afoot to establish a larg
J. sugar refinery in Tainan, Formosa, wit
= a capital of 500 900 yen. 1t is said tha
y the institution is to receive a subsidy
1900 yen, for the present, from the Fol
mosa Government Office. and 100000 We
of the capital is to be called up durin
the year. Next year the subsidy will /
increased to 10000 yen, or 6 per cent.
the capital Rumor says that similar ia
J. tories will rapidly spring up, but the
will receive no Government protection.
l. Two young Siamese princes, selected
L. the King of Siam, are on the way fro
Bangkok to Europe to be trained in IL
l. German Army.
l. Rear-AdmiraI Skrydloff, who has bee
appointed commander of the Russia
Pacific Squadron, has been promoted
the rank of Vice-Admra1.
A letter from Annoy mentions that the
Y, are a number of natives of Foochow
that port and adds that they wear a l1ir
o, of badge and that they are armed. TT
badge would denote that they belong
n some secret society or organized band
some sort. Eleven of them have been a
OF lrested. Their appearance at Annoy poin
to their having found that they were b
n ing too closely watched in Foochow
make it worth their while to remain.
k 4 telegram from Mr.. Komura, the ia
anese Minister at st. Petersburg, to Il
d. Japanese Foreign Office, states that
Imperial Ordinance was issued on 4
n, 4th inst. decreeing that as the affai
in China required a special appropriate
H. OF money, the Russian Government h;
been obliged to raise the Customs Tari
n and that the existing Customs Tariff
the goods imported into Russia would
- raised by between 10 and 80 per Ger
The telegram added that the rate of du
~ ON rugs and earthenware had been rails
by 30 per cent, and the rate on silk, pore
o. lain. and ivory by 10 per cent. No chan
. has been made in the duty charged
: lother Japanese goods. The 1mperi
Ordinance took effect on, the 9Th inst