The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-19
The PLAGUE IN ORIENT
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amongst the passengers, made a certain
signal, and taking out revolVers and
swords from their pillow-boxes and
with shouting, intimidated the passen-
gers and crew who were very much
alarmed, and fed to one part of the
ship. The pirates then ransacked all
the luggage and ordered the captain to
proceed on the voyage.
About a mile or so mandarin cruiser
was sighted and the pirates hailed and
boarded her, and took away all her
arms and ammunition. The braves on
board the cruiser stood by with folded
arms looking at each other, and could
not do anything.
The pirates then again proceeded on
their way to Min Fa Shan ii. e. cotto :
hilD, where they forced the passengers
to go ashore, saying to them, Brothers,
please go ashore; we take your money
and goods for the time being as loan
to us because we want money for the
new year" They then ordered the
crew to take the steamer to no one
knows where. 1t is supposed that she
must have gone to Chutaoshau. the nest
of the pirates. The owner of the steam
er has petitioned the mandarin, and
search for the missing steamer
Ii Hung Chang at Canton.
| CANTON, jan 19-Shortly after l
p. m. on the 10Th inst, the China Mer-
chants steamer Hsin Yu steamed into
the harbor of Canton with His Excel
lency Lii Hung Chang and suite on
| board from the direction of the Bird s.
/ G/@lI H. l1O. -
steam-launches with officials on board.
AS the Hsin-Yu was steaming into the
Pearl River all the guard boats along
the route fired salutes. The way from
the Government wharf to the Viceroy
Yaman was lined by the soldiers and
braves of all the regiments, and the
zee Chin pavilion was thronged with
a great number of mandarins, civil and
military, in gorgeous dresses, awaiting
his Excellency. At p. m. His Excel
lency in a chair carried by eight bear.
ers. and suite landed and were escorted
into the pavilion and seated, and after
the door of the large hall was thrown
open and H. E. Ii, in his gorgeous I'm
perial yellow jacket, stepped to the
front of the hall and making an obei
sance and kowtao towards the direction
of the Imperial Palace or Throne, re
ceived the seal and credentials. All tn,
officials, civil and military, were pres
ent, and presented their congratula
lions to the Viceroy, and others knel
down kowtaoing, and afterwards de
parted.
The ceremony of taking over the sea
of the Viceroyalty by H. q. Ii Hunj
Chang has been duly performed at Can
ton. The 18th inst, at a. M, was tn
day previously fixed for taking over tn
seal of Viceroy. Shortly before tn
, hour appointed the Project She, and tn
, Colonel Pau of the native army, takin
with them a number of soldiers, pro
: ceeded to the yamen of the Provincia
) Governor, and from thence they carrie
o the Imperial Banner, official flags, to
!, gether with the tablets of titles an
other paraphernalia, in procession t
the Viceroy's yamen. Just at a. m
when round of salutes was fired froI
h the principal door, the usual ceremon
n of tea-drinking to the health of His In
r perial Majesty Kwangsu was gon
. through, His Excellency and suite pre-
ceeded amidst a large multitude {
& spectators to the Viceroy's yamel
g The 18th inst. at a. m. was TIE da
/ fixed for his taking over the seal of tt
; Japanese for Hawaii.
n KOBE, Jan. 31-The Chronicle say:
= The number of japanese emigran
proceeding to Hawaii has increased r
= markedly of late. From May to D
i, cember last year 5000 contracted al
1e 5000 free laborers, $4,000 in all, pr
II ceeded to Honolulu. The Japane
y population at Hawaii is estimated
~ have now reached some $4,000, and
4 still increasing 1t is stated that
n considerable number of free lahore
10 remain without employment. and son
anxiety in the matter is felt by t
o japanese Government.
g. Venomous Snakes at Hongkong,
70 HONGKONG, Jan. 24--The Pre-
+, says: That snake in the grass"
still an object to be feared and tn