The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-19
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he has very real existence in Hong
kong, a sad occurrence on Sunday only
too plainly proves. Some residents at
the Peak went for a ramble on Sun
day morning on Blacks Link, taking
with them a black cocker spaniel, well
known at the Peak for his glossy coat
and sprightly ways. The dog, who
was young and full of spirits, enjoyed
himself to the top of his bent until the
party reached Middle Gap. Shortly aft
er passing that Joey" ran down the
hillside few yards and returned in
stantly barking shrilly with pain.
which he continued for some time, and
as nothing could be done for him he
died in less than quarter of an hour
in commissions. Il was found, on ex-
animation after his decease, that he
had been bitten on the tongue by
some yenomous snake (either cobra or
the deadly green snake common on
the hills), and as he was not with
running, the poison coursed all the
more rapidly through his veins. The
dog was priced beyond money value
by his owners not merely for his beau
ty, but for his intelligence and lovable
disposition. 1t is very rare for dog
to fall victim to snake bite in this
they are exposed, and the fact here
mentioned may possibly suggest TO
mothers precautions in the case Of
children, and to adults in climbing the
face of the hills and up the guilies.
where the snakes find cover among
the rocks.
Missions in Japan.
YOKOHAMA, Feb 1.-The Japan
Advertiser has it upon the best of au-
thority that one of the American Mis-
sion Boards is next month to withdraw
from Japan it's only remaining repre-
sentative, and is to leave its work
henceforward entirely in the hands OF
| the Japanese who have become inter-
ested in it. The latter (says our con-
temporary are to have the use of the
building and property (of no inconsld-
cradle value), and some pecuniary aid
will continue to be granted them, put
the work itself will be practically free
/ from foreign guidance. This result IS
the virtual consummation of the pur-
pose with which this special errand
was originally begun. 1t having been
| projected by a specifically liberal body
of Christians, who have never, IN the
4 least, cared to make converts, but
have simply tried to let their views be
known, and taken for what they are
worth, the action now resolved upon Is
in direct conformity with its first IN
tent.
The preliminary work here, under
foreign direction, has occupied only a
little more than ten years, and it is
therefore worthy of note that one of
the very latest of the missionary bod
T. - s,,t0 hn oil rof
to abandon it in the interest of Japan
csc religious autonomy. The expert
ment will be watched with much in
: terest. While of course, its success
will, in a large measure, depend upon
the personnel of the Japanese who are
left in charge, it may certainly be SAID
that, a priori, much must be expected
from the intrinsic value of religious
,, teaching thus left to make its way
| upon an alien sofr To the ordinary
Law mind, a term which we'll describes
: the mental attitude of the intelligent
l Japanese, the presumption is in favor
} of the truth which can fight its OWE
battles, rather than of that for the al
i yocacy of which large reinforcements
of men and material have to be con
stantly sent upon the field.
= Ihe R0l1SlOuS Dill
u YOKOHAMA, Feb. 1.-The Shin-sIt
:, is the most powerful Buddhist sect II
, Japan at the present time. It's t|t
chief branches, namely, tho Eastern
and Western Hongwanji (Otani-hf
and Hon-pa), share the same dogma'
. and traditions, and even perform tn
same rites. The separation OF ines
; two branches occurred some 300 year
: ago. and during this long perlod
: feeling of independence from each olh
d er, and even of jealousy and rivalry
J. has grown up The separation OF IN
e Hongwanji is said to have been par
o of the policy of Iyeyasu, the founde
is of the Tokugawa family, whose lde
a was to weaken the Hongwanji by $
IS dividing them. The result was as d
lie expected, and that secret Jealous
lie which has long existed between then
concealed under the cloak OF FRIEND
ship and politeness, has now at iaz
broken out into open war under the IL