The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-22
CHINA AND JAPAN NEWs.
Suicide of the Wife Of Missionary
Westwater Who was Insane.

The following news is taken from the
japanese and Chinese newspapers whicn
arrived by the China:
An Osaka vernacular paper reports that
Mrs. Westwater, the wife of an English
missionary, committed suicide at a. m
on the 18th instant in the hotel owned by
G. Miwa, Arima Springs. Mr.. and Mrs.
Westwater were engaged in mission work
in Moukden up to four years ago, when
they left Manchuria for home. as the lady
was suffering from brain trouble. Soon
after their arrival in England, Mrs. West
water completely recovered from her ILL
ness, and with her husband and two chill
dren returned TO Manchuria, where they
We're engaged until the end of May last.
They then left owing to the unsettled
state of affairs in China. The family
were lodging in the above hotel when the
sad affair happened. 1t appears that Mrs.
Westwater. taking advantage Of her hus-
bands temporary absence, shot herself
with a revolver with fatal results. Hear
ing the report of firearms, the Rev. Mr..
Westwater ran out of his room, looking
for his wife, to enquire about the noise
which he had heard at such an early
hour, but unfortunately he found her ly-
ing on the floor dead. The body was TAX
e1 to Kobe, where it was inferred on the
morning of the 18th inst.
EXODUS FROM WlJU.
| The Izanagi-maru, which arrived at
Chemulpo July 30. brought five Japanese.
seven Russian soldiers and eight foreign
missionaries, who had all escaped from
Wiju by way of Chinnampo Forty-three
Russian troops and railway laborers are
expected to arrive from Wiju tomorrow.
The Japanese above mentioned are tim
be. merchants in Chemulpo and they had
been on business tour up the Yalu. whe,
they were attacked by band of 500 Chi
nose insurgents who proceeded against
them with trumpets sounding. The party
were robbed of all their belongings thai
were Of any value, and were in danger o1
being murdered. Things did not come tt
this worst pass, however. They after
wards came across Chinese soldier who
had been kindly treated while a prisoner
at Hiroshima during the Japan-Chins
war. and 1t is said to be through his as
lsistance that they were able TO escap'
with their lives.
PRICES IN TOXIC.
The result of the Investigations mad
h, the Bank OF Japan as to the prices o
fCrty principal commodities N Toky'
during last month, writes the kob
Chronicle. shows that In is articles ther
was an advance. in 10 decline. and in l
no change as compared with the preced
ing month Taking 100 as the average 70
January, 1887, the average for last montl
was 49, representing an advance OF
over the figure for June of this year, an
"A ever the average for July, 1879.
QUEER CIRCULAR.
On the evening of July II the following
ExIress, in Malay, was circulated amon
the Straits born Chinese in Singapore:
wish to make known to all my Straits
born Chinese friends that now thes
beasts and unciviliZed Manchus have be
gun to break the laws of the world. w
all are very thankful that we are unde
the British flag. We all must show hoy
thankful we are to the British Govern
ment by asking leave to go and help tn
British soldiers in China by fighting wit
them against the Boxers and the Man
lctus Whoever wishes to join viii pleas
send their names TO me. 1 am, ETC., We
iThiam Tew, Advocate and Solicitor, Sir
gsrore.
PIRATES CAPTURED.
Through the "cuteness" of the maste
lof the launch which runs between kon
Mur ION the West river) and Hongkont
the Chinese authorities made tine han
of pirates the other day. While on HI
way to Hongkong the master had his sus
ricions aroused with regard to twent
men who had come on board as passer
gers. having reason to believe that the
we're pirates vino were only waiting unit
the launch reached quiet part of II
river so that they might rob the otht
paEsengers. The master, accordingly Il
of the steam, making believe that som
accident had happened, and the launc
vas unable to proceed further. The p
rates. however. smelt rat and the who
twenty jumped overheard. An alarm Wa
raised and thirteen OF them were cal
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