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

brought from Pakhoi, and that he did not
want to go with the man to Namtao.
When questioned by MIR. Hazeland at the
Magistracy on Saturday, however, the
BOY SAID he was willing to accompany
the man, and under these circumstances
the charge OF bringing the boy into the
colony for the purpose of emigration fell
to the ground
| III appears that Laeut. Gen. Otsuki COM
mitted suicide. The General had been
under medical treatment at his house,
| Tokyo, In consequence of slight aberra-
ton OF mind. on the night of the 18th
inst. he suddenly got UP from bed and
cut his throat with "A sword. soon after
wards some members of his family, hav-
ing heard noise. proceeded &c the scene
but only found that me General had pass
ed beyond medical aid.
The Japan Times reports that one of
| the wheels OF the train that left Yoke
hama on the 10Th inst. with 10000 catties
/ OF gunpowder. destined for Hiroshima,
was discovered to be emitting sparks
when the cars were passing Kiyosu sta
ton. The train was stopped and a seri-
Gus accident. which might have occurred
had the discovery not been made just
then, was thus avers,~. The cause was
found TO be absence of lubricating oil
telegram from Shanghai. dated the
18th. reports that party of Coreans.
consisting of Kim Yong Chun, who has
formerly been a police officer, and five
others arrived at Shanghai on the even
ing Of the nth from Chefoo by the steam
er Genkai-maru. The message says fur
Their that the Coreans in question will
probably set out for Japan and IT APP
pears that they took their passage from
Chemulpo to Chefoo under the protection
OF the Japanese Consul.
number of Coreans of late having
professcd TO have been converted TO the
Christian faith I'm order to avoid the OPP
preston of the local Governors. the mis-
sionaries took action which hurt the feel
ings Of the natives. This state of things
has been made use of to stir up move
, ment ike that OF the Boxers in China
and II is reported that an anti-Christiar
|. party Is about to be formed. The movers
, In the party are In Seoul and in the coun.
, try and several men of high position arr
, said TO be Investigating them.-Jiji.
We learn that a number of 12-centime-
, tire guns manufactured at the Osaka ar
, scnal viii be tested at the. Otsu gun ex-
: detrimental ground in Senshu towards the
end OF this month. Also that the Mill
tary Gunnery School at Shiz,1hara. Shi
mosa, will shsrtly carry out an exami-
. nation of quick-hring guns in the field
there. ". NJ. the Emperor will be pres
ent The Osaka arsenal has under con
sideration a scheme for building in it'
compounds a large factory covering L.
225 tsubo. to be devoted exclusively q
the manufacture of bullets
a correspondent. writing on the sub
jcct OF the debasemcnt of tea, says: TAKE
b n hardful OF ordinary tea, place II IL
. lukewarm water, and, when the leaves
are thoroughly saturated open and sprea'
them out. and three chances in six. yo,
viii find a quantity OF strawberry, lin
den. sage and other leaves I'm the collec
ton. But should II be found that all o
the leaves belong to the tea plant. tina
will be no proof that adulteration ha
, not taken place. for the clever Chimes
and japanese have a trick of using tn
old leaves OF brewed tea also for tn
export trade
, The circumstances under which tn
, French and Russian troops who wer
\ about to land at Taku were forced to re
|, embark as reported In the Echo de Chine
= are rather amusing. The troops in ques
ton were on lighters which followed tn
= &c. s. Kingsing into the Peiho. Tn
% Kingsing had a high official on board, an
= las she approached the forts they nred
! salute In his honor. The troops construe
q this as an attack on themselves and re
turned to their ships Ii was perfectl
N natural mistake, and as the troops wer
4 defenceless on the lighters, the only tnin
. they could 90 was to return, as they die
a Mr. Sands, the American adviser to tn
4 Korean Household Department, has writ
ten letter TO Kobe contemporary
d. which. ~ states. must finally set at res
:, | the stories 20 which such wide currenc
I. was given by the Japanese papers, allies
n ing that An and won. the two Korean
- recently executed. were tortured befor
n the capital sentence was carried into 81
feet. There Is not only the certifcat
"A given lyy an English doctor. which woul
N Of itself be sufficient, but there IL tn
N additional evidence OF other foreign doc
.g tors-American and Russian-who a
r. state that the bodies showed no mark
A., of ill-treatment.
The Berlin Journal, the Neueste Nacf
A. richten, publishes n long article froi
!. Hankow. dated March this year. The al
Al ticle gives facts and figures proving n
h. steady increase of Japanese influence
A. China, and owells exultingly on the IA
A. that German merchant vessels on II
Yangtse form check to the claims
al the British to the Yangtse Valley.
az which region also IL urges that Germa
h military and moral influence should
70 preserved. by way of giving this poi
Nv II cites the use of Japanese teachers al
nj officers at Wuchang, and the employme
20 Of three German officers by the Govern
no OF Wuchang The writer Is evident
co anxious lest the iruit of German activi
az should fall to the Japanese. and sho'
Of equal uneasiness respecting the efforts
ee the English.
as Speaking OF an impression conveyed
zee japanese journals that Mr.. Hayashi h
not taken up a sufficiently resolute at
RI tude with regard TO the murders In G
a rea the Japan Mail points out that {
We japanese representative In Seoul had
a. choose one of two courses: either TO
- sist that the Emperor has been guilty
he n deliberate breach of faith or else to
o. cept the explanations offered, name
that the acts OF the judicial officis
he concerned In the trial were alike u
IA known and unsancsoned by the Sovt
,rt eign. There II. however, no room
it's selection" says the Mail. IF the Emp'
he or pleads Ignorance and punisnes the
,se Tending oniciais-and ne Is uhoerstoou
,e- have done both-Japan can not reaso
ably demand any further reparation.
of may be disappointing to some people II
led there are not to be any fireworks. but I
IA situation does not admit of them. WI
II We hope Is that japan VIII make sti
The Representations as shan lead 10 ine hi
ne abolishment of judicial torture In Cores
inv