The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-05
The PLAGUE
IN APAN
Osaka Reports Another
Case.
THE BIG NAVAL MANEUYERS
Japanese Fire Claims in Hawaii.
Plague at Macao and Cholera
at Bangkok.

YOKOHAMA, April 24.-There seems
no doubt that the plague has again
broken out in Osaka. In addition Ia
the case reported on Saturday another
case has been certified as a ren,,tne
case of plague by analytical examina-
tlon' writes the Kobe Herald. A child
Oh nine living at Honden dori. Nicbo-
me- Nishiku, Osaka, had been i'll since
the 9Th inst, and as the svmnto,,.
were suspicious an analytical examin-
atlon was held. Plague germs wera
discovered and the case was off,o,.u,,
reported to the Home Department An,
otner suspicious case is now cold -
nave occurred on Gath February last IN
the same street. A man died ar,ar a
snort illness and he was crernated ha-
lore suspicious were aroused. but bis
is also supposed to have. been a case
or plague-concealed by the autbori-
ties. Precautions are already being
taken In Kobe. Mr.. Narutai, Mayor of
kope, issued an Instruction on tbn
Ioth for the chiefs of the Sanitary
uulios IN the city relating to the de-
struction OF rats. The Osaka author-
itles attribute the new cases of plapne
IN that city to rats and have also COM
inenced their destruction. A dead raj
was discovered short distance from,
the mousse where the most recent case
was reported and examination disclos-
ca plague germs. Disinfection was en-.
ioreeo In the neighborhood of the
pace where the rat was found. Gem
efii cieaning measures viii be com
iheneed IN Kita Ku on the goth inst.
IN Nishi ku on the 18th and in Higashi
hu and Minami Ku on the 18th.
measures are also about to be takan
~ nioto. ihe Government of Kioto
fr was instructed to take steps agatnst
ali outbreak by Dr. Hayeeawa Chic,
OF the Sanitary Bureau, a few dow.
ago and the Governor immediate,y ~
dered the local authorities. Mavors
and Police to be on guard.
The Naval Maneuvers,
TOXIC advices state that His Mates-
ty the Emperor will leave the canit.,
Tor the south on the 26th. The battle
snip FuJi will be used by the Emperor
on account of the plague at Osaka
part OF the journey will be made hv
sea so as to avoid passing through that
city. His Majesty will embark on the
Warsh1p at Yokosuka or Yokohama or
possibly Shimidsu. His Majesty viii
inspect part of the Maneuvers off the
kll and Avail strait on or about tho
18th. The Emperor will afterwards
call at Kobe, and will review the
squadrons on the following day. There
VIII De no evolutions of the squadron
al the review, the ships remaining at
anchor while His Majesty sails through
the INES. This is said to be the first
review or the kind in this country
Ine total number of ships will be over
nfty, including battleships. cruisers
gun-ooats and torpedo-boats The
senior COMMUNICATIVE Chief, Admiral
oame1ima, Will be appointed to the
supreme command of the fleet in the
review. The battleship Shikishima will
oe the imperial ship at the review.
NaVai and 'filitary officers on the re-
urea ists, members of the House of
Peers. anu journalists who served as
war correspondents during the Japan
Chinese War; will be permitted to wit
ness the review from the warships.
With reference to the naval maneuv-
ers the Miyako states that the attack
ing squadron. consisting of the Fuii
Asama, Chinyen, Kasagi, Itsukushfma
Takachiho, Akitsusbima
ana other ships, which had put into
hagoshima Bay, left there on the 18th
INST, after taking in coal and proyi
sions, and probably proceeds to Sase
no. there to await Che instructions of
[he Commander-in-chief The SQUAD
ron Is composed Of thirteen warships
and five torpedo boats and tornAdo
iestroyers. Hitherto the naval autso,
TIES nave had but little opportunity of
uily testing the value of torpedo boat
iestroyers, but in the present maneuy
,rs, as every available DESTROYER has
oeen detailed to take part it is be-
leVed that valuable lessons will be
earned from the experiment.
Japanese Hawaiian Claims.
The Hawaiian Court organized for
he purpose of making enquiries into
he amount of compensation to be paid
20 the Japarese and Chinese, whose
was destroyed by the Hawaii
IN authorities. having been closed, by
,rder of the President of Hawaii
owiny, 1t is said, to the refusal on the
part of the Privy Council to make the
necessary disbursements for the Court.
the people interested are said to be
greatly puzzled as to what means they
should now adopt for redress 1t is
stated that the Hawaiian Government
IS divided in opinion on the matter:
1ne part advocating non-payment OF
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