The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-02-20


plagas snd thry ssis consequently N
tifrit unprotected and slfaflf inhaled
The aiaeaae Onr piar thr lapsness
aoclnrs hnts recommended in arallba
With the plague D. that the lniocied
houses should be- promptly destroyed
and q h. pointed pni that " Tits had
henn done IN Kobe when the nrtt ease
became known the dispass would not
hafu assumed its present dangerous
proportions FoyelEn mcdiral men in
Janan predict that " the plague IN
Osaka. one OF the Host densely popu.
listed cities In japan. u not stamped
ont. u may spread among the lnhabit-
ants 81 that Empire. who a. AslAtics
are 30 liable to contract u. and " will
become as great a scourge as u Is In
India today. Although all are thankful
ihat the plague las apparently run its
course In nDngknng. yet the colony IL
not entirely free from Il. and no EFFORT
should be withheid by the authorities
that tends To prevent its temperance.
A recent leading medical authority
stated that the rt. was the chief prop
agator OF the disease, and our Sanitary
Board have rightly started crusade
against these vermin. Though a mon
'Nsii itH UftH OltFtu tnt
Chinese and traps supplied on ioan 10
householders. only one rat within sew
eral days was presented at the ufflce
of the Sanitary Board. This would
tend to show that the reward Is not
sufficient, though undoubtedly a good
many of the vermin have been exrer-
minated by tine use of the traps sup
piled without the reward being claimed
dough the result is apparently disap-
pointing yet II behooves the Sanitary
Board to persevere, and promote en-
ergetically any means for the proven
ton of the disease that the Medical and
Sanitary Officers approve. Above all
the last meeting of the Board revealed
the fact that the cooperation of the
public in sanitary reform is not always
easy to obtain. That Is frequently an
In pediment but it may be overcome by
vigorous board, and such the new
body has already developed symptoms
of becoming. The dread OF the effects
OF a future possible visitation of the
plague-or any epidemic that an east
ern population Is so liable to-should
have the effect of demanding the ener-
getic cooperation of the community
even If public spirit be no incentive
Cruiser Raided by Pira es.
CANTON, Jan. 24.-The screw steam
ser Yao Kun, owned by man named
,Kwan-lo-sam, OF Canton. running be-
tween Canton ana Suncho, in the dis
trict of Punyu. and having on board
number of passengers and little cargo,
was attacked and taken away by
pirates. On the 2fst instant, at noon.
she started on her usual trip from Can
ton. On reaching Samcheong village
some of the passengers on board hailed
small boats and wanted to go ashore,
when a number of pirates well dressed,
carrying with them luggage and pill
low-boxes, who had slowed themselves
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 mnch
alarmed, and fled to one part of the
ship. The pirates then ransacked all
the luggage and ordered the captain to
proceed on the voyage.
About mile or so a 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. cotton
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 a loan
to us because we want money for the |
new year" They then ordered the
RI talyn ha or IN
knows where. 1t is supposed that she |
must have gone Chutaoshau, the nest |
Of the pirates. The owner of the steam
er has petitioned the mandarin, and |
steam launches have been sent out to I
search for the missing steamer
Ii Hung Chang at Canton.
CANTON, Jan. 49, Shortly after !
p. m. on the 18th inst, the China Mer-
chants steamer Hsin Yu steamed into
The harbor of Canton with His Excel
ency LII Hung Chang and suite on
board from the direction of the Birds
nest fort and followed by a number of
steam launches with officials on board.
As the Hsin-Yu was steaming into the
Pearl River all the guard boats along
he route fired salutes. The way from
he Government wharf to the Viceroy
faman was lined by the soldiers and
braves of all the regiments, and the
zee Chin pavilion was thronged with
| great number of mandarins, civil and
in gorgeous dresses, awaiting
1is Excellency. At p. m. His Excel
ency, in chair carried by eight bear
rs, and suite landed and were escorted
nto the pavilion and seated, and after
he door of the large hall was thrown
pen and H. e. Ii, in his gorgeous I'm
erial yellow jacket, stepped to the
ront of the hall and making an obei- I
ance and kowtao towards the direction
I the Imperial Palace or Throne, re-
eived the seal and credentials All the
fficials, civil and military, were pres '
mt. and presented their congratula- r
ions to the Viceroy. and others knelt :
own kowtaoing, and afterwards de- ,
arted. S
The ceremony of taking over the seal |
the Viceroyalty by II. Il. LII Hung C
n no h hnA I..I, -. IL