The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-12
THE PLAGUE OUTLOOK.
Reports of Disease and Precautions
In the Japanese Ports.

several days have now passed since the
| last case of plague occurred in Osaka
Elsewhere, however, cases occur lntermit
tentiy. The total number of plague cases
since the renewed outbreak, including,
hose in Osaka and elsewhere, up to Sat
urday was 2S.
Nagasaki dispatch of the goth inst
states that the suspected plague case on
board the Taichu-maru in Nagasaki has
neen eslablished as a genuine case and
the steamer and the passengers were put
in quarantine till the 18th inst
"A Nagoya dispatch dated the 10Th inst
states that the medical examination Of
| train passengers was enforced from that
| day as preventive against plague from
| Osaka and Shidzuoka Kens.
| The origin of the case of plague in Shid-
zuoka Ken is not. yet definitely known but
| It is supposed that some dead rats were
| in the goods which arrived at the sta
! tons from the Osaka district and that
/ these infected the man. This opinion is
/ reported to be quite probable, as Shdzuo-
! ka and Hamamatsu are the termini Of
r'anv goods trains from the Osaka dis
| trfcts.
he Osaka city authorities have decid-
ed to enforce incubation with the Half
kline serum on the whole population of the
city and to increase the number of medi-
cal men employed by loo. There are how
ever, only some sixty applicants for the
latter appointments. The reaction from
| Haffkine serum injection L., the case of
adults is reported to be less acute than
! in vaccination, while 1t is very slight in
| the case Of children. The process is to be
repeated twice on each person. leaving a
day between the two injections The in
| lection Is carried out free of charge by
the medical authorities upon the applca-
ton of the public at present. and it is re-
ported that there are good many appli-
cants.
Americans in Corea.
A telegram from Washington, dated
May 9Th, stated that the United States
ii Con ra1 n
has been seeking to obtain a, interpreta-
ton of the treaty regarding the right of
non-Japanese to own land in the exclu-
sive Japanese settlements of Corea The
question involved is one of great interest
to Americans, as land SO situated is very
valuable for business purposes. Upon thor
ough inquiry, Mr.. Allen has found that
the holding of property in he Japanese
settlements is confined to japanese alone,
and that, though an American or other
foreigner could take a mortgage on such
property, in event of enforcing the pay
ment of the debt, the property would be
sold at auction. and only a Japanese
could buy it in.
A Torpedo Boat.
The Kawasaki Dockyard COMPANY is
about to commence the construction of a
torpedo boat in their Kobe yard, the ma
terials ordered from France having ar
rived at the ward through Kure short
time ago. The construction of the boat
was secured TO the company by contract
VIII the JananeSe Government. The boat
Will be christened the Chidori (power) and
will be of 140 tons disbursement with a
sspeed of 80 knots developing 5000 h. The
boat is expected to he completed some
time in November next
Kodak Fiend's Fate
With regard to the arrest of for signers
who are said to have photographed the
Crown Prince ard Princess in a train on
the Kansai Railway as previously re-
norted. 1t is stated that thew were five
americans whose names are not given
Their PHOTOGRAPH apparatus was Hnf1s-
Gated. and thav are still detained pending
further enquiry.
A Young Victim.
On the 18th inst. five-year-old girl,
daughter of blacksmith in Kitadempo-
mura. Nfshinar-gori, suburb of Osaka
was seized bv n'ag're and succumbed to
the disease on the 21st.
Stock Exchange Fraud,
1T is reported that in consequence of a
charge of fraud being lodged against