The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-20

America by the Japanese Prince 1mpe- /
rial is again upon the tapis. 1t is known I
that His Imperial Highness entertained
a wish to go abroad some time ago. but
his departure was deferred until after
his marriage, and subsequently by the |
outbreak of the Chinese troubles. The |
present idea is that he will set out in the
spring. I
The Universal Gazette says that the
Chinese Government has appointed H. r.
Yang Ju, Chinese Minister to st. Peters
burg, to be Peace Commissioner with
full power to negotiate with the Russian
Government on the subject of the evac-
uation of Manchuria by the Russian
troops. The same paper also states that
a special steamer of the c. NJ. S. N. Co.
will be sent to Corea to convey H +.
Hsu Shin-peng, Chinese Minister to Co
rea, whose recall at the instance of II.
E. Lii Hung Chang has already been
mentioned.
According to the North China Daily
News, Hangchow despatch to hand at
Shanghai states that all guilty officers
concerned in the Chuchou massacre in
Chekiang last July seem to have COM
bined to lay the whole blame of the
atrocities upon Pao, ex-Taotai of the said
place and make him scapegoat for the
lot The intention of the Governor (Yun
Tsu-yD therefore, says our contempor-
ary now seems to be to memorialiZe the
Throne, recommending that Pao Taotai
be banished to penal servitude for life
On the military postroads outside of chi
ma proper; while the hereditary rank of
Baron of the first class held by Pao be
taken away from him and given to his
eldest son to preserve the family rank
and name to uphold the honor of the
ex-Taotai's father, the late celebrated
General Pao Tssao.
The French gunboat Vipere left for
Canton On the 18th inst
The British hospital ship Carthage left
on Sunday for Calcutta. 3
Mr. E. r. Halifax has been appointed
Assistant Superintendent of Police.
Captain c. G. Pritchard, RIGA, has
been appointed to perform the duties OF
adiutant to the Hongkong Volunteer
Corps until the end of March:
| The new regula tons to launches in
the harbor which come into force on
February 1. are published in a Govern
ment Gazette Extraordinary.
The concert which was to have been
given on board H. NJ S. lamar on the.
21st inst, was cancelled in consequence
| of the grave news received as to the con-
! dition of Her Majesty the Queen
| An earth-coolie was carrying out some
undermining work in Pokfulam road on
the 10Th inst. when a sudden collapse
took place and the unfortunate man was
buried alive. The body was removed to
| the mortuary.
The return of visitors to the City Hall
/ Library and Museum last week included
459 pon-Chinese and 1877 Chinese to the
| former institution and 227 non-ChineSe
and 2,420 Chinese to the latter.
The Hon. c. P. Chatter, C.M.G., district
grand master of Hongkong and South
China, has announced to Mr.. E. w.
Mitchell honorable secretary. Masonic
ball committee, that, owing to the death
of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen
no Masonic ball can be held on the 4th
of February AS arranged.
We were informed on the 23d inst. by
Mr.. A. r. Marty that he was just in re-
ceipt of telegram from the firms Hal
phong agent as follows: IS. S. Hue ran
= ashore during a fog yesterday. 21st,
a. M, NV. by w. of Cape CAME; S. S.
Hating ordered to proceed immedia tely
to render assistance; have no further
news
The Mitsui Bussan Kaisha agents for
the Osaka Shosen Kaisha. inform US
that they have received from Annoy fur
Their particulars respecting the accident
to the S. S. Tamsui Maru. 1t appears
that the steamer on her way from Tam
sui to Annoy. at about a. m. on the
2lst inst, stranded in dense fog on a
reef off Quemoy Island and made hole
under her bunkers. She was run ashore
to save her sinking, and 1t is now hop
ed that she may be saved from becoming
a total wreck.
The return of stamp revenue for the
: years 1899 and 1900 shows an increase fol
1900 of SIG, 1856 The principal items r
which increase were made were: convey
ance or assignment, $47,21425; probate OF
letters of administration .2S: bank
: note duty, s9,222.50; adhesive stamps, So
l01.24; mortgage, $4,361.40: lease without
: fine premium, s1,5796S; transfer o.
shares, s1,296.40; charter party, s1,0S0. NJ
l decrease exceeded 800 in amount ant
! the sum of the decreases only came t
} $2,425e5
| Seoul telegram reports that party
: of Americans have secured a contract fol
5 building waterworks inside the palac,
grounds for a sum of two million yen.
a Japanese contemporary reports tina
an American syndicate seems likely t.
secure the contract for water works il
I Seoul. The expenditure is estimated a
! two million yen.
A serious mishap occurred at the Pei
} tang forts when salute was being fire.
in honor of the New Year. Chimes
gun exploded while being loaded. KILN.
six men. They were buried at Tongkl
in a snowstorm the Sd inst. Severa
more We're wounded.
The slump in tin is exciting some ap
| prehensons in Pahang. The why ant
i wherefore do not seem clear. AT the en-
? of the Chinese year there is nearly al
: ways a fall, as quantities of ore ar
thrown on the market by miners, VIII
r have to settle up with coolies and othe
q employees.
y The Bank of Formosa has been pur
: chasing since December last the gold dis
e covered in the island, and had accumu
p lated about 160 momme down to the 31s
a ult. 1t is estimated that the gold pur
chased in one year will amount to 1,6(
: momme, the market price being ; We
II per momme.
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