The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-03-01
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LIFE.
v uKoHAMA. Feb. is.--It is report
7 ca from Sian that while there is

that city to provide food for the in.
habitants With nthe walls, people In
the country base beer compelled to buy
human flesh In the villages ana ham
let's at the rate of 80 cash per catty
while the very Inferior rice still stored
up I'm the country, three-fourths OF
which has already been consumed, can.
not be bought at less than It's. 80 pei
picul of lao catties.
FATE OF CAPTAIN WATTS JONES
a northern correspondent writes t.
the Hongkong Press: 1T is reported
from fairy reliable sources that doc
uments have been found In Picking
proving that the assailants of the Lee
cations curing the recent siege had
Instructions not to Kill the inmates,
but to take as many as possible alive,
as all prisoners were to be taken to
the Temple of Heaven ana there put
through the process of being boiled.
1T is also said that Liu kung-yi,
viceroy of Marking, had repeated in
structions to attack and massacre the
residents of Shanghai, ana that had
Tien-tsin fallen and with 1t Picking,
there is some reason to believe that
these instructions would have been
carried our-that is, as FAR as 1t lay in
the power of the Chinese.
with regard to the murder of Cap
tain Watts Jones, i learn that he was
received in a friendly manner In the
Yamen of the Taotai of Kuei Hua
Chang (ShansD and was in the act
of receiving his passport when his
hanus were struck Off. He was then
taken outside the Yamen, sliced in sew
eral pieces, and his head cut off. The
whole thing is said to have lasted only
about a quarter OF an hour. His COM
panion, a Roman Catholic Bishop, was
not so fortunate, for his captors tor
] tlIraI him several dlVg before
death released him"
FOREIGNERS ATTACKED IN CHI
Ma
Telegraphic information reached the
firm OF Aessrs. CarlowitZ d co. that
Mr.. Buckharat and MIR Spaiinger, VINO,
accompanied by Mr. Huygen, had left
the Shameen at Canton in their lorcha
for a shooting expedition UP the west
river, hmad been boarded and attack
cd with pirates with fatal results The
party left in the carry morning ac-
Companied by All Loong, their conf
dental servant, who had been in the
employ of the firm for over rorty years,
ana two or three house servants. The
boats crew were men who had re-
peatedly sailed in the lorcha on SINH
lar excursions, and had taken the party
out last Christmas for five or SIX days
without any mlshap. Every prepara
ton was therefore made for pleasant
trip, and all went well till towards
the afternoon, when but Il Few miles
from the Shameen, the party were sur
prised and boarded by party OF pi-
rates Mr.. Ruckhardt was wounded
in two places, once in the right thigh
and again in the foot, while Mr.. Spal-
niger received nasty body Sunshot
wound Mr.. Huygen and one or the
house servants We're also injured, the
latter, it is said, rather seriously. 1t
"a, hot h pIn AL y
up the Brick Kiln creek that the party
was attacked. A fulisade was fired
at the boat from both sides, and a
stinkpot was thrown into the cabin.
1t Is stated that the man who threw
the pot was killed, and two others with
him, but as to that, there is no con-
tirmation at present. Mr. Buckhardt
threw the pot over the side, and at
once made for his rifle. With that
he did goou service in beating the Fl-
rates on as also did his companions.
4, a steam launch was engaged at day
a steam launch was engaged and a
search party went out later in the day.
Other boats have been requiSitioned,
and II Is hoped that ere long the gang
will be captured.
WHOLESALE THEFTS OF COAL.
Since September last large quantities
of Cardiff coal have been secretly sold
{ in certain quarters of NagaSakl ut eX'
ceptionally low prices. The attention Of
the police was drawn to this fact, but en-
quiries on their part at first ended IN
failure owing to want of evidence. The
coal stil continued to be sold at very
low rates, and 1t was not TIL a few
days ago that the police became aware
that coal thefts on large scale were
being committed The robberies, which
are of particularly daring nature, were
discovered in the following manner. A
that large quantity of Cardiff coal had
been stolen from the coal godowns OF
MessIs Holme, Ringer and Company.
Detectives were set to work TO solve The
mystery and their eXertions have ended
successfully, for on the 4th inst. eight
men We're arrested while removing the
stolen coal. After an examination on
Thursday last, all of the accused were
sent TO the Saibansho for trial. The po-
lice now lind that most of the stolen
coal has been transported to Wakamat-
SUI. VIII CHI has been angaged in the ne
farious business since September last II
is estimated that as many as 100 coolies
Were employed in removing the coal,
The latter, which is valued at 20,0O0 yen,
was stolen from the godowns OF Mess-s.
Holme, Ringer and Company, hessrs.
Jardine, Matheson and Company. Messrs.
NJ. Gnsburg and Company, and other
local coal dealers.
GENERAL NOTES.
The harbor OF otaru Is reported to be
blocked with eating ice and navigation
hs suspended.
a Nagasaki Japanese has defrauded n
local foreign firm of goods valued at TO-
900 yen and has fled the town.
a fairly strong earthquake was felt In
Kobe on Monday evening at sI3. lasting
about three seconds.
The proposed scheme OF erecting
house of ill-fame In Yokohama on Joint
stock system has fortunately fauen
through.
The suspension OF payment by small
Japanese banks Ia rife. The latest case
Is that OF the Shimhashl Bank which
suspended payment on Tuesday.
A proposal IL on foot to establish
jo'nt-stock concern In TOXIC for the sale
OF toilet goods with a capital OF 200,0D0
yen, II Is the first venture OF the kind
IN Japan,
During last year no fewer than l.i5S,-