The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-01-11

Percent mortality a27 SOS 500 9G.1 |
From this table It will be seen that |
the present year has been marked bv I.
the smallest number OF cases and /
deaths of the five. but the mortality |
percentage has been highest but one,
namely, that of the great plague year.
RUSSIA As \ MARITIME POWER.
a new company che Russian Eastern
Asiatic) ls being formed at odessa and
purchases Of several steamers are now
being arranged. The vessels will run
between Odessa and the far east. In
fact. the trfIic is SO promising that two
other companies are being formed Tor
the same, purpose. The Union steam
ship Company of Copenhagen obtain
ed permission to transfer seven vessels |
OF $4,000 tons to the Russian flag In or
der, by so doing, to continue to partici-
pate in the Baltic-Black sea trade, !
which is now reserved exclusively TO
vessels under the Russian flag. These !
facts, says Engineering, show that Rus
sian shipping is gradually encroachlng |
on fields which were most exclusively |
British, and II is desirable that all who |
are Interested In shipping should keep
themselves informed regarding the
most recent developments.
INSECURE BANKS.
on the 25th inst the Kumamoto Saw
ings bank suspended payment. The
Hundred fifty-one bank, Kumamoto. Is |
reported to be on the point of failure |
and II is also stated that bank in !
Namba -mura, Osaka-fu, is In dan
gerous condition.
FATAL LANDSLIP.
About noon on the Goth instant
landslip occurred in a mountain near
the Southern Gu line of the Japan
Railway. A house occupied by rail-
way coolies was overwhelmed, and four
men persisted.
SIR ERNEST SATOW AT PEKING.
The n. c. Daily News quotes from
private letter from the north, which
says Sir Ernest Satow has made
very favorable impression in Picking,
giving at once the impression of abl-
ity and a great deal of reserved
strength: moreover. he is very digni-
fed and has a Chesterfieldian manner
to which Peking is not very much ac-
customed Our folk all think he prom
Uses well; my informant was French |
lady who is good judge
A WHALE STORY.
A story of narrow escape, told of
a fishing party who were enjoying
themselves off Kamajiri, Fukagawa,
on Saturday, is retailed by the Japan
Times. The fishers were lucky, hav-
ing caught "a large quantity of haze, |
and one of the party jokingly said |
that they would like to complete the ,
success of the excursion by fishing up
whale. Some hours after this am |
bilious desire had been expressed the |
sea suddenly assumed a threatening
aspect, and the boat was encircled by
high waves The men were terror
stricken, and their fright increased as
five big whales, each about sixty feet
long, emerged from the waves. The !
boatmen lost no time in heading the |
boat towards the shore. and while they |
were thus occupied the whales disap- ,
peared.
MISSION INDEMNITIES RAISED
FROM GAMBLING.
Good progress is reported from Can
ton in the settlement of the various
mission claims in that section. About
seventy per cent of the claims is being
raised by various methods. The Tung
Kun magistrate, who has rather a
large bill to pay, Is reported to have !
hit on reliable plan of raising money. |
says an exchange. Not far away from
the yamen, the Chinese say. two fan
tan stalls have been started. For this
privilege they are paying thirty taels
a day. A year at this rate VIII yield |
a handsome revenue. Indeed, a large .
part of the sums paid for mission in
IDENTITIES may be expected to come di-
rectly or indirectly from gambling.
EARTHQUAKES.
About o'clock on Christmas day a
rather severe and prolonged shock of
was felt in Yokohama. The
vibration lasted almost a minute.
Severe earthquake shocks were expe
rienced about the same time at Hako-
date. Sendai, Fukushima, and the
QUEER CAUSES OF DEATH.
The Japan Times gives a list of cas-
ualties occurring in Tokyo-fu during
the past year. They are quantity
classified as follows:
Life attempt
Classification. Killed ed. Injured.
Hatred .....,." II 10
Quarrels :. ....." 3 752
Robbers ..... ..,. II
Violent assaults. =. 2
Passionate persons 2 80
Maniacs 80. ..... 2 3