The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-01-04
Japan Hoaoring Mem
ory of Commodore
SITE HAS BEEN CHOSEN
STANDARD OIL Company Finds a big
Rydl--Thfsatenec Rising
in Cores,

YOKOHAMA, Dec. lg.-A steam
launch OF The n s. is lgit Nuh.aaua
ON Monday, having ON board Admiral
and Mrs Beardslee. Mr. Otani Naug.,
MIR. Scidmore. United States dep
uty consul general MI, Ito, man.
ager of the n y. *. Ip-
Ilohama branch, and eight Japanese
gentlemen from Tokyo, who We're 10
proceed to Kurihama 10 select the site
OF the proposed Perry monument The
party reached their destination about
noon and were cordially welcomed b.
the local people. The visitors were en-
tertained at tihin at Mr. OsumI's.
Three old men, who have been LIVING
in the district since the arrival of com
modore Perry were present one OF
them Is named Hirai Sukeshichi, and he
is aged so. The local fishermen gave
fishing exhibition for the visitors
amusement Afterwards the party
chose a site for the proposed monu-
ment and erected post TO mark the
spot where Commodore Perry landed
Admiral and Mrs Beardslee planted "a
young pine tree TO commemorate the
occasion An address was delivered Dy
Mr.. Suzuld, NJ, T., representing l'raga
district The Admiral and MI Otapi
replied, After the party had been pho
tographed they paid o visit Of uspec-
ton to the uraga dock yard In the
club house belungiuR 10 the yard col
lation was served ana shortly after X
p. m the party returned to Yokohama
by launch,
BIG PETROIEUM sCHEMI'
win regard 10 the proposed peuOIo-
nm scheme in Echigo province IN rival
ny with the Standard on Company we
learn from the vernacular press tbpi
MI Asano Soichiro, President of he
Tokyo Kisen Kaisha, whose connection
with Messrs, samuel samuel q CO. vs.
well known, Is making efforts to bring
about the consummatOu Of the scheme
Negotiations are proceeding 10 auulEn
mate the Nippon, the HO-o ana the
Takarada Petroleum Companies, which
ARE the most influential Of the EXISTING
concerns, and TO establish a new com
pany with n capital of ten milllop yen
equal TO that Of the standard on com
pany There Is no doubt thai Mr., Asp
no Is backed up by Messrs, samuel
Samuel & 90, in his enterprise " tbs
new scheme succeeds the kerqsep"c ~
dustry in the H0kuyetsu province WJI
practically be competed FOR by the iwG
foreign concerns ItltIIhu ~
IN this connection n may pc men
toned that the standard Oh GOmpaDy
according TO japanese papers, Is also
deyoting its attention 10 the PROMISING
nature Of the kerosene Industry IN
HokkaIdo, Recently II despatched an
engineer Mr., Nudge tO Iburj province
10 make a survey ~ the mines there
As the expert has reported fpy0rably
with the owners ~ The mines f0r ibGlI
purchase IN case Of the property
changing Ownership mining WIN W
commenced next year as soon ~ lhn
thaW sets IN,
THREATENED ltlsING ~ rOlNtA
About l'ree hundred Japanese rosl-
dents in ohinnamp0, Gprea, bpye sent
a deputntIOn ~ Tokyo HDd applIrd N
the ForelRu Once fOr the dGsputGb NJ
troops, WITHIN The limits prescribed w
the RussO-JapnneHe convention, ~ ihf
Corfan port fOT The protection NJ no
japanese residents, ~ tbere arF 7igDf
~ trouble brewing 0mOUR he nGiiYoR
ARREST a REYERUE OFFICIAL
a report having reached lbG Fgrgd
guyGbash Revenue once thgl hHll
Shume2O, q rich sake brewer ~ DRHWb
Danbi, KHuda, had breWed u gunuUiy
nj sake without pbianlDg OHGlal "
Cause, an 0nioIal namHd DWada VIM
sent ~ he brewers on VhUrsday nm
nrUOou As the result NJ he eYaWin
alton he found several hundred kQIN
If sake supposed ~ have bngn illfRaIly
brGWfd, Hud hn prGGfGdfd ~ pm y FGRI
On the yHls containing ihe nqnlHband
llGu0r a his stage NJ ihH pr0pffd
ings the IDmgtfs bfoamn suspicious
that ne was bogus Qlliner ANA sGnl Gn
= fraud lie was f0rniblg carried ma
one 0f lhG inner gQd0Wns by members
~ The Embellishments whore ~ Waa
locked M. Meanwhile, n rHU0rl hay
ing been made ~ he p0ll0f, lhrV Hr-
rived mon fhF HpfnF ANA Nv lhr NJ
animation mt followed u was proved
beyond an dluhi That lhH UrIspUnr WHf
genuine revenue 0nirlal HaHl m dlF
charge hlG duties FGgla were m 0nna
put on tIa n0nIraband goods ana ~
The same iimG The men who confined
the 0hiGln were arrested GharHrd vim
0hstruoiIng an 0nolal in lhn perform
anoo NJ hts duties
RERlGNATlON 0F KATsUlA
The resignation NJ Vlso0nnt laDarnI
Katsura, Minister NJ war winch was
rendered some time ago 0n mo nlfn NJ
ill-heallh, N ~ ne accepted after an
The resignation has l0nF remained Va
ihe hands NJ The Premier nendlnH lhf
selection NJ q successor W lhH war ~
foe, General Taranoh vlGr ehlel NJ
the star hoard, ana General hnlilnhr
governor general NJ Fnrm0Hh were
spoken NJ ~ tho nrnhahln snnoesHorH
n now appears lhal deolslnn has hrnn
arrived al In favor M lhr latter Wh0
IL ~ hold The portfolio NJ lhe war az
dCe In addition IN his present pnal INV
Tho umn heinR General k0dnma has
been leleFranhed for ana h expected ~
arrive In T0kp0 about he Sam lnhi "
Ia unprecedented mai cabinet Minis
ter should simultaneously hold The nnHl
~ governor general ~ fnrmnaAl hnl
lhs position VIII he onli temporary.