The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-23
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sented in a military sense, the balance
of power in China would be palpably
disturbed unless Japan also had a
place in the arena. The sentiments of
the Japanese in this matter can be
easily appreciated. What does China
think of it all, we wonder. The Yang
tsze viceroys might justly object that
after they had completely succeeded IN
preserving order throughout the Boxer
crisis, it is but poor reward that q
big garrison consisting of the troops
Of four States should be planted in
their midst. China's independence is
becoming more and more illusory. The
seizure of Kiaochow was the begin
ming of the end
A PIRATE SHIP.
The Toxic Asahi publishes a strange
rumor TO the effect that pirate ship
has sailed from Keluug, in Formosa,
under the command of Mr. Okamura,
formerly a staff officer in the army
and, until this escapade, head of the
branch office of the Okura firm He is
accompanied by about ten japanese,
among them being former naval Off
Ger and some gendarmes and sub-offi-
GERS of the navy. One story is that
Okamura's intention is to kill the Chi
nese section of the crew when the junk
gets to sea, but the whole tale seems
to be quite untrustworthy, though one
realizes how possible such an enter
prise would be if any men were fool
!sh enough to undertake it.
IMPERIAL BOUNTY.
Various sums have been granted by
the Emperor to the families of the Off
GERS and men of the navy who died of
wounds or disease in the Chinese cam
paign, and to thirty-fiVe who We're Sc
verely wounded. Among the number
are Captain Hattori who perished al
the assault of the Taku forts. Appa-
Iently Captain Hattori was not mar
ried, for the gratuity, 2,040 yen, goes
to his sister. Another name is that
of Captain Suga, to whose parents his
majesty grants the sum of 1,200 yen.
CAPTURED OVER FIFTY WHALES
A school of whales was seen off the
coast of Kajima district, Ibaraki pre-
lecture, on September q. Villagers of
SuWa and Niimiya at once set out on a
hunting expedition, and captured some
of the school to the number of fifty
three, after an exciting chase lasting
five or six hours. Every whale cap
tured measured about twelve feet in
length, and was forty or fifty kamme
in weight.
CHINESE COURT MOVES.
The Chinese court did actually leave
Hsian on the 9Th instant, "as adver-
tised" There is to be a sojourn of
some days at Kai-fong. Perhaps it may
be extended into several months, but
that is not likely. We can only repeat
that the court deserves great credit
1t is giving a signal proof of its conf
dence in the bona fides of the powers.
Concerning. the departure of the
court the Asahi has a telegram which
says that the Emperor and Empress
mother set out in the forenoon, and
were followed in the afternoon by the
Empress Dowager, the Prince Imperial
and the Ministers of State. The I'M
perial party IS travelling In great state,
large sums being lavished en- route
Apparently that means that trium-
phaI character is being given to the
courts progress. Such, at least, is the
light in which great display Will
naturally be interpreted by the Chi
nese under the circumstances. On the
other hand. we can easily conceive that
their majestfes are unwilling to create
the impression of returning to their
capital in a manner suggesting hu-
initiation or defeat
RUSSIA ACTIVE IN KOREA.
Rumors so persistent as those re-
Gently circulated about Russian ac-
tivity in Korea cannot be altogether
without foundation. The latest of them
is that she is pressing the Korean
government to construct a line of tele-