The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-09-13
DEATH nArF At OSAKA.

The daily death rate in Osaka has
averaged forty.s.ysu or Whereabouts
for about two years. anr the largest
number IN any one day has only "a
cccdcd ninety ON one or two occasions.
The death rate since last month. how
ever. has remarkably increased. more
than ninety having been often record
ed. on the 2uth ultimo there were 10
deaths which IL record Tho rate
goes up every year In the beginning OF
autumn. but the number this year IL
exceptionally large. A. these returns
do not include deaths from any infcc-
tious disease. II would seem TO be evil
dent that the present hot weather has
told severely on Osaka folk.
GROWN PRINCE To co ABROAD
II is reported that II. l. n. the Crown
Prince Will go abroad Tor the benefit
Of his health. says an Osaka paper
Marquis Nakayama, grand tutor to hi.
highueSS. was received in audience hr
his majesty the other day, when he
submitted "A representation ON the sub
ject Marquis Ito Is expected to at
tend his highness during the voyage
and the imperial trip VIII cover -four
or five months. Nothing has been de-
cided as to the warship which is 10
convey his highness Two other ships
will convoy the princes vessel II Is
thought that the prince viii, leav" ~
March or April next,
RUSSIANS AND KONOYE
A letter from Chefoo published In
Japanese papers describes the reception
accorded by the Russian authorities At
Port Arthur to Prince Eornye. presi-
dent of the House of Peers, who rs now
making a tour in Korea and China
As soon as the prince arrived at Port
Arthur he notified General Nexieff
hat l,a no cd tf,ars mn in
his private capacity. when the Rus
sian officer received the iutimation he
at once sent one of his staff officers
with a carriage to receive the Japanese
visitor. Prince konoye was very warm.
~ received by the Russians. When the
prince wished to see the harbor works
of Victoria Bay ut Talienwan, which
are now in course of improvement. the
man of war Zabiaka was placed at the
disposal OF the prince and his suite on
the ground of the Inconvenience of the
railway journey. At Talienwan tn.
prince also met with az cordial a re
ception as at Port Arthur. Prince ko.
noye was given copy of the plan OF
harbor improvements and q minute ex~
PLANTATION was made as To- The various
projects. On the occasion of the
princes departure from Talienwan to
Chefoo. The Zabiaka was also specially
commissioned to convey the prince to
his destination. On arrival at Chefoo
the Russian officers of the warship fol-
lowed the prince as far as the japanese
consulate, where he put up.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Sumitomo family. of Osaka, has
sent in an application for permission to
establish wireless biography between
Shisaka Island and Yawatahama, Iyo
Province. The naval department, how
ever, has rejected the petition.
Ashes. which are thought TO have
been emitted from the volcano Asama,
fell on villages in the Takai district,
Nagano Prefecture, on the I'D instant,
The Aston House. at Shanghai. has
put up the price of drinks 90 uni
form charge of 30 cents, and will soon
issue books Of ten tickets FOR SO per
book. On band nights In the Astor
Garden. II appears, II was found that
the chit system results in a large per
centage OF illegible signatures, so illeg-
ibe as to suggest an intention to de-
fraud
The remains of the late Marquis Sno
Tai, cx-king Of the Luchu Islands. ar
rived at Kobe by train on Saturday
evening. August "a. and were after
wards sent to Luchu on the steamship
Ryukyu Maru. When the coffin left
| Toxic on Friday night a large number
of sympathizers attended the departure
of the funeral train from Shimbashi
Mr.. Schiffle, the round the world cy-
clist, arrived at Okayama on the after
noon OF the 26th instant. and. having
been attacked by intestinal catarrh. Is
now under medical treatment there.