The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-02-15

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pared at once su that dwelling sheds
a. accommodate about 200 prisoners
may be erected The above number "
prisoners tx expected to be employed
On the work from iis beginning u "
estimated by the authorities that the
iaiiors' residences and the school a.
we'll as the prison containing the cells
for solitary confinement viii be
erected during the course " the next
fiscal year ending In March 1902, and
the whole of the undertaking II ex-
pected to be completed by the end OF
March. 1905.
PHILIPPINE COAL TRADE.
KOBE. Jan. 23-The Japanese Com
sui at Manila reports that the demand
for coal " increasing In the Philip
pines. and coal now ranks as one OF
the principal Imports OF the islands.
one hundred thousand tons of coal are
consumed every year, aud when peace
is restored the demand will increase.
During the last three months of 1900
the coal brought by the United states
Government in the Philippines
amounted to 1901 tons, the value be-
ing SS7,6i0 Mexican. The United States
Government, moreover, bought 16,O9S
tons of coal at Nagasaki. Yokohama
and Hongkong during 1900( the value
of which was Sl49.23S Mexican. Thus
the demand for japanese coal is In
creasing in the Philippines, and the
Consul recommends japanese coal
merchants to take advantage of the
favorable conditions.
PROPOSE ELECTRIC RAILWAY,
NAGASAKI, Jan. 2S.-Some time
ago some prominent residents of this
town and of Mogi applied To the au-
thorities for permission to construct
a railroad between Nagasah and Mo-
81, a distance of some five miles. The
application was, however, subsequent
ly withdrawn, as the designs We're
found to be defective. The original
plans We're for a cable-car but the
promoters have now decided to con-
struct an electric railway. 1t is stat
ed that another syndicate has a sim
liar undertaking in view, and that APP
plication has been made to the au
thorities for permission to survey the
route for the enterprise. With two
parties seeking permission to construct
the railway, it is reasonable to sup
pose that the authorities Will permit
one of them to realize the project.
MUTINY IN FORMOSA.
HONGKONG, Jan. 15.-A serious
case of mutiny took place at Shinyei-
sho, Formosa, on November 3Oth
among the soldiers belonging to Il
company of the Fifth Battalion of the
Tainan Third Brigade. 1t appears,
says the Japan Herald. that the pri-
Yates of the company had an ill-feel-
ing against their officers and We're
waiting for a favorable opportunity
to rise in an open revolt. AT S p. m.
bugler sounded a trumpet, when the
priVates of the company rallied to
one spot and made an advance on the
officers quarters and fired upon them
The officers on learning the approach
ing danger, successfully managed 10
escape somewhere, but a lieutenant
named Sato who came to his head
quarters in the evening. unaware of the
incident, met with rough handling by
the Infatuated soldiers and received
serious injury on his head. The mill
tary authorities are said to be trying
to keep the matter secret