The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-18
I. December. Decembe,r

! Except in the matter of lamp chimneys
and kerosene, almost ali prices rose con-
siderably. Relying on these data the Bar
on remarks that the pensioners who are
receiving always a fixed sum of money
(the Baron is one Of them) must be con-
fronted by increasing difficulties every
year, as must also be the widows and or
phans of the under-officers who fell in
war.
TSUKISHIMA MARU DISASTER.
According to what Mr.. Okudo, an in
structor in the Mercantile Marine School
has reported to the director of that insti-
tuition, there is hope, however feeble, of
locating the wreck. 1t appears that Mr.
Okudo noticed that while engaged in the
search for the lost vessel, that, in the
sea between the Senoumi and the eastern
shore of the Bay of Suruga, hooked lines
which had been thown into the deep
more than once caught hold of some
thing, apparently not a rock. There is
reason to believe, we understand, that
the object In question is the hull of the
wrecked ship, but, as 1t is more than 200
fathoms below the surface of the sea- ap-
paratus more efficient than those so far
used in the search will have to be pro-
vided before it can be aScertained wheth-
er the wreck, If it be a wreck, is that of
the Inflated Tsukishima Maru not. We
take this piece of information from the
Jiyu Tsushin
A police inspector of the Hongo Police
Office has ingeniousy disposed of
strange dispute brought before him a few
days ago. The dispute was about the
ownership of a cat Toichiro Takemori
(9), a student under the protection of
DR.. Hirano, Kami Maki-cho, Nihonbashi,
is very fond of pussies, and he had kept
one while he was at a boarding house In
Hongo. His pussy, which he called TIA
ma" was somehow lost few months ago
when he removed to his present residence.
This was a severe loss to the lad, and he
never failed to keep sharp lookout for
the missing feline whenever he happened
to visit the vicinity of his former abode.
A few days ago when he happened to
pass the house of a barber shop in Shin
Hana-cho he noticed a cat which was an
exact counterpart to his own. He called
"Tama," 'tTama'' and to his great de-
light it came to him. But just as he
was about to leave the place with the
cat In his bosom the wife of the barber
came outside and in violent language de-
nanded her aka" A sharp dispute en-
sued and at last the two proceeded to-
gether to the Police Office and asked for
it's judgment. The inspector who was on
duty was embarrassed as to what to do.
Just then his memory of the story Of
similar dispute decided by the celebrated
Pre-Restorat'on magistrate Ooka, Jap
anese Solomon, came to his aid. Quick
as thought he ordered the cat to be
placed In front of him, and first told the
woman to call II by her name. Aka"
The woman did so, but though she used
the most caressing style of greeting the
cat would not STIR. Then the lads turn
came and on his saving Come here,
Tama." the cat obeyed with aIacrtty. go
ing towards him The woman refused to
share, however. in the satisfaction of the
Inspector who ruled that the cat must
be given over TO the young man. Then
the disputants were made to tell the age
of the cat The woman was once more
worsted. accc riding to the INDICTMENT of
veterinary surgeon specially sent for to
Judge tie age. ard the lad was at last
allowed to carry the cat home In triumph.