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turned through the mountains to
Thumu,, where they surprised Chi
nese Major with eighteen horsemen
killing six of them, whilst the others
| fled. Their horses. uniforms and
weapons were captured. AFTER march
| ing via Huaihai they Joined again at
Yen-khings on January s. aS
On the 7th the mounted infantry
marched to Suanhua.
NAGASAKI PRISON SCHEME
YOKOHAMA, Jan. 15.-The Maya
saki authorities are considering the
erection of large prison at Isapaya.
The Government has decided TO appro-
pirate S00,0 900 yen in five consecutive
| years, commencing in April next, IN
which month work on the new build
ing is to be commenced. According
| to the official designs prepared, the
new prison will cover an area of about
| $4,000 tsubo, and will be surrounded
by strong brick wall 21s ken high.
The buildings within the enclosure will
include an ordinary and an infectious
diseases hospital, penitentiary, preach
| ing hall, schools, jailers' residences
and also the prisons. The land has al
ready been purchased and Will be pre-
pared at once, so that dwelling sheds
| to accommodate about 200 prisoners
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| prisoners is expected to be employed
| on the work from it's beginning. It is
estimated by the authorities that the
| jailers residences and the school, as
we'll as the prison containing the cells
for solitary confinement, will be
erected during the course of the next
| fiscal year ending in March, 1902, and
the whole of the undertaking is ex-
pected to be completed by the end of
March, 1905.
PHILIPPINE COAL TRADE
KOBE, Jan. 23.-The Japanese Con-
sui at Manila reports that the demand
| for coal is 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, and 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 1902 tons, the value be-
| ing So, $40 Mexican. The United States
Government, moreover, bought 16,09S
tons of coal at Nagasaki, Yokohama
and Hongkong during 190O( the value
of which was $149,23S Mexican. Thus
| the demand for Japanese coal is In
| ereasing in the Philippines, and the
! Consul recommends Japanese coal
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| 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 Nagasaki and Mo-
gi, a distance of some five miles. The
application was, however, subsequent
| ly Withdrawn, as the designs were
| found to be defective. The original
| plans were for a cable-car, but the
promoters have now decided to con-
struct an electric railway. It is stat
ed that another syndicate has 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 ia serious
case of mutiny took place at Shin-yel-
| sho, Formosa, on November 30th
among the soldiers belonging to a
| company of the Fifth Battalion of the
Tainan Third Brigade. It ,appears,
says the Japan Herald, that the pri-
Yates of the company had an ill-feel-
| ing against their officers and were
| waiting for favorable opportunity
to rise In an open revolt. AT s p. m.
bugler sounded 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 TO
escape somewhere, but a lieutenant
| named Sato who 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