The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-04

Enormous octopuses have been
brought alive to Bthe Asakusa Aqua
rium where swimming case for them
is being built. In few days they Will
be put On show.
People of the Oki Island had high
time of it recently owing to a lucky
catch of cuttlefish. On the average a
fishers catch one night was zoo fishes.
One night the catch of Saigo town
reached 5000 yen in value.
Captain dc Richelieu sent In his resig-
nat ton from the Siamese navy a fort
night ago, and viii leave in Septem-
Der. 1t is stated that later he was Of
fered the post of harbor master of
Bangkok. but declined. He has had a
long period of service in the Siamese
navy.
After the death of Ii Hung Chang
there was an imperial decree sent out
to all the provinces in China that
wherever the old statesman had been
or where ne had done some meritorlouS
services temples should be established
in honor of his memory. AT Canton
accordingly the officials and gentry
have started subscription and chosen
a site near the fiye-storied pagoda to
build a temple to be called Ii Hung
Changes temple.
A correspondent telegraphs from
chengfu Szechuen. that the Boxer prop
uganda has been proceeding stead
| uv in the district since February On
| the 18th of June the Yunghsien mis-
sion station was destroyed and Meth
odist preacher presumably native)
| and nine members of. the mission were
beheaded The Chungking- correspond
ent of the North China Daily News tel
egraphs that an instruction has brok-
| en- out in the sub-prefecture OF re
chou. in the same province. The off,
Gals are helpless, and matters are Sc
rious.
| According to the Asahi. the number of
] Japanese emigrating TO China and Corea
has remarkably increased OF late Inc
| average number of japanese ianoins at
| Fusan by each steamer is over three
times that of last year. During April inc
Japanese population at Chemolpo increaS
ed by about 139, and that at Seoul DS
about 300 Every steamer going TO CHINA
carries Japanese passengers OF all cAa7ses
/ to it's fullest capacity
| The Rev. Mr. Oda, who has just re-
| turned from his travels in India ard
| China says that the great Llama priest
who came to Japan last year, - ho"
staying in Mongolia that 80 priests III
| the Llama Temple in Picking nave De-
come very Russo phile, and that a con
gress of the religions prevailing IN mona.
China. and Japan will be held in kyoto
| simultaneously with the Osaka EXPOSE
| ton 1t seems that he made necessary
arrangements for the congress ~hiie ne
| was abroad
| The torpedo-boat Manazuru was cruis-
ling on the southern coast of Korea on
the Goth uIt when the crew was infornl+ "a
| by the local Korean authorities "f 'ht
fact that g few days ago a japanese Junk
had drifted ashore on Kim-o-to Island
with three dead bodies on board. me
warship then proceeded TO the island 10
ascertain the facts of the case and as
| lowered there the remains OF q JUNK OF
about $50 koku burden. To ascertain the
vessels name a search was made ana
resulted in the finding of a flag bearing
the name of Hoan Maru.
The second son of the Prince Imperial
was named Yasuhito Atsu-no-miya yes
| terday QsO by II. NJ. the Emperor =
chamberlain of the Imperial Palace con-
iyeyed the Imperial message or naming 10
the- Crown Princes name at Aoyarna
and ii was tremendously handed TO NAT.
Saito director of the Crown Princes I'll
fairs who represented the Crown Prince
and the Infant Prince. The Prince I'M
lperiaI being at Hayama, could not attend
the ceremony. To celebrate the shove
ceremony the Emperor and Empress
gave a dinner in the Hohmei-Den In the
Palace at noon, yesterday. The guests
| thereat comprised all the Princes anu
Processes of the blood, the Ministers
and Vice-M Ministers of State, the Generals
and Admirals. and the PriVy Councillors
rF~r lie