The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-08-05
BUDGET
FROM THE
ORIENT.
Imposing Funeral
of the Marquis
Saiso.

] full Admiral ana fltld-mhhnh
and who had recently been invested with
the Grand Gordon OF Merit and promoted
| to the Junior Grade of the First Rank
| JuichiD prior To his demise. was one of
! the most imposing functions ever wit
messed in Tokyo II was attended with
the highest pomp and much display. The
cortege, which chiefly consisted of mill
tary and naval officers and men. left the
deceaseds residence at Meguro at ] p. m.
The procession continued over two miles.
great concourse of people crowded in
| the streets to view the funeral. guard
Of honor consisted Of a regiment of infan-
try from the LIST Division, two battalions
OF marines, including artillery and band
belonging to the Yokosuka Naval Head
quarters and beside those there were one
battalion of Infantry, one company OF
Cavalry from the Guard Division des-
patched under special order from the
Throne. These naval and military guards
are nearly equivalent to one Division. The
wsrships Izumo and Tokiwa, which are
now in Shinagawa Bay having come from
Yokosukn on the Goth inst, half -masted
fired minute guns from the time when the
procession left the late Admirais mar
rion. The order of the cortege was: %
Advance guards; (D company of the
Guard Infantry; go Naval band; 90 Mill
tary guard: ~ Naval guard; 90 Naval
artillery; 90 a Cleya Jsponica with how-
crs. o. two Cleya Japonica with fruits; 90
Red and White banners; u0) Sacred
offerings; QD Shinto Priests; Q9 Banners
bearing inscriptions; 03) japanese and
Foreign orders 90 Coffin; Q0 Chief
Mourncrs; QgJ Chief of Directors tof the
Junction.. 90 Directors; U0 Associate
! Mourners; Qg) Relatives; 900 a naval
guard, cd a military guard; (22) an Epi-
taph C23 common mourners. The Chief
OF the Directors of the function was Ad-
miral Nisoount Ito, Chief Of the Bureau
of Naval Command, and the Directors in
cluded Nice-Admiral Saito of the Navy,
Rear Admiral kammura, Second in the
Naval Command Bureau and eight higher
naval officers. Admiral Niscount Ito, Ad-
Imiral Baron Inouye. Vice Admirals Ando.
Arima, Ito, Ariji and Arima, and Pay
master General Murakami acted a. pail
bearers, from the Navy and General
Count Nozu and Lieutenant General ku-
roki from the Army; Commander NaNano,
and nine other naval officers were bearers
of the dcceased's decorations The ma
rne guards above referred to were de-
tailed from the Fuse. Chinyen, Amngi.
iTak8chho, and Saiyen ak wei as the nav
al barracks Torpedo Division ana Gun
merry Training Station at Nokosuka in
lcluding eight guns The force was under
the command OF Captain Sakamoto of the
KatsuraEi The number of those who
were present at the Aoyuma Cemetery
where the funeral service took place at
go y. m. in accordance with the Shlnto
rites. was estimated at l50D including the
guards OF honor The gathering included
all the Cabinet Ministers, Privy and
Court Councillors, besides Marquses Ito,
Yamagata, Oyama. Almost all the foreign
Legations In Tokyo were represented by
their Ministers or Secretaries; all the
naval and military attaches We're seen IN
Aoyama A number of foreign residents
4. N,Iy. Ia = to .at h..r
superfluous to say that representatives. of
Y. n the Crown Prince and Princess
and those of the Princes OF the Blood
were present.
Imperial Chamberlain Hojyo, who pro-
ceedcd today at 10 a. m. to the deceaseds
mansion. presented the bereaved family
with Y. 5000 towards the funeral funds
and q gracious rescript from the Throne.
The rescript profoundly recognized the
distinguished services rendered by the
late Marquis, who had occupied different
important military and civil posts, after
he espoused the Imperial cause on the
occasion of the Restoration episode. Stew
ard Yamanouchi of the Empress also re-
paired to the Mcguire mansion when he
contributed Y. 1000 towards the funeral
funds. Y. 800 was from the Crown Prince
Among the foreign guests at the funeral
were Mr. John A. Ferguson, barrister- at
law of Toronto, who is here as n Trade
Representative OF Canada; and Mr.. w.
Graham, Cow Trade Representative of
Zealand. who attended from motives of
international respect to the deceased
Marquis.
MISCELLANEOUS
An earthquake shock was felt in Yoko-
hama at 1870 p. m, ON the 2lst ult. lasting
for % seconds
1t is reported that cholera has been
spreading in Win, town on the Korea
Manchuran boundary
The total number Of cholera cases dis
covered in Kobe up to date is twelve, OF
which eight proved fatal, four having re
covered.
A traveller who has just returned to
Nagasaki from North China says that il
seems almost certain that Wei hal wei will
be renamed Edward after the Corona
ton.
During the week ended on the .3rd
inst, there We're 40 cases and I deaths
from plague; 10 cases OF cholera, wi'n 9
deaths; non-fatal cases of entcric fever;
and case of smallpox.
Bishop~lnnoCente has been appointed
chief OF the Russian Orthodox Mission
at Picking. A sum Of sl6,5OO has been
granted to the Bishop To restore the Mis-
sion and the maintenance grant has been
doubled.
The Diplomatic Corps at Picking on the
lith inst arranged the final distribution
Iof the tbs. 100000 War Indemnity, by
reducing in proportion the claims OF each
OF the interested States. This agreement
was made unanimously.
| Count Mutsu Hirokichi, successor of
the late Foreign Minister. who has been
transferred to Washington from Rome
holding the post of First Secretary Of the
Japanese Legation, will leave Italy for his
destination in September, without return
| ing home.
! The ten steel gunboats now under con-
struction for the American Government
at the buildng-yards Of Messrs. S G.
Farnham & Co, Ltd. Shanghai. are rap
| idly approaching completion The boats
viii be used on the Philippine coast, one
being Intended as lighthouse tender FOR
the Philippine Archipelago
Three battlesnips OF the Japanese