The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-22

after another. According to the fol-
lowing Tokyo dispatch the place claim
ed by the little brown men is in "A deg.
IA min. 80 sec. north latitude and 145l
deg. IA min. 80 sec. east longitude.
Prof. Lyons, the government meteoro-
logist, says that the Marcus Island
Captain Rosehill sailed for is in longi
tude 153 or 154 deg. and in latitude "a
deg. IS Inin-about 500 miles from the
point where the fifteen Japanese ma
rines. are waiting. 1t has been on rec
ord a great while, even Bowditch's Ma
vigator of so years ago having it. This
may account for the fact that, when
the cruiser Kasagi left the Mikado's
Marcus on July 81. the schooner
whalen had not arrived She left here
July IL.
YOKOHAMA, July 31.-The Herald
says: The Japanese cruiser Kasagi.
which left Yokosuka for Marcus Island
on the 23rd ula., with Mr.. Ishn, Secre-
tary of the Department for Foreign At
fairs, on board, arrived at her qestina-
ton after a four days voyage, and
again left Marcus Island in the 29th ult.
after two days stay there, safely ar
irving at Yokosuka on the 3rd inst
Captain Sakamoto, of the Kasagi came
up to Tokyo Monday and repaired to
the Department of the Navy at $3.50 a.
M. to tender a detailed report. Mr..
Ishii intended, when he left Yokosuka,
to stay on the island for the purpose
of explaining to the American expedi-
tionary party the fact that the island
is under the sovereignty of Japan. But
it was found, on the Kasagfs arrival
that there was no good shelter for the
warship, and moreover, as the sound
ings were very deep, she could not lie
at anchor safely, so she kept up steam
and cruised around the island. AS 1t
was uncertain as to when the Ameri-
can expeditionary party would arrive
it was decided to leave there party
of fifteen men under command OF
lent TO whom Mr.. Ishii handed over a
letter describing in detail the object OF
the mission, to be given to the expeu-
tionary force on its arrival. A tenn
porary shed was erected and jap
anese flag hoisted over the building.
After completing these arrangements
81 ND
original port of departure. After mi
mute investigation by the commander
of the warship, it was ascertalned that
tbe island was situated in "a deg. ii
min. 30 sec. north latitude, and las deg.
min. 80 Sec east longitude. The ISL
and is covered with fine forests ana
there are many small coral ISLANDS IN
the vicinity which afford a beautiful
view. Southern Birds Island, (Manimi
Tori Shina) as it is called in Japanese
is practically a natural aviary. 1t Is
covered with birds, and it is no ex-
aggeration to say that in some parts
the pedestrian is compelled to make use
of his stick in order to clear them out
OF MS pdIn- ne SpC%lOo VI IN ~
on the island alternately change with
the seasons. At present peculiar
species unknown on the mainland OF
Japan is plentiful, and another is ex-
nected to come over in September.
More than thirty Japanese are living
on the island. They are brave active,
and adventurous. They build their
houses with cocoanut leaves and live
on fish. birds. etc Mr.. Ishii brought
with him three kinds of birds, the
smallest being white in color and about
the size of a sparrow. Another was
black and a little large, and the last
was a little bigger than dove and
white in color, with a streak of red
plunage in the tail. They are describ-
ed as very beautiful and their beaks
are sharp pointed. It is believed that
they live on fish and usually keep to
the sea, only focking to the island to
rear their young.
The Gazette's Tokyo correspondent
learns on the best authority that Mr..
Ishii, Foreign Office Secretary, who left
Yokosuka a few days ago on board the
Kasagi for Marcus Island to attest
japanese ownership of the island, had
with him a document rendered by
Colonel Buck, United States Minister
at Tokyo. The gist of the document
is to warn Captain Rosehill that it
would be inadvisable to do anything
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CHOLERA INFANTUM should be
guarded against. and prevented by
treating the child at the first unusual
Iooseness of the bowels. Mothers can
not be too careful about this, especially
in hot weather. They should have med
icine ready for such an emergency.
No better remedy is prepared than