The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-10
PLAGUE
IN KOBE

! employ OF Mr.. T. Kataoka, contractor
10 the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, No. ct
Shimoyamate-dori Hatchome. The man
was taken i'll on Saturday last and has
since been under treatment al the Ken
ritsu hospital where a microscopical
examination disclosed the fact on Mon
day afternoon that he is sunering from
plague. He was Immediately removed
t. the Hisashiyama infectious diseases
hospital. while the police authorities
duly carried out sanitary measures by
suspending intercourse between ninety
seven houses adjoining the employers
residence. On Tuesday these houses
were released from isolation with the
! exception of six only. The disease is
supposed to have been contracted from
some vessels which the patient had Wis
tied IN the harbor, as his employer
deals in provisions.
Later-The patient Is dead.
| PRINCE KOMATSU'S JOURNEY.
His Imperial Highness Prince Kom-
atsu. japanese envoy TO the forthcom-
/ ing coronation of King Edward, left for
! England on April 18th by the German
mail steamer Koenig Albert. His High
ness and suite arrived at Yokohama
station at about 8 o'clock and were re-
I ceived by Governor Sufu, Secretary
Rinoiye. Mayor Umeda. Mr.. Watanabe.
president of the Chino Saibansho: Min
akaml. superintendent OF customs: Mr..
Otani, chairman of the local Chamber
OF Commerce. and other high officials
and prominent Japanese residents OF
the port. II. I. III. Prince Komatsu -.
once drove to the Goyotei. where. after
taking short rest. His Highness pro-
ceeded to the hstOba, where the Ger
man mail steamer Koenig Albert was
moored alongside the pier. A large
number of Princes and Princesses,
peers and high officials came down 10
Yokohama TO accord a send-off to the
envoy. Among these were 7. T. II.
Prince Fushimi. Prince ard Princess
komatsu. Jr.. Marquis Ito. Baron Ko- |
mura. Marquis 0yama. Marquis Saiso, |
Baron Kikuchi. Baroness Sannomiya. !
Sir Claude Macdonald. Count Won |
Arco-Valley. Baron Ishlguro. and many |
officials OF the imperial household de- |
partment- AT 10 o'clock. when the mail
steamer in which the envoy travels
weighed anchor and left the pier. the
American battleship Kentucky. which
is in port. fired a salute.
The japanese Enjoys suite includes.
as already reported. among others Colonel |
Shiba. who made himself conspicuous
during the Poking siege for his bravery |
and tact. Prince komatsu will land at |
Naples and proceed to Rome. He will
then journey 10 Paris and on to London |
The Prince will en- route visit the Royal
family Of Italy. He will then leave for
France and have an interview with the
President. When all arrangements for the
coronation. such as the preparation of his
ceremonial dress. etc, are completed In
Paris he will start for London. where ne ,
is expected about June :3rd and will be
received by the Household OF Great Bril-
tom the following day. On the corona
ton day. June 26th. His Highness will
r. prs sent the Emperor of Japan at the
ceremonies. on his way back home he
viii visit Spain. Germany and Russia
and afterwards travel by the Siberian
and Eastern China railways as far as Port
Arthur. whence His HiGhness will return
10 Japan on board a Japanese warship.
\ MILITARY FRACAS
Particulars OF the recent fight between
the Japanese and German soldiers AT |
Shanhaikwan are now published. 1t ap-
pears from the account given in japanese
papers that n Japanese sergeant of infan-
try. named Miyazaki. with two privatess
was proceeding towards ShanhRi-kwan to
relieve the guard there when they met |
with n party OF about a dozen German
sailors. The latter had brought Japan
Sc flag with them and with II they be-
gan TO mock At the Japanese by means
II gesticulation. The Japanese sergeant
sent one Of the soldiers TO the Germans =
In get the flag. but owing to the difficulty
II language the' Japanese failed to make
he Germans understand the situation
This made the Germans indulge in more =
nockCry towards the Japanese who was
sent 10 get the flag. At last the japanese
attempted to take forciby the flag from c
he German who was carrying It, There
ipon the Germans changed their attitude |
md politely handed the flag Sergeant !
iiyazaE, thanking the Germans for their
'ourte sy. was about to depart when one =
his soldiers cried out that the Ger @
mans had drawn swords The japanese
ergt ant. with presence Of mind instruct
u one or his men to take the flag to the -
amp. The soldier had started with the E
lag when he fell. tumbling on n stone
nd while he was on the ground one of
he Germans ran up to him from behind
nd cut him on the shoulder The jan
nese sergeant and other solder. seeing
ne futility OF n peaceful attitude. un-
h'ath'd their swords. and resp nded to
he attack OF the Germans Sergeant Mi
nsakt cut four OF his assaiIants soon
it'r the opening ~ the fracas Mean
nile. the soldier who was injured IN the .
iouldcr, came back 70 help his comrades
ndurinE the pain Of his wound In the
purse or the lighting several Gsrmnns
ere wounded while the others ran awav.
nc matter Is now being made tho sub -,
Ct of parleying between the JaDanese
"a German commanders. and II Is not at
unikely that u NAV he made an OBJ
CT OF diplomatic negotiations
AZ the suggestion CT the chiefs Of NTiuda Il!
strict and Nokosuisa and some leading
sldtnts IN the locality. n contribution |
u mas Just been opened for the repagr- -
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