The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-08

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portance We're lost by the 34th regi-
ment of Kanazawa on the 9Th. One
of them was found left in the bar
racks. Suspicion is attached to Chi
nese military students. On the 10th
the lost documents We're found buried
in the sand near the port of Kinseki.
1t is conjectured that the documents
may have been stolen by Chinese stu
dents for the purpose of. selling them
IN their homeland. The suspicious
characters have not yet been arrest
ed. It is not settled whether they
shall be examined there or be sent up
TO Toxic. The incident was forbidden
publicity in the press, but on the 18th,
however, it was made public. 1t is
thought that Chinese students may
have cooperated with Japanese officers
in the offense. The matter may, it is
feared, lead to a diplomatic question.
The Chinese students in the barracks
number at present thirty-two.
Tragedy in Formosa.
Three policemen were murdered by
the aborigines at Taboyei, Taito, For
mosa. Last November a policeman
was murdered by aborigines in the
district while escorting mail matter.
The police have since been engaged in
search of the offenders. Learning of
the affair, the offenders determined to
defend themselves by numbering the
police again. The party consisting of
three were all murdered on the 5th
,c+ p,,t ha rfxy &c
lost, the tragedy has but recently
been known.
The village contains only twenty
three houses of aborigines, with forty
five men and forty-three women. 1t
would be an easy matter to subjugate
the whole village, but they hide in the
mountains.
A Reading Country.
According to the latest returns of
the Metropolitan Police, there are in
Toxic at present, altogether, $40 peri
odicals. including twenty-eight daily
papers. 487 magazines and thirty-three
news agencies. In Russia there were
at the end of last year only seventy
three papers and magazines through
out the country. OF the number,
twenty EIGHT are in St. Petersburg and
fourteen in Moscow. The cases of vio-
lation of the press regulations have
reached during the same year twenty
two in st. Petersburg, twenty in Mos
cow and thirteen in Kieff, the total
sum Of fine amounting to 46,950
roubles.
Formosan Earthquake.
A severe shock Of earthquake was
felt in Formosa on Thursday at a..
m. The shock lasted for about three
minutes, causing many casualties and
much damage. especially in the north
ern part of the Island About thirty
five houses were crushed and twenty
four partly destroyed, besides many
/ damaged. Nine persons were killed
and thirty-two injured more or less
| severely.
Notes of Interest.
On the occasion of Prince Kuni 3
visit to the Russian Court on Thursday
the Gar presented His Highness with
decoration of the highest order. Yes
terday morning the Emperor sent tele-
gram to the Gar expressing his thanks
for the kindness and hospitality shown
| by the Russian Court to Prince Kuni.
A whirlwind visited Shinmachi quar-
ter at the western extremity of Chiba
on Sunday at 1870 p. m. The roofs of
some ten houses and doors were torn
up, and two electric poles and six trees
were uprooted. The wind also hurled
up three dozens of beet bottles and a
number of sake barrels and carried
| them off to the sea. There were no
casualties to life or limb.
Prince Fushimi who starts for Pc
king on the 18th inst. to be present at
the late Emperor of China IS obsequies
as the proxy of the Emperor gave a
farewell party at his palace on We'd
nesday inviting thereto Prince Ito. Ad-