The Archive · 1876

The Herald, translating from the Nichi

Nichi Shimbun, says that the quantity of nected with this trade, that have brought their produce tothe market, has been 1,809.—the Choya Shimbun has been told that hereafter the use of shingle roof will be forbidden in Tokio, that only tiles will be allowed for the covering of them, and that wooden walls and partitions will be replaced by mud or plastered walls, so as to Bvoid the rapid propagation of fires.—The Kanayomi Shimbun, writing on the same subject, says the Tokio prefecture is now actively engaged in surveying the grounds lately ravaged by the great fire, and the streets and thoroughfares are being laid out according to an improved will in the future prevent "ti repeti 1 of fires on such a large scale.—The Herald subscripti for the sufferers by the late fire, Inet date, of $2,077.43. Natives, officials and private perous also appear to be subscribing largely among themselves. for the purpose sities of those foreigners who were burnt out by the late fire, some of whom hi Jost nearly all their clothing, and are sul fering greatly from the cold.—The large area left black and bare by the fire is rapidly changing its appearance, as every-Where carpenters and. builders' are busily engaged reconstructing the destroyed por-ion of the city. In the course of a fortnight or three weeks al f the fire will be completely obliterated from o casual view, but its effects wi speedily eradicated,—Another fire has 0 curred in Tokio, burning nineteen houses.—The Akebono-Shinbun says that civil and criminal courte will shotty be established in the Loo Chao Islands; and Mr. Kinashi, Shojo of the Naimusho, has been appointed to preside over them.—Mr. Leonard Smith, ud engineer of the M.B.M.8.S, Co.'s steamer Tsuruga-marts, went out canoeing on the 4th inst,, at about half past five in the afternoon, at Shinagawa, Neither himself nor his canoe ince been seen or heard of—The Hochi Shi bun announces thata terrible famine prevails in Corea. All the rice in the country has been eaten up, not even excepting that intended for next The people appear to have The Corean Government has at long! subjects to buy rice from Japanese, and even in treaty to procure some itself, in exchange for cotton-cloth The Mail anys, the last act of the rol lion closed tragically enough, on the 3rd instant, with the execution of Mayebara and eleven of his principal adherents,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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