the Hu provinces, represents that he has The native papers give the following for a long time past been troubled with a account of the recent serious and distress-cough, which was recently much aggravated "ing attack by a Corean mob on a party of by exposure to the damp during " tour of defenceless Japanese the 31st of military inspection undertaken by him. On March Tani Kakuriu, a priest, Hasumoto his retarn to the Provincial Capital he Kensie, a buddhist student, Kodama Osajiro ten doses of medicine from which of the Okura Ship Company, Ofuchi Kiichi some relief, but owing to the variability of and Hamata Tsunekichi of the Mitsu His the temperature during the winter his Company, went out shooting and wandered Tungs became affected, and the soothing out of treaty limits as far as Anhen fu, medicines which he was constantly taking where they crossed a bridge to seek shelter failed to benefit him. At present he is from the rain, They had, however, only suffering from a'loose cough, accompanied gone % few paces when they observed a with loss of appetite and broken slumber. crowd of the natives whispering to each At the performance of his daily routine other. Being suspicious that evil towards duties a dizziness comes over him and a them was intended the Japanese proceeded shortness of breath, brought on by having to meet the Coreans in a peaceable manner, to talk too much and sit too long in the and explained the cause of their presence. same place. Sleeplessness is the worst At first the Coreans were friendly and requested the Japanese to explain the method symptom of hie disorder, which his doctors tell him is deep-seated and not to be easily of firing the guns, but when the latter were thrown off at his time of life. He is now returning over the bridge they were at-over sixty years of age and his constitution tacked and Ofuchi was struck with a ston is beginning to give way. Being thus The Japanese intimidated them by firing gently in need of a period of rest he begs their guns in the air, and they all dispersed His Majesty to grant him twenty days with the exception of a few who were beat-leave.—Granted by Rescript. ing a Corean porter who accompanied the March 15th.—(Court Circular) Wan Japanese. On an attempt by the Japanese Chiing-li returns thanks for being directed to rescue the porter and secure their bag-to resign his office. gage the Coreans fled, but again collected (1) The Governor of Hunan, Li Ming-and renewed the attack on the Japanese chih, before handing over the seals of of whom only Tani and Hamante escaped. office to his successor, wishes to direct the Hasumoto was killed and the other two Imperial attention to the present state of were seriously wounded. The mob aft the Tangting Lake. This Lake, wards dispersed. and the killed and of an Eastern and' Western wounded were taken to the settlement. division, separated by a sandy beach in Great excitement ensued in the settlement, autumn and winter but uniting in the rainy and order was restored with great difficulty. season to form one vast piece of water The Japanese government were informed of more than eight li in circumference and the matter without delay, and the consul covering an area of 1,000,000 acres. The la awaiting instructions.—Japan Gazette. most dangerous point on the Eastern Lake is Chin-ma Tsui, which during stormy weather used lo be the scene of wrecks
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