Messrs, Takata and Ca., who ive been carrying on business as shipchandlers in Yokohama, are going to establish branches in Shanghai and elsewhere upon the recommendation of @ certain authority. In order to be.in an advantageous position ae regards competi the firm pre to buy the Hiogo Engineering Works,—Hiogo News Translation, The following rt biography of Mr, Hauabusa, to Corea Mr, Hunabusa is 0 nal of Okayam and belongs to the samurai class Enown to be clever and a boy he.was called
No was instructed in th by one of his han, nam His father was assistant chief of th way bureau in the early part of Meiji, and on hin removal to Osuka Mr, Uainbuen accompanied him. He was hardly twenty years old then and entered ths famous school, founded by Osaka Koan, where he Jearnt' the Dutel language. About thi time the anti-foreign agitation was al ight. The Mikadn's Court was in fav u inst the foreigners, iyemuchi, the usurper tive of the Tokugawa that question, ly provine invited to in conference with unurpor at its head. About that. tin Aiyer.ochi was visiting the coast of [dzuini and Seashin in company with uve lord of Okayamn, Mr. Koliara, the present vice chief secretary of the Home D. partment, was then one of the suite, accumpanying the party. The latter, being a nond of Mr. Hanabusu, called upon him one day und inspired him with an ardent desire to work for the beuelit of hia ¢ wi try. On the same day Me. proceeded to Kioto, whi ion, he obtained Court through ference to be attended by the of oticers Of the claus. he Ukayama han sent Ito Tahei as doleyate und appointed Dr, Hanubusa a9 vice delegate. The latter jus in favour of the anti-foreign movement, and strongly expressed his opinions to awaken o hostile spirit among the wilitury dus, Lhe conference was greatly influenced by his eloquent arguments, and would have decided in his but for the interference of who repudiated all Mr. Hanabus for his person his native pi After staying th to Nagasaki, where, for his life, he was brought rican and Kcuropeai the absurdity of and went to America, tan insight into Western civilisation, His impressions abroad over-came his anti-foreign views, and he becas an ardent advocator of foreign intercourse. When the internal war broke out in Japan for the restoration of the Imperial authority he returned from America and went to h native place. A project was then set foot in his han to organize a naval for: Mr. Hanabusa had studied naval organiza: tion in Ameriex, and was accordingly pointed in the committee for the organization of the force, But the project was loned again, and Mr.
io, He obtained a position in the Foreign Department, and in the course of ime attained to his present high position, His promo! been most remarkable Osving to deficiencies in our nary, which have been observed during the late Corean difficulty, the Government lias missioners abroad to purchase at which is now offered for sale in England, and alo communicated with the German it to cell the man-London. The price of the ships ich and itis reported that hoisted on the Seishoji tmple, his intended abode, and hereafter it will be hoisted whenever Corean envoys come to Japan He was to leave Kuba for Yokohama on th ut, but a telegram bus received by his countrymen there, stating that be is unwell, and therefore' will be unable to depart for four or five days, Japan Herald Translations.
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