The Chinese nferchants of this town have held a mooting at their consulate, and formed a trade society. They will h mouth to disou matters affecting business, The Government intend building a ama, Okinawa Ken, and officials all, but strong ava They are easily' managed, and several have been imported by way of experiment.
Tattooing is very popular in Hongkong, and s Japanese named Yoshida has invit Okumura, the celebrated tattooer of Osaka, to commence business in the British fireworks are highly prized in An American living: in Kobe has just given an order to pyrotechnist of Amagasaki for a large quantity of rockets.
The hill-sides in Idsumi are well adapted for the cultivation of orange trees, audmany wealthy residents of Sak planting these trees throughout the province.
Some cunning rascals are spreading a report that the Government intend te conficate all the bronze in possession of private persons, and manufacture cannon for defence of the coasts. By this trick a number of ignorant people have been induced to part with their bronze heirlooms, ete., at absurdly low prices.
Most of the -gold minted in Japan lias been obtained frown the mines in tame, We hour that the yield. during last July, and August was very large. fi Kakke is prevalent throughout Osaka, ud the drought is said to be one of the causes.
Karatsu coal is chiefly used by the navy, andasthe consumption lies lately i seventy more coal vessels will be built, In consequence of the water in Lake Biwa having fallen six feet, fishing is conducted under great advantages.
Oni the 2nd instant prayers for rain wore offered up at Okukawabe, Sotta by grent coremouiil, The people district believe that dragon. in-:
8 waterfall in the locality, and that if a milk-white horas be sacrificed to him during periods of drought the dragon will sond rain, Thia nmiensuré is, however, attended with the drawback that all the nts of the district are sure to die before the expiration of three years from. the sacrifice, unless, they can obtain aube stitution, So disastrous has been the drought in Okukawabe this year that the people d d to wppesso the dragon. arse was procured at a cost of 400 yen, and four brave fellows undertook to dio within the three years limit in consideration of @ present Payment of 600 yen each down, On the day fixed for the sacrifice the horse was slaughtered at the waterfall, and prayers were offered up,. about 3,000 persons tak~ ing part in the proceedings, which were also witnessed by an immense number of visitors from neighbouring districts, It la reported that.theso ignorant rustics spent: over 5,000 ven in this foolish way.
he Governor having abandoned the canal scheme between Kioto and Lake Biws, is now trying to induce the Kioto people to establish a Bank, with a on pital of 1,000,000 yeu, to promote the industries of Kioto. Half of the capital will be provided from the public properly of.the Kioto people and the other half raised by subscription, Of late, Coren has imported a-grant deal copper from Japan for ooinag price hero is much higher th It in maid that are waiting to purchase Corer, as they are of the finest quality, expecting that an abundant issue of copper vin will cause a rise in the price of cent modities; and an efflux of silke The directors of the 26th National Bank, which was closed by order of the Govern: mont, called together about 90 of the de positors, to whom the president made th following statement:—'he Bank had made red, but the balance of 180,000 yen was without security and could not be recover. The yen on deposit, tora wished to be! repaid soon they would have to be content with alf, but this wat factory way of settling. - The directors were da-fous of continuing the business of th Bank. by -amalganiating with National Bank, which would 70,000 yen, promising: that: th would be repaid by iustalme:
ion was not accepted, the deposiing they would again consult over the matter. Hiogo News Trans.
Mr. A. J. C. Georts breathed his las his residence in Yokohamaen the 30th'of August, 1883. From the duties with the utmost conscientiousness: and assiduity, to the: great benefit and advantage of this-country. Indeed, to
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