The above questions are amongst those which require revision in the existing treaties. Mixed residence should be left finite and Okinawa, it should be restricted erally free to foreigners, but in Hok-
to a certain urea. In other islands it should entirely prohibited.
Posseasion of, und business in, land, mines, railways, canals, docks and building yards, should not be permitted.
The wi ug could readily be settled by the laws of the country, privileges, immunities, and advantages, granted to one Power, should not be extended to another Power without re ptocal privileges, immunities, and advo tages, or their equivalent being received return, All privileges granted to other Powers by the Treaty Powers, should be participate ed in by this country, according to the most favoured nation's clause.
the above-mentioned questions are get the items necessary to place the 1 an equal footing, and these are our desires lution to treaty revision Although the re sion of treaties is a prerogative of Emperor, we believe that obligation is placed upon us to make public the inclination of the House of Representatives, nnd we therefore propose to submit to the House the above Memorial tu the Emperor.
According to the Japan Mail, it is stated that the Government proposes not to engage nny foreigner to occupy the place made vacant bj death of Mujor-General Palmer, Superintending Engineer of the Yokoliuw Harbour Works, but the position will be given to a Japanese Engineer. Mr. Mita Gentaro ie named among the candidates for the post.
We-tind the following pleasant reference ty ne of vur uldeet and must popular are not aware whether it is generally known that maturity of years is accepted by the British Courts in China and Japan ae a Saty of serving on juries, "This, however, round for claiming exemption from the
has been conclusively established within th last few years. A prominent member of the jeunesse doree of Shanghai, on a revision precedent in his favour, and granted the nest. This la a fact worth noting.
The Japan Gazette says:—The wreck is just reported of the bark Eliza, which was built 120 years ago. She appeared in the register long before steamers came into existence, and for some time ran between Plymouth and Halifax, N.S., as a packet ship. With the advance of amore modern vessel and then the introduction of steamers, the liza had to fall out of the front rank, and subsequently went into the tish-carrying trade between Newfoundland and the Brazils and thus ended her career. 'The Eliza, in ballast, was leaving the Brazillian coast' fur Gaspé to load fish, when she got ashore and became a wreck.
A correspondent ut the Japan Mait writes that the Hon. Hake Smith, Mr. Cleveland's new Seoretary of the Interior, is the president and principal owner of very influential paper, the Atlanta (Georgla) Daily Journad, and was mainly ins mental by his speeches and writings breaking the backbone of the People' Party in Georgia in the recent camp ai and giving the Democrats their overwhelm ing victory in the State elections following, says the Japun Herald, are the particulars accident to the P. M.S. 8, City of Peking, which was picked up the tug Vigilant on the 6th of February, and reached San Francisco the wext day Copt. R. R. Searle at once sent the following report to the Merchants' Exchange We sailed from Yokohama on January 10. At 11 a.m, on January 21, in latitude 40 deg. 11 miv., longitude 146 deg. 16 min., 1,120 miles from San Francisco, our shaft 8 broke in the sleeve a we proceeded under sail, From that til our arrival we experienced enst and northeast winds, creasing at times to the force of a gale, and at no time did we ha hours of terly winds, Chief Engineer McClure gave to the United Press reporter the following report of the disaster: "We experienced rough weather after we left Yokoh We got through it all right. On the 21st, when it wns perfectly cain, the propeller broke short off, We were ti miles from San Francisco, on her and did pretty well till we met the storm the China was in. Then we had a hard time and waves broke over us repeatedly. We did not stop at Honolulu. We made for the China's route, hoping to be picked up by her. All hands had plenty to eat, and, as you see, are looking well. Nobody was hurt, and but for the delay and storm it was a pleasant trip.
Construction," the Rising Sun Under the heading "Open to a Wren;
ecent issue of the Missionary Tidings, a Record of Christian-Work," publi Yokvhama, contained the following and startling assertion Christian church sends one missionary the devil sends two"! To w dent in a contemporary puts query:—** Am I to understand that of missionaries out in the East two-thirds have been sent by the devil xnd one-third by the Church Tf so, that fact may account for the incomprehensible disregard or contempt which some of our neighbours show for missionaries; in many of them perhaps they smell the devil."
The Kobe Herald records another serious the neighbourhood of Otaru, in the Huk-aide, whose homes are left desolate. It seems that a heavy snow storm burst over the central and western parte of Hokkaido on the 13th of this mouth, Otarw feeling it most severely. The night of the 12th was particularly exlm, and. numbers of boats engaged in the cod fisheries put off from Takashima mura and Shikinai, analy as 70 putting to sea, The fleet was betwoon 10" and 13 miles from the chore when the storm broke at about 7 o'clock on the morning of the 13th, and in a very little time the dense snow shut out all view of the land. A few of the boats got near ore, the cries for help having been heard by the anxious watchers vin the const, but help was impossible and nut " single crew made the spot in anfety. Tt is sup= posed that the meu fell exhausted with the cold after their long and perilous work at the sculls, Thinking that the cure would set the poate in towards Ishi Hamanaki, Zenibako, Hariusu and Asazato, many of the relatives ran thither through the driving storm, carrying food and succour, but it proved all in vain. On the afternoon of the 14th eight men reached the shore, but to the time of despatching the message no others had returned, Wrecks of five or six boats and several bodies have been found on the beach. Little hope is recovered. entertained that the missing boats will be An avalanche, attended with serious loss of life, is reported from Hida province. The Osaka Asahi states that it occurred at 5.30 o'clock on the morning of the 14th ult, and that the scene of the disaster hikawa Mine, An entire building, e table dimensions, as it contained sixteen different partitions, was crushed, and upwards of 30 men and women were killed, Fire broke out and added to the terror of the unfortunate people. Not one of the inmates escaped. Upoit receipt of the sad news at the britich mine at Tochibara, Messrs. Suwa th a squad of coylies, hurried in the hope of rescuing some of the work but the party was overtake by snow-slide on the way. and th officials lost their lives. The coolie in all—wers buried for @ time also, narrowly escaped. The hardman of Funatau town and about a hundred workmen proceeded to the place, and after much difficulty rescued all the coylies, not before some were in the last stage of exhaustion, Grants of fty yen have been nade by the Company "whi owns the me to exch of the bereaved fi have been lost ins similar way in Kamikawa and Asofu villages; and it is feared that many other losses will be reported when the weather becomes milder and communication is restored.—Kobe Herald.
'A correspondent in Sendai sends. the following lines to the Japen Mail os a linen of English composition by one of youngest pupils ut the echoul over which he presides A CANTICLE OK EULOGIUM OF MODERN JAPAN, God save the Empire of Japan May foreign foe never harm her God save that most enlightened wan, Our noble Tenshi Suwa, God save the men of knowledge wide, Of dauntless resolution, Who gave our country for ite guide Our noble Constitution, But what the thing was meant to do, And why on earth they gave it, L never meta man that kno But, anyhow, God save The following notes are from the London and China Express of the 20th January A telegram from Duluth, Minnesota, announces that Judge Nelson, of the Minnesota State Court, gave a decision on the disaster to fishermen on the Hokkaidy coast, 19th inst., declaring the Chinese Exclusion
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