ear Gedee, vsti Sapa, '7th Flagship Lancaster,
a June, 1893, I have the honour to announce to the officers and crews of the squadron that I ave this day relinquished command. by order of the Honourable Secretary of the Navy, at my own request, and have been relieved by Rear Admiral John Irwin, U.S, Navy.
In this, riy last order, I desire to thank the comninding and other officers and of the squadron for their prompt to orders, attention to duty, and readiness for any service required of them, and bespeak for my successor the same loyalty and obedience that has been shown to myself, Wishing all and each of you a pleasant cruise and.a happy meeting with families and friends, I bid you gond-bye with best ies for your success and welfare, D. B. Haisoxy, Rear Admiral, U.S, Navy, Commanding U.S, Naval Force on Asiatic Station, Consal, stating sacred and. enuld not be held respon ima-Racenna case even if the plaintiff in the name of the Government should lose it.—Mainichi Tokio, 12th June, 7.26 p.m.
The Chishima-Ravennd care was heard to-day at Ilan, Mr. Lowder explained the reason of his counter-claim of 100,000 yen, and gave the ground of his objection to the demands of the Japanese Govern-mont. The plaintiff's barristers contended that the reply of the defendant party waa groundless and that any counter-claim against Japan must be made in the Japanese Courts,—Muinic Azutna-yama has been in eruption agai and two Japanese engineers, who had be: sent by the government to report on the mountain, have been killed. The Hiogo News nays:—Aceording to official telegrams frum Fukushima Kencho to the Home Department, Azuma-san was again the scene of a great eruption at about 10.30 a.m. on t Tth instant, and Engineer Miura and Ssu Engineer Nishiyama, despatched by the Agricultural and Commercial Department, who approached the place of explosion, were illed. iki and Nishiwad students of the Imp companied them up the mountain, posi hiwada who remained behind however, had descended before the ex-
saw Engineer Miura struck on the head and ribs by the stones ejected and was disabled from walking. He immediately ran to the spot and tried to e-rry dow the Engineer on his back, but he too could not walk. A policeman and coylies were despatched to their assistance, but the tremendous scene of eruption prevented their approach; they saw Sub-Engineer Nishiyama lying on the ground, from a distance, but could not take him back. Tt was not until the morning of the 8th instant that the death of Messrs, Miura and Nishiyama was ascertained, and their remains were recovered. The two University students seem to have escaped with Tittle or no injury. By the way, the late Mr. Miura was a graduate of the Imperial University where he had studied geology as his special course. His scientific genius and taste made him prominent among hia fellow graduates. His wife, now a widow, is daughter of Governor Komaki of Nara-ken, and her cate is rendered still cadder by the fact that she is about to become a mother. The deceased will be much missed to be Consul at Canton, The Japan Daily Advertier say plaints are said to be rife among bankers of stagnation in the money market, and the vaults of all the banks are reported to be fall of money lying idle, The Hochi says that the Bank of Jupan has decided to pay no interest on money above the amount of 100,000 yen deposited by any one person, while the 16th National Bank will pay no interest on current accounts, and all the other banks have reduced in different degrees their rates of interest on deposit The savings banks alone have not lowered heir rates of interest, as, though anxious to do sv, they have hitherto. refrained through-feat of driving away their custom ers. The following are given as the rates of interest paid by the principal snyings bunko of the capital: the Tokio Savings Banke and Ube Tokai Savings Bank, 5.4 per. ceu suum; the Yokohama and the Kane savings Banks, 4.8 per cent.; the 119th National Bank, on special deposits, 4.8 per cent.; ind the Post Alice Savings Banik, 4.2 per cent, per aunum, Regarding the negotiations with the Chinese Government under the Tibet treaty, the Rangoon Gazelle states that the sole point at issue, the importation of Indian tea into Linssa territory, may be consider: ed to have been disposed of xt last, Tt haa been case of give and take, Details cannot yet ba made public, When they are re-Sealed they will show that China has shown it consideration in the matter.
"To Tea and Microbes at 4 p.m," is re & Ceylon paper, not nearly go certainly not an inviting form of invitation,
inviting as the tea and'shrimps" of the English watering places, Such was the invitation, however, recently issued by the Cullector of Aligarh, the occasion being the inoculation of all those who cated to undergo the operation with a solution of the cholera microbe. About 60 persons, European and native, underwent the operation, and afterwards viewed the fons et vigo mali through nicroseope. The second inoculation was Subsequently administered by that patticular patron of the microbe, M, Haéfkine, and the frst Cholera, soiree held at Aligarh seems to have proved x success.
The Louion and China Express of the 12th ult, says We recently noted that a batch of appointments in HLML's Consular Service in China might: shortly be expected. We believe that the following list of promotions and transfers to take place ere long will be found to be exact Mr, Byron Brenan, Consul at Tientsin,
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