'The Nippon Yusen Kaisha' new Enuropeay Liner Kawa Maru ix expected to.serive here on the 5th proximo and will leave Shanghai for Europe on the 7th idem. The new steamer is one of six 9,000-ton boats which are being built to the order of the Company at the Nagasaki Dockyard. She is a twin-crew, 465 feet length, with 56 feet beam. and has a speed of sixteen knots. A special feature of the vessel are the suites de luze and single-berth cabins, which are handsomely fitted and probably: superior to those of any other vessel engaged in Eastern trade. The staterooms are spacious. and fitted with the Istest modern improvements, including electric fans for sommer, and electric heaters for regulating the temperature "in. winter. ie sere bal an Creiag rooms are situated: on the promenade deck and are most attractively furnished tad. upbolstered. The smoking room, which is at the after end of the same deck, is panelled with Flemish oak and has altho amount is 8,400,000 yen, and the stucco ceiling. On the: top: deck is an period of repayment. will be extended to exceptionally wide promenade for the October 14, the rate of interest. being use of the passengers, with ample rooms one sen 8 rin daily. This works out at for deck games to be played. The main about 7 per cent, whereas the most diving-room, which is panelled with quartered oak, is on the saloon deck and charging at 9} per cent. for acfeee cohen ttn now said to be has seating accommodation for 100 commodation on good security. people. When the Kamo Maru arrives Tue " Asahi" has received the fol-at Shanghai she will be open for public lowing telegram from Taipeb, For-inspection and the Company extend an moss:—A number of detectives of high open invitation to all friends in Shang-standing in the employ of the Formosan Government have just returned from Ture week "The Enstern Sketch Fokien, whither they hed proceeded to and "The Bund" are very good secure the arrest of counterfeiters of numbers; the former continues " Outline Japanese silver coins. Since last year, Drawing" with success and introduces there has been great inflex of spurious "The Directoire" to the Far East.
Japanese silver money into the island HLH. also gives another of his capital from the Chinese coast, with the resalt series of polo players, "The Bund" is more artistic in ite illustrations tha that the financial—has been greatly disturbed. Some time ago, it usual, The " Lady Editor" is q was discovered. that the calprita were an "Ideal," and the letterpress is varied Chinese residing at Fukien, and officials and interesting. of the Formosan Police thereupon pro-'Tne "Kobe Herald" is informed ceeded to Amoy and consulted the Taotai that Mr. Jobo H. Snodgrass has been as to the arrest of thecoiners. They then appointed American Consul at. Kobe. went to Foochow, where the Viceroy Mr. Snodgrass is t present Consul at consented to place troops at their dis-Pretoria. The date of his arrival ig} Posal.
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Tux "Japan Herald" states that on July 18 a very pretty wedding tack place at the residence of Mrs. Eagling, "The Laurels," No. 43, Bluff, Yoko-hams, the contracting parties being Mr. Irving Briggs Dexter, an auditor in the U. 8. Government service at Uoilo, Philippine Islaods, and Miss Mary Masson, of Trondhjem, Norway, who arrived in Yokohama from the States the previous day by the P.
A Toxio message states that owing to the curtailment of the expenditare of the Japanese Communications Department the. authorities concerned have work st Nagano and Kanavawa and the poned the extension of the railway
establishment'of the proposed big work in Kinsha, The projected works at Gapporo, Taschizaki, and Haniamateu, will, however, be contracted, and the extension of the works at Omiya and Takatori will be proceeded with Tw exact figures of the application for repayment of the first Japanese Domestic War Loan are now known, There have been four instalments up to the present, and they have resulted as follow:—Applications under the Discount system.
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