China and Japan

Auckland Star, Volume x, Issue 2781, 2 April 1879, Page 3

China and Japan

A CHINESE AMBASSADOR.

SHANGHAI, February 7.

His Excellency Sir Shie Leling, late Minister from China to Berlin, has just returned to Shanghai on his way to Pckin. The Ambassador has returned with very anti-foreign views :iud feelings, ullirming that China in matters of true civilization is in advance of western countries.

A serious lire has occurred a1! Shanghai by which the largo stores of Messrs Little and Co., the Inspectors and Commission agents were completely destroyed. THE FAMINR

The famine in the North of China is not over yet. Fearful accounts of suil'eriug continue to be received from famine districts, and several foreigners have golio to help. The total amounts received in aid of the distressed, amounts to ±'39,000, of which £25,000 remains iv hand. The committee of the liulief Fund iv the report speak of the contributions received from Melbourne and Adelaide as very liberal. FLOODS AND LOSS OF LIFE. The drought in Shantung has been succeeded by tluuds, which have destroyed a largo amount of property, in many cases sweeping away whole villages. The loss of life from this cause has been dreadful. WIiKCK OF A BRITISH BAIH2UE. The British barque Limau has been lost on the rocks near the outer harbour of Amoy.

It has been resolved to establish a woollen manufactory under the Government direction iv uorlh-WOst Chins*. Some Chinese merchants are also about to establish a cotton mill at Shanghai. An attempt is also to bo made to tan Chinese hides, which arc now exported iv considerable quantities.

WRECK.—TWENTY-ONE LIVES

LOST. Particulars are to hund of the loss of the British barque Star Queen, while on her way from Shanghai to Mugasaki, off the Coast of Goto, Japan. It appears that the Captain was killed by a falling mast, and twenty of the crew lost. The survivors were kindly treated by natives of Goto. At Chufoo, there has beeu several wrecks lately, and many lives lost, some by drowning, but more from the intense severity of the frosts.

THE KEVOLT.-500 KILLED. A severe engagement has taken place iv Heiuau between tlie Imperial troops and the Uakkas, who have revolted. The Imperialists were utterly defeated with a loss of live mandarins and 500 soldiers. DESPEKATK SMUGGLKKB. During an engagement with 3 salt smugglers junks near Macac, G. It. Darke, quarter-master on a Chinese revenue cruiser was shot dead by smugglers.