CHINA AND JAPAN.

Southland Times, Issue 3331, 22 February 1879, Page 2

CHINA AND JAPAN.

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SHANGHAI, ; Deci 23,

Eecent statistics show that out of about two minion- and ahalf of tonhage"^ofyes§els trading here- England ■■_ owns cpusiderabiy more than two ! miilibns^' :?;^ ?

■ BishopL'ariquill, French Catholic Bishop , who^Had been in , China since 1853,, died a few days ago near Shanghai.; He received a magnificent funeral. '•; ?? ; BiW tj'airciough, , «she = tragedian,; , well known; >l : believe, in -the. Australian colonies, is now in Shanghai^ and v given two drainatic ;-v\yfiicli. .'; AvereV well attended.- '■:.-. ■.■'■ :.:'■:■^ : : ;;:■■ v " .[>-}/ :['"M<

At the Tentsien Hospifal Over seven thousand cases have been treated during the last two years, whilst at the Shanghai Institution "nearly 20,000 cases have been treated during the* past year. The Chinese have great faith in foreign medicines and surgery, and gladly avail themselves of advantages of these .institutions. Many persons who do not -feel much interested in Mission work subscribe to these hospitals, than which nothing is better- calculated to bring about a, good feeling between natives and foreigners. Trade amongst foreigners just bow is very dull : two of the large mercantile houses of, the settlement suspended business some'daVg dgol One has since resumed. The China Merchants' Steam Navigation Co. is endeavoring- to v get rid of some.- of its large workshops, which have proved/white elephants to them. , The affairs of this company are evidently in anything but a prosperous state, and .- some important changes in its constitution are anticipated. The ships and plant of the company formerly belonged to foreigners, and were bought about two years ' ago by Chinese, for' the purpose, as was understood, of being under native control, all the carrying trade being now chiefly in the hands of foreigners. The .result of two years' experience, however, shows considerable losses, and the company will probably be placed under foreign management.

iThe Chinese are watching .with considerable interest the progress of the war in Afghanistan, and are anxious that Russia may be drawn into it, in which case China would probably tafce steps for tlis recovery

:?pfj hep3^tfcitt;6ent^^Asia, which have ; been seizeo*, and are SttW held by Kussia. ; ;There: is; nq news of importance from Japan, except the? prospect of renewed jwithCorea^ in, consequence of the flatter couiatry irhpjQfeing a heavy tax on : Japanese. gobAsii^^/ .