Diplomatic talents and society events in Japan and abroad
Reports of a May 2 ball at the German Legation contrasted with cordial receptions for ships from Hong Kong in Japan. Notes on a farewell to Mr. Oki Morikata, end of Diet session, Nippon gaku Kwai concert, and music education progress. Financials cover currency in circulation and bank notes. Racing days under royal presence, Japan Railway Company dividend, Mito Railway debate, Sapporo Sugar subsidies, and forged share certificates. Silk trade cautions, and Nagasaki commodity market updates on kerosene, tea, tobacco, camphor, rice, and coal stocks.
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H.E
Hiyeo
Hong Kong
Japan
Shinagawa
Oki Morikata
Tokio Club
Kaneko Kentaro
Reginald Fras
D. Palgrave
C.B
House of Commons
Kaneko
Palgrave
Imperial School of Music
The
Japan Railway Company
Narabara
Mito
Sapporo Sugar Company
Hokkaido
Imperial Property
Ito ‘Sukeyuki
Kimura Masajiro
Yokohama
Boyeki Shimbun
Nippon Yusen Kaisa Reform Plan Reported
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha plans major reforms with President’s proposal to Count Goto for approval. The plan cuts salaries of the President, Vice-President, and Managers by 25 percent, fires several officials, and replaces foreign managers at Yokohama Kobé Nagasaki and Shanghai with Japanese leadership along with other retrenchments.
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Nippon Yusen Keisha
Goto
Yokohama
Kobé
Nagasaki
Shanghai
Hiogo News Reports Surplus and Naval Spending Debate
The Hiogo News notes a 6 500 000 yen surplus prompting ministerial debate over spending. Proposed uses include national defense and river dyking versus prison repairs. A sea racing accident near Shimonoseki caused three deaths and many injuries when a steampipe burst after a collision.
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Hiogo
Yamagata
Home Department
Daisan Kouiya-maru
Kyodogami
Shimonoseki
Mitajiri
Inagawa-maru
Ozaka Shosen Kaisha
Takeshima
England
von Krencki
Yokohama
Schmidt-Leda
Kobe
Zander
Moji
Imperial Decree fields reform as officials shift in China
An imperial decree allows Liu Ming chuan to retire as Governor of Formosa and as Assistant Director of the Board of Admiralty in Peking. The report notes quieting activity at the French Legation, diverse legation conduct, and a rumored loan bid by Mandl and Co. for a 30 million tael railway. Races close in Tientsin with forty two ponies entered and a permanent Church of England service approved. Rumors of a railway extension to Peking circulate amid mercantile support and officials backing Mandl and Co.
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H.E. Liu Ming-chuan
Formosa
Board of Admiralty
Peking
É&C
Joseph van Haas
Shanghai
H. Mandl
Tungchow
Messrs
H. Mandl and Co. Filed With His Excellency Li Hung-chang
Vienna
Haas
Messrs. Mandl and Co
von Brandt
Tientsin
Church of England
W. Brereton
H.B.M
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