Press and currency woes deepen in Japan’s crisis
The article details government plans to tax and regulate the press and shipping, accusing Home Ministers of censorship and local governors of overreach. It notes severe exchange-rate swings and distress in silk districts from cocoons to filatures, with warnings about a failing Japanese economy and hidden corruption. It also reports the ship Carnarvonshire, wrecked near Kobé, with no loss of life, and an imperial garden party in Tokio attended by the Imperial family and dignitaries.
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United States
Tokio
Japan
Carnarvonshire
Patrick
London
Kobé
Shinga Bay
Sumatra
Murdered Woman in Nishinomiya By Jealous Lover
An elderly Nishinomiya woman lived with a man who later killed her in his lodgings. The assassin, who confessed jealousy as the motive, forced her to accompany him and stabbed her with a sword. He then surrendered to police. The corpse was found mutilated.
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Nishinomiya
Steamship builders shine in Japan on Lake Biwa
The Hiogo News notes iron steamers built by E C Kirby and Co for Otsu to Nagahama service on Lake Biwa. The first vessel has been successfully launched, signaling progress in Japanese steamship construction.
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Japan
Hiogo News
Messrs. E. C. Kirby and Co
Otsu
Nagahama
Lake Biwa
Japanese Iron Steamer Dai Ichi Taiko maru Sets Speed Record
The Dai Ichi Taiko-maru, Japan’s first iron steamer, exceeded its 12 knot contract speed by 1.5 knots on its 23rd April trial. Built entirely in Japan, with its sister ship Dai Ni Taiko maru just launched, both vessels serve the Taiko Kaisen Kwaisha on Lake Biwa. The 160 ft by 22 ft by 11 ft 6 in steamers carry about 300 passengers and cargo, with 90 HP nominal engines delivering 480 HP, tested at 60 lbs steam, underscoring local iron shipbuilding capabilities.
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Japan
Ono Tronworks
Messrs. E. C. Kirby and Co
Taiko Kaisen Kwaisha
Lake Steamboat Company
China to threaten Korea with creditor leverage as suzerainty fades
The North China Herald argues China will press Korea with creditor power if suzerainty fails. Korea’s loan talks show only three hundred thousand dollars offered on usurious terms while China’s merchants gain control via the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company. Tong King-sing tours Europe to establish agencies for Western trade and to buy steamers for China Europe service. Saito Shinichero, a fluent English diplomat, will accompany the new American Legation in Seoul as interpreter.
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North China Herald
China
Korea
Japan Mail
China Merchants’ Steam Navigation Company
von Meillendorff
Mail
Japan
Steam Navigation Company
Tong King-sing
Europe
West
Shanghai
C.M.S.N. Co
Tong
Saito Shinichero
H.E
Tokio
Seoul
Lucius H. Foote
Saito
Mandarins Tangled in Signals and Self Inflicted Slights
A Worth China Herald dispatch reports that China’s Tsung Li Yamen recalls Minister von Brandt after a telegram dispute with Berlin over land questions. Other items note Li Hung Chang praising Shanghai police in a memorial, Pien Pao ti’s humiliation over a soiled New Year congratulatory envelope, and a banned visitor banished from Peking for leaving a visiting card and unclear business.
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Worth China Herald
Tsung Li Yamen
von Brandt
Swatow
Yamen
H. E. Li Féng Pao
Foreign Office
Berlin
Herr von Brandt
Shanghai
Li Hung Chang
Chihli
Peking
Pien Pao-ti
Chiien
Imperial Ecree
Public Improvements Surge In Tientsin This Spring
The North China Herald correspondent notes an unusually active spring in Tientsin with extensive plans and projects for public works and urban development at the port.
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North China Herald
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