Japanese silk godowns and treaty talks stir Yokohama
The article notes new silk storage godowns in Sakai-cho Yokohama and reports on Japan Britain treaty terms. It describes bank financing of silk stored abroad, consular jurisdiction issues, land rights for foreigners, and coasting trade rules amid post treaty negotiations with the British.
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Messrs. Walford and Litchfield
Japan Gazette
Sakai-cho
General Post Office
Specie Bank
Yokohama
Jiyu Shimbun
Hagaki
Viscount Aoki
Japan
Foreign Office
Kobe
Nagasaki
Hakodate
Fires in Tientsin Gas Works and Match Factory Reported
In Tientsin the gas works roof burned at about 5 p.m. on May 9, with partial destruction. A nearby match factory downriver was almost completely destroyed due to lightweight materials. loss seen as delaying, not crippling. Also noted are mission reports, and river embankment breaches in Hsianhui river affecting floods, with Li Hung-chang directing repairs and employment for distressed locals.
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London Society
American Board
Goodsell
Peking
American Methodist Episcopal Mission
Chihli
Hsianhui
Wuch‘iao
Li Hung-chang
Prince Cancels Onshore Welcome for Poor Health
Reports say a sudden inflammation in Prince's wounds led his physician to resign and advise against following the original programme. The Emperor then chose to visit the Prince aboard his ship rather than meet on shore, altering the farewell plan.
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Czarewitch
Japan
Prince Bariatinsky
Czar
Russia
Kioto
Kobé
Tyko
Nagasaki Water Works Inauguration Set For May Fifteenth
The Nagasaki Water Works inauguration is fixed for May 15 with Mayor G Kitahara inviting principal native and foreign residents. The event marks a major step toward a systematic filtered water supply and potential European innovations in the region. The water will aid fire suppression with reliable pressure and may dampen even strong blazes.
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Nagasaki
G. Kitahara
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the Czarewitch
Hiogo
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Greece
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Suwayama
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China
Tientsin
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