EASTERN NEWS.
Thursday Island, Oct. 3, A steamer which arrived to-day brings Chinese news to the 16'h Sept. The exclusion of Chinese from Australia is still a topic of interest. The native leading papers have again and again indignantly protested against the action of the Australian Governments, and a strong native party is making the most of the opportunity to poison the minds of the natives against all foreigners, Severe floods, equalling those of the years 1886 and 18b7, have devastated several districts, and groat misery prevails. i'he rivers at Nankin and Pekin broke through their embankments, and flooded a large extent of country. Another fearful catastrophe
occurred on August 13th in the Foki-rn province when inches of rain fell between night and morning, and an immense body of water came suddenly from the hills and swept awny about twenty villages. It is estimated Ilia! 10.000 lives were lost in the floods. Several high officials have been degraded for negligence and dihitorinoss in repairing breaches made by floods in the Yellow River some lime ago. A scheme for rebuilding the city of Fokin (Yeddo), the, capital of Japan and the residence of the Emperor, and making it a new city emblem-die of modern progress, has been officially sanctioned.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1799, 6 October 1888, Page 1
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208EASTERN NEWS. Temuka Leader, Issue 1799, 6 October 1888, Page 1
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