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Show FOREIGN. CHINA AND JAPAN. San Francisco, 29. Arrived O. Jc O. company's steamer Oceanic from Hong Kong, via Yokohama. Hong Kong, September 2; Suanghai, September Sep-tember 4. There was a heavy typhoon at Cuifu on August 21st. Three European and mauy Chinese vessels were wrecked and thirty lives lost. While pressing a settlement of tho Margary case the British minister did not continue to Pekiug as first intended, but remained at Tientsin. Final acquiescence of tho Chinese in his demands was reluctantly given. All indications point to the certainty that if resistanco had been determined deter-mined on the war would have been far more desperate than ever before. Hostile preparations were more comprehensive com-prehensive than usual, and among the measures contemplated was the burning ol open ports and the general gen-eral sacrifice of Chinese property pro-perty lor the sake of inj uring foreign interests. The councils of a few high officials, strong in influence, though a minority in number num-ber averted the contest, but preparations prepara-tions are still progressing, and the attitude of China is more menacing than at any time since 1861. The terms demanded by Mr. Wade greatly increased tho ill-feeling. The claim for punishing tho murderers and indemnity in-demnity waB recognized as not ex traordinary, but the introduction of commercial demands into such a question was bitterly complained of. Yokohama, Sept. 11. -Generals Upton and Forsyth und Major Sanger, San-ger, United States army, commissioned commis-sioned to inspect the armies ot Asia and Europe, wore hospitably received by the Japanese authorities, and given all opportunities for a thorough examination. ex-amination. Their reports woro highly and unexpectedly eulogistic. |