The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-11-05
FOREIGN SUMMARY.

United States and the Colonial Government of
New Zealand. establishing an exchange of cores
pondence between the two countries, by means of
a direct line of colonial mail packets. plying be-
tween San Francisco and New Zealand, as well as
by such other means of direct mail steamship
transportation as shall hereafter be established.
with the approval of the respective postal depart
ments of the two countries.
This convention will be carried into operation
December 3lst, 1870. aud establishes international
postage of twelve cents per each single rate of
half ounce or fraction thereof, prepayment of
which is compulsory, and letters so prepaid in one
country are TO be delivered free OF all Charges In
the other. Letters posted unpaid, or prepaid any
amount less than one full single rate of postage,
cannot be forW aTded bHt insuficiently paid let
tiers. on which a single rate or more has been pre-
paid. will be forwarded charged with the deficient
postage for collection on delivery.
Each country is TO collect its own postage only
on printed matter of all kinds whether sent or
received, at the following rates, viz: United
States postage on newspapers, two cents each, and
on all other articles of printed matter four cents
! per each weight OF four ounces or fraction thereof,
whether sent or received.
The New Zealand postage on newspapers and
other articles ct printed matter sent or received
from the United States. is the same as charged for
domestic postage by the laws and regulations of
that Colony.
Provision is made for the transportation through
the United States. as well as for conveyance by
United States mail packets. of correspondence
inclosed in mails which the New Zealand Post
Office may desire to transmit by way Of the United
States TO British Columbia, the British North
American Provinces, West Indies, Mexico, Central
and South America provided that prepaid letters
from foreign countries received in and forwarded
from the United States to New Zealand shall be
delivered in said Colony free of all charges what
ever. and that letters received in New Zealand
from the United States, addressed to New South
Wales or Australia, will be forwarded TO their des-
tinatiOn subject to the same conditions as are
applicable to correspondence originating in New
Zealand and addressed to those Colonies. New
York. Boston and San Francisco are offices of
exchange on the side of the United States for all
mails forwarded to or received from New Zealand.
Under the provisions or this convention, the mail
packets of the Colonial line plying between San
Francisco and New Zealand will make their de-
parture regularly from San Francisco on the 10th
of each month.
The report adopted by the Colonial Legislature
in regard to San Francisco mail service is thus
given
l Seeing that neither of the Australian colonies
has become a party to the San Francisco Steam
and that New Zealand has been left sim
gle-handed to initiate the line. the committee is of
the opinion that, in the future conduct of the SER
vice. the Colony should look at its own interests
exclusively with which view it is expedient that
the steamers arriving at Auckland from Honolulu
should proceed to Port Chalmers instead of Sgd
ney, calling again at Auckland on the return
voyage to Honolulu-2. The committee is of
opinion that the time to be allowed between Auck-
land and Port Chalmers, inclusive of stoppages at
Wellington and Lyttelton. shall not exceed 100
That with a view to carry the foregoing
into effect, the Government be empowered
TO Increase the present San Francisco Mail Subsidy
so that 1t should not exceed e40.000 Il year,.
That the Government shall not contract to make
such payment for longer than three years without
the ratification of the General Assembly of New
and snch payment shall be inclusive of
any contribution paid to New Zealand by the Col
Onies of Australia and by Tasmania.
The Victoria Post Office authorities are charging
is. for a newspaper and Is. for a half OF. letter
brought by the mail steamers from California. The
result of this arrangement has been to prevent
many people taking their letters or newspapers.
rom one firm the sum of el9 was demanded.
COoIie InsurrectiOn in Peru.
The Herdid's Lima letter. dated September l4th
ives the annexed details of the coolie insurreetion ]
n the valley of Supe. $50 miles from Lima. On
he plantation OF Patiollea A Gulpor. nearly l.200
;hinese were employed. and on the neighboring
states there were more than 1000 of the coolies. A.,
several months since symptoms of dissatisfaction I
noticed among these labOrers, but the over
and owners trusting to their authority and
over paid but little attention to their manifesto
ions. Unfortunately no precautions were taken
gainst surprise and the Chinese left in TRANQUILITY
able to mature their plans. An agent of the
state had arrived from Lima with a large sum,
estined for paying the laboreIs and the purchase =
( cotton from the surrounding plantations.
While this person with the overseers, a physician
nd several other employees were at supper on the :
light of the 4th, the dining room doors were sud-
emily broken open, and a crowd of nearly 200
oolies, armed with stakes and every imaginable
Ieapon, burst in upon the whites. In less than is \
equired to relate il, the Chinese had murdered all u
heir victims save one, who being grievously
'ounded, fell under the table and was thought
cad. After sacking the house and securing the
and rifles on hand, the insurgents pro- T
eeded to the adjoining hacienda of GOlpeia and :
epeated the same barbarities. Not satisfied with
llllng the whites they encountered, the most re-
biting atrocities were practiced on their bodies.
nd delicate women and children were subjected
shameful and cruel torture. The number of the
hinese now amounted to LOO, and their move
tents appear to have been directed with some de-
rec OF intelligence by one whom they seemed tn ~
ave had as their chief. :
Having secured all the money and valuables to
found on the estate, a large game was anticipa-
in the sacking of the little village of Barranea.
the owner of an estate which Law on the
1ad to that village was notified by a friendly coolie n
the approach and design of the marauders, and L
lstily placing his wife and family in the chapel
elonglng to the plantation, he with another friend
barred the door and received the advane-
g column with the fire of their rifles. The Chi
'se were vigorous in their attack. but mac
lstomed to the use Of firearms, they fell easily
efore the defenders OF the church. In less than a
20 hours these two brave men had killed and
more than sixty of their assailants. So
indeed, had become the attempts of the
tier, that a retreat was determined upon and ac- e.
'mpIished. y
The design to sack the town having become =
lown, the inhabitants had time to make some D
ght preparations for defense. Works were erected II
the entrance of the village, and forty men well
med were posted behind it to resist the assaults.
a short time the Chinese, reinforced to the num- r
- u wv oPpCoiSu III lTOub anu actually sent
e leader to parley with the defenders regarding
rrender. He bad hardly opened his mouth when
rife ball put an end to his sentence.
Onlnese, goaded to madness threw themselves :
ION the barricade. The fight for a moment was n
nd to hand the whites suffered severely under
e knives and weapons OF the assailants. Soon.
wever, the power OF gunpowder began to assert
and the coolies retreated and appeared de- =
'erating. upon their future movements. At this
nctnre the defenders OF the church, having placed Q
family In a place Of safety, and found several -
appeared in the rear and commenced
ca a vigorous fire upon them that in a short time
order was forgotten and the insurgents were in
adlong fright. n
. telegram was sent to Lima and on the morn =
OF the sth the Project with 200 soldiers arrived sr
the scene. The Chinese had dispersed to the cat
and the soldiers after securing the few
10 could be found, started in pursuit on a forced =
rem Inc results of this terrible tragedy are
" murdered among the whites and nearly three
ndred Chinese killed. But the crops were de-
Dyed and the coolies seeking refuge in the hills.
inning In bands and devastating the Unprotected
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