The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1874-06-24
Foreign News.

LONDON, May 27th.-The latest dispatches from
the famine-sricken district in British India, state
that great suferings still prevails among the natives.
Over 275O.OOO people are receiving relief from the
Government.
LONDON, Mgy 27th-It now appears that the Rus
sian Grand Duke Constantine's son Nicholas gave
the diamonds belonging to his mother to Miss Peni1,
or Phoenix beautiful American. The circumstances
of the theft, together with the fact that he had de-
posted large sums of money with his bankers to
make provisions he says against the necessities Of
old age, lead to the belief that he is insane.
France.
The NEW FRESoH PRENIER-The latest dispatches
from Paris announce that General de Cissey has
formed a Cabinet, the General himself taking q
portfolio Minister of War. General Cissey held
the same Office under the Government of dc Brogle,
SO that it is not surprising that his appointment
Premier is creating sensation in Paris. The
French Premier is a Partisan by birth, having been
in Paris in 1872. He belongs, however, to an old
Burgundy family. He passed through the military
school at St. Cyr, and decorated with the Legion
of Honor for bravery in Africa. He was a promi-
nent general in the late war, and Theirs commun-
Gated with him when the military law for France
was under discussion in the Assembly.
British Rule In Fill.
1t appears from a telegram received from Melbourne
via London that the proposal to transfer the Govern
ment of the FIJI Islands to the British Crown has
been contaminated. Thus, an important commercial
station in the South Pacific comes into the possession
of Great Britain, which it may be expected will be
utilized in the promotion Of British interests among
the various groups ofands in the South Seas Great
Britain has adopted its Indian plan in pensOning of
the native chiefs and rulers, and guaranteeing to
them their landed inhertances. No doubt beyond
the loss of power, King Thokombau and his native
chietains viii be pecunary better of under the
order Of things, and may become gentlemen Of elegant
leisure. In New Zealand where a similar policy was
followed the Maori chiefs among the wealthiest
men in the islands, save and except those who have
given themselves up to dissipation. 1t is said that
Great Britain is looking with longing eyes nOrthward
of FIJI, and would not object to entering into pos
session of the Hawaiian Islands upon similar terms,
if impeled from that direction through fear of
giving substantial ground for oense at Washington.
But it is the tendency Of power to aggregate, the
reasons which have led the British Government
to the rule of the FIJI may and possibly will
be used with respect the other groups Of islands in
the Pacific Ocean. Nearly the whole of them fer
tile and offer the same inducements for settlement
as did the Fits to the Australian colonists. The
transition from government with a native king as
the nominal head, controlled by white adventurers
to regular appanage of the British Crown will be as
easy and simple among the other groups, as it has
been at Fiji. While the problem of protectorate
over the Navigator Islands a treaty of reciprocity
with Hawaii is pigeOn-holed at Washington, the
American people may wake up fine morning to
ind that Great Britain has secured footing in all
he Islands of the Pacific.-S f. Bulletin.