The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-07-24
FROM AUSTRALIA.


The A. : n Co.'s 3 3 .udkado arrived at this
( port yesterday morning. ~ days and 10 hours hOm
sydney via Auckland "a day 10 adsanoe q time.
We are indebted 10 Parser Graham sE - e ls.ss'
dates.
The most important item Of iniclligence by his
arrival Is the announcement that the ooutrAa kr
carrying the British sod American mails between
San Francisco and The Colonies had been arardcl Ia
London 10 a Combination. o~ousisung q the Pacific
Mail Company and two Scottish shiPowbsrs Tho
particulars viii be found elsewhere IN ,o-day's paper.
We notice Hawaiian sugars. ~"lghts.' 9usSed al
Auckland AZ E2CnE2S.
A Joint arrangement has been made hetwcca New
South Wales AHA New ZEALAND for the construction
Of n telegraph Fable to connect the latter colony 'glth
the mainland o. Austrnlia.
BY this arrival We have tslegraphio nevs from
Europe to July LIST. eleven days later than cur last
sdviees via San Francisco. AZ follows;
June 27.-The details Of the inuneations eaatei
by the Overlooking q tho Garuuno are heartrebdlnE
Two hundred and fifteen c0rpscs have been found.
aud destruction Of property has been Immense.
Twenty thousand people have been rendered les
tituie.
Marshal MAeMabOn has gone 10 Toulouse to afford
succour.
June sO.-The Emperor Francis Joseph Of Aus
tria, and the emperor Alexander % Russia met In
Bohemia.
The disastrous tnnndations IN france extended o.
several departments In the South. The National
Assembly voted two million francs for the relief Of
the sufferers.
The German Court Of Appeal has convicted Count
Arnin on the charge Of unlawfally removing atAtr
documents. and be has been sentenced 90 nine
months Imprisonment.
July The Cape Cabinet ohjccted 10 consider
the suggestions in the dispatch OF the Earl Of Car
nArvon relative 10 the federation 81 the colonies aud
form states Of South Africa, on the ground that the
suggestions are premature. The votes upon the
question were SIX 10 four.
The Americans won the rife match against the
Irish by thirty-eight points.
contract Awarded for the Australian Line.
The following from the Auckland IN. ~ H1aid
of July s. gives the particulars Of all that IL at
present TO be said about the contract Tor carrying
the mails between San Francisco aud the Colonies Of
Australia. The omission Of Honolulu an q way port
in the following account. is an evident mistake, NJ
the Sydney papers Of the "a distinctly mention
Honolulu
by cable message we have been advised Of the
completion Of a contract with the Pacific NJ. 4. n.
Company, and John Elder, Of Glasgow. and Mr..
Macgregor, Of Leith, Jointly md severally," Tor
the conveyance Of the English aud American mails
between San Francisco and New Zealand and New
South Wales. The c~ablegram briefly recitcs the terms
Of the contract to be as follows -" Term, eight
years.; each colony paying half; speed. III knots,
subsidy. 8 1850. The service begins In November
next, from Sydney and Port Chalmers. and coniinuee
once every four weeks. Boats for San Francisco sail
from Port Chalmers. and the boats from San Fran
cisco through to Sydney. connecting Mt FIJI Tho
boat from Sydney TO FIJI meets the boat from San
Francisco, and carries the mails 20 the New Zealand
ports; this boat then being the next through boat
from Port Chalmers TO San Francisco. returning
thence to Sydney, and so on. Elder supplies two new
ships. and the American company three new ships.
all upwards Of $500 tons. and Of iron. The contract
forwarded by the outgoing mail requires conhrma-
lion of the preeant aeaNiOn of Paflinuput.N Before
the contract is agreed 10 by the New Zealand Parlia.
ment considerable discussion will probably ensue.
There are three classes Of ~obJectons reisod 10 the
service aud It's terms. First, there are those who
down the coast, and interfering with the Inter-pro-
vincial. trade Of locally-owned boats. thus incurring
the expense Of paying the mail boats not only 10 In
terfere with their passenger trade. but TO undertake
the distribution Of the mails. a service which could
be more efficiently and much more oheaply perform
ed by an Inter provincial steam line company, Fec
ondly, there are those who object 10 the route chosen
That at present taken by the A. :. n. Company IL by
them deemed 20 be not only cheaper bat the least
cumbersome and the most conducive 10 the coDven-
fence and comfort Of passengers. Failing that. they
would prefer 20 have the boats run upon the priDci-
pie Of the " forked " service observed by the Webb
line. Thirdly, there are those who possess n strong
prejudice against American mail contractors. expert
ence leading them 20 fear that some trouble will sure
TO arise, and that II II does here is little chance Of
pecuniary redress. by those who raise this objection
Il was hoped that 20 either an En- gsh or q colonial
company would the service have been given. We
might add, rs n " lastly" that there are q few who
think that all our wants would be met by q coDjunc-
ton with Victoria and the SueI mail service. This
latter class, however. IL not very large nor demon
strative. Ii Is now generally conceded that the route
via San Francisco IL our natural highway for malls
and rassengers. and the desire 10 still NJ strong M
ever, Notwithstanding all our troubles with con-
Tractors and their boats, that n permanent and ell
Cont line shall be established. What the Sydney
people think Of the matter we have not yet heard.
IL is. however, probable the lowest tender, M sent
in. will be agreed upon. Then may possibly arise
this difficulty that the New South Wales Parlia.
ment msy be willing 10 agree 10 one thing, and that
the New Zealand Parliament may wish 10 arrive al n
different conclusion. Should such n confrefemps
occur, much Inconvenience would ensue, and a con.
siderable amount Of time would be lost In SETTLING
the difficulty. AZ, however, the New South Wales
Parliament is now In session, and win have discussed
and decided, probably, upon their course " action
before our Legislative body meets, II will doubtless
be the desire OF the New Zealand Parliament 20
stretch q point. In order that On amicable UNDER
standing may be arrived at and uniform terms
agreed upon. The great stumbling-block la the dis
cussion viii be the acceptance OF an American con-
tract; but, should satisfactory information be re-
ceiyed from Mr.. Thomas Russell Of the bona fdss Of
the contractors, this prejudice will no doubt be over
come. Our American friends can scarcely blame US
for the existence Of such q prejudice; that II does 90
Is entirely due 10 the conduct Of their own business
representatives. As we have before observed, Amer
steamship owners have a right TO look upon this
route az peculiarly their own; and II We can only be
assured that they will undertake the work In q fair
spirit and with an honest intention 10 carry out the
offered them, none will be more gratiGsd
than ourselves 10 Join In q commercial relationship
with them. We shall only be too s!-s, upon such
70 see n little more Of the stars and
stripes - In our waters.