The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-10-12
FOREIGN NEWS.


BY the arrival q shc T.. NJ s s. .ausirafia. on
Monday evening. We arc Ia receipt Of san Fapcisc-
papers 10 the 30th ult. aud London ~telcrrams TO che
10Th. The most important item u n0vp IL the sP-
parcnuy impending war beiEccn the British East
Indian Government and the Amer Of Afghanistan.
which. il was currently believed 10 England. has
bccn melted BY Russian Influence. UsquostonAbiy
the British Government, will feel itself bound 70
avonge The insas, offered by the Amer In refusing 10
permit lie sny6y 10 enter bis dominious. especially
too that thc presence u n Russian Embassy a hs
Court shows that IL l. not againE, EurOponnsi In gene
raj. bu, AgAins, the Euglisb 10 particular. that bis
hostility Is directed.
Afghanistan AZ Alimugjcd refused 90 allow the Brit
ish missicn % Cabal. 20 x through the Khyber
Pass. and crowned the hights which commanded the
Pass with his followers. After a three hours inter
view with the officer. In which he warned him that
his act would be regarded As the oct sf the Amer
himself. Major Cavagnari. commanding the adj
vance escort 81 the mission. returned 10 Jamrood.
and the mission has Withdrawn 90 Pcshuwar.
LONDON. Sept IA special from Calcutta says
The main body Of the mission 20 Cabul had pmoecded
as far as JAmrood. It's return thence was telegraph
ically ordered by the Nioeroy. Tho Mission wtll now
be withdrawn. IL is fully recognized that the Amecr
Of AfghAnistAn Is merely the PuPPet Of Russia The
question will consequently cease 20 be treated from
an Indian standpoint and becomes = very serious
problem q English politics. The Immediate object
ofthe Niceroy Is 90 make Il clearly understood that be
has no quarrel with The Afghapisian people. and 10
win over all the border tribes. Major Cayaguari re-
peaiedly warned the AfghGnistan officer that the
Ameer would be held responsible. The omcer. In
presence Of two Indian princes attached 10 tho mis-
sion. expressed his u~naiehing determination 20 forci-
bly, resist the passage Of the mission. There 10 not
shadow Of doubt he Us acting under fall instructions
from the Amer. as tive Of the Amcer's responsible
officers, who are also believed TO be la direct COM
munication with the Russian Embassy. recently
arrived at Alimusjid. The Russian Envoy is s,ll
residing at Cabul.
LoNpoy. Sept. ga Calcutta dispatch states
that orders have been received 10 concentrate troops
towards the frontier. with a view Of early o~peru,Ione
IL necessary. IL IL scmi-ofhcially announced that
the Ameer Of Cabul has allowed three letters FROM
the Viceroy Of India 10 remain Unanswered.
A Bombay dispatch says No attempt win ~
made to induce the Amer 60 receive the British
Envoy. The mission is already broken up. General
Sir Neville Chamberlain has left for Madras. Fight
thousand men viii start In a few days 20 atfnnnihsn
the force at Quettah. IL 10 considered certain that n
move will be made thence on Candahar. which
would cut Communication between Cabul and Herat.
simultaneously with this movement, six thousand
men will enter Afganistan by Kooram Valley. whilst
a third column will traverse the khyber pass. II 10
estimated that there will be plenty 81 time for these
operations before snow falls.
81. PETERSBURG, Sept. 2S.-Iti IL ohieiaily depied
that Russia had anything 90 do with the Ameer's
rejection Of the British mission. IL IL stated In
official quarters that the conjectures Of the English
press TO that effect are merely the outcome Of an
tagonism existing during the late war. when u was
admitted, In consequence Of reports TINT England
was attempting 10 create difficulties In bokhara aud
elsewhere, that Russia took various measures and
contemplated several expeditions 20 reconnoltcr terri
tories, which, however, were counternanded a. tbs
first sign Of the Congress iesulting In pence III
LONDON. Sept 3o-Teegraphio dispatches FROM
India leave little room for hopo uhat the Afghan
difficulty will be arranged poaceably. The govern
ment 10 Fastening on military preparations Troops
are being collected from all sides and sent 10 various
points on the northwest frontier Of India,
CAssEL, Sept. I7.-Emperor William appeared on
horseback to-day for the first time since he received
his wounds.
BRUSSELS, Sept. 21.-The printer Of a pamphlet
libeling the Emperor Of Germany has been sentenced
to eighteen months Imprisonment and 500 hne,
and the author IN contumacy 10 Eve years aud
$500 fine.
PARIS. Sept. 22.-The Rspublique FraHcaise. In
an article on the unsettled state " Europe. advises
France not TO enter into any engagements. IL says
the perilous times are not yet over. and still less the
era Of alluring offers. The article IL regarded asa
reply TO the revived rumor that England
France 10 take possession Of Tunis.
ROME, Sept. 2A.-It In stated that the Pope has
again written Emperor William cOngratulating him
ON his restoration 20 health and wishing him a long
and happy life, but no mention IL made Ia the letter
- ~ fAb
PARIS, Sept. 27.-The international Pence Con-
gress has passed resolutions recommending the get.
Element Of disputes between nations by arbitration
aud declaring war 10 be brigaDdage.
BUCHAREST, Sept. 2z-The Roumenian Chambers
met in special session to-day. The message Of
Prince Charles advises the maintenance Of q digni-
fed attitude relative TO Bossarabia, In tho hope that
that territory may eventually be restored by the
more ciearly-informed justice Of Europe.
LONDON. Sept. 27.-A Telegram from CONSTANT
nople says: The British feet will come 10 Constan.
tinople on Saturday TO salute the sultan before With
drawing 10 0riakL NNWHN
IL is asserted that Musurus Pasha. the Turkish
Ambassador 10 England. has intimated 10 the Grand
Council that English financial aid might be hoped
for.
A correspondent at Constantinoplc states that the
project OF the treaty proposed by Russia ior enforo-
ing those portions Of the treaty of San bicfano
which were not a~brogated by the Berlin Congress
fixes the amount Of war indemnify 10 be paid by
exclusive Of territorial cossions, nt 10000
900 francs. 'iIfN| NIIt
VENICE. Sept. 20.-Genoral Jovanovich telegrapl~-
that after n hye-days violent bombardment, Klobuk
the last refuge Of the Herzegovina insurgents.
having made n brave defence. The
destruction Of the fortified rock was Immediately
commenced. The Austrian loss was trihing.
NAPLES. Sept. 25.-The volcanic activity Of Vesu-
vius continues 20 increase. The crest Of the cone
has given way and d new cone IL forming.