The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-12-28
FOREIGN NEWS.


The steamer Australia arrived nj this port NJ
Q O'Clock Tuesday morning. 10 fourteen days from
Auckland, with dates 10 the 10th from that port.
and London cablegrams Ia the 9Th. Public
Interest, OF Course, centres In Aighanisianl Tho
following summary embraces all the news on that
point:
The House Of Lords Dec. o voted the address
bitter n short debate. Earl BeacOns1eld vlndica.
ted the object Of the war, and trusted that General
Roberts victory would be satisfactory. lie
thought the worst phase In the depression Of trade
bad passed. lie was confident regarding me
Regeneration Of Asia Minor.
The House Of Commons voted the address alter
"A long debate. Lord Harrington dIsclaimed any
intention TO oppose supplies. The Secretary Of
State Of the Indian Department denied that a
quarrel had been picked with tina Amoer. The
only object was TO secure the frontier.
The address In reply was adopted In both
Houses. December G.
IL is stated In Calcutta. Dec. G. on good authorl.
ty that Tie reply Of the Ameer was both deaant
aud insolcnt. IL IL improbable that III AAheet
will defend Candahar. IL " believed that be
possesses ~ battlions OF infantry and 70 ~reglmeuts
Of cavalry with arms Of modern pattern, ana
% guns.
Tonight Dee. c. Halifax. Ia The Lofdn and
Whitebread, 10 the Commons, gave notice Of mo-
ton eondemning the policy OF the Governments
In respect TO Aighsnistsn. A hl dlscuesion
expected. HfN. HFNH
Intelligence has been received va BOMBAY
- ~ NIEHHF - - v . ~ W ~
Roberts, force, alter a second severe engagement.
All the guns aud ammunition In the evening
fell into the hands Of the British. The Afgbans
suffered heavy loss. The victory ~ complete.
The British loss in killed and wounded IL 4 Officers
and so men.
Among other matters mentioned in The Queens
Speech at the opening OF Parliament. N that n
suitable redress will be demanded from the Ameer
at the conclusion OF hostilities. ~tTVTFHVIV
In the House OF Commons, the UDder Sscreteu
for India gave notice Of a resolution that The
expenses Of the war were 20 be charged 10 the
Indian Exchequer.
There has BEEN a general strike Of the eenmeh
in the employ OF the Australia Steam Navigation
Company at Sydney, the grievance being the
apparent determination OF The company 10 sup
plant them with Chinese sailors, who can be
obtained at less than half the wages paid %
Europeans. Some ships Of the company bad been
partially manned by Chinese before the str Ike
took place, but another arrival from China OF
more than one hundred ChiDaman for the de
clared service OF the Company, convinced she
white sailors that there was a settled plan 70
displace them with the cheaper labor, aud this
strike became general. The officers Of TIC Com
pany's ships will probably discover that In time
Of peril or great danger, they have made a serious
mistake by the change.
Dates have been received from San Francisco
up to the 9Th inst, by the brig Leo, which arrived
on Thursday morning. The following Is a sum
mary Of the news: '
AMErucA-Congress convened at Washington
on Monday, Dec. z. The Presidents Message
was received by both Houses and ordered printed.
In the Iouse. Wood Of New York criticised some
portions Of the Message after II was read, where.
upon be was rebuked by Carried, ON DE ground
that comment was unusual before printing end
reference.
A large namber Of bills were introduced In the
House on the 80. many Of them upon the subiect
of trade dollars. etc. The Chican JDNranls
Washington Special, Of Dec. G, says careful Inquify
shows that there is no probability ~ any silver
legislation whatever this session, not even re-
garding the trade dollar.
Representative Davis. of California. will inlrp.
duce "A modification Of the bill ia the hands 81
the COMMITTEES on Education and Labor. shieh
iorbids the landing Of more than fifteen Mongo-
leans from any one vessel under heavy p~snaitLea.
His plan Is 10 levy a heavy capitatIoh tax on from
City TO one hundred dollars upon every
Chinaman landed IN excess Of fifteen. the
money 10 be devoted 20 returnlng sick aud
INDECENT Cinnamon 10 their own country. lie
thinks such provisions would be much more
likely 20 meet the approval Of Congress than q
bill which plainly makes n criminal misdemeanor
Of actions on the part Of ship-owners and others
which are allowed by treaty stipulatons
The Ticonderoga sailed from Hampton RoaAs.
Va, Dec. Z. on a diplomatic missionFto Corea aud
to be good authority. that Ex-President Grant
has Leen specially invited by Secretaries Evnrts
and Thompson 10 join that ship at the mouth OF
that he has accepted the invitation. He isto be.
his diplomatic movements.
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