The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-04-26
THE PACIFIC
Commercial AoOertlsrt
SATURDAY,, APRIL >
LATE NEWS.

compile the kilograms Of interest.
WASHINGTON, March 31-Tbe problem of Chinese
immigration will not te solved until the American
Minister returns to China. The Chinese Legation IS
not empowered to arrange any modification Of the
Burlingame treaty, looking towards the restriction OF
Chinese immigration. All that the Legation can do Is
TO represent 70 the Chinese Government the wishes
Of the United States in the matter.
LONDON, April 2.-The TelegTdph's ST. Petersburg
correspondent asserts that be has been informed upon
Trustworthy authority that Russia is substituting
Yakoob Khan, and is preparing for a diversion IN
his favor.
A second item Of intelligence is to The effect that
the tribe Of Afridis recently captured on the road
from PeshaWer to Jellalabad 700 English soldiers,
who we're rapsomed for $4,000 by the Viceroy.
The Afridis occupy territory south OF hhyber Pass,
the centre Of their district being only % miles from
PeshaBer. The Governor Of Samarcand also an
nounced to General Kaufman that Yakoob Khan is
about 10 send q fresh Embassy to Tashkend.
LONDON, April IA dispatch from Bavaria says
that the Italian Government recently received an
anonymous letter giving warning that an attempt
would be made TO assassinate Queen Victoria between
the frontier and Turin. 1t was believed that the sole
object of the writer was to embarrass the Govern
ment, but every precau;ion was taken to insure the
Queens safety.
LoSDos, April A special supplement 10 the
London Gd=stte has been issued containing q dis
patch from Lord Chelmsford, inclosing a report dated
March LIST from the Border Agent at Umvoti, to the
eject that messengers from King Cetewayo had ar
rived there. Cetewayo asks the missionary Bishop
to explain that he did not desire war, and was send
ing the persons whose surrender had been demanded
by the British, to be delivered to the General at
Rorke's Drift, when his messengers and pickets were
fred on and q battle unpremeditatedly occurred. The
Zulu General who permitted the battle to occur is
now in disgrace. Cetewsyo now asks a resumption
of negotiations with a view TO q permanent settle
ment of all contested questions. The messengers, in
reply to questions, stated that the Zulu army had
dispersed to their homes.
NEW YORK, April 4-The Herald has a letter
from Shanghai Of February 2lst, saying that the
Government is interested in establishing wooden and
cotton manufactures, and that there is determination
to extinguish foreign trade.
AT the Cabinet meeting to-day Secretary Esarts
called attention to Information received from Samoa
as to q threatened outbreak. One of the vessels on
the South Pacific station will be sent there to protect
American residents. The Secretary of State also
stated that be had information from one of the re-
mote South Sea Islands, Tapatiuea, on the Gilbert
group, that on account of revolts and instructions,
residents are in danger Of their lives, and had called
on the United States for protection. Objection was
made to sending q United States vessel to the Island,
because the disturbance was a local one only. 1t
was agreed, however, that humanity demanded that
protection should be given by the United States.
The vessel which will visit Samoa will proceed from
there to the protection of residents of the revolution
airy island.
1t was stated yesterday that q new contract be-
tween the Pacific Mail and the Panama Railroad had
been agreed upon, and that the said agreement is
highly favorable to the Pacific Mail. 1t is reported
that the Pacific Railroad has decided TO sell excur-
sion tickets from New York to San Francisco and re-
turn next June for $50. 1t was thought that many
thousands would be sold TO those who propose to well
come Grant on his return.
The Tribune says: The dispute between Chile
and Bolivia, in regard TO the coniscatiOn of certain
nitrate works owned by a Chilean company, has as
eumed grave proportions, inasmuch as Peru has con-
cluded an alliance with Bolivia and both nations
have declared war against Chile. Being now consid-
erably over-matched, Chile cannot do better than
come to terms with the allies.
CAIRO, April 4--The report of the Englishman sent
/ by Rivera MileOu to INQUIRE into the famine in UpDer
Egypt shows, by statistics. that 1O, 900 thousand per-
sons have died, by starvation alone, In Girgeh, kena
and Esna Of famine, which was really a money fam
inc, caused by oyer-taxation. 1t has now termina-
ted, but has left disastrous consequences. If similar
taxation continues, another partial failure in the rise
Of the Nile will cause a famine worse than the last.
ALEXANDRIA, April 5.-On the day after the bat
tie between the Egyptians and the Arabs, the latter
under Suleiman, 5000 deserters came over to the
Egyptian camp. The Egyptians followed the retir-
ing enemy. They killed 10 chiefs and 1000 more
The capture of all the slave depots is considered GER
tain.
LONDON, April Cape Town advices of March
7th says: Cham, Cetewayo's brother, with his eldest
son and 800 warriors, surrendered Internationally
on March I'd, and are now In Colonel Woods camp.
Cham is supposed to be an aspirant for Cetewayo's
throne. There has been no important military move
ment against the Zulus. Cham surrendered in Swa-
Ireland on March 4th. 1t was first falsely reported
that his ~oyertures for surrender was q ruse to cover
his retreat in Swaziland. Cham expresses the con-
yiction that Cetewayo will await further action of the
British before moving in any way. The Boadicea
has landed 200 sailors at Port Natal.
LONDON, April Lord Chelmsford telegraphs
that the relieving column for Ekowe would start
about March 18th. Colonel Pearson has established
communication with Tugles run by means of signals.
CAIRO, April 8.-Rivers Wilson, Miaister of FL
nance, and De Beginners, Minister of Public Works,
refuse to vacate their posts unless authorized by
the British and French Governments respectively.
The official statement, explaining the action of the
Khediye, declares that. complying with the daily
growing national feeling. the Khedive has decided to
form a truly Egyptian Cabinet. A new ministry,
therefore, has been formed under the Presidency of
Cherif Pasha. The members will be responsible 10 q
Council of Delegates. The latter will be invested
with full powers, on the model of European Legisla-
lures. A national financial scheme, communicated
by the Khedive to the foreign Consuls-G General. has
been elaborated by the Egyptian notables and digni-
tnries, and will be scrupulously carried out.
PARIS, April S.-A Cabinet Council is considering
the Egytian question
The Journal des De6aLs says, editorially. that
England aud France should be prepared to adopt a
joint resolution with regard to the X ,edive, which
will cause their dignity to be respected. The Khe-
dive should beware Of the end of the comedy he is
playing. The Temps publishes an article to the
same effect.
dated March 25th, says: A convoy OF supplies
proceeding from Derby to Luneburg. escorted by
1914 men Of the Eightieth regiment, was attacked
at d~aybreak on March 18th. on the banks of the
Intombe river, by 1000 Zulus under Umbelini.
Owing 10 a previous alarm the British were andcr
arms. but We're overwhelmed by the enormously
superior force of the enemy. Captain Moriarty
and forty men were killed, and twenty are miss
ing. The fate of the wagon-drivers is unknown.
Lieutenant Harvard, with forty men, succeeded
in reaching Luneberg. One hundred and fifty men
of the Eighticth regiment subsequently proceeded
to the scene of the Sighting, recovered i quantity
of rockets and ammunition. and buried the dead.
Twenty wagons containing supplies were lost. y
relief column for Ekowe will start on March 26th.
A party of volunteers have visited the battlefield
Of Isindulu. and found that the Zulus had left 100
wagons there. but had removed the guns and am
munition. \ great meeting of Beers has COM
menced. Their proceedings have so far been qniet.
LONDON, April 9.-Additional advices from Cape
Town about the disaster to the British convoy on
the Intombe, March IL, report that besides the
British troops it is thought 40 wagon-driveTs and
camp followers were killed. Twenty-Five Zulu
corpses were found on the field Of battle. 1t is
believed that many Zulus were drowned.