The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-01-22
Late Foreign News.


By the arrival of the P. NJ. S. S. City of New
York from the British Australian Colonies, we have
the very latest cablegrams which are down to the
7th inst, the date when the steamer left. We are
indebted the New Zealand Herald of the 7th inst
for the following:
BOMBAY, Jan. lst.--General Stuart advances to
Kandahar to. day, through Gwsja. Khojuk Pass is
stated to be weakly garrisoned.
LONDON, Jan. lst.-The feet returns to Ismid
Provisions unoktaiuable at Arataki.
The returns for the December quarter
chow q large increase.
The Governor of Kandahsr is preparing for Wig
orous defence.
The glasgow Bank call realised $500. 600. The
secretary has been released, and becomes Grown
witness.
Turkish Commissioners have been appointed to
carry out the surrender of Podgoritza Montenegro
The Glasgow Bank pays five shngs in Febru-
ary.
The Khan Of Kelat is desirous of cooperating with
the British advanced on Kandahar.
Official correspondence in reference to reforms in
Asia Minor is published Lord Salisbury, in des-
patch. applauds and accepts the concessions of the
Porte as an adequate instalment TO the complete
execution of the reforms.
The American Secretary of the Treasury holds
forty million dollars for gold resumption of specie
payments.
LONDON, Dec. 30th.-General Roberts held
durbar at Jellaiabad, where all the chiefs Of the
Afghan frontier were assembled. and there he an
nounced to them that henceforth Great Britain
to be the sovereign power.
riot, originating among the students at kiev,
produced great disturbance and bOodshed. The
troops called ont and fred among the riotors,
with the result that so students killed
SYDNEY, January 6.-The seamen who have been
on a strike have resumed work. and the compauy's
vessels will soon be in operation all the lines.
The Exhibition Commissioners will begin their
sittings to arrange matters for the forth
coming Exhibition to be held at Sydney.
New PLYMOUTH. January 6.-Te Whit, having
heard rumor that natives were assembling at Pari
haka arrange for fresh fighting has sent messen-
gers contradict the statement. They are au-
thorzed tell the natives, and make it generally
known that there is to be no more fighting in the
/ district.
WELLIsGroS. January 6.-The Hon. Mr.. Water
houses sale to the Hon. Mr. Martin comprises 81 900
of land eneed), 80 900 sheep 700 head crttle
40 horses, implements, buildings, DC. The price was
ss5, 600.
HOLITIKA, January 6.-The exports from this port
show increase of 1896 in 1878 over the preceding
! year. The total gold shipments for the past year
amount to go ,765oEs.
From the Auckland New Zealand Eeening Star, of
! December 2Stb we clip the following:
| LONDON. December 26.-Au accident has occurred
the river 0rne in the Department of 0rne France
| by which 4S persons have been drowned. The cause
was breakage in the ice.
CONsrASTISoPLE, December 25.-Thirty transports
have been chartered at Odessa for the conveyance
the Russian troops who returning from the Rus
sian army of occupation of Turkey.
SYDNEY, December 27.-Tbe officers of the seamen
of the Union urge the strikers abstain from vio-
lenee towards the $50 Chinese now on their way to
serve the Company and state that unless they alb
stain they will resign.
The steamer Wotonga. belonging to the A. S. N.
Company, fred upon from Pyrmont with shots
from revolver. Captain Stuart the chief engineer
and the steward narrowly escaped
The schooner La Perouse, bound from Grafton to
Lyttleton, foundered last night of Richmond bar.
The crew were saved