The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-02-15
THE PACIFIC
Smmcrtial AOOertlsrr.
SATURDAY,. JTNE y
FRox EUROPE No %
L1y1oS Nly 18th 1872

Losaas My 18th 1872.
Sut. Oh. --str-
Ill. .l-lI 44-r- er.. 4 Cabs b now c-imated
Ia r,9U0g IONS. b-.-- $50 .l--ss ut 10000 ever
ina v..-. crop. Il AUSTRIA tho production Of
beetr8o. .4-4r brs .z4ctlg d1Ibi@d fr1u Is mil
I.ons metric cwt. i1 1879 o. % millions In 1873
IN Barbad0es heavy rains have fallen. an unusual
oer1rr.rrs &c fhts season Their effect on The
r.0es "a. been wonderful. lle fields presenting an
eyp-ararce seldom witua--sd mo- thi5 time a. the
~-ar. and % favorable weather continues. the yield
VIII prove f1 be che largest on record. The hurri-
cane which passed over tlr leland Of Reunion on
March goth add ZIst was fIs. most disastrous that
has Visited tl- colony lsr many yrars, and tue re-
ductIru I'D t-" sIEnr crop caused ~ the oes'-ta-
ti1u % tte plantations D. rtluated az - pei cent
Ey the tlst census tlr population q this island
consisted % II3fJJ male. 90 10000 iemales, an
anomaly attributed chiefly 90 tEe immigration OF
cJ0l.H
Daring the year Is7s tas volcanic e.uPIOEs in
al parts Of the world reached The unusually hign
number Of y me- we're 40 places AR apart anu
mostly fr0m little Known ana MlCeea-DE o.
canoe VesIyius entered on an acLYe period IN
April. Ia January repeated erupuons we've Cd
served from previously unknown volcanoes near
the straits Of Magellan: about he same time
lama fn the New Uebrid.s Was active aud The
island Bfrara il the Ssg Britannia group was de
gustafeI IN is northern pastsvrhile great helds OF
pum--s reached far out ~ sea- Isluga Ia NORTH
Am.rfcE vl8 tie sceue % an eruption IN FebTu-
urv. accompanied With mucL lava There were
-~r.,tT.r volcanic gJtJroaks % Hecla. Of Asama-
wanna I'm Japan. 81 CJtGP7Ei, OITcpaeo and Sitna
i1 san Salvador arI o. lsalg1. Greater crupttons
took place iu tIr ti-u.iLl 1ni society Islands ~
tlr latter tle i..alas OF EIf1tea aud EItafo.t
were laid waste Altrse mud eruption from
Mouat E,ua took place AZ Palermo "a Sicily lh'
humber o. earthquakes recorded during tLc year
amounts 10 JOB. Tie l5ta-t u-% s from Java s'llrs
that the voIcaagr- boz both Tie eastern sud western
districts OF that island ale 10 tull activity q
broad river g Gerry lava was HOWlng lECm tHc
mH.N.m ~ arU.HN down 20 NH MuUENWTH coast. NIu-
minatfug an the ueighb0rhOod at night With its
rudy light. The Gedeh mountain was az the
same time ejsctiug au enormous amount o. ashes,
which covered Che surrounding districts Tor milcs-
NEW GrrsEi COr0Nrz,TIOS. q.
Mex. autumn a pioneer party Of 1000 Italians
commanded by Menotn GsribaJdi. lie generals
son. will sail from laramie for the south coast OF
New Guinea TO established q c1lCny and found a
new city o. BE- called IIiiI- The expedition VIII
consist Of two parties. one military 10 protect the
colony against the natives, and the other agricul-
turat and Industrial 20 establish the settlement.
Four Steamers ore chartered tJ carry the cXpedi-
ton and CONVEX tho stores. which comprise all
necessary implements from tLe saw and spade 20
TIE printing pres-, and also o. Geographic cable TO
connect che colony with ts north coast OF Austria
Iiu. The settlers intend O. land nt the mouth OF
one Of the rivers. form n emp there and live part
y In the tents and partly on shipboaEd until the
most healthy and favorable site FOR a city has teen
found. The OFiriuatOrs % this project hope 70
attract % their colony She 10000 Italians who
now emigrate every year 10 south Ameuea, but at
the same time there D. some uncertainty Whetner
EagiaHd may not offer its objection TO this enter
prise.
There seems % be bot little doubt tuat Ger
many intends % take possession Of the Samoa
group. It Is now positively stated that Prince
Bismarck has given up uis torlrr arm opposition
70 the policy Ot acquiring foreign COLONIES Tor the
empire and has even become q convert 10 the pro-
icct- The acquisition Of q coaliuR station at
Tonga was The first step iu this direction, and The
appointment oi Captain ZembsCh 81 the Imperial
Navy Co be- CONSUL General for the Samoan Islands
which has Iu.t taken place. seems 20 point TO a
new system % active interference ia the Affairs Of
that PaciG, group. Capt. Zrmbsch w-o Il an able
and energetic naval -tIu officer. replaces Consul
Weber 90 Apii, WHO ucEotlied the new treaty
I tween Germany aud samoa In regard 90 this
- str British C0louiul Secretary has Just
stated iu Itrltumrut. tuat NO complains have
been RECEIVED trOu British subjects in samoan OF
any iuDingemgnroi thst srnEiriap rs9ss. Iae
appointment as Prime Minister nj Snmoa was
probably duc Co Instructions iroa Berlin.
-E,vu. News.
Admfrj d. IIars,y q having arrived 90 Van
couvrf- Island trlulr uunolaIu IN The Triumph,
repo.t- be- VIII Irsv, 90 once !y Peru aad Chile
on accnuat % the war. T~bs-DG7EJ from Tie Paci-
lie auI Toe Supple from australia have both ar
riv-I lt S~pithrad ard gone but OF commission.
The German corvette AriGLse sailed tgOm Auck-
land april ist for Apia- Captain Cnuevaro, who
t1u.red no Honolulu IN ,he C~nstCt0TS Colombo
lasl year describes his cruise ia the Pacific in the
MtrfH41s ReUietr- Captain Kennedy who com
India station in the Druid. The u. 4. lyle ar
rived ut Bremen April 9th. 122 days from Homo
lulu h. II.