The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-07
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Commercial AObertiser.
81 IRDA I, JUNE
FOREIGN NEWS.
American.

FOREIGN NEWS.
American.
New York, May I3.-Chts. II. PIla1n. Tor many
years city eiit0r Of the New York Tires. died THU
afternoon.
New York. May IS-LeoH Gu ,ue,u leaves for
san Francisco Tomorrow lie will 60 direct
South American
A Lima letter to the Star aud Eerad o.
Panama says that the first naval encounter or the
Chilean and Peruvian forces took place on April
18th, OF the mouth Of the river LOa, between the
Peruvian wooden cOrvettes UHSOH and PicomqyO
and the chilean steam slOOp M1gdH1neS. The
AfG1GLGaes after an engagement lasting over two
hours, being n faster vessel than those opposing,
steamed away. No mention - made Of the cas-
ualties- The MagaHaHss carries two l50-pound-
es and four 7O-pOunders, the onion twelve 10
FOUNDERS, and the PHc0BIay0 two 7O-Pouuders and
four 40-pOunders.
Admiral RObOiledO, commanding the GILLIAN
blOckading squadron, has ordered the ships load
ing guanO 10 leave within fOrty-eight hours, and
later with bis guns destroyed a costly loading
apparatus Of gulno deposits and seized the launch
the property Of English subjects. 1t is mag
med that this procedure will give rice to compli-
cations and protests from the diplomatic corps in
view Of the interest OF their eOuntrymen holding
Peruvian securities guaranteed by this guauO.
United States Minister ChrIstiancy has arrived in
Peru, and would soon be formally received by the
President. Minister Gibbs has presented his let
ter OF recall.
The United States Steamer L7cEGlc1nnq was
at Callao April 2i, and the Pensacola, Admiral
Rodgers flagship, was coming up the coast from
Valparaiso.
Australian.
The international Exhibition Of 1880 at Mel
bourne, Australia, il TO be on 4 somewhat cxtcn-
sive scale. The building alone is to cost S475.-
900, and the exhibition Is to continue for six
months, beginning Oct. l.
The Chinese question in New South Wales
raised by the the strike Of the employees OF the
A. ). N Company has not yet altogether been
set at rest. A feeling Of alarm lest the Chinese
should usurp the place Of Europeans in different
industries has begun 10 be felt, and the question
was therefore raised ut the Ministerial reelection
and candidates were Intercepted as to their views
on Chinese immigration.
European.
LONDON, May I3.-HOpkins, Gilkcs & Co,
Qimited), of MiddlesbOro, with a capital of
E495 900, and Lloyd & Co., Of the same place,
both IN the iron trade, have failed.
LONDON, May ia gentleman just from Rus
STA says the effects Of the policy repression are
hardly noticeable in St. Petersburg. He traFers-
ed a large part of the city late at night without
interference or question. Sunday the 4th instant,
being a bright day, the streets were thronged
with promenaders, happy and light-bearted, ap-
parently, as those in any other continental city.
lie says Princess Dagmar was driving through
the streets alone in her carriage and unattended d.
LONDON, May ia Lahore correspondent re-
ports that fresh difficulties have arisen IN the
peace negotiations at Gundamuk. Yakoob Khan
is willing to grant what the British demand, but
his position in AEghanistan is so critical that he
Is himself Obliged to demand urgently more than
they can grant in return.
GorTrNGES. May I3.-Pros. Grisebach, the dis
tinguished botanist, is dead.
PARIS, May ia st. Petersburg dispatch
states that the Kuldja question is still unsettled
and the Chinese are concentrating on the frontier.
ODESSA, May I3.-The Russian Steam Naviga-
tiOn Company's vessels will convey 40 900 men
and 1000 horses from BOurgas, between May
18th and June 18th. The remainder of the eyac-
uating army will 90 away by railway.
MADRrD. MAY I3.-It is said the Government
~contemplates re-establishing a state Of siege in
the Basque provinces. The Council Ministers
yesterday discussed a communication from the
Northern Powers respecting measures for the re-
preston Of Socialism.
The Car, after his stay at Livadia. will attend
Kaiser " ilhelm's golden wedding, on the lith of
June thence he will 20 to Emr.
There is no doubt that the Chinese officials gen.
orally are strongly opposed TO the introduction Of rail-
ways into the Central Kingdom
The HongkOng press says A rather novel sugges-
zion is made by the ShsH-pao with reference TO Chi
nese emigration. In the course Of an article on the
emigration Of Chinese to America the Shsn-pdo
exhibits n belief that the hostility Of the people Of the
United States to the Chinese is Of no trausitory na-
ture, and thinks that, in the interest Of peace, it
would be advantageous If the stream Of emigration
could be diverted from America to Africa.
The British steamer YfsSo was wrecked on the
White Rocks, about 80 miles from Swallow. on the
18th Of March. She had on board 500 900 in trea-
sure, 200 chests Of opium and a general cargo. all Of
which was lost Tue YessO was Of 559 tons regis
ter, and was built at New York. When she was 6rst
sent 10 Japan, in 1861, she was named the Jesus.
which was afterwards changed to the Yssso.
The Viceroy Of the provinces ofShenzi and Kausuh
has not only issued a stringent proclamation forbid
ding the cultivation Of the poppy, but followed It up
by active measures TO enforce obedience 10 il. He
even went 80 far as to send troops into the country
TO pull up the plants wherever they found them
growing This was doue in accordance with On im-
perisI decree intended TO discourage the production
Of opium