The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-12-06
Foreign News items.

CHoLERA has broken out in Japan, aud is spread
ing.
The daughters Of the Prince Of Wales are con-
spicious on all occasions for simplicity and neatness
Of dress.
Mr. Edison's agent is about to establish a tele-
phonic exchange in the heart Of London, with wires
radiating towards the suburbs.
II is announced that the levy this year for the
Russian army viii increase the force by about 2l5,
900 men.
AT the Dublin City Sessions on July I6 the re-
corder sentenced an old man, who had been many
times previously convicted, to seven years penal
servitude for stealing ID from q church p
An influential meeting was recently held in sgd
convention be held in Sydney during the continu-
ance of the International Exhibition"
Mr. Gould, the Boston sculptor, is engaged on a
heroic statue Of the great Sandwich Island King,
which the Government of that country has ordered
in bronze for the public square in its capital city.
The great map of the moon upon which DIR. Julius
Schmidt, Of Athens. has been at work since 1867,
shows 81 1856 craters and ring like formations on
the lunar surface and 348 rills and clefts.
Just before the adjournment of the French Cham
bers a committee reported in favour os selling the
crown jewels. One Of the reasons giuen was that
they must not lead any one to expect q monsrchical
restoration.
The NoUOys Vremya, in an article on the recent
CONGREGATIONS in Russia, states that an average an
nual loss of 20, 000,0 900 roubles is occasioned to the
empire by fire.
There were 40 suicides in Vienna in the month of
Maya terrible high figure for a population of 1,
600, 200 souls. Complete bankruptcy in the incit-
ing cause in most cases.
An Iowa law RENTS q certain percentage of taxes
for i've years on every acre of fruit, and for ten
years on every acre Of forest trees planted within
the state and kept alive. 5000 acres have been
planted and 0 5000 dollars RENTED.
{ the Amerlcon Convention of Hebrews, which
recently closed its cession, the industrial question
received great prominence. 1t was determined that
indignent jews should be aided in settlement upon
agricultural lands in the West.
Peace has been made, or at all events a compro-
mise effected. between Germany and the Vatican.
The whole Of the exied clergy are to be allowed to
return, and to exercise their functions freely, on the
sole condition Of obedience to the common law.
King Meneek of sboa, the southern part of Abys-
sinia, has Informed the Anti-Slavery Society that
he has now abolished the slave trade throughout the
whole Of his dominions. The despatch is written in
Amhario, and sealed with the Kings great seal.
The late war with Russia has apparent, net d-
minished the gross luxury of the Sultan and his
Pashas of COnstantinople. Their extravaganza is as
notorious as ever, their harems being crowded with
slaves. There is much suffering among the lower
classes Of the people and the inferior officers.
If English agriculture is to retain anything of its
old pre-eminence (ssys the World) there must be,
along with lower rents, such alterations in the ex-
isting system Of landtenure as will give security of
possession for a reasonably lengthy period to the
tenant, and guarantee him full value for all the
capital he puts into the soil Of which he does not
otherwise reap the benefit.
Mrs Isaac Bell, jun, sister of Mr.. James Gordon
Bennett, recently became the mother of q fine son.
The day after the young gentleman's advent his
uncle called to see him, and laid on bis cradle one
hundred United States bonds of $1,000 each as a
christening gift of " joyous ARRIVAL according to
the old medieval custom at the accession of a king.
The owners of the Great Eastern have, it is stated,
at last determined to adopt a suggestion that has
been frequently made, and are about to convert the
great ship into q meat-carryinS trader between Lon
don and Texas. The requisite alterations, which in
clude new boilers, will involve an expenditure of
about 100000 but as the vessel can carry 1000
Of cattle, or S6 900 sheep, the speculation should
prove remunerative.
Railroads have entirels changed the conditions,
of productions. They, with steamships, have ena-
sbed thinly settled localities of the world to pro-
duce immense crops upon virgin soil, and compete
with the triumph over the denser population but
worn out soil Of older Europe. If 80 years of steam
communication have produced such an antonish-
ing result, what may we not expect at the end of
second half century.