The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-05-17
THE
OOmmertialASbertise
SATURDAY. MAY l,
FOREIGN NEWS ITEMS.

Most deplorabIe cases Of loss by the Glasgow
Bank are constantly cropping up. The latest is
thai Of Lord Eglinton, whose entire fortune Of
10000 n year has become forfeited.
Three ships brought lately 10 Northern Queens
land over 200 Chinese. and several hundred more
are daily expected For the 400 Europeans in
the territory, there will soon be 1000 Cinnamon
Judah p. Benjamin, the first Jew who sat in
the United States Senate, is now ending q che
quered career by a successful and paying practice
as a London lawyer.
Passengers by the San Francisco mail steamers
may now obtain a through frst-class to Liverpool
Tor t72, and may stay at Auckland, Honolulu,
or any Of the American cities en- route from one
to Elk months.
The Earl Of Beaeonsfeld has always endeavored
TO win the Tunes to his side, and he has succeed
cd after a struggle extending over forty years.
5Ir. Gladstone is said to be a good pianist and,
the owner Of an agreeable and powerful voice,
with which he soothes his own vexed spirit after
n stormy debate.
The ALheHelrn, referring to Bret Harte, who
lately lecGured IN London, calls him " a true ar
list, possessing rare mastery over language, skill
cd 20 express ideas, pathetic or grotesque."
The Duke OF Edinburgh, accompanied by the
Duchess and a Russian feet, commanded by one
Of the Grand Dukes, are to visit the Dominion Of
canada IN the early part Of the summer.
The greatest length Of New Guinea is little
short Of 1900 miles. Is average width is 800
miles; and, emitting the great peninsula which
form its two e~xtremities, the central mass is
about 700 miles.
In 1878 the revenue derived in Fiji through the
Customs amounted 10 El9, 1929, whereas three
years before, in 1875, the amount thus realized
was only GS,SlI.
The Steamer W0Hga WOAga. 1000 tons, has been
purchased from the A. ). N. Co. for the purpose
Of being converted into a floating hotel to accom-
modate visitors to the Sydney Exhibition.
The ciffyara cF OuoLo Nob-.aLo - r:...-
have shipped a cur load Of -four to Glasgow, Scot
land, for the relief Of the unemployed in that
city. Free transportation was furnished.
Hill, the husband Of Madame di Murska, has
caused the arrest Of his Austrian valet. Won Clio
sier, charged with abstracting three of his wife's
diamonds, valued at 1000 dollars.
The Sultan Of Turkey cannot come to terms
with Greece regarding the rec;ihcation of the
Hellenic frontier, and he is equally unhappy with
bis ROumeiian subjects.
1t is intended to commemorate the centenary
OF the birth Of the poet Thomas Moore on the
18th May, by q grand musical performance Of
Irish melodies in Dublin.
The smallest pianist in the world, Signor Luigi
Gustave Eazio de Pinto da Campo Basso, is now
in Rome. He is only two feet high and is said
to be extremely clever.
Paper table napkins are much used in Berlin,
and are not expensive; they are advertised at
nine marks, or as many shillings the thousand.
Ah[AG N11 - HggA - lAAnAoNCL III 44A1O
Wis, thoroughly orthodox. Several months ago,
be was thrown from a wagon and his skull so
fractured that his life was despaired Of. He is
now restored to perfect health, but finds himselfa
Unitarian with a touch ofSpiritualism - all his
former belief having mysteTiOusly vanished. He
does not seem to have been q free agent in the mat
ter, and may, perhaps, think it right to throw
himself from another wagon and undergo another
fracture, which will bring him around all right.
Apropos of Captain Symmes' theory of a hole
through the earth from pole to pole, the Cincin-
natl Gazette reprOduees an account OF a French
vessel getting into a mysterious maelstrom, in
IVA, in latitude 70, % n. The Captain fear
ing consequences, fastened down his matches, the
ship whirled round and round, made a plunge,
and in ten or twelve minutes, silence succeeded
the Internal din of the rushing waters, and upon
emerging from the cabin and taking observations,
the captain found that they had been carried
through the earth and were in III deg. 8 IN. south
latitude. WhOOpi What a liar Worse than
Jules Verne ever thought Of being
The Tageblatt, of Berlin, has the following
King Frederick William ~ Of Prussia. desir-
ing that the % theses which Luther affixed to
the gates OF the church ut Wittenberg should be
read by pOsterity, had cast, in Berlin, doors Of
brass on which those theses were reproduced in
letters IN relief. These doors were given to the
church Of the palace ut WIttenberg, those belong
ing 20 the latter being transferred to the Church
Of St. Bartholomew in the capital. On the place
where Luther burned the Papal ball now grows
~ NlZ0L0n1 QAhs III NhC OAA III MnAlu ITO
resided are preserved as relics the study he occu-
pied, his chair, and different objects which be-
Ionged to him. Peter the Great wrote his name
on one Of the walls of the rOt l."
DIR. CorfeId has been occurring in England on
the sanitary construction OF dwelling houses.
He spoke Of the necessity of examining the soil
on which it wns proposed to place the house.
On those p~eryiOus to water, the prevalent dis
cases were Of the typhoid kind, fevers and cholera,
when IL became endemic, while on the impervi-
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diseases, and rheumatism. He preferred the
former. as the diseases were due to the percola-
ton OF impure water, and were preventable.
. Made ground Of refuse matter should be
avoided, at least till the organic substances should
be OxIdIsed. Draining should be carefully at
tended to- \ damp course" Of impervious
material should be put IN the walls to prevent
the moisture rising by capillary attraction.
Germany is amazed at Americas wonderful
balance OS trade The Cincinnati Ga=ette's cor
respondent says: Nothing, in fact, that has
happened during the past century, not excepting
the suppression Of the rebellion. has given the
United States % great n name, and has compelled
such profound respect for our republic all over
Europe. as this great industrial and commercial
triumph You are playing the mischief with
US over here, said TO me one Of the great bankers
Of Frankfort not t~hirty-six hours ago. He was
speaking Of balance of trade. You have n won
derful country, said he 1t is n perfect marvel.
Your implements, your machinery, your inven-
ton Of all kinds, are invading us in every depart
menr of production. just think Of il: $500, 0O0,-
900 balance in your favor last year, and in my
judgments that is only a beginning. You will 60
60 81, OOO, 600, 900 before you stop" This is
very Hattering to our vanity, and when we get to
that point where our exports Of manufactures
will show as favorable q balance, we shall feel
Just q little like going round behind the Ameri-
can eagle and encourage the old bird to MARBLE
some Of her most e~xultant notes.
EDwARDs COUNTY, ILLINOIs.-The. inhabitants
Of Edwards county. Illinois. do not guppOrt aQV
temperance societies or temperance lecturers, or
spend their time talking about temperance. They
decided twenty-five years ago that no liquor
should be sold in the county, and since that date
they have sent but one person to the penitentiary,
and he committed a crime while drunk with
whisky procured in another county; they support
but two or three paupers, and their Jail is empty
mnst of the time. Their taxes are thirtY-tMo