Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-11

BERLIN, August 27th.-Gormany has
definitely abandoned the intention to ac-
quire and colonize the Samoan Islands.
LONDON, August 27th.--The debate in
the Commons, which began last night, con-
tinued until one o'clock this afternoon.
Harrington repeatedly urged the Irish
members to proceed to the consideration Of
the vote of supply, assuring them that they
were much mistaken if they thought to
wiring pledges from the Government by OBJ.
structng the Government supply. Not.
withstanding this appeal, the discussion
was kept up.
In tho House, this evening, tho Marquis
of Harrington, Secretary of State for
India said tho viceroy of India has under
consideration the advisability of maintain
ing the frontier prescribed by the Treaty of
Gundamuk. He also stated that he had
received no confirmation of the alarming
Afghan news of this morning, relating to
disqniet Mt Cnbul. He had telegram
from the Viceroy, dated to-day, which
makes no reference to that news.
BERLIN, August 27th.-Tho Powers have
ordered the men.of.war detailed in nd.
vance for the demonstration in Turkish
waters, to concentrate in the Adriatic.
The Emperor William is now in excel
lent health, and instead of declining,
appears to be gaining in strength aud
vigor.
DUBLIN, August 27th.--The weather
continues all that could be desired for the
harvest. Brilliant sunshine has been the
rule during the last three weeks. Tho
greater portion of the grain is now cut, and
half has already been cleared from the
fields.
BUCHAREST, August 27th.-The Ron.
manian politicians are somewhat excited
over the alliance question. One faction,
led by Borescot, Minister of Foreign AT.
fairs, favors making common cause with
Austria. Another party, under the leader
ship of Prince Gregory Stourdza, leans
toward Russia as the only Power which
has ever really befriended Roumnnia. A
third party is opposed to all foreign allies,
desiring Rouinania to become the Belgium
of the East.
RAGUsA, August 27th.-Riza Pasha as
sembed the Chiefs of the Albanian League,
at Scutari on the Oath instant. AS they
refused to yield to his demand in regard to
the oession of territory to Montenegro, he
sought to detain them in arrest; but the
inhabitants rescued them, and threatened
Ria Pasha with death. The League has
sent 600 men to Dulcigno. The inhabi-
tauts there threaten to burn the town
rather than cede to Montenegro. There is
great excitement in Scutari.
PERA, August 27th.-The Porte has cd
dressed note to the Powers, announcing
that Dulcigno will be Immediately coded.
MADRID, August 27th.-An excited dis
cussion is raging between the Opposition
papers and the Ministerialist journals upon
the title of the Queens first-born. The
Cabinet holds that Processes can only
assume the title of Asturias by the act of
royal prerogative, contrary to the opinion
of the Opposition leaders and representa-.
tives of the Province of Asturias, who
intend to lodge protest if the Queen gives
birth to daughter The preparations fol-
the coming event are complete. The diplo.
matte corps and Ministers and visitors are
all here.
, SIMLA, August 27th.-The Government
have no informal ton of detection among
Abdurrahman's troops at Cabul. The mu.
tiny among the troops of the Khan o
Kheat is confined to IA men. A detach
ment OF the 18th Highlapders has gone tt
Khelat to restore confidence. A Chamai
correspondent says the mutineers have lief
Kheat.
LONDON, August 27th.-Musarus Pasha
: the Ottoman Ambassador at London, write
to the papers officially denying that th
Porte is trying to excite Musselmen il
India and Afghanistan through seditiou
publications.
A letter of General Primrose, received a
Killa Abdullah, gives some particulars @
,, the sortie from Candahar August 10th
The British attacked the village of Dahkh
wojee, and got through it; bat, finding
strongly occupied and reinforced by con
tingents from neighboring villages had t
retire to the fortress. The enemy's los
was heavy. British cavalry made tw
charges, cutting down many of the enemy
CoNsTANrINopLE, August 27th.-A cour
, Gil of Ministers yesterday considered tn
, last collective note from the Powers. The
{ were of opinion that Turkey cannot CON
NIT an act of self.mutilation.