The Hawaiian gazette., 1880-06-09

ing equal rights to ali steamship companies no dis
elimination in rates of freight favors, ETC.
South America.
PANAMA, April 24th-The Chilean blockadinp
fleet announced its presence in Callao bay by send
ing, before daylight, torpedo launch against the
Peruvian corvette Union, anchored well IN shore,
but it exploded harmlessly against the floating
palisade protecting that vessel. The Chilean
launch carelessly or clumsily managed to run dam
gerously near the United States steamer Alaska
and the Italian frgate Gdribddi, and inst escaped
| warm reception from those vessels, The ap-
| proach of the launch was perceived on board the
| Union before the explosion took place, and
heavy fire, f musketry and gatling guns caused
consuls, notice of the blockade to begin was ex-
| tended frola eight to fifteen days.
Europenn-EngIend.
LONDON, May 6.-The Standard says: What we
now have to face is the fact that the Indian ex-
chequer is at present responsible for the sum of
practically possess farthing In presence of this
plain fact it is absurd to talk as the apologize
Minister does of the general financial position be-
ing good. No technicalities can explain AWAY the
extraordinary underestimate ON the part of the
military authorities, and the amazing blunder of
the Finance Minister in accepting crude state
ments which must have appeared palpably false
to any one exercising ordinary Judgment. The
country has every reason to complain of tho man.
ner in which it has been msled and the effect that
will be produced in India by this startling revea-
ton is one not pleasant to conjecture.
The Times has an editorial similar in effect.
The appointment of the Marquis of Ripon as
Viceruy of India is. the whole, received favora-
bly,. Much disappointment is expressed that Lord
Duferin's health prevented his appointment.
Germany.
BERLIN, May 3d.-The proceedings in the Ger
man Reichstag Saturday seem to show that the
rights and liberties of Hamburg are seriously
threatened. Wolfsohn and other members inter
pellated the Government inquiring whether Prus-
STA would be allowed to include St Pauls within
the Zollverein without first demanding the con-
sent of the city of Hamburg, according to the Con-
stitution. The Government replied evasively.
Herr Schulz. Under Secretary of State, said the
Government was not bound to reply to the ques-
tons embodied in the Interpolation, but he had
the honor, nevertheless in the name and by the
permission of Bismarck, to answer that Prussia
had done precisely as was suspected She had not
previously negotioted with Hamburg on the sub
ject, and contemplated the inclusion of st.
Pauls in the Customs sphere, with or without the
consent of Hamburg. There were facts, he said,
on the concealment of which no stress had been
laid, but the Reichskanzier must decline to enter
into discussion of them for the purpose of justify
ing or defending them from legal or other point
of view, since a regard due from him to the Con-
stitutonal position of the Federal Council preven-
ted him from treating with Parliament at the in
stance of the lnterpellant, as to bill before the
Bundesrath which would soon have to be discussed
by that body.
1t is proposed to connect this city directly with
Altoona by new railway. Most of the Schleswig-
Holstein trade passes through Altoona and Ham
burg, that this proposition, it is held, is made
simply to avoid the free city. The proceedings
excite the utmost indignation in Hamburg, and
public meetings are called to protest against them
LONDON, May 9th.-A Pesth correspondent tele-
graphs that hail-storm has devastated the great
er part of West Hungary. Almost all the win
dows and roofs of houses in the towns and vii
lagos were destroyed, and vines, fruit trees and
green corn were crushed to the earth.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 8-The beetle, which
ravaged the crops in Poltana and Ekaterinaslar in
1910, has been found in large numbers in the arva
stage, and peasants fear to sow the spring crop
The gratest alarm prevails in Tit1s in consequence
of the discovery of locust eggs. Unless they are
exterminated before development famine through
the Caucasus will be inevitable.
LONDON, Nay 1st.-The situation in Northern
Albania is most serious The combined Albanian
Glars numbering 1900 men, are advancing to at
tack the Moutenegrins' position in the Novat-
scha Jaley, and, if possible, recover Podgeritza.
ROME. April S.-L'Itdke say: The Lambertini-
Antoneli cases will come up again on the Both
instant. The Countess Lambertini will bring
witnesses to prove that the baptismai register, on
the strength of which the Court of Cessation re-
jected her appeal, is false.