The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-07-16
LETTER FROM RURoPR-No. As.
lFEoI oUE EEoULAR coREEsPOsDEST.l
LOSDoS, June 18th, 1881
rue ROYAL PROGRESS.

Tue ROYAL PROGRESS.
Before this letter reaches Honolulu, King
Kalakauz will have arrived IN Europe A Times
despatch, dated Calcutta June 5th, states "The
King Of the Sandwich Islands arrived at Calcutta
last week By his own wish he received
without pGblic ceremony, and probably the
great majority Of the inhabitants were ignorant
Of the presence Of q Royal visitor. After staying
two days be lefs for Agra and Delhi. but finding
the heat oppressive. be changed his plans at
AIlahabad, and proceeded direct to Bombay,
where he embarked for Europe, by Tuesdays
(JuDe THY mail steamer" Ii seems, therefore,
that unfortunately. the King could not carry out
his original intention Of meeting the Viceroy,
Lord Ripon, who is now at Simla. The King
will land at Brindisi, towards the end of this
month, and 6rst go to Rome, where be is already
expected. Thence he will travel to Vienna to
meet the Austrian Emperor, an old friend OF Ea-
waii's, and then to Berlin. 1t is to be hoped
nc will not arrive there before August, as the
Emperor William will be away from his capital
at Ems and other health resorts till the begin
ming Of that month. Prince Bismarck will also
be at Kissingen all summer. However, the
German Crown Prince will be sure to return the
hospitality which King Kalakaua extended to
his son, Prince Henry just two years ago at
IIonolulu. aud this Prince will come from Kiel,
his present residence, to Berlin, to greet his
Royal friend. From the German capital the
King goes to Paris and London.
THE PACIFIC IN PARLIAMENT.
Several matters relating to the Pacific Islands
have recently been brought up in the British
Parliament. In answer to a question whether
it was true that outrages are constantly being
perpetrated with-impunity upon the natives of
the islands in the South Pacific, by white men
sailing under the British dag, the Colonial Secre-
tary answered that letter has been addressed to
the London Missionary Society asking for par
tieuIars, and desiring that missionaries should at
= once report such cases to Her hiajestys High
Commissioner in the Western Pacific, or to the
several colonial authorities Thereupon, per
eontra, Sir John Hay asked the Secretary il he
could state the number Of British subjscts muir
dered since January l, 1880 in the Pacific,
including the officers and crews OF the Ripple,
Esperanza Lola, Mystery, BOrealis, Dauntless,
Annie Brooks. and II. NJ. ). Sanday, and how
many OF the murderers had been tried at London
or elsewhere The reply stated that particulars
would be furnished later. few days later the
Secrefary Of the Admiralty having been asked to
lay On the table OF the House the report oil the
Captain Of II. NJ. ). Emerald, in regard TO his
operations at the solomon Islands in retaliation
and other oatrages, the Secretary replied that he
would lay Captain Maxwelis report on the table;
as we'll as a copy OF the instructions from
Commodore Wilson, under which he sailed. 10
this connection the Aborigines Protection Society
has passed the following resolution - That
the feprisals inflicted upon the natives OF the
Western Pacific for Outrage@ committed on Brit
ish subjects, will only aggraSate existing evils
and the Society would specially urge Her
MaiestyIs Government to inquire into the pro-
eeedines of foreign labor vessels visiting the
Solomon and other Pacific Islands.
NOTES.
While Hawaiians are being diminished by the
smallpox the inhabitants Of this great city are
no Iess suffering from the terrible scourge by
the official report the total number OF deaths
from smallpox in London during the IL Week'
from January lst to April 3Oth was 92O, o
which $50 took place in private dwellings, and
the others in the public hospitals Lately th'
deaths have averaged 80 per week about lO PEI
cent Of the cases proving fatal There are nov
over 600 cases in the Metropolitan hospitals
and no more room available, so that old hulk
are being used hospital ships. Telegram
from HaSannah state that this years sugar crol
il now estimated at AGA 900 tons being decrcas
Of 65 600 tons, OF over II per cent, as eomParet
with last years. The Hawaiian bark lolanl
GiarreIs Master, sailed from Bremen May ZIs
for Honolulu, and passed of Penzance o'
the 29tb.