The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-01-29
FOREIGN NEWS.
GREAT BRITAiN.

OhEAI Oh11AiN'
The Queens speech on opening Parliament on
the 9th inst. was more lengthy than these State
documents usually are. 1t refers to the Greek
frontier question as under negotiation, to the in
surrection in Transvaal as a thing to be prompt
ly put down, and to the war in Basuto land as
If it affected the colonists only, and were no I'm
perial concern. The longest paragraph is OF
course devoted to Ireland, but gives little inform
alton beyond what we have already published as
to the intention of the Government in respect OF
alterations of the Land laws and coercive
measures. 1t indicates no yielding to the de-
mand for Home Rule, and refers to the Land
Law of 1870 as containing the principles to be
still further developed. The following remarks
on it are founded on the 90 authoritative informa-
tion'' forwarded to leading American papers by
their London correspondents. at now comes
out that the Tory tendency OF the Queen 3 speech
is the result of her own personal convictions, and
not of any influence brought to bear upon her by
Lord Beaconsfeld. Indeed Victoria has on several
occasions shown that on certain subjects she can
be as obstinate and opinionated as the most
stubborn of her ancestors. The report is that she
positively refused to accept the draft OF the ad-
dress as originally drawn up for her by Gladstone.
This may be a mere rumor but 1t true, such a
course on her part would not be out Of charac .er. "
The internal condition of Ireland is not worse
than it was, but murders and other Outrages
occur almost daily and the authority of the Land
LctDucl uCEcuoe5 COutIuudllys 4hC kdb SiNoI
are proceeding slowly, and would probably last o
month longer. Meanwhile those of the accused
who are members of Parliament appear to be in
their places there, and have announced the inten-
ton of the Irish party to repeat the obstructive
course adopted last session if any bill be brought
in to give extraordinary powers OF CO ercion to the
government.
The winter has been severe, and much drift
ice was on the Thames, q circumstance which
caused the postponement OF the Haulan -Laycock
rowing match.
UNITED STATES.
The full text of the new treaty with China has
been published. Its provisions do not differ from
the summary previously given of them. except
that the clause about opium is much more strin-
gent than could have been expected, being an
absolute prohibition Of the trade in that drug on
the part of Americans in China and Of the Chinese
In America.
General Grant has been lecturing on the
Nicaragua canal scheme, which is viewed with
favor in the States, except where the tyranny OF
the great rans-continenta railroad monopolies
is felt.
CHILE AND PERU.
News from Panama to 4th January, reports
three Chilean divisions as advancing on Lima
through Peruvian soil. The Chileans lost two
steam launches in recent attacks on Csllao and
their great Armstrong gun and a 200 ton turret
gun have burst while In use. No serious attempt
to interfere with the advances of the Chileans
has been made, but Lima has been strongly forth
fed and prepared to resist a siege.
TURKEY AND GREECE.
The N. Y. Worlds cable special from London,
dated January 10th, says l have been told by
well-informed persons tonight that the British
Ministry now regard war between Greece and
Turkey as inevitable. and fear that sooner or
later it will involve all Europe. The Parse, it is
announced, has communicated to the ambassadors
a fresh note, regretting the warlike preparations
of Greece, which are bringing trouble and uncer-
tainty upon the peace of Europe. In order to
terminate such n state of affairs, which the Porte
says is disastrous to both Turkey and Greece, the
Powers are invited to send instructions to their
ambassadors at Constantinople for a European
Conference. The Porte hopes a pacific solution
will thus be obtained. The note has created q
good impression. The Greek Government, mean
while, is negotiating for the purchase of swift
unarmored cruisers.
The TRANs-vAAL.
The Boer Triumvirate have issued o proclama-
ton defending their action and Offering pardon to
all opponents. They agree to retain the present
officials, to admit a British Consul and to indem-
Nifty Great Britain for her expenditure on behalf
of the Trans-vaal. The Triumvirate have pro-
claimed martial law. Governor Bellairs, ut
Patchefstroom is closely b~eseiged. His position
causes great apprehension here. Colonel Lanyon,
the British Administrator for the Trsnsvaal, 10
still at Pretoria. He has been summoned to sur
render. The excitement throughout Cape Colony
is intense. Communication with the TraRsvaal.
except through the Orange Free State, is entirely
interrupted.