The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-06-17
European Correspondence.
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LETTER No. S3.-L3NDoN, MAY Is, 1882.
SUGAR.-There remains no doubt that
sugar will advance considerably in price
this year, reports coming in from the chief
Sugar-prOducing countries of expected def
ciencies. In Cuba, 215 plantations have
been destroyed by fire, principally incendi-
airy, since the beginning of his years crop;
at the same time a severe drought has set
in, so that this years produce will fall fully
25 per cent behind last year. In Barbados
dry weather continued, and was beginning
to be felt by the canes, both young and DID,,
and at Trinidad, complaints of short yield
were also general. At Pernambuco the
weather continued very unsatisfactory for
the growing canes and the coming yield
will show q considerable deficit. There was
an active demand for white sugars and
prices had already advanced. In Louisiana
the overfiows and hurricanes are caused a
loss estimated at from 1000 10 5000 hogs
heads.-It is probably not generally known
that Russia must be counted among the
sugar-producing countries there are now
$50 beetroot-sugar factories i'll that country,
employing $1,000 men, and producing over
II million lbs last year.
THE HAWAIIAN BARK Ian
Garrels master, very neatly caused a great
calamity bY her recent collision with the
North German Lloyd 5. =. Ohio. The To-
Iani sailed from Antwerp, and arrived at the
Weser on the 3rd instant, being lowed up
the river by a tug-boat. The Ohio had just
lelG bIellieIildN Ell VII Iitt wy age ~ DdilI
more, and came down the river at full speed.
Just as the IOlani was about to go into the
harbor at GeeStemonde, the Ohio attempted
to cross her bow, but the distance was too
short and both vessels came into collision,
| the Iolani striking the Ohio near the port
bow. Both vessels were severely damaged,
the Ohio losing five plates and being inca
| pacitated from proceeding on her way to
America. Her watertight compartments
| luckily saved her from what might have
been a frightful disaster, as she had 1885
emigrants on board, who had to be trans
ferred to another steamer. The Naval
Court of Inquiry which took place on the
9th instant, adjudged the Ohio guilty of
bad navigation, and acquitted the Iolani of
all blame. Captain Herman Garrels has
now commanded the IOlani for over six
years.
PERSONAL
Sir John Hennessy, Governor of Hong
Kong, arrived in England last month. The
Queen has made John Gorrie, Chief Justice
of Fiji since 1876, a baronet. Sir Arthur
Gordon intends shortly to retire from the
~governorship of New Zealand he expects
to leave that colony in May, and come here
in August next. Sir Thomas Brassey has
been appointed one of H. NJ. Commission
ers for executing the office of Lord High
Admiral of the United Kingdom. Prince
Henry of Prussia has been at Rome, where
he was received by t e Pope. He returns
to Kiel June l, and then embarks on board
the corvette Gneisenau for an eighteen
months cruise to the West Indies. Sir
Thomas and Lady Hesketh, of Rufford
Park, are now in America. Sir Henry
Parkes, Premier of New South Wales, has
been entertained at u banquet in Willis
Rooms, the Duke of Edinburgh in the
chair ; the Earl of Kimberley, Secretary OF
State for the Colonies, being also present.
The Marquis of Normandy is now on a
visit to Queensland, where his son, Lord
Henry Phipps, is engaged in sugar-plant-
ing. The Standard recently published
some extracts from u letter d .scribing King
KaIakaua's reception on his return home to
Honolulu, written by Her Won Oehlhaffen,
the Kings personal att andant, to a cores
pondent in this country. Madame Albani,
who sang before King Kalakaua last year,
has received the Royal Order of kapiOlani.
1t has not yet transpired whether Madame
Patti has been similarly hOnOred. Much
ratification has been expressed at Berlin, at
the toast in honor of the Emperor Will
liam, pronounced by King Kalakaua, be-
fore the Planters Association on March
22nd last.