The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-07
our Foreign Correspondence.
BRUssELs. September 9Th. 1882.

BRUSSELS. September 9TH. 1882.
We are anxiously looking for news of some
important engagement in Egypt. If we may put
faith in De Lesseps, we must believe that a long
war is before the English, even if they suffer no
reverses. The father of the Suez Canal seems
to have become infatuated with Arab, sees in
him only a great patriot, in whom the hopes of
a nation are concentrated. He is not alone in
this idea. Apparently the whole Mussulman
world is watching Arab with n sort of half hope
that he may turn out to be that Regeneration of
Islam, whose advent has been propheZied about
and is so ardently prayed for by the straiter
Mohammedan sects. The fact that "A large troop
of armed men have actually set out from Tripoli
to give him help shows how the PRESENT struggle
is thought of by the faithful outside of Egypt.
AccOrdiH. to adVices received from Constanti-
nople this army of Tripolitan volunteers num-
beers 80, 900 men. This figure is undoubtedly a
very much exaggerated one. but the movement
(which, by the way, the Porte processes to be
endeavoring to arrest) is none the less Il sIgni-
fcant and important incident. 1t recalls to the
minds of Frenchmen the immense influence
which the chief of the SenOussi exercises over
the nomad African tribes. The ScuOussi are Il sect
of Nohammedans, or rather a religious brother
hood. This fraternity is Algerian in it's origin,
and its founder has, up to the present time,
used his influence solely to hinder as much as
Law in his power the extension of French in
huence in Western Africa. Now, the present
year, which Is the year 1900 of the Hegira Is re-
garded by the ignorant masses of that region,
and also in some parts of the East as one that
should be marked by the appearance of the
.HaBdI "the man sen. by Cod also known by
the h1me of yHOuLes-SahG master of the hour
\ great many expect the JMahdi to be revealed
in the person of the chief of the SenOussi. Bnt
according to their belief the approach of this
principal messenger of Allah, should be heralded
by that of a certain number of "fore-runners
whose voice is to arouse the whole Mussulnan
world. The credulous imagination of the Afri-
can Mussulmans has not failed to find in Arab
one Of these fore-runners. The field Of battle of
the holy war-the final Djhad Is, therefore,
transported from the West to the East. 1t is
not to be wondered at that the - faithful - who
aspire to earn the recOmpense promised to the
warriors in the last combats of Islam against the
Giaour should be eager to join In the present
fray in Egypt. y
As mentioned in my last letter, Egypt is
not the only point in the Turkish dominiOns
where trouble exists. The difficulty between
Turkey and Greece is about the occupation of
certain points of the new frontier by Turkish
troops. The places as to which there is dis
pute are Gonitza, Kriliri, Nezeros, and KaralI
Drrven, one or more of which your readers will
probably be able to find ON = good map. Turkey,
according to last adVices, has consented to
withdraw her troops from the three other places
if she is allowed to retain Nezeros. This VIII
probably he accepted by Greece, but as she has
reason to fear that the zeal of the Turkish COM
mander may not be easily restrained by the
mandate of the Porte, her troops have been
mAssed in the neighbOrhood ready for any
emergency.
In France and Germany the forthcoming cleo
tons are the chief topic OF interest, In the
latter country what may be called the primary
elections take place 18th October, and the Sc
] condary on 18th October. At the first series the
persons are chosen who are entitled to act as
electors in the actual elections of representa-
tives.
From Trieste. that port so much coveted by
the advanced national party in Italy, we have
curious news. An Industrial Exhibition was
opened there last month, ard Glowing accounts
of the opening day appearet. in the Austrian
Journals. In point of fact, however, it appears
to have been a failure, the whole Italian popu-
lation of Trieste having ~pointedly abstained
from being present. Other incidents which
occurred during the same week also show the
condition of public sentiment. The GRiOHs
ODerdia, a society of working men favorable to
Austria, organized n great procession to in
augurate their new flag. Meanwhile the new
flag was stolen, and the demonstration was a
fasco. Again a revolutionary committee put
out "a proclamation intimating that revolutionary
measures were being concerted, and calling on
the pOpulace to remember that - great tasks are
never accomplished without sacrifices The
proclamation closes with a paragraph in which
Austria Is described as " Il mixture of nationali-
ties governed and overawed by cannon, by the
prison, and by the police Again. whilst a
torchlight procession was passing along the
CorsO. q bomb vas thrown amongst 1t, injuring
several persons, including tile editor of the
TTiesieT Zeiiung.
From Russia we hear of the preparations 60
ing on at Moscow for the coronation of the Gar.
1t is said that the English Embassy has leased
the Malkiel palace for the occasion at the
enormou rental or Sl3, 500 for the month.
The exact date of the coronation still remains
unfixed. The representative of one of the great
powers. askining if he should at once secure apart
ments at Moscow, received only last week the
reply that it was not certain that the coronation
would take place before May.
TO be cOntinued.)