Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-04-01
News Items Of Interest .

Nearly half Of tho 3A,274 newspapers
and periodicals published throughout tho
world are printed in English.
Governor Perkins Of California pro.
olnimcd March nth legal holiday TO give
the people Of the whole State an opportu-
nifty to make such demonstration on the
Chinese question M would show their feel
ings on the matter to Congress.
Tho Queens monument TO tho late Lord
Boaconsileld has Just been erected in
Iiughcnden Church. II bears tho follow
ing inscription "Tbis memorial il plnccd
here by his a1ectionate Sovereign, Vic
toria, X. !. Kings love him that speaketh
right
President Arthur has nominated Corne-
Illus "A. Logan, of Illinois, to be Envoy Er-
traordinary and Minister Plenipotcntiary to
Chile.
Queen Victorias Secretary personally
wrote to Minister Lowell upon the receipt
of Secretary Frclinghuysen's congratula-
tons upon the Queens escape, saying
Lord Granville will convey the Queens
most hearty thanks"
Tho Congressional Ways and Means Com
mittee has agreed upon reducing the Inter-
nal Revenue tax on whisky and tobacco aud
removing the tax entirely from number
of articles. The total amount Of reduction
in tho Internal Revenue tax TO be affected by
the bill 10 estimated at about so, 900, 900.
Mr.. Lowell, U. S. Minister TO Great
Britain, refuses to interfere on behalf Of
1rish-American prisoners who have been
arrested under the Coercion Act.
a late telegram says: Eight hundred
individuals, unprovided with passports,
have been expelled from Moscow within
few days.
The committal Of MacI4ean for trial for
high treason, instead of lesser charge, is
due to the belief Of tho legal authorities in
his insanity. The public generally expect
and desire as the result of the trial the con-
signment of the prisoner to the Broadmore
Lunatic Asylum during Her Maiesty's
pleasure.
The French Senate after discussing the
Compulsory Primary Education bill reject
ed it by l67 to 1913. An amendment was
offered requiring school.masters to teach
pupils their duty toward God and the coun-
try. This amendment was voted by the
Senate before the last Senatorial election,
but was rejected by the Deputies.
The House of commons contains four
members Of the age of 80 and upward, two
aged 70, six aged IS, one aged II, two
aged 76, two aged rs, two aged "a, two
aged 70, four aged ~, two aged II, and
three aged 20.
The number of spoken languages in
India is said to be 243, and including dia-
lects $40. TRANSACTIONS of the Bible, or
part of it, exist in about seventy or eighty
Of these languages and dialects, but those
who have Christian literature are not
fewer.
Some singular medical statistics were
furnished at the international medical con-
ference at London. France has but one
physician for every LOU inhabitants;
Great Britain one for every 1900; the
United States one for every 20.
The African slave trade is said TO be in
vigorous operation in Soudau. No fewer
than $4,000 or 10000 negroes are still an
nually conveyed to the Turkish aud Egyp-
tian ports of the Red Sea, where they are
disposed of to dealers from all parts Of the
Sultan's dominions.
Some recent statistics in a German paper
OF the worlds correspondence by letter and
telegram estimate the letters sent through
Postoffices of the world in 1877, at 4,020,-
100000, as compared with 100000, 900
in 1865, and the number of kilograms Mt
about / 100000 letters and 100000 tele-
grams day.