Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-01-13
LATEST FOREIGN NE MS.


The following items of foreign news we take
from San Francisco exchanges received by the
halakana on Sunday last. The latest date,
Dec. goth, is two days later than that received
by the last steamer:
Later news to the 25th ult, received by the
". G. H,7Oin on the 10th inst: The U. s. State
Department has been officially notified that the
Mexican Government has decided to appoint
commissioners to meet commissioners Of the
United States for the purpose Of negotiating a
commercial treaty. Mexico names as one of the
commissioner Romero, the Mexican Minister
The United States commissioners expect to
meet in Washington early in January The
department estimates for the approximation bills
in course of preparation by the House of
Representatives are in amount as follows: For
pensions, $IoI. SIS, 600; Notifications, ST. ,oco-
900; navy, $23,4SI, o7S; Legislative, executive
and judicialexpenses, Sal $40, I7o; sundry civil
expenditures, $34, 1871, $40; District of Columbia,
$77s, I49. The pension, fertilization and navy
bills will be ready to report to the House i'm
mediately after New Years Day. There remain
for preparation the General Deficiency bill, and
possiblythe River and Harbor bill E. . Lieute-
nant HARDER telegraphs from Yakoutz that he
has arrived there with the bodies of De Long
| and his companions. .Gambetta has had a
relapse and suffers tensely. DE LessePs an
nounces scheme for the creation of an inland
sea in Africa, to be prosecuted by private en-
terprise. "A Honkong letter says that the
Russian Envoy is about to leave Pekin, per.
manently, and the German Envoy will also
retire presently. John Russell Youn5, the United
States Envoy, will then be the deytn of the
diplomatic corps-the Oldest member, whereas
two months ago he was the youngest.
Ii Hung Chang continues to push forward
the reorganization of the navy and has ordered
additional torpedo boats from Germany. Great
quantities of small arms have all been purchased
for the army and a considerable quantity has
been secured on behalf Of the Corean Govern
ment.
In congress resolution for the usual holiday
recess, from December 22d to January 3rd,
was lost by vote of I25 to Io5. The House
also adopted a resolution by Robeson filming
each member $50 for each days absence dur.
ing the holidays =. The total member Of re-
turn certificates issued to Chinese is 5o45 80.
General Sherman will give up active com.
mand Of the army next fall -, al Loughrea
Ireland, Dec. 18th, number of laborer:
paraded the streets demanding work or food
and declaring that they were starving The,
surrounded the residence of Bishop Duggan
who distributed money to them. Great distress
prevails in the town. 49,. Parnell's reception a
Cork was lukewarm compared with the enthus
iasm exhibited on the occasion Of his arrival
oney earago {. The enlytopic engaging atten
ton at Berlin is the relation between German,
and Russia. Russian exchange was nevc
lower on the Berlin Bourse since the Battle o
due to an article in the YoSsisfhs Zfifsms con
corning the massing Of the Russian army OF
the Gallician frontier. This is regarded IL
we'll informed circles, both in Berlin and Vienna
as absurd, but its effect on business shows tn,
uneasiness caused in the minds of the publ
by what is known as Bismarck's newspapc
campaign. This consists OF various article
recently published, laying stress on the purel
dual and defensive nature Of the Austro- German
alliance "A dispatch from Twillingaie
New Foundland. dated Dec. 18th says
There has been the last forty hours III
heaviest wind and snow storm that has occuue'
here for fifty wears. Twenty-Five vessels hav
beenIwreckedhn Green Bay;lossof lifejunknown
1t is semi-oficially announced that III
Chinese have evacuated Tonquin, in pursuanc
OF orders from Pekin, and that the relation
{ between France and China are excellent . {.
Later adyices from Madagascar contradict tn
report Of the murder Of an Englishman by III
natives, but confirm the murder Of two AmeI
leans. Stepshave beentakento 1.-The atteniio
Of the United States Government to the fact.
have been natives Of the United States. Els
A wherein to-day'sissue will he found an in,eres
ing interview with Mr.. Carter. the foreign ages
Of the Hawaiian Government Il is mainly Il
voted tot the considefationofthe reciprocity treat
= which exists between the United States and II
!. littlegovernmentw hichherepresents. Mr.. Cart
E believes that the treaty is agood thing tossbos
peoples. by his showing, il seems SO; neveEtha
= less, every time that Congress meets there Is :
+ emphatic demand tos the absogation q the treat
because Of the LANCE amount OF sugar which
! exported from the Sandwich Islands 10 Sa