The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-07-07
FOREIGN NEWS.

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teen year.. II has been ascertaiued that
the disaster was caused by the closing Of a
spring door leading from the building.
London, June Is.-Telegrams have been
received here reporting that the natives
nave b~utchered the whole staffof the North
Borneo Trading Company stationed on the
island.
London, June I7.-One Of the most aP-
paIIing c~atastrOphes for many year. past
occurred AZ Sunderland last night.
\ children's fete was held during the
evening in the Victoria Hall, fully two
thousand being present and the entertain
meut having ended, the children were
leaving the building when a false alarm Of
fire was raised.
a panic ensued, and a rush was made for
the staircase, in descending which many
fell and were trampIed upon by those fol-
lowing.
The outlet became bloc ed, and before
the panic could be allayed and the stair
case cleared, one hundred and eighty had
been crushed to death, and many others
seriously injured
The calamity caused profound distress
and gloom over the district, and sympathy
j. universally expressed for the sufferers
and their relatives
Melbourne. June I2.-AIr James Services
proposal for the annexation Of the New
Hebrides Islands has received the cordial
approval Of Lord Normandy, and His Ex-
celIeucy las t~elegraghed to Lord Derby
urging the exPediency of the project.
London, June 1.-THE Agents-Geueral
OF the ariOu Australasian colonies con-
slider that before approaching the Imperial
Government in reference to the propriety
of the annexation of the New Hebrides and
other Pacific islands, the colonies should
first decide what amount they are prepared
to contribute towards the cost of manage
meut Of the new possessions. Mr.. Murray
Smith. Agent-General for Victoria, and
Sir r. Dillon Bell, Agent-GeneraI for New
Zealand have cabled to this effect to their
respective Governments.
On the arrival of the Gar at st. Peters
burg, lac was received with great enthusi-
asm. and then proceeded 70 the Imperial
residence at Peterhof:
! number )f American officers are max
inga application for positions in the Chinese
navy.
VICTORIA.
The infant child of Mr.. Iiaw, a resident
of C~amperdown, was playing with a ferret,
whe the animal suddenly attacked the
child, and completely ate away the right
side Of its face before the helpless little fel-
screams attracted attention. The
child was frightfuIly injured aud died in
great agony from the effects Of the rounds
inflicted by the animal.
\ meeting was held on June 9TH, for the
purpose Of considering the ACCESSIBILITY Of
establishing "a national association of wine
growers aud wine Mr.. l.. L.
Smith, who presided, remarked that it was
probable that in a few years the Australian
vineyards would be the only ones in the
world not blIghted by phylloxera.
TASMANIA.
Ogden and sutherland were executed on
June 9Th for the murder of Mr.. Wilson and
Mr.. Holman at Epping, last April. Both
couvicts met their fate callously. and with
out any demonstration except a slight
trembling of the hands when placed on the
scafTOId. Death followed the fall of the
drop simultaneously. Sutherland, Just be-
the bolt was drawn exclaimed, Lord,
have mercy OH my soull" Ogden said
nothing. The culprits were quite youths.
the murders were particularly
atrOciOu-.
NEW ZEALAND.
a disastrous fire occurred at Dunedin re-
,eutly, when the railway goods shed, with
all its valuable contents, was totally de-
The shed contained a large guam
.ity Of goods, which had only just been
landed from the steamers Westmeath, Wa
zatipu and Tarawera. 1t is believed that
loss will amount to fully $4,000, which
"a $1,000 Evr fyarrr.,r. III. L. .,,-tos,-l .
~ the importers will be about E2.5OO. The
Of the fire is unknown.
Sydney. June 1S.-The steamship Aus
raj that SUM in Sydney harbor nearly
.welve months ago, has since been fOated
and sailed for London in June.
Sydney, Jun IS.-It is understood that
sir Henry Parkes leaves Sydney by the
VI. : Australia on July 18th for America,
where he will remain some time before
proceeding to England, and that he will be
absent from the colony about eighteen
1t is understood that Sir Henry's
-isit to England is on account of his pri-
-ate affairs.
kilograms have been received reporting
hat the natives have butchered the whole
TAFT Of the North BOrneO Trading Com
stationed on the island.
The Victoria Government have tele-
to all the other colonies, asking
heir cooperation with Victoria in moving
Or the annexation of the New Hebrides
ud other Pacific islands. All the colonies
ave replied favOrably.
Prince Hanan, son of the Grand DukeOf
Jesse, has been declared a bankrupt in
Herr LaskeT, a prominent member of the
ieruau Reichstag, Is coming to the United
tates for a five months visit.
Prime Bismarck has, of late, repeatedly
expressed himself in very respondent Ian
uage in reference to the state of his health.
The AmeeT of Afghanistan recently
INSTRUCTED a pyramid near his quarters
18th a batch Of a hundred and fifty heads
his enemies.
London, June Ilth.-The trial of the
ynamite coHspiratOrs, DIR. Gallagher, Ber-
ard Gallagher, Ausburg, Curtin, White
cad and Wilson, charged with the treason
felony, began this morning. .
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