The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-01-17
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

Three San Francisco police officers have been
arrested for being eISaged IN the thett oi LUZ
lbs Of raw silk One Of them had been on the
force ten months.
The seventeenth annual dinner Of the New Eng
land Society, took place at New York. Dec. p.
But little business will be transacted in Congress
until after the holidays.
LONDON. Dec. 2S.-Ths Queen, Princess Beatrice
and the Duke and Duchess OF Edinburgh visited
the Haslar Naval Hospital. Portsmouth, Dec I'd
and conferred decorations Oh a number Of cunyn
lesoent patients who took part IN the late war IN
Egypt.
Lieutenant Harber teleEraphs from lakouz that
be- has arrived there with the bodies Of De Long
and hls Companions
Gaubetta has had relapse and suffers int snsely.
Cardinal Donnell, Archbishop Of Bordeaux is
dead.
John Thomson Robertson the oldest editor in
Virginia, Is dead.
The Pope has assigned go francs TO the pur-
chase Of beds for the poor IN Rome.
The Bishop Of Metz has declined the decoration
uf the iron crown accorded by Emperor William,
because be wishes TO keep aloof from all politics.
Postmaster Pearson Of New York has received
information that there were saved iron the lately
burned mail on an Atlantic steamer 243 Letters
from England for san Francisco.
In the matter Of Sunday trading by Hebrews,
Judge Arn-uI Of NeN York holds that Jews and
Gruues alike uuder the constitutions.
AZ ST, Louis the number Of buildings erected or
for which permits were granted during the wear
was 2s6l, at a cost Of s53s5lupo nearly Sl,uJOO0y
IL eKcrss Of the previous year-
A special TO the New York TilbgHs intimates
that Lord Derby's accession TO the British Minis
Try Is accepted at home and abroad as a fresh
pledge against too energetic policy IN Egypt,
The Lanptry IL bouchere quarrel attracts much
attention from English soclety papers IuHity
Far enters into elaborate details, describing she
quarrel a. great length.
Per p NJ :. ;. Cfg of Ns,r York from the Col
onies Ne are supplied with colonial dates % Janu-
AIRY LIST, and csb-grams to same date. Following
Is a summary Of tie latest news by this convey
anee:
Another ire has occurred at whiteley's estab-
llsumrut In Luudpn. This time the damage done
Is estimated al $4,000.
The International Exhibition az Amsterdam Is
TO he formally luagCurated On May lo.
Shipbuildiuc Is progressing rapidly IN New south
Wales.
An international cricket match took place Mt
sydney. Dec, 26-27, between the Victoria and New
south Wales clubs 1000 prupla witnessed the
plAy. Match Von by Victoria.
SIR Arthur Gordon has declined 20 accept the
G'yrrnuEship Of Jamaica which vas recently Of
fered - himg
The transit Of Venus party, stationed in SYDNEY
and vicinity we're uuly partially successful. Ia
Queensland equally Eiouuy. In Neg LealaEd both
the AmeEeIu and BRITISH parties obtained good
observations
The steamer Nelr EagL8Hd Capt. Mann. en-
gagged in the Clrrencr nyrT trade y. ;, W. 4,
struck on the bar a. Grafton, Dec. 9th, when "a
heavy go soon made seE q complete wreck. About
81 people were drowned and missing.
Owing % the iufammatory articles which have
been published IN the JHifei IrriaFa newspaper,
The plant has been oonfsoated by the authorities,
and the issue OF the paper stonped- 1t has also
been deciGed 20 pruseclte the editor
The French Government has decided 10 send
small contingent 70 louquln 70 report on the CON
cliiun of aflrs there prevlous To- The dispatch %
"a largsr expedition 4 force of 80 men viii pro
oued there forthwith with that object
Arabi and bis fellow rebels sailed Dec. 18th for
Ceylou- Previous 10 their emharkment the khe-
dive publicly degraded ihrm from thlir rank N
the p-essncr ot large number OF spectaiors-
The man w,sieate, who confessed to psrtieipa-
uou m :he murder of Lord Frederick Cavendish
Euc NJ Burke. IN Phoenix P8rk. Dublin. IN May
last, aud wbo was recently brought 10 England,
has, aiisr examination. been discharged from
CUSTODY, ~ on inquiry L DISCOVERED thai there
vas no foundation whatever for his statements.
Nine Of the twenty -one Bedoufns who are ale
Crd 10 have mass icred Professor Palmer and
MessEs Gill and CharriHcson. the British officers
who Accompanied him, have been esptured
Count de Winiupufsl. the Austro- Il ugarian
Ambassador to the Italian Courts. committed
suicide to day By shooting himself with revolver
The latest bulletin pahished reports that NJ,
Gambetts l. in critical state, ana his condition
Is causing grave anxiety 70 his medical attendants
The BAak Of Australasia has issued new shares
the amount of 4o0.opN.
The floods in the Rhine Valley are rapidly eX-
tending. and much destruction os property l. re,
suliIng. Tue flood waters have reached Clsssl and
Worms. and both places nov partially sub
nrrgrd.
SIR Arthur Gordon retains his csmuissiou IS
Lord High Commissioner Of tie Western Pacific
The {. : Senate has passed a Bill removing the
Civil Scrlce fruu tie sphere Of pulItics- aud max
ing the appointments permanent. irrespective Of
party considerations
Tie vacant garter has been conferred on The
Dnke of Grafton.
Mr. Porter. q c. has been appointed Attorney
General for Ireland, and Mr.. Mash, the Law Ao
wiser, becomes Solicitor General
Mr.. F. :. De Cesare. a member Of the Council Of
Malta. Is a. present a visit 10 SYDNEY. having
been deputed by tie Governmen: OF Malta TO az
oeriaIn whether those colonies AFFORD a ntting
teld FOR Maltese enigrauts. The population o.
Malta i felt To be exCsive 50 that ]; j. ueceSSary