The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-06-18
The Gazetto's Paris Letter.
PAR1s, April oath, 1884.

PARIS April oath, 1884.
roNQUN.
The French have well played their cards at Ton
quin. The pattern has been successfully cut, the
question now is, to stitch. 1t was able tactics to
allow the Chinese and Black Flags to escape from
Sontay &C.: the French have thus pushed their
foes out of the Delta, into a Kronmir region on
the confines OF China. What could they have done
with so many prisoners7 France could not COM
menee cvilizing the country by first founding
penal settlements, and she has or will have enough
on her hands in that respect with Australia Then
if China does not keep her own scum at home,
why some Of her territory will be protected"
ENGLAND AND EGYPT,
The Egyptian question is in deeper Egyptian
darkness than ever. One day Gordon is assented
10 be holding his own; the next. he is told the
Campbelis are coming; then this being April when
clouds sweep the sunshine suddenly away, he is
announced to be preparing for an Xenophon re-
treat by Central Africa. May he succeed and live
as long as the Greek, less Punishment for his re-
compense. IL IS rumored that the European pow
ers will soon ask England, "What have you done
with EgyptTo 1t is surmised, by the sudden ces-
sation of the French press-ou the stage their
unanimity is wonderful-of attacks against Eng
land, thatA n'Odus rireHdi IS being arranged with
France. Poor Johni is he going to sink to that
little measured
AUsTRAIIA's COMING CONFLICT.
The Recidiyiste bill, let the fact be noted, will
be voted by next June. With its application will
come the tug of war. II Australia cannot change
the made up mind of the French Ministry, through
the English cabinet, she must count only on her.
self. The English colonies have compelled Eng
land 10 keep her social scourings at home. The
United States and Canada force her to no more
export TO their shores her pauper emigrants. In
1901 Belgium and England compelled France
not to Danish her Communists to their realms
Because Australia is more distant and more Young
Is she TO view with Buddhist calm the contagion
and the contamination of old Europe shot down
beside her doors9 ON rirra refTu.
FRANCE AND AUSTRALIA.
France is commencing to rouse up a little to the
dispute with Australia on the Recidiviste question
which can have q terrible eOHfye coup on England
herself, who has hundreds of millions invested in
Australia, besides having IN her Oceanic Colonies
some Of her best import clients. In France the
question is taking this shape: the Radicals consider
the ground taken up by the Australians as very
serious; the Ministerialists ridicule and pooh I!
pooh the whole affair. The latter state bluntly
that it is moro on the part of Australians, who
drawing the chestnuts out of the fire for England,
TO possess the Pacific Archipelagn Jealous of the
civilization France intends spreading by her new
colonial policy.
RruDUIsTE vs.. KELEAeUE-
The Ministerialists discard now the term recidi-
yiste or chronic criminal, for that of ReloagHe
Now this is case where the rose by any other name
ialists plead, is model ticket-of-Ieave man. con-
fined to Juan Fernandez island, where he will be
monarch of all he surveys, ON condition of not
quitting it. And if he be not content TO remain
like vegetable fixed to particular spot, but de-
camps for fresh islands, why, the whole French
navy will be sent to bring him back. So that no
boiling viii be feared, and hence no spread of the