The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-05-09
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.


siIR3TtOne Asks For Loan Of Steven
5gIIii'sia Pounds.
Gladstone III the House of Commons an
uouncad that the Government had received
Sir Peter Lumsden's answer to the Govern
ment inquiries Of the 10th inst 1t shows
how seriously Sir Peter Lumsden Is az issue
with General KomarOf. - We cannot
continued the Prime Minister, q enter into
details OF state the effect Of this difference
in a few words. The whole matter viii be
laid on the table early tomorrow Glad
stone said the Government had received no
communication from either Turkey, Austria,
France OF Germany concerning the closing
Of the DardaIelles. The Government asked
for "a credit Of $50, 900, 900 for the army and
navy account: S22, 500, 600 is for war pur-
poses in the Soudan and S32, 800 900 for
other naval and military preparations.
This means an increase of sixpence in the
income tax.
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.
In defiance Of her treaty stipulations with
England, Turkey and other Powers. Russia
is strongly fortifying Batoum, on the east
ern coast of the Black sea That point is
now flooded with guns and munitions of
war, and large corps Of infantry and cav
airy guards the railway from Poti, on the
coast, to Tifis, the capital of Trans eau
casia. This railway is of great value in
transporting troops from the Black sea to
the Caspian on the way from European
Russia to Afghanistan.
ADVANCE OF THE RUSSIANS.
A cipher dispatch was received from st.
Petersburg announcing fresh advance of
Russian forces upon the Afghan country.
There is Il rumor current of disturbances
among the northern HindoOstanees against
England.
IN THE PACIFIC.
The Russian fleet in the Pacific ocean
consists Of three ironclads and 80 fast cruis-
ers Vladivostock is well fortified. The
Russins are anxious regarding the attitude
China viii adopt in the event of war be-
tween Russia and England.
THE SHARON CASE.
On motion of Tyler & Tyler, attorneys
for the plaintiff in the case of Sarah Althea
Sharon VS.. William Sharon, Judge Mahon,
sitting in Judge Sullivan's Court, ordered
that the plaintiff should have 20 days in
which to serve and file amendments to the
defendants bill of exceptions on motion for
new trial, and also to prepare and serve
aflidayits to be used on such motion.
April 23rd.
Secretary Whitney has written a sharp
letter to the commandment of the Mare Is
land Navy Yard relative to the coercion of
the vote of employes.-C. D. Jordan sue
ceeds Wyman as Treasurer of the United
States-J. B. Schaeffer beat Maurice Daily
in the second game of the billiard tourna-
ment by 184 points and Saylor beat Morris
by $50 points.
A GREAT sCULLING MATCH.
Arrangements are completed in New
York for an international single-skull race
for the championship of the world and the
S.. 200 purse offered by Richard K. Fox.
The race will take place in August, pro-
badly at Oak Point, n. Y. 1t is expected
that William Beach and Edward Hanlan
will enter, also Wallace Ross and D. Good
win, the English Oarsman, who is said to DO
the coming man, Fox says if Hanlan,
Beach, Teemer, Ross and Gaudaur all COM
pete, and Hanlan is the winner, he will
match him to row any man in the world for
5000
THE TROUBLE AT PANAMA.
The English are to land 100 men and 500
Colombian troops are to arrive within 4S
hours. A meeting of Consuls has been held
to get Aizpuru to evacuate, which he re-
fused to do. This caused great anxiety
here. An attempt was made to blow up the
American barracks at San Pablo bridge
with dynamite.
DEFEAT OF THE ORIGINAL Ell NAHDI.
The rival Mahdis have met in battle
and the original Mahdi was defeated, los
ing two Governors. Ell Obeid, has been
plundered and burned.
a VOLCANIC ERUPTION
Has occurred at Passoeroean, a province
in the east end of the island of Java. \
number of plantations have been devasta-
ted, and fully 100 persons killed.