The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-03-17
AUSTRALIA.
Arrival of the city of Sydney. with
Late Dates.

Discharged the pilot off Sydney heads at
3:42 p. N. on the Goth of February, and ar
| rived at Auckland March Sd at CAT a. m.
Left Auckland same day, discharging pilot
at 3:16 p. m. Had head winds and moder-
ate sea the entire passage. Received pilot
off Honolulu March 10th at 1855 p. N. Has
| 70 cabin and SO steerage passengers for San
Francisco. Passengers for Honolulu, cabin,
| Rev. G. b. Simeon, H. p. Simeon; steerage,
G. Jones.
The City of Sydney brings 80 tons fire light
for Honolulu. Consignees 10 cases mer-
chandise, 80 sacks potatoes, H. z. Mcintyre
4 Brother; 80 sacks potatoes, Macfarlane &
| Co.. 80 sacks potatoes, H. May & Co.; 100
cases preserved meats, H Hackfeld & Co.
1 case drapery, order; l case saddlery, P.
Dalton 1 package merchandise, Freeth &
| Peacock 1 box merchandise, NJ. o. Ally.
The more important news items have been
anticipated by way of San Francisco. The
colonial press is full of the Soudan war, and
discussions regarding federation and the
colonizing policy of France and Germany.
Smallpox has again appeared in Sydney,
| according to the Morning Herald of the
| 25th February. One of the stewards on
| board the Ringarooma from Auckland was
attacked by the disease. Man and ship
were quarantined.
Shaw's English eleven were defeated by
the Australian cricketer's team at Sydney,
on the oath February. The match was won
| by eight runs, amidst great excitement.
Three thousand spectators were present.
This was the first defeat the English eleven
sustained.
Beach defeated Clifford easily in the row.
| ing match for the championship. 1t now
remains for Beach and Hanlon once more to
try conclusions for. the championship of the
| world
COLONIAL VOLUNTEERS FOR soUDAN.
Lord Derby, Secretary of State for the
Colonies, has explained that the offers of
troops from Victoria, South Australia, and
Queensland were declined by the Govern
ment because the acceptance of such offers
| would tend to derange the transport of sup
plies to the Soudan, and so create difficulty
in connection with the arrangement of the
War Office.
Enrolment of volunteers by the Sydney
| Government continues. Hundreds of appli-
cations still reach the Office of the Colonial
| Secretary from all parts of the interior and
from nearly all the sister colonies. Some of
these applications are from men who have
seen distinguished service, and who have
volunteered to go without pay. In some
cases gentlemen proffering their services
! have asked to be allowed to meet the con-
tingent on its way to the scene of war and
to be incorporated in the body. The appli-
cations include those from men who have
served in Her Majesty's Guards.
The Catholic Archbishop of Sydney has
contributed f1OO (S5OO) to the Patriotic
Fund, established for the widows and
| orphans of colonial volunteer in Soudan.
Similar contributions from colonists are
reported 4; also, donations of books, hospital
| supplies, etc.
Mr.. Arthur Heapy has written to the
Colonial Secretary rendering, in addition to
his former offer, five guineas yearly for five
| years to a colonist mentioned in dispatches,
and 20 guineas yearly for five years to any
colonist winning the Victoria Cross.
1t is believed that the Government of
France is willing to guarantee all mission
airy rights in the New Hebrides, and has
undertaken not to send conYicts there if
| France is permitted to annex those islands.
The Imperial Government has decided to
send out the necessary armament for the
Notifications at Albany, in Western Austria
liza, which is regarded as a federal work.
| INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PACIFIC AN
NEXATIoN.
A Melbourne dispatch, February 16th'
A IL 49,
the 14th instant, stating that two inter
national commissions will be held in
London-one to consider the New Guinea
question, and the other to inquire into the
claims of German subjects in Fiji, Mr..
Service, Premier of Victoria, thinking it was
unlikely that matters had advanced so far as
the appointment of a commission on the
New Guinea question, telegraphed to the
A gent-General for advice on the subject.
Mr.. Murray Smith has telegraphed back as
follows: Germany has objected to the
recent extension of British claims in
New Guinea, and a discussion will
axe place over this proceeding in
conjunction with great efforts on the part of
England to induce Germany to retire alto
gether. The conference is not yet settled;
but in accordance with the desire of Ger
many, Messrs. Thurston and Krauel will
probably be appointed only to confer and
report upon the state of British and German
establishments and interests in the Pacific.
This does not include the New Guinea ques-
ton, though it will probably come on for
discussion No advice has been received
from Mr.. Murray Smith as to the report
that Great Britain has yielded to Germany
with reference to the annexation Of the
northern coast of New Guinea"
NEW ZEALAND NEWS.
population from the Auckland Chamber
of Commerce waited on Sir julius Vogel,
Postmaster General, relative to the San
Francisco mail service. 1t was suggested
by the deputation that the service might
be accelerated by dispatching the mail from
London on Saturdays instead of Sundays.
The deputation also expressed an opinion