The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-21
WAR POINTS.
What the European Press Nave to Say
ON the Outlook.

What the European Press Nave to Say
ON the Outlook.
Ayoub Khan, brother of the ex-
Ameer, has been arrested by the Shah
of Persia in consequence of the infiu-
ence of Sir Ronald Ferguson Thornp-
son, British Minister at Teheran.
Ayoub intended to go back to Afghan
istan under Russia's encouragement.
Minister ThOmpsOn says that the
Shah is now anxious to prove that he
will not put himself under the thumb
of Russia. The Shah has, according
to Thompson, just awakened to the
belief that Russia is scheming to
make a way to the sea through Persia
and the Persian gulf. The Shah has
hitherto been perfectly respectful to-
wards his powerful neighbor on the
north, but his backbone has now be-
come stiffened, and no Russian troops
are to be allowed to march through
Persia, TO get from the Caspian to
Afghanistan.
The London Telegraph says: "No
time ought to be lost in inviting the
Sultan and King of Italy to share
with us the duty of preserving peace
and establishing legitimate commerce
in the Soudan. It would be an easy
and profitable feat for diplomacy to
arrange at once for the cooperation
of Turkey and Italy, thereby setting
free 10000 or $4,000 splendid soldiers
for India, and sending the sick and
wounded home"
The native Indian press is nearly
unanimous in favor of war; but a
careful observer can discern in this
newspaper advocacy of war, wherever
it is unhampered, more of a national
Indian feeling of resistance to Russian
| aggression than of sincere loyalty to
purely British interests.
General Stewart, in anticipation of
instructions to advance his entire
Indian command, has ordered an ad-
vance by way of Quettah of the ar
tillery corps now stationed in the
KObat, Peshawer and Hasar districts.
The utmost secrecy is maintained
about the movements of British
troops in India. The press CORE
spondents at Rawil-Pinde are refused
all information about army orders.
It has, however, been ascertained
that a number of attachments have
already left on the route to Qoetrah.
News has been received from
Odessa, by way of Varna, that the
transports on the Black sea are busily
engaged in the work of carrying
troops and munitions of war from
SebastopoI, Nieckaloof, BatOum and
Batoli. Extensive works are being
constructed for the defense of BatOum
and Nieckaloof. The new works of
defense at Sebastopol have been for
the present suspended. Numerous
battalions of COssacks are reviewed
every day at Odessa. The garrison at
Kertch is engaged night and day in
fastening the completion of the
works at that point, and the Touring
mills are worked at their full capacity
in the preparation of provisions.
Russia is fully alive to the Importance
of the control of the Dardanelies. and
threatens to propose at the next ses-
sion of the Suez Canal Commission
t hat the regulations proposed for the
neutrality of the Suez canal shall
also be made TO apply to the Dardan-
Giles.
A Singapore dispatch says Russian
transport left there on the 18th, and
another arrived there on the same
day.
lie Nord predicts war between Rus
STA and England. lie .Nord is re-
garded as a semi official organ of the
Russian Government, and this arti-
Gle Is believed to have been inspired.
1t says the open threats and insults
to Russia contained in the toasts of
Ameer Abdurrahman and Lord Duff
FERN were equivalent to declaration
of war, even while England was ap-
pealing for Cancellation.
The ViedOnaOsti says: Russia would
have greater justification in demand
ing that England explain her Occu:
pancy of Quelpaext 1.-THE Corean
island referred to in yesterdays sup
pIementl than England has in ask
ing Russia to explain the attack on