The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-05-30

ABOUT O'CLOCK we nave San IRAN
cisco exchanges to the 21st instant
inclusive. We compile the following
summary of news:
THE AFGHAN AFFAIB.
LONDON, May 20th.-Advices from
Tirpul say that Sir Peter Lumsden's
advice to the Government was that,
in view of recent events, it was best
to break up the commission, leaving
the Government itself to settle the
question with Russia.
ST.. PETERSBURG, May 20th.-The
Gar will review the entire Russian
fleet between Cronstadt and Svea-
berg in June, when there will also be
various maneuvers and coast attacks.
The AmOo Darya Steamship Com
pany is formed of Russian and Ger
man capitalists. The company in
tends to open a regular service be-
tween Balkh and the Aral sea and
binds itself, in the event of war, to
place its steamers at the disposal of
the Russian Government for the
transportation of troops.
Rumors are current here to the eff
feet that the Anglo-Russian negOtia-
tions have collapsed. 1t is believed,
however, that the rumors originated
with the war party.
The SUet predicts an outbreak in
Macedonia and Bulgaria against the
Turks and Greeks which will set the
whole Sclavan world in flames.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, May 20;h. The
Porte has rescinded the recent orders
for war material and will indemnify
the contractors.
SHERNEss, May 20th.-The British
turret ship Ajax has been ordered to
be put in readiness for service at sea
by next Saturday.
BERLIN, May 20th.-Prince Bis
marck has recently given several
long audiences to Count Paul Schouv-
aloff, the new Russian Ambassador
to Germany.
CALCUTTA, May 20th.-Afghan ad-
vices report that re-inforcements are
continuously going from Candahar to
Herat. It is expected that the rail-
way will be completed to Mulch i'm
sixty days. Material has been or
dered sufficient to carry the line to
Candahar. There is no sign of re-
Taxation of military work.
Scare of the Grand Turk.
NEW YORK, May 21st.-The Her.
AIDS Varna special of May Goth says
The war scare is not over yet. Great
anxiety has been occasioned at the
palace through reports that Russian
officers disguised have been inspect
ing the Notifications of the Dardan-
Giles and Bosporus, and watching
closely the Turkish Preparations foI
the defense of these waters. Indeed,
fears are entertained that Russia con
templates rushing for the Bosporus
should the crisis again become acute
in Eastern affairs. Such action has
been openly advocated lately in the
NoVoe Hren1yd in an article profess
ing to give Nelidoffs views respect
ing the impossibility of preventing a
British fleet passing the Dardanelles
The article speaks of the absolute
necessity of obtaining the dismissa
of Woods Pasha on account of his
nationality. A few nights ago false
alarm of the approach of the Russian
squadron caused great excitement at
the upper mouth of the Bosporus.
The batteries were manned and
troops were hastily sent to REINFORCE
the garrison. All the measures pro-
posed by the Turko-German Com
mission are being actively carried
out. Krupp has just received large
order for rified mortars, to be placed
on the heights of the Dardanelles.
Proposed Naval and Military DEM
OnstratiOm-Etc.
LONDON, May 19.-The British Adj
miralty have decided to have the
combined naval reserve squadron, in
Guiding fourteen first-class men-of-
war, assemble at Portland and pro-
coed thence to Bantry Bay, Ireland,
to engage in naval demonstration
of extraordinary Importance. Tor
pedo experiments will be carried on
on a gigantic scale, and the demon
stration will conclude with sham
naval battle of magnitude beyond
any affair of the kind ever hereto
fore undertaken.
The Afghan correspondence dealing
with the Pendjeh battle, including
Sir Peter Lumsden's dispatches there
to, will be presented to Parliament
this week.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 18TH
Troops are being massed for grand
maneuvers and artillery practice at
Krasnoe-Selo. The purchase of two
steamers has been authorized for the