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


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! danger OF introducing smallpox into this
country through the mails, on account
OF its prevalence at Montreal.
The Egyptian Question.
Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, Special
English Envoy to the Porte, has been
instructed to declare to the Sultan that
England is ready to eVacuate Egypt if
Turkey will guarantee to maintain order
therein, and that England recognizes the
rights of other Powers to Egypt, but will
permit none Of them, except Turkey, to
undertake the military occupation of the
country.
In an interview with the Sultan, Sir
II. D. Wolff read personal message
from Queen Victoria to the Sultan, ex-
pressing her best wishes for peace and
friendship. The Queen refers to her
previous acquaintance with the Sultan,
and recalls the loyalty of the Sultan's
father as friend and ally of England.
She says she hopes to help the Sultan to
establish Government in Egypt, condu-
Give equally to the Sultan's rights, the
happiness of the Egyptians and the inter
ests of England and the Powers, and that
this will be the basis of Sir H D. VOLTS
efforts. The Sultan made gracious re-
ply, saying that he valued the friendship
of Queen Victoria and an alliance with
Enu 4a hot hn
designate persons to confer with Sir HI.
d. Wolff respecting Egypt and would
grant further audience on the subject
1t is reported that the Turkish Govern
ment has completed proposals for the
discussion with Sir III. d. Wolff on the
basis of England's immediate evacuation
of Egypt. The Grand Vizier and his
party are in favor of the withdrawal of
England, and are opposed to the joint
occupation of Egypt. A faction.of the
Ministers are inclined to meet England
half way.
The ARs9O-RasSfam Trouble Almost
Settled.
1t is almost certain that peace between
England and Russia ON the Afghan
question is now completely assured. The
two Governments are busily engaged in
arranging the last details, and nego-
tiatioDs are proceeding rapidly and har-
moniously. The business of conducting
these negotiations is engrossing all the
time of Baron de Staal, Russian Embas-
sador to England, and he has been COM
PEELED to forego his customary vacation
and remain in London during the August
heat, which long ago drove all resident
English statesmen out of town.
1t is believed that De Giers obtained
Austria's interest in securing Turkeys
neutrality in the event of war between
Russia and England, in accordance with
the decision arrived at by Prince Bis
marck during his conference with Count
Kalnoky at Varzin. It is certain that
during the whole time of the Imperial
conferences at Kremsier kilograms were
constantly passing between the Schloss
and Berlin.
King Cholera.
The close of the fourth week in August
shows the total deaths in Spain from
cholera, by tables, to be 81 ,489, with the
death rate still much over l 900 each day.
The plague has diminished in Granada
and most of the provinces that were at
tackled before the middle of July, save in
Cuenca, but is increasing steadily in Al
meira and Barcelona. From France,
outside of Marseilles and Toulon, no news
is to be had, though it is known that the
pest is spreading daily.
The peasantry of the south of Germany
have been thrown into state of conster-
nation over the sudden and inexplicable
! departure from the country of the rocks,
which for centuries have made their
abode there The f1ocks of rocks which
nested in the spire of the RatisbOn (Ba-
varia) Cathedral recently departed and
have not returned This general evacu-
alton by the rocks is regarded by the
people as heralding the approach of the
cholera epidemic.
Eleven persons died in Toulon on the
29th August from cholera.
Secretary Bayard has received cable
gram saying the cholera has broken out
at Nagasaki, Japan. The death-rate is
large. The port has been declared in
fected
The cholera has led to q riot at Alme-
ria, Spain, in which six persons were
killed and twelve wounded.
Seven thousand persons have fed from
Toulon on account of the cholera.
GERMAN COLONIZATION.
Bismarck Intends to Take CubR-HIs
support from western sugar later
esfSs
An additional sensation is being at
tached to the Spanish German difficulty