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


of Berber, advising him not to fight any
more, because the English are building a
railroad to Berber and Osman Digna's army
is dispersed.
Sir Harry Parkes, British Minister at Pc
king, died on March 22d of u. b Is fever, in
duced by his overwork IL the Franco
Chinese complications. h was 81 years Of
age. the most popular British Minister who
has ever been in China. He went to China
in 1852, became Consul at Annoy in 1854
and accompanied Sir John Browning 10
Siam in 1855. He served in various capac-
tiles at Canton during the next few years,
but it was while Joint Chinese Secretary to
the Earl of Elgin in the expedition Of 1860
and while engaged in negotiations under
flag OF truce that he was imprisoned by the
Chinese, badly treated and only escaped
death by - minutes. Since then he has
served as Consul at Shanghai Minister to
Japan, and in 1888 he was appointed Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister PlenipOtentiary
to the Emperor of China and chief Super
intendent of British trade in China.
JAPAN
Two thousand two hundred and ten cases
of measles took place in Toxic on
the 10th and 18th of March, and 2,016
week ended the 14th of Marcia servant
of the telegraph Office and three rice brok
ers at Fukuoka have been arrested on
charge of having forged kilograms for the
purpose of affecting the price of rice so as to
assist their speculative OpcratiOns.-Ar-
rangements for a new foreign loan to be
raised in London on specie and railway
bonds, have been nearly completed by the
exertions Of the Japanese Minister in
London The sum Of the loan Is 20, 0OO,-
900 ven OH specie bonds and 5000, 900 yen
on railway bonds, both to be paid III the
form of bullion at the rate of 80 yen for 100
yen face value. The bullion is expected to
be received in this country by the end of
this year.-The Government intends to send
specimens of new steel gun recently turned
out at the Osaka arsenal to England and
Germany for xperiments.-The lOng-con-
tinued commercial and industrial distress
in the country has been felt painfully at
Eishiiin, the most fourishing silk-weaving
district III Kioto and many Of the operatives
are said to be starving.
PROTECTION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
The British Admiralty has been in sue
cessful negotiation with Chile for the pur-
chase of a part of the Chilean navy. -Four
second-elass torpedo-boats have already
been bought and orders have been issued
for the immediate dispatch of these torpedo
boats to Vancouver island for use in the
North Pacific ocean in case of an emergency.
april goth.
A Geographic dispatch to the Chronicle
asserts that all the horrors Of the slave trade
have been revived III the South Pacific by
Queensland labor vessels.-England and
Russia are reported to have agreed to COM
promise the Afghan trouble--A water spout
caused the Rio Graude to rise II feet in a
few hours.
FRANCE AND CHINA.
There has been severe fighting in Western
Tonquin by the French and Chinese troops.
The Chinese claim to have been victorious,
but admit that they suffered heavy losses.
The blockade of Formosa by the French
was raised on the 10Th of April.
PEACE IN CoREA
protocol has been signed for the with
drawal of the Chinese and the Japanese
troops from Corea. Japan valves her
claims to an indemnity.
April 2Ist
The Prince and Princess of Wales have
arrived at Dublin from Killarney.-QUeen
Victoria will visit Ireland Ill the Fall.
NEW FRENCH LOAN PROPOSED.
The new French Minister of Finance
will, upon the assembling of the Chamber
of Deputies, present bill for the issue of
a new French loan to the amount of 60O,-
600, 900 or zoe, 00O,O 600 francs, to be issued
in the form of perpetual three per cent
rentes.
RUSSIA AND ENGLAND.
The Afghan situation again seems to be
serious, owing to Russia increasing her de-
mands to such an extent that it will be i'm
possible for England to accept such terms.
NJ. De Giers, the Russian Premier decided
not to yield a single iota to Earl Granville.
1t is now feared that Russia has Overstepped
the bounds of British forbearance and Eng
land will never succumb to these later de-
mands of the Russian Premierwho supports
Konaroff.
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS.
Gladstone, in the House of Commons
made the following statement: " The Gov
eminent on Friday received a dispatch
from Sir Peter Lumsden, but the telegram
was not an answer to our inquiries, and in
structions were dispatched to him on the
10th inst 1t will be necessary to await
that answer before we can make any state
ment The telegram received from Sir
Peter Lumsden on Friday tended to confirm
his previous statements, which certainly ap-
parently conficted with General Komarof's
statements" The Government has warned
English vessels, at Black Sea ports, to be
prepared to leave.
RUSSIAN SHIPS ORDERED TO SEA.
Dispatches from Cronstadt state that the
Russian fleet there has been ordered to pre-
pare for war instantly and that 30 Russian
men-of-war have hoisted their flags and put
to sea.
April 22nd.
A sudden food caused some loss of life
and did much damage at Kingman, Kan
General Grant went out for a walk yester-
day and is greatly improved in health.-It
is believed that President Barrios was as
sasslnated by order of Zaldivar.-AIr. Law
ton has declined the Russian AIission.-It
is thought that a number of people at Fort
Pitt, in the Northwest Territory, have been
massacred There are Is cases Of small
pox in the Hotel Dieu at Montreal.
THE SUEz CANAL.
Ferdinand and Charles de Lesseps,
strongly advocate the complete liberty of
the canal. Ferdinand de Lesseps said :
50 The sub-commissiou have not asked my
/ opinion yet, but were 1t asked [ should say,
No forts, no men-of-war.' If you build
! forts, you invite people to take them. The
canal should be open to all in time of war
I and in time of peace. War will be found a
benefit to the company, not danger. The
/ rrreofar liberty the greater Satetv,p