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

Inc RUSSIAN port OF ladIvOStOcE on the
sea Of Japan, has been closed by the sinking
Of torpedOes in the ship channels.-Glad-
stones statement, when asking for vote
Of credit, Is generally commended and
characterized as diguifed and resolute.-
The war preparations at WoOlwich are i'm
mcnse.- The Government requires that
80, 900 men shall be added to the present
force Of the army.
IN THE COMMONS,
Gladstone, replying to an inquiry nude by
NOrthcOte said there was no intention of
laying further papers touching the Afghan
situation upon the table before asking for a
vote upon the war credits submitted to the
! House. The Government was engaged in
correspondence of extreme gravity with
| Russia. 1t was impossible TO make COM
| plete statement of the nature of that cor
! respondence, while no partial statement
could be given without the greatest risl, of
creating a Misrepresentation.
INTIMIDATION OF ITALY.
A powerful Russian squadron has been
ordered to cruise off the coast of Italy for
| the purpose of Overawing the italian Gov
eminent in its suspected work OF secretly
preparing to assist England in the event of
an AngO-RuSsian war.
DENMARK AROUSED.
! placed at their disposal the sum OF $780,
600 for the purpose of fortifying til coast
| of Denmark.
| EXPLOSION IN THE ADMIRALTY BUILDING.
At II O'Clock Yesterday morning an ex
| plosiOn occurred in the basement of the
Admiralty Building London. The building
| was badly damaged aud many persons were
| injured, among them some head officials
Of the departma Mt. The firemen and police
| were promptly summoned and all the gates
| of the Admiralty building were closed A
/ special guard was at once posted and no
| person allowed to enter or depart from the
premises until thorough examination
| could be made. The explosion badly dam
| aged the room IN which it occurred and set
| it on fire, The officers and firemen soon
extinguished the flames. The police hold
| to the theory that the explosion was due to
personal malice, directed at Mr.. Swanson,
who was personally disliked by a large
number of employees. No arrests have been
| made.
april goth.
! Senator Stanford has promised to assist
| General Grants sons to resume business
| Schaeffer won the fifth game in the billiard
| tournament with Sexton by $50 points,
Able Ganahat has been guillotined in Paris
| for the murder OF Madame Ballerich, last
l
| received an enthusiastic reception at Bel
| fast.-Many American residents have fed
EfrOu Colon to Ja1naica.-Pizarro won the
| Newark { Handicap by five lengths.
N TIE soUDAS.
The Sunkin- Berber Railway has been ex-
tended thrre miles beyond Handoub.-A
| force OF 800 OF IN enemy was discovered
| between BhaudOuk and Essibic. The
| troops are daily engaged in scouting expe-
| ditions.-A special dispatch states that Ell
Mahdi's men have attacked and defeated
the Italian forces near Massowah.
BLOW AT LANDLoRDIsM.
At IA great meeting of rich influential
| landowners held in London and attended
by such persons as the Duke of Argyll and
Carnavon and the Marquis of Ripon, it was
resolved to take steps for the immediate
formation of n large corporation, to be
called the National Land Company, for the
purpose of securing the gradual breaking
up OF tho large-parcel system of landowner
ship now injuriOusly prevalent in Great
Britain. The plan of the organization is
to buy land at Wholesale and sell
it out in lots not to exceed 40 acres, under
conditions likely to cause q further SUBJ
division. The company will buy for cash
and sell on deferred payments, covering at
least ten years.
THE EUROPEAN TROUBLE.
The Baltic fleet now consists of 215 ves-
sells, OF which 80 are ironclads and 100 tor
pe6O- boats ready for active service in ten
| days. All the Russian naval officers look
| forward with the greatest delight to brush
with England A Russian Admiral said:
| a. If England tries to blockade th9 Baltic we
shall come out and fight her in open seas.
| Our navy is now in splendid fighting trim.
| We have the greatest confidence in our tor
! pedo-boats" The naval action viii pro-
baby be fought midway between Stock
holm and the island Of DagO.'
The Steamships Arizona, Alaska, Oregon,
! Umbria and Richmond Hill have been
! chartered by the British Government for
six months, with the right of purchase
| The Suez Canal Commission has agreed
| that no Notification shall be erected along
| the canal.
NO COMMUNICATION.
The telegraph line between Meshcd and
! Teheran. Persia, is broken. Sir Peter
! Lumsden is thus prevented from commUni-
| eating directly with London. Postal COM
municaton with India has been broken 10y
/ heavy floods in the Afghan valleys.
RUssIA's ORDERS.
| The Armstrong Works at Newcastle, hav-
/ ing received an order from Russia for a
( large quantity o. war material declined to
/ fill it, and has given notice to the British
Admiralty of the nature of the order. The
/ Government is having thousands of White
! head torpedoes manufactured for the pro-
lection OF the northern coast. An extraor-
binary credit of %, 900, 900 rou6les for the
navy is about to be granted.
THE POLICY OF PARLIAMENT.
/ In the House OF Commons Labouchors
and Richard both Radicals, asked whether
or not the Government, before deciding TO
go to war with Russia, would seek the Of
fees of friendly Power 10 obtain favor
able settl nent. Gladstone replied that
never DUNG - present correspondence
with Russia on the discussion Of the serious
quest ions now before Parliament had the
Government said anything in prejudice o.
the idea advanced by the questiOners. How
ever. as every answer made b. the Govern
ment TO heterogeneous put IN the House Of
Commons was an announcement u the
Russian Government, it had been decided
that il Was neither advisable nor convent at
to make declarations TO Russia through
Parliament.
RUSSIAN CRUISERS.
The naval authorities at BOmba are on
the outlook for five Russian men-oi-gar
which passed through the gulf of Alden from
the Red Sea to the Indian ocean. The