The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-06-07


dr. Gladstone, i'll speaking to the motion,
his belief that the debate would
occupy the most of next week. Mr.. La
suggested that the House should
assent to the second reading of the bill, in
order to affirm the principle of autonomy,
Oh condition that the Government then
promised to withdraw the bill in its present
form
The Marquis of Harrington, III address
ing public meeting last night at Brad |
ford, Yorkshire, denied that he had in any /
way relaxed his hostility to the Home /
Rule bill.
The Marquis of Salisbury addressed q
crowded meeting OF the Primrose League
in Her Majesty's Theater last night. Lord
Salisbury complained that his advocacy
of coercion for Ireland had been greatly
overdrawn by his political opponents, and
urged upon Parliament the necessity for
granting full powers to govern Ireland,
which powers should be exercised firmly
and with wisdom.
LONDON, May 21st.-In the House of
Commons last night the bill providing for
the temporary renewal of the Arms Act
was read for the second time. Mr.. Parnell
and followers voted against the measure.
Lord Randolph Churchill has reaffirmed
his opinion that the Loyalists in Ireland
would be justified in forcibly resisting a
Parliament sitting in Dublin.
LONDON, May 22d.-The Government are
prolonging the debate on Mr.. GladstOne's
Home Rule proposals, and the action has
caused much discomfort among members
of the House of Commons.
LONDON, May 19th.-The Peninsular and
Oriental Company, in their tender for the
Federal mail service, demand four-penny
parcel post The Earl of Granville has
cabled to the Australian Governors partic-
ulars of the mail tenders.
The New HebrIdes Question.
LONDON, May 19th.-Mr. Graham Berry,
Agent General for Victoria, had an inter
view with the Secretary of State for the
Colonies in reference to the New Hebrides.
Lord Granville assured him that Her Maj
esty's Government would act in conformity
with the wishes of the Colonies in the mat
ter, and expressed himself anxious con-
corning the ultimate settlement of the
recidiviste difficulty.
Mr.. Graham Berry (says a Press Asso-
citation message) has received satisfactory
assurances about the New Hebrides from
Lord Granville, and has wired details to
his Government Mr.. Berry told Lord
Granville that it would be unfair to require
the Colonies TO again define their requests,
as the settled attitude of their Govern
ments was arousing French enmity. Lord
Granville in reply to Mr.. Berry, implied
that it would be q palpable error to accept
the extended proposals of France. He
further stated that in the first instance he
only suggested that cession of the New
Hebrides was possible basis which would
determine finally the Hebrides convict
question and several other points. Lords
Roseberry and Granville fear that the action
taken by their Government will have the
effect of re-opening the recidiviste ques-
ton.
SYDNEY, May 21st.-Dr. Steele, agent of
the Presbyterian Synod for the New Heb
rides Mission, has written a letter in reply
TO a communication addressed by Mr..
Stout, Premier of New Zealand, to the
Moderator of the New Zealand Synod. DIR.
| Steele states that the clergymen engaged
in the Christian mission in the New
Hebrides will never be parties to the an
nexation of the islands by France on any
| plea whatever. The matter cannot be
altered by the decision of the New Zealand
churches alone. There are other religious
organizations who are interested, and who
have an equal claim to be heard on the
| subject. The natives have evinced pref
erence for British rule, combined with
| antipathy for the French. DR.. Steele con-
cludes by expressing the opinion that the
| discontinuance of the transportation of
| criminals to the Pacific should not be pur-
chased by concessions, but should be de-
! manded in the name of justice and hu
manity.
LONDON, May 21st.-Her Majesty's Gov
eminent has sent definite reply to Franc,
stating, as the Colonies were opposed to tn,
| cession of the New Hebrides, the statu
| quoante must be maintained.
The Howe AMI Pitcairn Islands.
LONDON, May 19th.-The Standard
considers it would be safe for England to
annex the Howe and Pitcairn Islands.
miscellaneous. y
| Mount Etna is in violent eruption.
| A number of German traders have beer
massacred by the Ashantees.
! The death is announced, at the age o
! 81, of Leopold Won Ranke, the well-knOwr
| German historian.
An outcry is being raised by the organ:
of the Republican party at Paris against
! the manner in which the Count de Paris i:
! permitted to hold grand receptions i'll tha
| city. The Government is discussing pro
| poSaI for his exclusion from France.
| The Judiciary Committee of the United
! States Senate has declared that polygamy
| is unlawful.
| DR.. Ahearne believes that the British
| Colonial Office is favorable to the object.
OF the North Queensland Separation
| League.
Nelson, the sculler, has been awarded
the Royal Humane Societys medal for res
! cuing lad from drowning.
| Reports from Perth, Western Australia
| state that fully a thousand diggers are
now en- route to the Kimberly gold fields
Messrs. Burgoyne 4 Co. of London, wine
merchants, have made large purchases of
| Adelaide wines.
The Queensland Export Company has
been registered with a capital of $500 900.
Hanlan IS delighted at the acceptance of
his challenge by Beach, and will sail foI
England early i'm June