The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-01-08
LATEST NEWS.
AustraIia-Dates TO December 3Iss
Inclusive.
Irish Affairs.

shows that the value of the crops OF 1888
has increased 81 ,694 ,223, as compared
with 1884, and e263, 1854 above the aver
age in ten years.
There are tidings of sore distress
throughout certain sections of Ireland.
The principal resources of the islands OF
Achill, or Eagle Island, and Innishboftin,
and of many smaller one, near Mayo and
Galway coasts, is the fishing industry
The years catch of fish has been very
meager. The fishermen worked hard,
but were hampered by the primitive
character of their boats and tackle.
Many of them are at the point OF death
from starvation, and various measures OF
| immediate relief are being planned,
! mainly in Dublin, Galway and Castle
| bar.
Gladstone has decided to await the |
| production of the Conservatives local
government measure before revealing
his own scheme. He is much irritated |
by the cool reception given the published
account of his project by the Liberals,
and privately declares that he will never
again accept office.
An article on the Irish question, sup
posed to have been written by Cardinal
Manning, appears in a recent issue OF
the London tablet" the Catholic organ
in England In this article the writer
objects to the request of the Most Rev.
Thomas Nulty, Catholic Bishop OF Meath,
that English Catholics continue TO sup
port Parnell, the ground OF objection be-
ing that the Parnellites desire separation,
WHICH might result in the Punishment OF
Catholics from the English Parliament.
British Success I'm the SOudan.
, Lieutenant General Stephenson, Com
mander of the British forces i'll Egypt,
who recently arrived at Kosch with
: reinforcements, attacked the rebels who
: have been menacing the garrison Tor
several weeks Three hours fighting
ensued, resulting in the British troops
capturing Giniss, village near Kosch.
' The rebels were completely routed. The
cavalry is pursuing the enemy. Two
guns and twenty banners were captured
The English lost one officer killed ant
twenty-one men wounded. The Egyptian
= allies of the British lost six killed aDt
thirteen wounded.
" The British Government has instructed
= General Stephenson to limit his opera
:, tons to clearing the country between
Wadyhalfa and Korsko of rebels Tn
Government desires to meet Parliamen
with the declaration that it has no de
signs looking to the reconquest OF tn
- Soudan.
Political Crisis in France.
r. After short session OF the Cablne
III Premier Brisson called upon PresideI
a. CREW and rendered the resignation OF tn
whole Cabinet. NJ Brisson, replying
Ne NJ. Grevy, said that he desired to retil
le- from political life for year in order
ng take much needed rest. The Sioverl
ment's majority on the Tonquin cred
was too small, he said, for stable Go
. eminent, and the result of the Paris ele
tons was a further reason for resignin
President Grevy urged him to continI
in office. NJ Brisson was obdurat
however The President then accepts
the resignation of the Ministers, and I
uuested NJ De Freycinct to form Cal
net.
1t is supposed that NJ Brisson's wit
= drawal from political life is only temp
: rary, and that he retires for the prese
g with the object of increasing, eventual
= his chances for the Presidency.
2 The German press halls with pleasr
2 the announcement of President Grew.
= reelection, which they regard as an
3 surance of peace between France a
: Germany.
z The French Government will sen'
z permanent agent to Corea in Janua
: with power to negotiate a treaty W
that country. 1t will also send st
; engineer to China to investigate and
: port on the resources of the country &
2 try to obtain concession from the
nese Government for railways and OF
works.
England and China.
Negotiations are proceeding with Oh
for the Encouragement of the bound
between China and Burmah. Engl
Is Wiling 10 cOnceue 10 CIilIItt d otAl
territory approaching Bhamo on col
- ton that it will be well protected
police and that China will adopt 10
tariff.
Fair Trade Policy of England
Lord Salisbury's Cabinet has reac
Oo.' a decision on the tariff question. A
,'ooA will be prepared for introduction
lSpo- Parliament authorizing the impositio
ahce duties on imports into Great Bri
Iar9e from countries imposing duties on
~" ports from Great Britain. The mea
f1ac' will be founded on the report of
Iddesleigh' 8 Commission on Trade, WI
finds, first, that English depression
.,,u4 due, primarily, to foreign competitio
ound Prince
10: A dispatch from Berlin gives the
per lines of a Government scheme whe
LARGE the State will buy at a fixed price all
20. spirits produced in Germany, and
refining they viii be disposed OF, a
eo.o;,r,, countries The Cox