The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-05
LATEST NEWS.

LoNDoN, June 16th-Sir Alex. Stuart,
ex-Premier of New South Wales, died of
typhoid fever to-day; aged 81. He was
buried on the 18th. Representatives of the
Queen and the Prince of Wales attended
the funeral.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Gladstone in
tends to offer free education as part OF his
future policy.
There is a growing official opinion in
London that the wisest course would be for
Great Britain to exchange the Falkland
Islands for New Caledonia.
In the French Chamber of Deputies
June 13th) the majority against the ex-
pulsion of the Orleanist Princes was 80.
Sir Horace Rombalt, British Minister to
Greece, who left Athens during the recent
difficulty with the Powers, has now re-
turned to that city.
Mr.. Chamberlain has issued an electoral
manifesto to the Birmingham constituents.
Referring in it TO the Irish question, ne adj
vocates a scheme whereby England, Wales,
! Scotland and Ireland would be endowed
with similar powers of autonomy.
| Colonel Walker has been nominated by
the Conservative party to contest Midlo-
! THAN at the general election in opposition
! to Mr.. Gladstone.
Sir John Hill of New Zealand has COM
planned of the silence of the English lead
ers regarding French aggressions in the
! Pacific.
The seizure of the American fishing
smacks by Canada will form the subject of
an inquiry by joint committee.
The general elections in Nova Scotia have
resulted in the return of candidates favor
able to the separation of Nova Scotia from
| Canada.
The Proctor has not interviewed in the
| Crawford Dixie divorce case. 1t is reported
that the woman mentioned so frequently
in the evidence has been spirited away.
The Vatican has advised the Irish
Bishops to abstain from taking part in the
approaching political strife.
Serious rioting has taken place in Sligo
between the Catholics and Protestants
the former being the aggressors. The
dwellings of the ProtestantS have been
| wrecked, and their shops sacked. The dis
turbance was of SO serious a character that
the military had to be called out to quel
the outbreak. Further outbreak being
feared, reinforcements of troops have beer
dispatched to the scene of the rioting.
The Fenian Brotherhood has issued 8
manifesto, in which they declare that the
dynamite truce which has existed for some
time past is now at an end.
Mr.. Parnell and Mr.. Justin Mccarthy
have published damaging details of an in
terview with the Earl of Carnarvon, il
which they insist that the Earl promised
to grant protective tariff, and sketcheC
out an Irish Constitution, and at the same
time expressed himself as being personally
in favor of Home Rule being granted Il
Ireland. Lord Carnarvon has emphati
cally denied the above statements.
LONDON, VJune 18th.-Mr. Gladstone ad
dressed public meeting tonight at Edin
burgh. He said he was convinced that thu
people of Great Britain resolved that au
tonomy was necessary for Ireland, ant
urged that the real issue was the question
of the creation of a Parliament for tha
country. He expressed the opinion tha
proposals OF those in favor of Ireland Sc
ceding from the union were both hating
and visionary. The Marquis of Salisbury
spoke tonight at Leeds In the course Of
his speech he denied that he was an advo
cate of coercion for Ireland. He stated
that he desired the due observance of law
and took occasion to adjure the Conserva
tives to support those in favor of the main
tenance of the union.