The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-18
FOREIGN NEWS ITEMS.


London, Oct. 30.-The interna-
tional handicap double-sculling
sweepstakes took place to-day on
the Thames. The race, consisting
of two trial heats and the final, was
rowed over the course from Wands-
worth footbridge to q point q little
below Hammersmith Bridge, dis
lance of about two and one-half
miles. The first heat was between
G.. Perkins and Dave Goodwin and
Wallace Ross and G. w. Lee. The
former had the Surrey station and
the latter the Middlesex station.
Ross and Lee started from the
scratch, while Perkins and Goodwin
had twelve seconds start. Perkins
and Goodwin won the heat.
Pesth, November 1.-Semi-oflicial
papers admit that the finances of
Hungary are in a critical state.
Opposition papers bluntly talk of
bankruptcy and estimate the deficit
in next years budget at 60, 100000
tlorins, although the Government
estimates shortage of only 22,-
100000 ilorins. In the budget SUBJ
mitted Saturday it is calculated
that the Minister of Finance will be
obliged to contract loan of SO, 000,-
600 forms. 1t is rumored that the
Minister will resign his office. The
budget has created bad impression
at Vienna.
London, Nov. S.-The four-oared
shell race between Hanlan, Teemer,
Hamm and Teney cke in one boat,
and Reid, Lee, Bubear and Perkins
in the other, was rowed to-day on
the Thames. The Hanlan crew won.
The. race for f100 a side. The
course was from the Buttersea old
church to the flag-boat moored oppo-
site to G. w. Wynnes' Engineering
Works at Hammersmith. The Han
Ian crew made the better start and
soon had the lead of one length.
This was increased at the end OF the
first half mile to two lengths and to
four lengths when Putney was
reached. Hanlan's crew won easily.
London, Nov. 8.-Fred Archer,
the celebrated jockey, is dead.
Archer's death was the result of a
pistol shot wound, inflicted by him
self while in delirium resulting from
fever. 1t is reported that he was
ill with typhoid fever. The first
symptoms of the disease appeared
Thursday, after he had been pre-
sent at the Lewes races. When it
became evident that his illness was
likely to be serious, he was taken to
his sisters house at Newmarket.
He rapidly grew worse, and had
been in raging fever until yester.
day morning, when he was left
alone for few minutes. His at
tendant, shortly after leaving tho
sick room, heard two pistol shots
He hurried back and found Archer
dying, he Having shot himself with
a revolver.
Sofia, November 9th.-Russiar
partisans at Slivnitza, headed by
officers, made an attempt to incite ;
rising to-day. The authorities, wht
had been previously warned, sup
pressed the attempt and arrested thu
plotters.
1t is reported that General Kaul
bars is suffering from nervous ex
element and has had apoplectc fits
Vienna, November 9th.-Zambes
advices say that the Austrian ex
plorer, Hinkelman, was capture'
and murdered by a native chief
The chief had Hinkelman's ear
amputated and his heart cut out an
presented them to the oldest mem
Der of the tribe. Hinkelman'
companion, young Englishman
contrived to escape.
London, Nov. 1.-Sir Edwar'
Watkin, the well-known railroad
magnate, proposes the establishment
of line of transatlantic steamer
from Hull to run in connection wit
the Canadian Pacific Railway.
London, Oct. 28.-Rev. job
Adams of New York died suddenl
while delivering sermon in tn
pulpit of Calvinist chapel, il
Beaumaris, North Wales. His all
ment was heart disease,