The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-04-17
COLONIAL NEWS,

GrSSS nreS near Sydney are at
tribUtei 70 incendisry origin.
Lzchlan McKinnon. one Of the
prop-ietors OF the Melbourne Argus.
has died II London
Qusenslzndsrs are agitsted over
the appearance OF Chinese lepers and
their intercourse with natives.
The vessel ives WIS lately seen
recruiting labor II the New Hebrides
for Samoa Every man was paid for
with & gun.
The Tongan Government has given
notice that only English coin viii be
accepted II that kingdom after the
first Of April
4 new fort at the entrance Of Mel
bourne hsrbO- l. TO Be constructed al
q cost Of from one 10 three hundred
Thousand pounds
Indian army agents have arrived Ii
Victoria 10 buy horses for army pur-
poses II India The highest price
offered Is fifty pounds
4 capitalist named Wilson has paid
$4,000 for four-ffths Of the Battery
Compsnys interest IN the Broken
Hill mines and battery.
Mr. Chss- Hern, the landscape
painter OF Sydney, has been appoint
ed instructor IN water color painting
and sketehing TO the daughters Of
the Prince OF Wales
Trading stations are increasing in
the New Hebrides- Pipes, tobacco
and rum are the most the natives get
for their produce English and
French are the traders
The Russian corvette Rynda was
al Auckland the latter part Of March
The Grand Duke Alexander Mich
aeloviteh, cousin Of the Gar. Is
serving on board this ship.
Donald & Peterborough Of Auck-
land advertise the $50 ton steamer
Richmond for the round trip from
that port TO Tonga. Samoa. Tahiti
and RarutOnga- TO occupy IS days
Holt. the bank manager convicted
OF enlightenment. was to be released
from DsrIinghurst jail, y S W. on
account OF IL health, having only
served half Of his term Of four years
An Adelaide telegram says millions
0f money are being invested in bogus
companies, which are being formed
daily on the strength Of fraudulent
specimens Of minerals and precious
stones
Auckland has musical prodigy
that fairly rivals young Holman Of
New York He Is & four and half
year old son Of poor woman named
Mrs Buchanan, and can play 80
tunes On the ACCORDION.
The Dunedin police magistrate
dismissed q case Of q row between
boys OF different schools. saying If
teachers were allowed TO give boys
doing wrong Jolly good thrsshing,
without being dragged before the
Police Court, there would be fewer
cases Of disOrderly youth
There Is q serious exodus Of farmers
from South Australia 70 Victoria and
other colonies Lately q dep1tatiOn
waited on the Government to ask for
assistance They asked that the Gov
eminent should either distribute
seed wheat 10 all Crown tenants &C
tually engaged IN agriculture, or that
they should be allowed q remission OF
their rents.
King Tsmasese OF Samoa Is now
more fs7Orably received BY the na-
tiEes and everything Is quiet. The
King Is making & tour Of the group
and Is travelling ungusrded- Hsr-
Dor lights have been erected at
Apis for The guidance OF vessels. Ell
King MslietOs was taken to Came
Rooms, Africa
4 Sydney telegram Of March 22d
thus describes z scene IN the New
South Wales Parliament Mr..
Haynes. member for Nudge. de-
nou1eed the protectionists and the
Catholics, II the course Of & speech
last night n the House, and Mr..
Fletcher walked over and seized him
By the threat, threw him on & seat,
and was dragged of with difficulty.
amid much excitement, BY the Ser
gsant-as-Arms- Fletcher, after apollo
giving freely, was suspended for the
rest Of the sitting
i banquet was given ct Suva to
welcome Sir J B. Thu1ston Is the
new Governor Of Fiji He made
speech Of Al hour and half His
intention he stated 50 Be TO reduce
Government expenditure, introduce
foreign capital and. Il possible. OBJ
tain cheap labor rom the New Heb
rides Ministers were 70 Be reduced
from four TO two, and the Governor
would act a. his own Colonial Secre-
tary- Within { few months ma
chinery for dessicsting copra would
be introduced. and he hoped other
machinery would follow
4 telegram from Thursday Island
reports tragic accident occurring
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