The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-02-21

blood, l dispatched mission to the
King of Abyssinia with the hope of
dissuading him from engaging in
war with Italy. L regret that my eff
forts were not successful. The de
alterations of the conference at Wash
ington,. to adjust questions which
have arisen between Canada and
America, are still progressing. The
negotiations commenced in 1885 in
respect to the regulation of the Suez
Canal have been brought to con-
clusion, so far as the points of differ
ence between myself and the French
Republic are concerned. / have also
entered into an agreement with
France for the protection of life and
property in the New Hebrides by
joint Naval Commission. The con
ference of delegates from the Powers
interested in the sugar industry, sum-
moned to meet in London in the
autumn to consider the possibility of
ending the injurious system OF boun
ties, has made considerable progress
toward the conclusion of a satisfac-
tory enactment. Gentlemen of the
House of Commons, the estimates
for the services of 1888, which
will be laid before you, have been
framed with due regard for econo-
my. You will be asked to provide
for improvements of the defenses of
ports and coaling stations, rendered
necessary by advances In military
science, and also to sanction an ar
rangement providing for special
squadron to protect Australian com
merce, the cost of which will be par
TALLY borne by the colonies. My
lords and gentl, nen, the measures
which at great labor you passed last
session for the benefit of Ireland,
have been carefully carried into effect
during the period since elapsed. The
result of this legislation, so far as
tested by this short experience, is
satisfactory. Agrarian crime has
diminished, and the power of coer-
Give conspmacies is sensibly abated.
Measures tending to develop the re-
sources of ireland and facilitate and
increase in number the proprietors of
the soil will be laid before you. Your
attention will be invited to the sub
ject of local government in England.
Measures will be submitted for deal
ing with it in combination with pro-
posals for adjusting the relations be-
tween the local and the Imperial
finances, and for mitigating the bur
dens imposed upon rate-payers. The
prospects of commerce are more hope
fnl than any which l have been able
to point to in many years. l deeply
regret that there has been no CORE
spending improvement observable in
the condition of agriculture. [ com
mend the interests of that great in
dustry to your attentive care, hoping
that means may be discovered to ed
able it to meet more effectively the
difficulties under which it labors.
You will be invited to consider legis-
lative proposals for cheapening the
transfer of land, for the modifying of
the procedure by which the Inherent
charge is collected, for promoting
technical education, for prohibiting
undue preferences in rates charged
by railway companies on foreign and
domestic produce, for remedying
abuses in the formation of companies
under the Limited Liability Act, for
amending the law of liability of EN-
ployers in case of accidents, for i'm
proving the position of Scottish Uni
versities, for relating the Borough
Police of Scotland and for diminish
ing the cost of private bill legislation.
In these and all other efforts you may
make to promote the well-being of
my people, l pray you may be guided
oy the hand of Almighty God.
Richie, Conservative, gave notice
of the introduction of a Local Gov
eminent bill.
Sir Charles Russell, Liberal, gave
notice that he would move for an in
quiry regarding the Trafalgar Square
meetings and the limits of interior
ence by the Government with public
meetings generally.
In the debate on the address in re-
ply to the speech, Lord Salisbury
made a sympathetic reference to the
illness of the German Crown Prince.
Regarding the great issues Of peace
or war pending in Europe, Lord Sal
isbury said he would not pretend to
give fuller information than was con
veyed in the mastery speech of
Prince Bismarck The Government
did not intend to depart from the
Eastern policy that England had
maintained for four generations. He
shared Bismarck's ideas in favor of
peace, and said they had assurances
that Russia would abstain from adj
venturous or illegal action. Lord
Salisbury charged Mr. Gladstone
with disappearing the Conserva
tive party in stating that they adj
mitted that some kind of Irish home
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