The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-04-16
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

German steamship companies
have raised steerage rates to
America $3.50.
Flour has gone up SO cents
higher in England, making an ad-
vance of S1.32 for March.
Bulgaria offers $4,000 reward for
the capture of the murderers of the
late Minister of Finance, M. Belt
chef.
The Royal Commission appointed
to examine estminster Abbey in
it's relations to future burials re-
port that there is comforta BILE room
for 40 or so more; but space can
be made for 70 more by devoting
every available spot for the purpose.
The present rate of Abbey funerals
is about one year.
A statue of Paul de Chomedey
Maisonneuve, who founded Montreal
in 1912: has reached that city from
Paris. 1t is the work of l.. P.
Herbert and cost $4,000. 1t is to
be erected by the city IN the Place
d'Armes Square. The statute is
made of bronze, is nine feet high
and will stand on q granite Pc
destal.
V CALCUTTA, April eff the indi-
cations are correct, very serious
trouble is brewing in India for the
British forces. Emboldened by
the success of the Manipuris. who
recently crushed the Ghoorka es-
CIT accompanying Chief Commits
sioner Quinton in his efforts to set
tie disputes among rival chieftains
in Assam, the Miranzai in the Ko-
hat Territory, district of Pesha-
wur, a division of the Punjab, have
risen in arms, attacking the British
troops along the whole length of
their lines. The attack is being
pushed 80 vigorously that strong
improvements haye-been hurri-
edly despatched to the front. Fun
details as to this uprising have
been withheld by the British auth
critics here. In addition to the
Mlranzi trouble kilograms from
Rangoon announce that the Haiku
Chins have laid in ambush in favor
able localities awaiting the passing
of small British column on the
way from one military post to
another. When the British force
was we'll inside trap laid for it the
Haiku Chins suddenly opened fire
upon the soldiers, instantly killing
Lieutenant Forbes and FIVE men
and stretching eleven others severe
ly wounded upon the ground. The
column, however, returned the
enemy's fire with such effect that
the British force was enabled to
retreat from the dangerous position
into which it had beon led, and
thus escaped total humiliation.
SlMEA, April 6th.-Sharp fighting
with rebelIious natives continues. |
The Miranzai rising Is extending. |
Yesterday the Twenty ninth Regi-
men lost nine men killed and four
LONDON, April 6th.-In the Com
mons to-day Secretary Ferguson,
to questions as to the
in India, said the Viceroy
had telegraphed that he would
speedily restore order in the dis.
,urbed districts.
LONDON, April 6th.--A Philadel-
'hia correspondent of the Times
ives a long account of the new
American navy. The Times devotes
critical editorial to the subject.
yelling manly upon the likeli-
ood that when the American IRON
lads are carrying a full coal sup
ly their speed will be largely
The Times concludes:
If the great boldness of Ameri-
an designers is really based upon
ound judgment, we need not re-
ret it. We shall equally profit in /
ne long run by their experience,
7hether it results in failure or sue I
ess. We may, therefore, watch
18th keen sympathy associated
'iendly workers on the same prob