The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-07-23
FOREIGN NOTES.
THE PACIFIC MAIL.

We
ments of speed under the Subsidy
Act is the China, but she being a
British vessel cannot draw subsidy.
Two new vessels, the Costa RIGA and
Nicaragua, lately built at Philadel-
phia, will soon come out for the Pa
mama route. They are 1000 tons
each and capable of making IS knots.
The company intends to have 5000
ton steamer built at the Union Iron
Works for the China line. She is to
have speed of l6 knots so as to en-
ter the second class under the Act.
If the company get the contract for
carrying the mails, this steamer
would earn nearly $4,000 on each
outward trip to Hongkong, and re-
duce the time from rs to Is days.
GERMAN BEET SUGAR.
D. Ghiradelli & Sons, of San
Francisco, have just received a con-
signment of 1850 bags of beet sugar
from Germany, to be used for manu-
featuring purposes. 1t came by way
of Panama and was laid down in San
Francisco at fraction less than what
the local refiners charged for their
sugar. 1t is also lower than Hong
kong sugar. The German sugar is
coarser than the local product and
does not melt so easily, but for fruit
preserving and confectionery it is
said by the Ghiradellis to be equally
as good, being pure and strong.
NAVAL DISASTER.
A Sydney, N. S. w., despatch OF
July 6 says: The British war-ship
Cordelia has just returned to this
port after disastrous trip to sea for
practice with her big guns. The cap
tain reports that while firing one OF
the six-inch breech loading guns ii
exploded, killing Lieutenant Hiliyar,
Lieutenant Gordon and four seamen,
and wounding three midshipmen and
ten seamen.
SHIP RAILWAY STOPPED.
Orders have been given to cease
work on most of the contracts on the
Chignecto Ship Railway, TO connect
the Bay of Fundy with the Gulf OF
st. Lawrence. The company has
already spent $3,00O,000 upon its
construction, and it is understood tC
be cramped for funds. This work
has been watched with great Interest
by engineers everywhere. 1t was
devised on the same principle as thu
ship railway advocated by the Iat'
Capt. Eads, of Mississippi ietty
fame, to connect the Atlantic ant
Pacific at the Isthmus of Tehuante
pee. Viewed only as an experiment
the Chignecto work is very import
ant, and there is no doubt it will b'
a great aid to commerce.
REPORT ON THE GRIP.
An official report on the grip ha
been presented to the British Parlia
ment. The report contains mas
of interesting evidence, but 1t doe
not solve the problem as to the orr
gin of the influenza, nor does it pro
vide any sure prevention of the dis
ease. On the other hand the repoI
dispels the common idea that infu
enza is spread by atmospheric condi
tions, and proves it to be propaga'
ed by personal contact.
A CONTEST OF COURTESY.
Princess Louise, second daughte
of Prince and Princess Christian G
Schleswig Holstein, and grand
daughter of the Queen of England
was married to Prince Aribert G
Anhalt in st. Georges Chape
Windsor, July 6. 1t was a spIendi
ceremony, attended by Queen Viz
toria, the Emperor and Empress {
Germany, and many lesser dlgn
taries. This incident is related i
the telegraphed report:
''In the chapel, on the arrival
the Queen, the Emperor and En-
press bowed low and the Queen di
the same, but the Queen, whose az
privileges her to sit at every eert
mony, declined to be seated befoI
tue Emperor, and little contest {
courtesy occurred. Finally the En-
peror, knowing that it was painfl
to the Queen to stand, took her b
the hand and compelled her to b
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