The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-08-18
LATE FOREIGN CLIPPINGS.

July 10th, by the passage OF the
first traffic flotilla from Ellesmere
to the Mersey.
The City Mission in Sydney,
Australia, reports for it's twenty
sixth year an income of $4,000.
Nine missionaries and two Bible
women have been maintained;
1905 meetings held; 30,356 fami
lies visited; 1896 cases of desti-
tutes relieved.
A statue Of Robert Burns was
unveiled at Ayr, recently, under
the auspices of the Freemasons and
with Masonic honors. The Amer
lean Consul at Leith reclted dedi-
catory poem composed by himself.
Thirty thousand persons were
present.
Emperor William sailed for Nor
way from Leith on July IA. after
having sailed up the Firth of Forth
in order to secure a good view of
the Forth bridge. The visit of the
Emperor to England is looked upon
by the German papers as sealing
the assurance of friendship between
the two governments.
The American people will join
with the English people in hearty
thanksgiving over the excellent
prospect of the recovery OF Mr..
Spurgeon. He lay at one time
very close to the door of death,
but it seems to be the Divine will
that he should receive his strength
again and continue his great work
for the Master.-LN. Y. papers,
July 25th.
The prospect of female suffrage
being taken up and Endorsed by
the Conservatives in England, as
suggested by Lord Salisbury, is
not very attractive to the staid
members of that party. The
Council of the Conservative Asso-
citation, at recent meeting, deci-
ded to intimate to the Premier that
be was going little faster than
the divided state of opinion in his
party would warrant.
Judge Hall, of the Supreme Court
of Connecticut, in the suit for the
BulkeleY's private secretary, gave
a decision that the question OF
whether Governor Buckley is "de
lure" Governor cannot be deter
mined IN q mandamus suit to which
he is not II party that he is "de
facto Governor, and that as such
his acts must stand as regards a
third party until his title has been
overthrow by a contest or by quo.
warranto proceedings.
Congressman Boutel.e, of Maine,
has sent word to the Secretary OF
the Treasury that a number Of
American fishing boats having been
arrested by a Dominion fishing
cruiser, the Government is re
quested to make official inquiry
into the matter and see that the
rights of Americans are protected
He adds that 1t looks as If an at
tempt had been made to annoy anC
harass Americans at a time wher
the Maine coast is thronged with
pleasure seekers from all parts o.
the world.
The cable announces the death
of the R. v. Henry M. BisseIl, D. u.
Secretary of the Maratha Mission
in India, in the SEVENTEEN year o
his age. He was one of the oldest
missionaries, we believe, in India
where he has been laboring fol
forty years. Four of his sons are
clergymen, one in the Sandwich
Islands and one of his daughter
is engaged in the missionary Ser
vice in India The item which
announces his death announces alsC
that his rIace will be taken by on,
of his sons.
Lord Salisbury, in a speech al
the United Club on July Is, sail
that he believed the danger Of
Church DIS esta bllshment to be con
siderably removed. The question
of women voting demanded con
sideration, and the abolition O
the illiterate voter might be neces
sary. Home Rule, be considered
had not effected any Judgement il
England. With regard to the mex
general election, he could not tel
when it would take place; tn,
Septennial act would go into oper
alton in August, 1893. With regard
to revision of the electorate, BIZ
declared that any such revision
must be accompanied with re- dis
tribution of the seats in Parliament
which would be distinct advan
tage to the Conservatives, since
England, especially London, wal
greatly under-represented, Will,
Ireland, Wales and North Scotland
were greatly over-represented. Or
the same day Earl Spencer declared
that the policy of the Liberals il
favor OF Home Rule was stronger
than ever, and that the cry of tht
Conservatives that it was dead wa.
utterly false. Home Rule woulc
be the first proposal to be intro
duced in the next Liberal Parlia
ment.