The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-09-25
BY S. s. MONOWAI.

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Monowai we have European and
American news to September 10,
three days later than via San Fran
cisco. A London dispatch of that
date states that Russia is massing
troops On her Austrian and German
frontiers and is collecting a strong
fleet in the Black sea. Russia Is
reported as being very uneasy at
the attitude adopted by China, and
has decided to store immense guam
titles of munitions of war at VIadi-
vostock. It is stated that eleven
shipments of warlike stores have
passed through the Dardanelles
during the year. No doubt these
are part of the munitions of war
bound to Vladivostock by way Of
the Suez canal, on board the So
called "volunteer feet"
1t is believed that the real
cause Of the recent downfall
of the Turkish premier was his
friendly policy towards England.
1t is officially announced that the
change of ministry does not imply
q change in the European policy of
Turkey. The British Ambassador
demands that the Porte should
apologize for firing on British mer-
chant vessels in the Dardanelles in
July last, and in the meantime de-
clines to visit the Sultan's palace.
The famine in some districts of
Russia is so terrible in It's severity
that peasant women bring their
children into contact with sufferers
from diphtheria, that they may con-
tract the disease and so end their
misery. Peasants are committing
crimes in order to escape starvation,
but the jails are full and hundreds
are killed in the fights for grain.
The British Government has ar
ranged with the Canadian Pacific
Railway for conveyance of a GER
tain number of regiments in given
time in the event of war. The
Hungarian Government has sane
toned the expenditure of 10000
900 forms in fortifying Transyl-
vania. La Steele, leading paper
in Paris, plainly declares that
France will not assist Russia to
secure ConstantInople or invade
the rights of England.
A Washington dispatch, Septem-
Der 9, says: "The Government has
quashed proceedings in the case
against the steamship Itata."
Valparaiso, September 9, reports
that a syndicate of European capital
lists. out of sympathy with the
Junta, offers to advance half a mil
lion of money.
The majority of the Committee
of Enquiry (O'Hawa) exonerate
Sir Hector Langwen from the
charges brought against HIM.
Terrible earthquakes are re-
ported throughout the State of
San Salvador, Central America.
city in the republic has
escaped the effects of the shocks.
Two cities are completely des-
troyed, and four others are said to
be ruined. Hundreds of lives have
been lost, and since the shock |
three great volcanic mountains |
have become active.
In the New Zealand Parliament |
the second reading of a bill to |
confer the franchise on women was
carried by 33 to 8, but doubts have |
arisen as to whether it would be |
carried through. There is a differ
ence OF opinion among the sup
porters of the bill as to when the
change should be brought into
operation. The Legislative Council
are about equally divided and it is
thought possible that the bill may
be blocked there. The bill is sup
ported by some because they think
that justice demands that women
should have votes, by others be-
cause they think that their own
districts would be strengthened, by
Prohibitionists because they think
hat women would vote for the
suppression of licensed houses, by
ome of the Conservatives because
hey think that women would aid
q resisting the semi-soeialistic
ceiling that is at present showing
q colonial politics.
The Minister of PnhlIc Wori,s ~