The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-09-29

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
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 Its 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,
bat the iails 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 GER
tain number Of regiments in a given
time in the event OF war. The
Hungarian Government has sane
toned the expenditure of 10000
900 florins in certifying Transyl-
vania. La Steele, a leading paper
in Paris, plainly declares that
France will not assist Russia to
secure Constantlnople or invade
the rights of England.
a Washington dispatch, Septem-
Der 8, says; "The Government has
guashed proceedings in the case
against the steamship Itata."
Valparaiso, September 9, reports
that 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 (Ottawa) excnerate
Sir Hector Langevin from the
charges brought against INN.
Terrible earthquakes are re-
ported throughout the State of
San Salvador, Central America.
Hardly 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 bill to
confer the franchise on women was
carried by 80 to s, but doubts have
arisen as to whether it would be
carried through. There is a differ
snce of opinion among the sup
Dorters Of the bill as to when the
:hange should be brought into
operation. The Legislative Council
Ire about equally divided and it is
bought possible that the bill may 6
De blocked there. The bill is sup !
ported by some because they think !
hat justice demands that women 6
should have votes, by others be- l
cause they think that their own
districts would be strengthened, by
orohibitionists because they think
hat women would vote for the
Of licensed houses, by ! z
ONE of the Conservatives because b
hey think that women would aid $
D resisting the semi-sociaIistic a
ceiling that is at present showing a
n colonial politics. +;
The Minister of Public Works in a
ecapitulating various expendi- y
ures stated that the total expendi- a
lre on harbor defenses to the 31st !;
larch last amounted to e475,O0O
The Postmaster General stated II
nat he had received communica- v
ons from Washington to the effect t
nat the United States Government Fl
ontemplated giving aid to a fort cll
lightly service between San Fran Il Il
SEQ and the Colonies, and he had ca
'plied that the New Zealand Gov ",
'nment would be agreeable, pro- h,
Iding that arrangements were AZ M
ade by which the present service
lould be merged into any new u,
rvice. Postage throughout the 81,
'lony will be reduced from two =