The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-04-21

make statement. he would not
tell whether be left the city or not.
A friend of his says he b been
here all the time.
NEw YORK, April 3.-Nineteen
Italians who arrived on the steam
ships Initiative and Burgundia on
Wednesday and who, under the old
law, would have been permitted to
land, were returned to-day to the
custody of the masters of those
vessels by order of Colonel Weber.
Four of them were debarred be-
cause they had consumption. I'M
migrants thus afflicted are pro-
hibited under the new law. Eleven
were declared by DR.. Guiteras to
have 4 "loathsome disease" an
affection of the scalp due to I'M
cleanliness; the other four were
excluded because they were, in the
Judgment of the inspectors who ex-
amined them likely to become
public charges.
CALCUTTA, April eli the ;ndi-
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-
eort accompanying Chief Commits
sioner Quinton in his efforts TO set
tie disputes among rival ehieftains
in Assam. the Miranzai in the ko-
hat Territory, 8 district of Pesha-
wur. 2 division of the Punjab, have
risen in arms, attacking the British
troops along the whole length of
their lines. The attack is being
pushed so vigorously that strong
reinforeements have been hurri-
edly despatched to the front. Full
details as to this uprising have
been withheld by the British auth
critics here. In addition TO the
Miranzi trouble kilograms from
Rangoon announce that the Haiku
Chlns 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 well 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
" 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 been led, and
thus escaped total humiliation.
SlNLA, April 6th.-Sharp fighting
with rebellious natives continues.
The Miranzai rising is extending.
Yesterday the Twenty-ninth Regi-
men lost nine men killed and four
wounded.
LONDON, April 6th.-In the Com
mons to-day Secretary Ferguson,
replying to questions as to the
troubles in India, said the Viceroy
had telegraphed that he would
speedily restore order in the dis
turbed districts.
LONDON, April 9TH Philadel-
phia correspondent of the Times
gives . long account of the new
American navy. The Times devotes
a critical editorial to the subject,
dwelling manly upon the Iikeli-
hood that when the American iron
clads are carrying a full coal sup
ply their speed viii be largely
reduced. The Times concludes:
- If the great boldness Of Ameri-
can designers is really based upon
sound judgment, We need not re-
gret it. We shall equally profit in
the long run by their experience.
whether it results in failure or sue
cess. We may, therefore, watch
with keen sympathy associated
friendly workers on the same prob
lem"