The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-02-23
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

BY the arrival of the 0. d O.
5. 5. Gaelic Zen route for Yoko-
hama and Hongkong) On Saturday
evening, we have news dates to the
18th INST, of which the following is
a summary:
The Pacific Cable.
The President of the Pacific
Cable Company told S. F. Call
reporter at Washington that the
bill for the Pacific cable as reported
by the committee having it in
charge would pass Congress. The
special committee appointed to
make this report are mostly East
ern men and have considered it as
a national matter. While the Demo-
Gratis as a whole oppose granting
subsidies, yet they do not consider
this as subsidy in the usual sense,
and will support it. The Western
Union rather favors it. Norvin
Green of the Union had no financial
interest in the matter, nor did he
expect to have, but stated that
English and Canadian capital con-
templated similar enterprise, and
it would be much better for the
United States, commercially, to
have control of the Pacific cable.
1t would in this way gain a strong
er hold on the trade of the Pacific
Ocean, and in addition to it's COM
mercial influence, would enable the
United States to increase it's poll
teal standing with the Sandwich
Islands. 1t is also thought that
John Mackay will not oppose it, for
the reason that Pacific cable,
backed by American capitalists,
will be of general benefit to the
country, and in this way benefit
all the telegraph companies, as
they will share in the trans Pacific
business.
Hartwell said that if the bill was
passed the company would lose no
time in getting to work. Lieutenant
Clover, q. S. n, has assured him
that soundings can be made, giving
all the information desired within
three months after commencing the
work.
The Secretary of the Navy has
promised to do this work without
delay. 1t is calculated that within
eight months after awarding the
contract to the construction COM
pany the cable will be completed
to Honolulu, and in General Hart
wells language, "You can just tell
your people in the morning that, if
the bill goes through, we will be
ready for business by New Years
morning"
The Canadian Situation.
The Canadian situation attracts
much attention at London, and the
Government manifests great con-
Germ over the outcome of the cam
paign. 1t is felt that Canada is
about to decide the momentous
question affecting all of the English
colonies. The Government recog-
nizes the fact that active measures
are necessary to revive the droop-
ing trade between Canada and Eng
land. Last year there were only
Ell, 100000 worth of Canadian i'm
ports, while from the United States
England took 979,OOO,O00 worth.
AS means of weaving Canada
from any longings after reciprocity
or absorption, the British Govern
ment has decided to back to an al
most unlimited extent the projected
mail routes to Japan and Australia,
via the Canadian Pacific Railway.
The new route, it is claimed,
would affect saving in time of
thirty hours between England and
Chicago, as compared with the
New York route. Eleven days
after leaving London a passenger
would be in Vancouver. Its COM
petition with the San Francisco
route would be important in view
of the fact that the new route
would be 900 miles shorter to and
from Europe.
Masons Coming.
In regard to the Masons who
contemplate visit to the Islands,
the S. F. Call says: "Messrs.
Louis Glass, Asa L. Wells, and
William Center, the committee ap-
pointed on the pilgrimage to the
Sandwich Islands, with instruc-
tlons to ascertain the most favor
able season for the trip and prob
able cost thereof, have concluded
that the month of April and May
are the most desirable and have
selected for the outward trip the
steamship Australia. which sails
from this city on Tuesday, April
18th, arriving at Honolulu the fol-
lowing Tuesday, and for the return
voyage the Mariposa, leaving Ho-
nolulu, Thursday, May 9TH, arriv-
ing home the following Thursday,
thus giving sixteen days time on
the islands. The cost of the round
trip for one person is placed at
S16S, which will include all travel
ing and hotel expenses, as we'll as a
trip to the volcano. Those who do