The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-09-01
FOREIGN GLEANlNGS.
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rected their chief efforts was the
growth of corruption of politics.
Accordingly, the new Constitution
abolishes viva voce voting, and
provides that all elections by the
people shall be by secret ballot.
The situation at Pekin is grave.
The Ministers of England, France
and Germany, in behalf of the
others, have daily interviews with
the Tsung-Li Yamen. The imperial
edict is u dead letter. Human is
the centre of trouble. The bulk Of
the army is composed of Human
men, and they defy the authority
of the Pekin Government. The
Ministers insist on the suppression
of secret societies, that Human be
opened to commerce, that the man
darins implicated in the riots be
degraded, full amends be given for
outrages with assurances for the
future, or the Powers will take i'm
mediate concerted action.
The British Mediterranean Squa-
dron was received with much pomp
and ceremony by the French ships
assembled at Villafranca on August
18th. The French bands played
"God Save the Queen" as the
British iron-clads anchored, and
the English bands replied with the
" Marseillaise." On the 18th, a
French Squadron arrived at Ports
mouth and anchored under the
meadows of Osborn Park, the an
chorage having been selected by
the Queen herself. The Squadron
was received by large gathering
of English men-of-war, clouds of
yachts and excursion steamers.
Salutes were exchanged amidst
loud cheers from the people on
shore and afoat.
The White Star steamer Teutonic
has beaten all former performances
as to the shortest passage on record
from Queenstown to New York, in
little over five days and o half.
She made the best twenty-four
hours run, SIT knots; the best
three days run, and carried the
largest number of passengers, over
1900. She beat the Majestic, hither-
to the fastest, by l hour and 80
minutes. Both ships were built
and engined by Sir Ed. Harland
and Wolff, ut Belfast.
Norman Munro's new steam
launch, Norwood, had race with
tho Monmouth on tho 10th, from
the Narrows (New York; to Sandy
Hook, and made the unprecedented
average speed of twenty-soven
miles an hour, 1t is said she made
most OF the distance at the rate of
thirty miles an hour,
Tho Norwood is SO fl. % in. in
length and z #, beam.
A Times Berlin correspondent
says he bad an interview with Pro.
fcssor Esmarch, tho surgeon, who
says that he heard directly from tho
Emperor William himself thst, ex-
cept fOr the accident to his knee, the
Emperor had enjoyed splendid
health for the last two months, and
was never better than now.
Lewis Paulson, the distinguished
chess player, is dead.
The latest dispatches from VAL
pariso, August 20, say that the in.
surgent army effected landing
that morning at Quintero Bay, only
twenty miles north Of the city. Its
numbers are reported at from 5000
TO 10000 men. The point of land
ing is only about fifty miles from
where the government
forces, to the number of 10000, are
stationed.
The government were expecting
them at Coquimbo, believing that
would be the first place attacked |
as there had been an insurgent |
feet lowering about there; but this
was only blind, and the landing
at Quintero a complete surprise.
Admiral Brown, who saw them,
says the insurgents are well armed |
and enthusiastic.
A dispatch from Iquique, OF the |