The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-09-06

gentine Republic, have been sus-
pended. Several officers in the La
Plata garrison have been arrested.
The French customs authorities
discovered that large quantities of
corn and grits have been imported
as grain refuse and bone dust, de-
frauding the Government OF large
sums in duties.
Active hostilities have been begun
between the German forces and the
natives in East Africa. The Ger.
mans stormed a fortified camp at
Kilimanjaro and captured it after
four hours OF severe fighting.
The funeral of Duke Ernst of
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha took place Aug.
2S at Potsdam. After the funeral
banquet was given at the castle to
the visiting members Of tho German
and English royal families.
There is very unsettled feeling
over the new phase of the Franco
Siamese difficulty. 1t is believed
Siam cannot assent TO tho new de-
mands of Franco.
GLOOMY LOOKOUT FOR THE ENGLISH
FARMERS.
The London Times, in the course
of a long leader on the dismal agri-
cultural prospects of Great Britain,
says: & Foreign competition de-
presses the price Of cattle and corn.
The imports of animals and meat
will swamp the markets this year.
! lr,t 80. . 1,
ever dependent on foreign supplies
and will require at least 2S,OO0,0OO
quarters of wheat from abroad.
France must import more than
twice as much as she usually does.
Germany has already begun to
draw on American markets for sup
plies"
DUCAL THRONE.
The Duke Of Edinburgh, Queen
Victoria's sou, is the successor of the
late Duke of SAKE. Coburg- G otha
1t is said he refused TO resign his
succession on Emperor Williams re-
quest; for, although he does not
want the position, his wife is anxious
he should have it. She, the daughter
of the late Car of Russia, has Otter
felt sore that she had to yield pre-
cedence at court to the Princess o.
Wales, daughter Of the King O.
Denmark. With her husband ono,
occupying the ducal throne ever
temporarily, her rank and prece
dence would be advanced perma
nently.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
The French Government ha
agreed to call conference of tn,
members OF the Latin Union in Pari
} to decide the question of the nation
alization of fractional silver cur
rency.
OTHER LANDS.
s A Panama newspaper predicts
| new revolution in Nicaragua withi
3 fortnight.
D A gun exploded on the Frenc
: cruiser Duguay Troun during tar
: get practice, at Sydney, killing fou
: men and injuring many.
n 1t is reported at Sydney tina
J. France intends to annex the Ne,
v Hebrides.
a Peary he explorer is still in Labr;
e dor, where he refuses to pay tn
prices asked for dogs for his pola
expedition.
A brutal prize fight with bar
knuckles took place at Victoria, !
), c., between Fitzhenry of Californi
= and Barnard OF London. Fitzhenr
. was SO abused he could not stan
:, after the ninth round. Althoug
:, managed SO secretly that the polio
- - had got no wind of the fight, it W;
~ witnessed by 200 sports.
,sJ FRANCE STILL DISSATISFIED.
A Bangkok despatch of August
k says:
/. To exercise further pressure upo
Siam to compel compliance wit
:. their latest demands the French al
~ threatening to return to their gul
20 boats. The foreign residents al
,e ,e loud in their Indignation. The r
~ -, port that the French are fortifyir
y Chantibun tends to increase tt
" anxiety.