The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-07-22

Outrages against Armenian Chris
tians in Turkey have broken out
afresh.
The rebels are still the under dogs
in the fight at Rio Grande do Sui,
Brazil.
Fairville, N. B., Canada, has been
burned third time in a short
period.
The Belgian expedition has won
two victories over the Arab slave
traders in the Congo region.
The Christian Endeavor Conven-
ton at Montreal has selected San
Francisco for next years meeting.
Some friction between the Gov
eminent of Newfoundland and the
French admiral on that station is
reported.
Advices from Japan report that
nearly all the British Columbia seal
ing schooners had made good
catches.
DR.. Guzman, Nicaraguan Minister
at Washington, has been recalled, in
connection with a general cutting
down of foreign missions for econ
omy.
Prof. Macoun, who has returned
to Ottawa from Paris, says that the
general impression there is that
Great Britain will win every point in
the case.
News has reached Panama of an
expedition having started from Mar
Unique to invade Venezuela, with
the avowed object of overthrowing
Gen. Crespo, the recently chosen
president.
An Egyptian medical delegate
from Mecca says the deaths from
cholera there are double the num-
Der officially reported. In the val
ley of the Mouna it is impossible to
bury the dead, and the road between
there and Mecca is strewn with
corpses. In Mecca bodies lie de-
composing for days, owing to the
impossibility to get grave diggers.
The New Zealand Loan g. Mercan-
tile Agency Co., Limited, has failed
in consequence of the crashes that
lately occurred in the Australian
financial world. The concern was
one of the most important engaged
in colonial financial affairs. The
capital of the company was "a, 500,
900, 100000 of which was paid up.
1t is feared that the company has
been carrying on wide speculations
in Australia.
FRENCH INSULT TO SIAM.
France has got into q broil with
Siam through the action Of naval
commanders. The Siamese Govern
ment had refused to permit two more
French gunboats to enter the Mein,
am River, 20 miles from the mouth
of which Bangkok is situated, and
threatened if the gunboats attempt.
ed to cross the bar at the mouth OF
the river that they would be sunk
and France be held officially respon
sible for beginning war upon Siam
Although the French Minister gave
pacific assurances and tried to pre-
vent the gunboats' entering, the
Compile and the Inconstante crossed
the bar and exchanged shots with
Paknam forts. The two men of wa
then proceeded to Bangkok anc
now are anchored with the gunboa
Lutin, opposite the British Lega
ton. One sailor was killed by tn
exchange of shots at Paknam, ant
. two we're wounded. The King il
now holding council. If it come
to fighting fearful scenes will prob
ably be witnessed.
r WAR IN SAMOA.
: News has been received at Sydne
that active hostilities have broke
3 out between the natives whe supper
King Malietoa and the adherents @
: Chief Mataafa. The opposing fac
| tions have each formed a camp abou
l two miles from Apia, the capital, an
4 skirmishes occur occasionally. Th
: kings forces are numerically strong
J. or than the supporters of Chief Ma
taafa, but the latter have bette
/ arms. Both leaders refuses to hol
f any district neutral.
o Advices by way of Auckland al
4 that first blood was shed Will
/, Malietoa was marching on Malice
n He captured rebel outpost after
short fight. His followers now on
t number the rebels five to one. Man
n of the rebels have deserted to hir
# Apia is feverishly excited.
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