The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-07-22
Big New Zealand Failure.

LONDON, July IL. The New Zea-
| land Loan d Mercantile Agency Co.,
Limited, has failed in consequence OF
the crashes that lately occurred in the
| Australian financial world. The con-
Germ was one of the most important
engaged in colonial financial affairs.
The capital of the company was e.,
100000. $4,000 of which was paid up.
1t is feared that the company has
been carrying on wide speculatiOns in
| Australia.
Miscellaneous.
The Viking ship has arrived at
Chicago.
Four deaths from cholera occurred
on July Is in Toulon.
J "A fight for $40, coo is being arranged
I between Corbett and Mitchell for next
/ December.
The outlaw and murderer, Kennedy,
has been captured without any loss of
! life or injury to his pursuers.
The fall in the price of silver has
| stimulated the development of the
gold leagues in the Occur d'Alene
district.
Among the exhibit of Guatemala at
| the Worlds Fair will be two letters
written by Christopher Columbus.
The lord mayor of London has been
created a baronet, following the usual
| custom on the marriage of one of the
royal family in direct succession to
| the throne.
Advices from Japan report that
nearly all the British Columbia seal
ing schooners had made good catches.
The village of Fairville, n. B., has
again been almost entirely destroyed
| by fire, the third time within q brief
| period.
Some friction between the governor
and council of Newfoundland and the
| French admiral on that station, is re-
| ported.
The United States circuit court at
Chicago has decided that the directors
have power to open the Worlds Fair
| on Sundays.
BUzzARD's BAY, July l3.-Presi-
| dent Cleveland enjoyed another quiet
| day. He has nearly recovered from
the attack of rheumatism.
NEW YORK, July 13.-The Tribune
will say in the morning: The Near
aguan Canal Construction Company
is out of funds and has stopped all
work upon the Nicaragua canal.
BRUSSELS, July 10 The chamber
voted today such a revision of the con-
stitutiOn as will enable Belgium to
acquire colonies. The government is
known to contemplate the annexation
of the Congo free state.
The government of India has agreed
to accept silver of exchange banks,
thus losing the insterest, freight and
charges, but saving the seignorage-
News has reached Panama of an ex-
petition having started from Martin
ique to invade Venezuela, with the
avOwed object Of overthrowing Gen.
Crespo, the recently chosen president.
United States Vice President Ste
veusOn Is visiting California.
Every pIate-glass factory in the
United States is closed, and 10000
men are idle as the result.
Clause 26 of the Home Rule bill was
carried July Is, in the House of Com
mons by the closure, while several
other clauses were postponed at the
request of the government, the Oppo-
sition leaving the House in a body be-
fore the vote was taken.
Scenes of great disorder prevailed in
the Imperial House of Commons dur
ing the discussion i'll committee of
Clause 10 of the Home Rule bill.
1t is reported as probable that Siam
will ask for Il British prOtectOrate to
be established over that country to
save it from annexation by France.
y City of Mexico dispatch says that
Colonel Hernandez, who was sem
fenced to ten years mprisOnment for
completely in the Cara revolution,
is dangerously i'll and his death Is eX-
pected.
Pacific bank at San Francisco has
been declared solvent. Assets exceed
liabilities more than 100000.
The old warship Omaha will do
service at Angel Island quarantine
station as a residence for cabin pas
sengers of vessels that arrive at San
Francisco with small pOX or other
contagious disease on board.
Owing to economical considerations
the Nicaraguan government has abOl-
ished legations in all save a few cOun-
tries in South and Central America.
DR.. GuZman, minister of that govern
ment to Washington, has been re-
called.
One fare for round trips to the
Worlds Fair has been made by west
ern railways.
Associate Justice Samuel Batch
ford, of the United States supreme
court, died at Newport, r. l., on the
9TH from paralysis.
Pomeroy, Iowa, was visited by
cyclone on the 9TH, causing the loss of
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