The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-11
A NEW CABLE SYNDICATE,
1t Wants Concessions for a
Line From Australia to
San Francisco.
Stations Would Be Established on
Samoa and HaWaii-Other
Island News.

HONOLULU, H. l., June 3.-Audley
Coote, the well-known Australian, who is
interested in different cables, arrived on
the 1st to confer with the Hawaiian Gov
eminent regarding the proposed Pacific
cable. He has made a proposition which
will be considered by President Dole and
his Cabinet. Mr.. Coote returns to Australia
on the 9th inst, and after short stay
there will leave for Washington. He
expects to arrive there on the 7th of Oc-
tober.
He represents French company that
is willing to build from Sydney to San
Francisco, taking in Auckland, Samoa and
Honolulu. He wants the Hawaiian Gov
eminent to pay an annual subsidy In
return no charge will be made for official
messages.
He will make similar proposition to
the United States. Mr.. Coote feels conf
dent that both Governments will assist his
company. He declares that the cable will
be built within eighteen months.
W. N. Armstrong left for Japan on the
LIST inst. His intended departure was not
known until he appeared on the steamer
and his close connection with the Govern
ment gave rise to many conjectures.
Mr.. Armstrong stated that he does not
go to Japan in any paid official position
As a member of the Labor Commission he
mas come to the conclusion that the Japa-
nese, both as manufacturing people and
as an available supply for laborers, are
worthy of the closest study. There is now
in the old city of Kioto an exhibition of
the manufacturing resources of the empire.
Mr.. Armstrong expects to be gone about
two months, and will spend the most of
his time in studying the manufacturing
and labor systems of that country. He
| stated that he has nothing to do, directly
or Indirectly, with political matters, and
will have no relations with the Japanese
Government, beyond that of receiving the
usual courtesies extended to visiting
strangers.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Armstrong; state
ment, it is generally accepted as fact tina
he has been sent to Japan by the DOYLE
Government to make new treaty in place
of the present one. which allows Japanese
to come in unhindered
William r. Castle, the new Minister to
Washington, will leave the country. ac-
companied by his family, early in August
and he expects to reach Washington about
the LIST OF September. He is of American
parentage, being one of the early American
settlers in this country. He is one of the
leading lawyers of the islands and has
always taken prominent parti all move
ments for the moral, political and COM
merclal advancement of the country.
During the troubles of 1893 Mr.. Castle
was a member of the Committee of Safety.
and later went to Washington as one of
the Annexation Commission which pre-
sented the treaty of annexation to Presi-
dent Harrison. He has held many impor-
tant Government positions and is at
present president of the Board of Educa-
ton.
E. G. Crick pleaded guilty to charge of
conspiracy on the 1st inst. He was SEN
fenced to three years Imprisonment, but
the sentence was suspended with the under
standing that the defendant would leave
the country. He left the same day for
China by the City of Peking.
Crick. along with John E. Bush and Jo
seph Nawahi, was arrested last September.
Nawahi has since been acquitted by Jury;
Bush's trial resulted in disagreement.
The three men were to engineer revolu-
ton, but were arrested before it came to
head