The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-10-15
FoREIGS NEWS NOTES.

FOREIGS NEWS NOTES.
A census of the Philippine Islands is
to be taken at the end of the present
year.
CANEA, September 25.-The insur-
gents attacked Scalina, near Gambia.
After two hours fighting they retired.
LONDON, September 25.-The state
ment is repeated that the Prince of
Wales will shortly visit the Italian
court.
TACOMA, Wash, October 2.-The
British ship Queen Elizabeth cleared
today for Havre with 96,O53 bushels of
wheat, valued at $4,000.
The Japanese Government will have
4S,000,0 900 yen of gold coins sent to the
Central Treasury from the Osaka Mint
in the course of September.
The revised treaty between Spain
and Japan, which was signed at Madrid
on the I'd of January was promulgated
by the Emperor on the 18th of Sep
TENDER.
Several women in Chicago have or
ganized the Women's Civic Reform
Association, whose special purpose it
is to fight gambling. Men are eligible
to membership.
PORTLAND, Ore, September 81
The steamer George w. Elder sailed
tonight for .Dyea and Skagway, Alas
ka. The Elder carried 500 tons of
freight and 40 passengers.
BANGOR, Maine, September 25.-An
earthquake shock was plainly felt here
few minutes after l o'clock today.
No damage has been reported. The
quake lasted from 10 to Is minutes.
ROME, September 27.-All arrange
ments for the cession of Kassala to
Great Britain have been completed,
and everything is ready for the occu-
patton of that town by British troops.
LONDON, September % The
growth of London is astounding. The
latest returns on the subject show that
over 200 houses are erected monthly
in the metropolis. Between the months
of August, 1896, and August, 1897, A.
591 houses were built.
LONDON, October 2.-The retiring
Lord Mayor of London, Sir George
Faudel Phillips, has achieved a record
so far as charitable funds are con-
cerned During the u months he has
been in office Sir George has raised
$1,000 (S3, 5O0,OOO), the bulk of it be-
ing the Indian famine fund.-
WARSAW, September 2S.-Though
an official denial will be forthcoming
it has leaked out from official circles
in such manner as to leave no room
for doubt that there was a deliberate
and determined plot against Emperor
Nicholas at the time of his recent visit
to this city. Its success was only frus-
trated by accident.
NEW YORK, October A dispatch
to the Herald from Valparaiso says: II
is stated here that powerful syndicate
of German bankers has offered to the
Chilean Government loan of $780,
900, 900 in gold at per cent interest
and 2 per cent amortization for the
completion of the public works and
railways.
LONDON, October "a dispatch tt
the Times from Melbourne says the
expedition of the Sydney Geographical
Society, under Professor David, to tht
EIlice Islands, northeast of Australia
has obtained evidence confirming tht
theory of Darwin as to the formation
of coral islands. Diamond drilling il
coral to the depth of 557 feet failed tt
reach bottom.
Barcelona was startled by seeing the
sea rise and fall three feet at interval!
of 10 minutes for many hours on July
I'd. The British warship Surprise
broke one of her cables and left thu
port in consequence A similar phe
nomenon was observed in 1883 at thu
time of the eruption of Krakatoa, II
Sumatra, and the repetition may BIZ
connected with the recent eruption o.
the Manon volcano in the Philippines
BOSTON, Mass, October 4.-The
Boston Baseball Club received a pen
nant as National League champions a
the fremont Theater tonight. Mayor
Quincy made the presentation speech
and Manager Selee accepted the pen
nant on behalf of the club, the mem
bers of which, together with the Bal
timore team, occupied all the boxe:
of the theater. The theater wa!
crowded, and the players received /;
warm welcome when they took theil
seats.
A Swallow dispatch reports the ar
rival at that city recently of 1000 HUI
nan braves from Canton en- route TO
the prefectural city of Ch'aochoufu
They were being sent to assist tn
local authorities in protecting som,
foreign missionaries who had met witt
some trouble from mob of 5000 ma
! tives, who objected to the erection of /;