The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-09

apostolic delegate at Washington, is
said to be among those linely to made
cardinals at the next consistory in
June
The Japanese school ship Matsushima
was sunk off the Pescadores Islands by
the explosion of a prOjectile. 1t is
feared that over 200, including the cap
tain, are lost.
Nine. Gould's attempt to obtain from
the Vatican an annulment of her mar
riage to Count Castellane has been "a
failure, and has SO far refused to grant
her an audience.
English Liberalism is said to have
reached the zenith of its powers and
now is started on a decline which may
end in its complete overthrow at the
next general election
Big frauds worked by clerks and out
side assistants have caused the Banco-,
Espanol- Filipino bank of Manila a loss
of 100000 gold. The populations have
been going on for several years
Miss Jean Reid, daughter of the
American Ambassador to England, will
be married to John Hubert Ward,
brother of the Earl of Dudley some
time during the coming summer.
Queen Alexandra and the dowager of
being fitted up in London for Alfred G.
Vanderbilt. The American millionaire
was not present when the royal visitors
called.
London postal authorities have dis
covered that two mail pouches, con-
tanning securities and valuables worth
100000, were stolen in transit between
London and New York sometime last
month.
The English in the Orient are said to
be steadily losing their former prestige
among the Chinese, and are very bit
ter against the Japanese, whom they
hold responible for this condition Of
affairs.
Count Tolstoi has asked his friends to
abandon their plans to hold a jubilee
celebration in his honor as it would
offend members of the orthodox
church. from which Tolstoi was ex-
communicated.
The Viceroy of Canton has advised
the japanese that it would be unwise
for the japanese fleet to call at Canton
as he fears local disturbances. The
japanese, however, will carry out their
original program.
China has lodged a formal protest
against Japan's action in extending the
Korean frontier to include some Chi
nese territory, but the MikadO's agents
are determined to force the burden Of
proof on the Chinese.
An international convention is being
held at Brussels, to consider revising
the existing agreement regarding the
importation of arms into Africa. The
United States is one of the fourteen
powers represented at the convention.
The private chaplain of the Duke Of
MOntforte, an Italian nobleman, is ac-
cused of numbering the duke, his
English wife, and German gOyerness,
and looted the mansion of money and
treasures as the aged noble lay dying
Ambassador Tower, will leave Berlin
having given up his
house. Spencer F. Eddy, secretary Of
the embassy, has been granted leave Of
absence, and will said for America. He
was lately appointed minister to Ar
gentina.
A search-p party in the mountains Of
Switzerland came across the object Of
their search, a postman, buried to his
neck in the snow and smoking a pipe
while awaiting death by freezing. He
was unable to move as his skis were
fastened 10 his feet and he was buried
to his neck
A solemn requiem mass for the repose
Of the souls Of King Carlos of Por-
tugal and his son, the Crown Prince,
was celebrated in Lisbon May 3, at
which time King Emanuel made his
first public appearance since the as
sassinatiOn of his father and brother.
The American line steamer st. Paul
and the British cruiser Gladiator col
lided in the English Channel yesterday
in snowstorm, and the cruiser was
L.
large number injured. The st. Paul
put back to port and landed her pas
sengers. The steamer was not badly
damaged, but thu cruiser was almost
cut in two