THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1166, 29 July 1885, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

The Pacific Mail Company's steamship City of Tokio, en route between San Francisco and Japan, was totally wrecked on June^B onjajreefjiiear Yokohama. ] Hanlan' states 'that he intends to revisit Australia to compete with Beach. Advices from Washington state that the President and Administration are opposed to the acquisition of territory in Cuba, Mexico, or elsewhere. Reliable special despatches from London, dated June 18, say that the interview between the Queen and the Marquis of Salisbury became known at the Carlton (jHub 4u£JWg £hp, evening from .the conversation vi'jnßinbeTs who had' attended, the Conference. From this source it was learned that the Queen displayed a knowledge and grasp of the situation and strength of determination such as she has rarely shown in recent years. She banished aside Lord Salisbury's objection to take office because of the Liberal majority in the House by saying that she would see to it that the Liberals gave his Administration a reasonable degree of support. She said^ she had already been in f&f§tiaf&ns witH. the retiring Premier, a^^jMyl laSfl&r hadla|jreed> to iref rain from obstructive tactics on condition that pending legislation should be completed as it wasbeP& v7 l"'"'" On June 27 Mr Balfour made an address which attracted profound attention from the fact that he expressed a not less pronounced wish than Mr Chamberlain to see Ireland governed by equal laws with England, and to see all exceptional legislation against the Irish people for ever abolished. At a meeting of the Conservatives on June 25th the Marquis of Salisbury, referring to the political situation, said he felt sure that all would agree that a timorous policy would be unwise, if not fatal. He reckoned upon the united support of the party. Sir S. Northcote concurred. London despatches dated July 3rd say that the French Government have withdrawji Jtheit-Clemand fox. a .date in which English troops shall evacuate Egypt, and offer to leave the period to the discretion of the-Englijth Governmentif the Majqiiisof'Salisbury will' admit the principle of evacuation. Despatches from London dated June 22nd, says there is a growing fear in wellinformed circles that trouble is looming in Afghanistan.- "Russia is continually picking up little occurrences here and there on the border, of the disputed territory, and making, them a matter of complaint, seemingly .for the purpose of enlarging'^ fier' grievances and keeping them before the eyes of Europe. Russian officers now come forward' with a strong protest against the' fortifying of Herat and the massing of troops by the Ameer, asserting that this display of military vigor by Afghanistan, at the present moment ,is uncalled for, and has the appearance of a direct menace towards Russia. ' ! ' ' / A clerk of the British Consul's office at Kusko was arrested by the Russians on the Russo-Persian frontier lately, and locfcecbup 1 in a ; prison, at Askabad. His mission was the bearing of a friendly note from the Consul to. the r Russian commander at Sarakhsi' ' ' A despatch, from Teheran, received at London,, dated., June 30th, states that 10,000 persons are at work constructing trains on the Caspian Railway. , Warlike 1 preparations are still continued by ;i the fi ßtislians.' ' " Rumors are in circulation in the bazaars at Teheran that war will' probably occur afterltEe* railway' is completed to Merv. The Russians are bridging the River Murghab, on the confines?of Afghanistan. The Persians are fortifying Persian Tarakhs ah'dif building barracks' there for troops, f,j „,. ... ; A foundry nas been started at Herat for the casting •'bMifeavy gfans. " A labor riot of a serious character took place at Braun, Moravia, on the night of June 16>. The trouble grew out of a difference between the men and factory owners (mostly Jews) about the hours of labor. The military were called out, and a great, many, soldiers and. rioters, were wonndea. It is believed the trouble is; partly due to 'the anti-Semitic feeling. The strikers, wrecked some of the factories. Ten -tours a- day is the workmen's ultimatum. ' - Destructive .fires have occurred at Ayrhan and Leutscnan, towns in Hungary. A\ ,the f ormer place 120 houses were burnt down, and at the latter 400, and many lives lost b.eiiHes.// "", „ " A terrible storm of wind and rain swept over Paris on June 20. Cellars were flooded artd^lways washed" out. Many buiTdhiga 'in 1 'progress" of erection were damaged or demolished. A section of one ? , street, , ( 3apk., into the river, and 20 perpo^, were into the wateri Most of them wejce exhausted and almost in a dying condition when rescued, A. bo'at'cbhrcii'riihjsf 12 'persons capsized oh the Se'iti^'a^a-ae^eM'were'drowne'd. 'In 'the department of v osges, seven houses and tw.o .bridges- were destroyed by floods. A waterspout flooded Pesth on June 20. The Danube swimming-baths, full of people, were carried away, but fortunately all were rescued.