Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 130, 4 June 1894 — The Cable Commissioners. [ARTICLE]

The Cable Commissioners.

. Tlie Oolonial Commissioners to l the Feileral Conference about to be heU in Cannda, \vent throngi-) on the Arawa w hieh arrived from 8ydney ubont midnight on Suturday. Early on 8anday morning they »ere met by Ministers Damon and Hatch who courteously eutertuined the distinguished visitors with a pleasant drive and a visit to the hotel, winding up in the Arawa’s saloon. 8even 1 ; Hoooluluans who were former resideuts of the Coloniesreuewei their acquaintance with tlie Commissionei’s. Yictoria seuds Sir Henry Wrixon, anemiueni lawyer ; nd T. B. 8utter. Tnsmania is ropresented N. Fitzgerald, New South Wales sends Simon Fr.izer and A. J. Thynne represents Queeuslaud. All fhese mee, | with the exception of S:r Heni v Wrixou, are solid business me i who have beeu elected to thea several legīslatures by the manhood sutfrage vote of the peouk ; j so that they may be said ti eomhine the trainingrequired for their missiou; that of commerc3 , and politics, without beingprofes* sional politiciaus in any seuse. , Sir Henry Wrixon was seen by a Holomi a man and briefly i stated, that the primary objects uf the conference at Ottawa ars to arrive nt some plau hy whie'i commercial reciprocity betweei, the motlier country and all oul lying parts of the Empire ean bd arranged peuding the accomplish- t ment of Imperial federation whieh may not eome for some < year?. In Australia the establish- : ment of a customs line patrol b*' j whieh eaeh c-jlon\' keeps out tue ! pro\lucts of its ueighbour, is an auomoh whieh the de!egates will | endeavor to abolish. 4

Tbe qnestion of a cable for tho Paeiiie *i!l be deeided on. Tho Colouies are opposed to the cabie beiiif< owaed by private parties. and it is more thau probable tha: the Qndertaking will be entireh in tbe baa«.ls of tbe goveruinent' aud will ouly tooch at points oi British terntorv. In rogard to Samoa the eol onies regretted the inteution o' the United States to resign itshare of coutrol. iue vote of tbe Samoan peopie lo be heard in their own iutere$ts would re- : sult m unioa witb New Zeslaud. j whieh was the best thiag for Samoa

Conoerning the business de- | pression in Aostrulia —Sir llenry 1 tb joght the wrost days had passe»11 ; Xhe banks made &dvances on | i Und carrying an inliated valne. ' * The &iiver qnestion alao had-~ e

«s id tho Uoit«d St«t»*s—maeh to do with fi':l(Qg the c.U«s witb caempiuyed. Ten years ago ies» tLau • tboos«Qi] men were emp!ore*l in Aa«tra!ia siirer mtoes; whea the late eollapae came there w«a over a bundred tfaoas«ud silrer miners in tbe sereral eoloniea. u««rlr »11 of whoio were tbrown ont of work. Men are turnmg tbeir «ttention more to tgricultare and the g>3remioeoU are «ssistiog with free laml. and money help. all who tu*rn tfceir attention to ngricaltnre wilh tht obj‘Ct of foaudmg bomes. Sir Henry di<l n>t know mueh aboat or r loeal aflaīrs. Tbe Anstral a i pres> seerae<l toderrre it- infomation of Hawaiian aff«irs chiefly fr<>m tbe Ameriean press, an l the pr*>visional gorernnnmi org\ns. but he won!d study the new ,'onstitut!on on the trin to Canada. At this point the wonl was passed “all for the shore” '>iul the leviathan sw.mg around wth her living Cargo of 1*21 throagh |«assengers augmeuted by 3d rom this p<jrt.