The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-13
FOREIGN ITEMS.

lG, JUL l5, 1909.
|"f FOREIGN ITEMS.
| The Berlin Tribune says that Count Bis
marck will shortly send his two sons for sew
eral months to the United States.
-"Stating broadly the result of the cleo
tions," says the London Spectator, "France
has begun to weary Of the government of Ma
poleon."
| "A company is forming in Europe with sub
scribers to the stock from various countries, to
run line Of steamers from Euglend, France
and Egypt, through the Suez Canal to China
and Japan.
In Paris slow shoes" are coming in fashion
Tor ladies, Of the same color as the stocking,
and the stocking the came color as the dress;
also, the LADIES' are universally adorned with
the large "ssilor collars" ,.
london is to have the pleasure oflistenipg
to Chinese comic singer named Chez Nah.
The natural tones and manners OF the Chinese
being 80 very comic, what must be those when
one sings as funny as he can7
AN English paper says it is not at all an
uncommon thing for ladies travelling in first
class railway carriages TO cut down and carry
away The silk curtains Of the windows for tie
purpose OF naklng aprons of them. So gene
raj did the practice become on one line that all
nav curtains we're made OF material that was
not worth stealing. ".' a.
In answer TO the question as to what the
htualists are going to do, the Rev. Mr.. Mack
onochie, Of st. Adams, Holborn, replies: 'We
are going to fight as long as We have breath in
Us for the full acceptance in the Church Of
England of the Catholic teaching which she
has received, through her forefathers, in tra-
dition Of eighteen centuries, from our Lord
Choir singers in this country who grumble
at their salaries. should read the London Musi-i
l. cat Times, They will see there that q soprano
is wanted alta London church Tor f9-say SEQ
year; Eton College wants for it's choir solo
alto, with a powerful voice, familiar with
Green's, Croft's and Purcell's anthsms, to sing
twice every day in the week, FOR; 91OO year;
and chorister boys are wanted at salaTies rang
ina' from Ga TO-, $40 sper, annum, sipeluding
schooling, but exclusive OF board or lodgifg. |
. Mr.. Bantings celebrated pamphlet, de-
taihnR the process OF reducing obesity,
has, passed to q fourth edition, sixty-three
thousand copies having been already sold. The
profits, amounting to over $11OO, he has dis
trlbused to- various charitable institutions.
The authoris NOW as the head Of q movement
to establish In London new convalescent hos
pi al at,'an expense Of half million do lars,
no money to be called for until that sum has
beeni subscribed. He opens the subscription
| with f500. 3l"H o'a.s a.:
1.-The King Of Siam has paid the travelling
expenses to the Gotmenical Council in Rome
of the Rt. Rev. Drs. Dupont, Missionary Bishop
OF Eastern Siam, and Bigaud ct, Missionary
Bishop Of Ava. DR.. Dupont has already at
rived IN; France, with the Bishop Of Tonquin
Several other Missionary Bishops have arrived
from China aud India, as we'll as the Bishops
of Auckland, i'd New Zealand, and Of yelling
ton.s with their theelogIana. to be present at
this rafgfous epitome Of the four quarters of
the world.
The !ss::ssee OF the French elections seems to
have caused quite panic at Rome respecting
a. tf-h-.a i.A- aS--s a. &a-S- ~.
a correspondent at Rome writes that it roseto
spoh height that Cardinal AntonelIi stele-
graphed to the Nuncio in Paris for specific
ar swer as to the Emperors intentions rega4d
ing the future. The answer swaa clear ind
concise. His Majesty contemplates no present
change Of policy in regard 10 tho Holy See.'
Notwithstanding this. there exists very little
confidence In the continuance of French pro-
teclion.
|, Pope Plus TX feeling profoundly the wide
spread evil and crushing burdens imposed
upon the nations OF Christendom by their gi-
gantic armaments, intends. it is announced,
to lay before the approaching Ecumenical
Council at Rome q proposal, for, the general
adoption of international arbitration in lieu of
war. and for the establishment, by Q high
court OF nations, OF o definite code OF inter-
national law, instead Of the vague and uncon-
nected maxlms, from Vattei and other private
sources, which at present constitute the only
approximation to the urgently needed influence
Of regulating system Of rules and precedents
to be universally recognized throughout
Christendom. " t r"
The Paris correspondent Of the Indepen-
dance Beige deputies the assertion that. the
Pope is in the bsst of health. This writer af-
firms th 1t his Holiness suffers from an insur-
monntable languor. and is subject to fainting
fits. On account Of his plethoric temperament
the heat of Rome becomes very difficult to bear,
and the doctors again urge that their august
patient should spend the month Of July 10 the
county. But Plus TX continues to refuse.
''He is the most obstinate patient 1 ever met
with, }" is the comment Of his chief physician,
Viale Pi ella. The obstinate patient grounte
his refusal 0nthe necessity of keeping down
his expenses. and Of looking after the prepara-
tions for the General Council.
/ The questionof tunneling the channel be.
tween France and England. which he's been 80
long regarded as visionary and impracticable,
is now pronounced, upon competent authority,
to bescapab,e Of an easy solution. special
commission, appointed BY the En- peror Nspo-
leon to examine into the matter, report that
they consider The plan Of the English engi-
neers feasible. The only difference Of opinion
between the French commission and the Eng
lish Board Of Trade is whether the amount of
traffic would remunerate the STOCKHOLDERS; but