The sun., 1889-11-12
Foreign Notes OF Real Interest.

II is said that large otei is be established the
INST platform OF the Eide Tower with and ball
| rooms and restaurant open to the public
In Mr. Perciva Leigh, who died the other day In Lon
DON Punch has lost the oldest OF is contributor lie
Joined the staff after the starting of the paper
Experiments with a new explosive called ecrasite
which to dynamite 100 to 30 have recently been
made In Austria, and said to have succeeded well
that the invention has been purchased for military pur
poses exclusively.
The tallest chimney in the world 10 building near
Freiberg in saxonv. 1t will be 400 feet high with an
inside diameter of 20 feet at the bottom, aud 6 feet
inches the top 1t will take million and half of
| bricks and the cost 10 $4,000
The German naval authorities said to have been
making experiments lately with torpedo boat built Of
compressed paper The vessel 10 eleven feet long and
found to show great strength and more elasticity
when rammed by another boat.
The French have not lost their habtual for fat
| terry and polteness few Sundays ago n young man
flung himself of the EiGel Tower from the top A he
passed tho nrst floor he called out 10 = young lady,
| "Bon Jour, mademoiselle. Vous etes chArmante."
There is 4 growing feeling among English church.
men that the remedy for ritual disputes may be found
In bill TO facilitate the creation Of chapes OF In
parishes where considerable minority Of church peo.
pie dissatisfied with the services provided in their
parish church.
The profits of tho tables at Monte Carlo year were
greater than any previous year; in fact they
that the company decided to enlarge tho
Casino aud the work has been proceeding rapidly all
through the So far there have been few
visitors to Monte Carlo this season. and only Eve tables
In the ceutre are heinR played At
N. s. Langley who was Thacksray' private secretary.
kept diary in 1861 which hAS been offered for sale.
The record OF daily events is full one. Notes OF the
eroat authors conversation and remarks have been
iotted down day by day and his opinions all
and conditions OF and in the chronicle
and his personal peculiarties have also been noted
Presbyterian church in Melbourne has introduced
Innovations Into It's services which, although hap
PLY blending patriotism and plety. would Btartle tho
sober minded Scotchman at home The choir,
posed OF gentlemen wearing the Highland kilt and
girls Atred In tho costume Of the Lady OF the Lake
sing their hymns Of praise 10 the music OF the bARppeS
Tho ingenious parson who contriyed effects has
his reward in greatly enlarged congregations
The son Of Richard Wagner has determinsd to follow
In tho footsteps Of his father and devote himself TO
music. He has already taken the hrst step having
caused his TO bo entered the students roll at
The celebrated Ran Academy Music School in Frank.
fortonthe Main. The young man bears the name OF
sisEfrlsd and those who are intimate with him say that
the ambition OF his life to conduct the
OF his fathers works at Bayreuh in the theatre devoted
wholly to his music.
London correspondent says he hears that tho last
quarterly payment to the propriatGrI OF tho Timer
amounted TO onequArter of tho dividend which they
had been In the habit OF receiving same period
before tho sitting OF the Special Commission This ia an
Improvement on the preceding quarters when tho
propretors received dividend ALL but there 10 still
great deal Of discomfort among them the action
OF the conductors OF the in bringing such
lAmentRble financial condition.
Probably the hnest collection OF Vions In England is
that OF Mr. Edgar HAddoek of Newiayhail near Leeds
Among It's latest additions Is superb Uuarnsrius del
JsSu dated i75a and having a model very similar to
PARannfs Joseph del Jesu, which 10 now under lock
and key in the Municipal Palace at Genoa Mr. Had
dock has two other magnificent inStrumentA both by
sITadiyArius one known AZ the Emperor" The other
~ the "Hsd Diamond" account OF itS rich var
ntAh, The collection comprises In ALI than n