Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-09
FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The district messenger service has
been organized in London.
Saint-Saens' "Ascanio" has scored a
great success in Paris.
A railroad is now actually talked of
between Mecca and Jedda.
Prayers for cessation of rain have
been ordered in Great Britain.
There are about half a million bicycles
and tricycles turning in Great Britain.
Russian magnate has committed
suicide after squandering his fortune on
dancing girl.
There is on exhibition at Islington,
England, sewing machine patented by
Thomas Saint in 1850.
The oil borings in Beloochistan have
lately proved very successful. The daily
output of oil is doubled.
The corporation of London has made
a contract for supplying electric lights
to large portion OF the city,
France pays $4OO, 900 out OF the public
funds to subsidize newspapers for the
support of the Government.
The latest Spanish census, taken in
1887, gives population OF 17,55O,21
The gain in ten years was only 95l 800.
A private letter dated Jerusalem, July
9Th, says that railway from Port Jaffa
to Jerusalem is being pushed ahead as
rapidly as possible.
Private advices from Zanzibar state
that all the foreigners there except the
Germans welcome the establishment OF
a British protectorate.
A large mass of De Quincey's CORE
spondence has been lately found, throw
ing new light on his character and
career, and generally to his credit.
Telegraphic communication has now
been established between Mecca and
Jedda, the famous pearl-tishing and
trading station on the coast of the Red
Sea.
The three ocean cables between Java
and Australia were all broken on the
same day recently, and it is believed it
must have been done by an earthquake.
Work has now been resumed at the
Channel Tunnel deep borings, after
being temporarily suspended to admit
of more powerful machinery being
erected.
England consumes $50 tons of ivory
per year, for which it is necessary to kill
10000 elephants. Consequently the
African mammoth is in danger of ex-
tinction.
The summer in Europe, and especially
on the Continent, has been abominable.
Rain and hurricane have alternated
with singular rapidity for three or four
weeks.
David Dalton, an American, proposes
to swim the English channel between
Folkestone and Boulogne early in
August The distance is about twenty
two miles.
The arms of Italy have been altered
on the national seal and flags. The two
small flags are left out and the collars OF
PAnnonclad and several other orders
are added.
The International Association for the
Suppression of Gambling at Monte Carlo
have scored one success by side move
ment upon the Casino of Tangier. 1t
has shut it up.
Mr.. Ritz has offered to spend half a
million francs in redecorating the Paris
Opera House, on condition of being
made director for seven years and an
officer OF the Legion OF Honor.
The French Budget Committee has
approved the credits asked by the Minis
ter of Commerce to lay cable between
France and England and to establish
telephones between Paris and London.
The Black Sea fleet, which has been
considerably augmented during recent
years. is to be still further increased.
The construction of four more large war
vessels has been ordered at Sebastopol
and Nikolaief.
Among the large estates three adver-
tised for sale in Queensland may be con-
sidered. The first has an area of 454
square miles, of which the rent is
$1,000. The second has GAS square
miles, and the third 553 The one most
advantageously situated is "within 100
miles Of a railroad"
In chapel of Paris, the Notre dame
des Etudiantes, is the organ that once
belonged to Marie Antoinette. The
instrument has lately been renovated,
and was played upon during Easter holy
days, when works by Glueck and Mo
zart, the very masters who performed
upon it during their lifetime, were heard.