The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-03-21
EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
An Interesting Budget Of News From
the Old World.

cries of letters concerning the Old !.
Testament.
An Israelite named Hyman Marcus
'efused in Berlin court TO swear on
he Sabbath day. The Judge fined
him 80 marks and costs, upon which
Marcus bolted the oath.
The little Duke of Albany is de-
veloping a wonderful genius for
music, and, were he in different
station, would probably be exhibited
as another Josef Holman.
Sir Arthur Sullivan is very busy
finishing the first act of his forth
coming grand opera, for which the
libretto has been completed. 1t will
be ready for the opening of D'Oyiy
Carte's new theatre in October
The Russian Car aud his generals
have been in frequent conference OF
late, and urgent orders have been |
issued for the early completion OF |
certain new strategical railroads: |
Those who are officially informed
say that the prospects of continued
peace were never brighter than now.
Almost sovereign honors we're paid
to the remains of the late statesman,
Count julius Andrassy, at Pesth.
The imperial flags on the palaces
were replaced by black banners, the
playing of military bands was
stopped for three days, and the EN-
peror and Empress dressed in deep
mourning, as though for prince OF
the blood royal. The Emperor at
tended the funeral, and during the
service, which lasted an hour, stood
bareheaded by the side of the coffin.
At complimentary banquet given
February I'D at London to MIR.
Charles Hall, M. p, who repre-
sented England at the maritime
conference, Rt. Hon. Henry Chaplin,
M. p, for Lincolnshire, declared
that while the Times deserved CEN
sure for publishing forged letters
without any sufficient inquiry as to
their character, it also deserved the
thanks of the country for unearth-
ing what Sir William Vernon Har-
court once described az criminal
and vile conspiracy.
! Queen Victoria, having recovered
from her rheumatic trouble, has ar
ranged to hold two drawing rooms
in London next month. The first
will take place on the 5th, and will
practically inaugurate the London
season, which promises to be un-
usually brilliant. The Prince OF
Wales, wife and family have been on
visit to the Queen. They were
specially summoned to meet Prince
, Henry of Battenberg, and thus com
plete the reconciliation between tn;
hayward young man and his august
relatives.
There is photograph craze al
Nice. Emperors, kings and princes
are exchanging photos. A picture
, of the baby King of Spain riding {
rocking horse has been sent to ever,
royal parsonage, with letter from
: the Queen Regent, announcing thu
Q Kings recovery. The Emperor, tn
8 Gear, the Prince Of Wales, in ever.
. kind of uniform and all sorts OF posi-
tions, the Queen of Greece, in ma
: tional costume, and the Prince o
1 Wales, in fancy dress, are all to b
J seen Gin little" It is said that tn
E Prince of Wales has hung LOO
photos in his favorite room at Sand
bingham.
Lord Knntsford, the colonial sec
3 rotary, has advised the Queen to Civ
2 the royal assent to the divorce bill
!. The bill accepts as grounds for d
: vorce, desertion for three years. eithe
= on the part of the man or woman
habitual drunkenness, coupled wit
o cruelty or neglect of household dutie
o on the wife's part, sentence for Grim
!, and violent assaults. The wife
entitled to divorce on the ground
q infdelity, in case the offence is con
70 mitted during conjugal residence {
q coupled with aggravating condition
n or in event of the act being repeater
The law on this point is unchange
70 with reference to an offending Wit
= One of the clearest indications {
le the bent of popular opinion in rega1
ot to the Parnell report of the speci
G. commission is shown by letter I
w. S. Game, one of the leadin
Unionist Members of Parliamen
10 who says: With all sensible an
d. right-minded men, I am profound
Is thankful that Mr.. Parnell has bee
10 able to clear himself SO complete
N and emphatically from the obi,
- charges made against him by Il
as Times, which, but for the appoir
be ment of the commission, might new
have,been accomplished satisfactc
70 lily. look upon this as matter +
:. national congratulation. I Cam
cn find language strong enough to g
ey press my horror of the foul CO
ct spiracy to which Mr.. Parnell b
X. been subjected, or my opinion OF Il
conduct of the Times in lending
" self to those infamous ibels on t
tn flimsy evidence furnished to it
es- their supposed genuineness. N
or Parnell must be held to have cor
Oh through the inquiry practically u
scathed."
'"' The first week in February t
90 school board for London introduc
ct. an important measure which loo
RS after the educational needs OF
IN children of over 5000, 900 people.
passed by large majority resol
ne ton in favor of free education. T
Ter Liberal party has been for some ii,
of past pledged to the same policy, a
m there is reason to believe the govel
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