The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-08
Foreign Notes or Ksa, Interest.

The Maories Of New Zealand are demanding boma
rule The British have raised them from their savage
state and educated them" and now they want to at.
tend to their own Affairs instead of being governed BY
tho white settlers They of Lords for tho
Chiefs and a House OF Commons elected on manhood
suffrage They are especially anxious that the sale OF
native lands should be taken from the New Zealand
Government and committed to some Maori Council Of
State. New Zealanders expect this home rule move
ment to become troublesome before long.
Some OF the truly good people of Madras-reoently
imported and unsophistcated apparenty-are be-
seeching tho Government to suppress the dancing
Nnutch girl or at least to that, In the name Of
morality official countenance il never Riysn n III.
alleged seductive Nautch dance. Those who are long
familiar with India deride the movement and ipc,
dsntaly dispel ono of tho very prevalent illusions
about tho Last and Eastern customs. The B,,o,avs
Nms says tho Nautch dance is deadly dull and not
even graceful and as to its alleged i'm "mar
bles and shove.ha'penny are not less open TO the
charge" Whatever may or may not be the character
OF inc girls IN some cases. the Times vouches that tho
Nautch dance itself perfectly decorous and decidedly
dull 1t said to be religious survival
souvorini. the editor of tho Eoupeau r.m,, n, a,
Petersburg was interviewed byA Paris reporter the
other gay. pur'hg the past tn rty years." he said,
there has been an imm ense advancement in Russia
on the part OF the people, Factories and schools hays
multiplied enormously: peoples banks have been ea
tabished and the Gar has just founded an apricu.
turai bureau for tho purpose OF ing all those who
live directly by farming As mater Of fact" he
NJ On ohftn Akbists the AL
an extent as does the Government OF Russia IL IA n
great mistake" he added. Ito CINE that our cyza
ton has not advanced. There IL not q Rus,iau
village without its schools. and you scarcely md
q single Russian peasant who does not read his
newspaper regularly The Government has founded
weekly paper called the Villa Mss.,ngsr which circu.
ates into the remote OF the empire and keeps
the peasants acquainted with everything is going
on: but political questions scussed In tn
When question: ID about the exterior rsA ions Of Rus
STA he said; Our relations with Germany are good
enough. but our people do not Ike the Germans In
former shines students Obliged to 10 to the
German universities but now they raris and in
our society here Is ony very small GRITTY that ro
mains attached 10 Germany, The co lntry we ike
the best 10 France without doubt French literature
Is closely followed. and French writers are
known In Russia as well as French Artists" ON
being asked II treaty WAS actually In sxistenes
between France and Russia. ". Souvorini r.plod thai
there was treaty but that he could assert on the
very best authority that protocol was signed His
own private information ho said corrobora,ed this
II was signed for term OF three years and will be
In the relations existing between France and Russia
Asked n he had heard anything about proposed
VISIT OF the Russian fleet to France he said; yves;
there was considerable talk about It last winter.
and IL 1t had not been for tho loo in tho Baltic tho
ihing would have taken place. In proof this may
say that several Of my collabOrators OF the Nupeau
Tmp had obtained the necessary permission TO accom-
pAny the heet but they must now wait till later DAY.
ibesve that shortly after its return from America
the Mediterranean nsst will visit French poEt-