The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-24
FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP.

FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The Parliamentary elections which
have just taken place in Sweden are
likely to lead not only to a change of
Ministry, but also to a radical mod f
cation Of the Free.trade policy that has
prevailed at Stockholm for some time
A Boston (Lincolnshire) correspond
ent of the Leeds Mercury sends par.
ticulars of what he characterizes as a
unique natural phenomenon in the
shape of tree which, without being
grated, bore plums last year and apples
this.
The British Medical Association has
at last admitted women as members.
The principle was approved last year
and this year at its sixty first annual
congress, held at Newcastle, the by law
excluding women was formally ex
plunged
Mrs. Arundel.C olliver began service
in the London Post, flee as telegraph
operator and has just retired from the
head of the Clearing House Depart
ment-and a salary of $Io,
which she has been chief for twenty
two years.
Hardly ten years ago the first step
was taken in Germany to bring the
whole body of wage-e arners under
compulsory state insurance. To-day
nearly 5000, 900 laborers are actually
insured against sickness, accident, in
validity aud old age.
Breech.loading rifles were invented
in 1911, but did not come into general
use for many years. 1t is estimated
that over twelve millions are now in
actual service in the European armies,
while three millions are reserved in the
arsenals for emergencies.
Some one seems to have told the
Sultan that chlorate of potash is a
dangerous explosive. Consequently no
druggist or pharmacist in Constantin.
ople is allowed to possess or sell it,
The Grand Master of Artillery alone. is
allowed to have it in keeping.
Mr., Burne- Jones, the English artist
is engaged upon the interesting task of
painting a portrait of Mr.. Gladstone's
youngest granddaughter, Dorothy
Drew This little bue,eyed maiden If
three years is said to resemble the
grandfather startingly.
In Holland woman is a secondary
consideration-and a poor ems dera.
ton at that. No Dutch gentleman,
when walking on the sidewalk, will
move out Of his way for a lady. The |
latter turns out invariably however
muddy or dangerous the street.
The authorities at Pert Darwin,
Australia, have notified the steamship
companies that in future the slrictest
Interpretation of the Chinese Restriction
Act will be enforced. This being so,
no steamer having on board more than
two Chinese passengers Can enter Port
Darwin.
One Of the questions treated by the
Tuberc ulosls Congress in Paris has
been the obligatory cremation Of the
remains Of consumptlves. Earth worms,
it was urged, brings to the surface the
b .cllli which infest the dead body and
in dry weather they may be inhaled in
the firm of dust
Many of the houses in Holland
have a special do r which is rever
opened, save on two Cccasions-when
there is a marriage or a death in the
family. The bride and groom enter
by this door. II is then nailed or
barred up until a death occurs, when it
is opened and the body is removed by
this exit.
A jealous wife of Perpignan soaked
her dress with petroleum, locked the
house door and then called her hus-
band to her. Just as he approached
she lit a match and set her clothes on
fire. Then, Selling her husband in her
arms, she held him tight till they were
both enveloped in flames, The woman
died and the man at last accounts was
crazy and likely to die.