The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-10
Foreign Note. OF Rea, Interest.

Cardiff will emulate Livorpoors emulation OF Ned
York. and build an elevated passenger railway to conf
meet Cathay's Bridge with the Butte Docks. a distance
OF three miles.
sch8ningen. Brunswick. which. although broken on a
the point. measures twelve feet In length and two
feet in circumference ali weighs 224 pounds
Baron Mundy Of Vienna. the veteran sanitarian. has
issued . strong appeal for the e.tabhshment OF M inc
tsrnational sanitary code. and suggests tho summon
range such a code.
Theodore Krasnovsky. a Russian peasant. died ron
Gently at Tokarooka. in volhynia. at the reputed age u;
100 years. His great age was pretty we'll Subsfants'
ated. and he came OF II long'iived family, his father
having attained the age OF 100.
There is a strong a%ntipathy In the Australian colonies
against the importation of foreign immigrants OF tha
pauper or other Objectionable class. General y BOOTHS
rescued submerged tenth" of E~ngland's population.
which he proposed to ship thither. was barred. and
now the agitation has turned against the Threatened
immigration of Russian Jews.
During the last week OF January. l4.o3o paapefk
received Government relief in England and Wales, %
these. 1DS. <46 were Indoor" and 5l5 5S0 "outdo1r'
relief cases. The percentage of paupers to population
that week was 24.3 per thousand. The returns show
general improvement over all years since 1857. with
the important exception of last year.
France Is soon to adopt an interesting innovation 10
tho postal card ~ stem. The cards will be issued 10
the form OF check books, with stubs The sender OF
the postal card can make memoranda Of It's contents
on the stub. and can have this stamped at the
Post ONCE before tho card is detached. 30 that a verb
fed record of tho correspondence can be Kept
Professorships OF folk. IN usic" are to DO established
in some Russian universities by the Government. The
patriotic object Is to preserve tho characteristic native
songs OF the country. resouing very many from .
threatened oblivion, Russia has a rich store of folk
songs and music that has no real relation to the s!eas
world Of music. but IN intimate relation to the hYtsot
the varied people OF the Cars grea. domain.
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Jan,e.'. GaSatr, in commenting on the balance sheet )a't
issued by Gen" Booth. the salvation Army's POSITION
Is distinctly weaker than II was In lsvl." The public 20
not appear TO have made much response OF late 10 tho
"Generals' urgent appeals. and his own people have
given tho salvation Army funds proper, leaving out Of
question the darkest England scheme. dealt VITA asa
separate concern. less support than previously
Dr, A. Opel has made q careful study Of TIE po!i'leak
divisions of the earth, and announces his cohr.Aslohf
that about J. 10000 square miles are uHinhHti'eh u
ownerioss. sbout 100000 square miles NOR" "ith"as
settled government, and the remaining ''''"''"
square miles are occupied By Gennite states ne recf
ognises sevsnty.hye such States. but most OF 'nem arg
OF such Insignificant superficial extent NAV heelsa1
teen largest make up ~ per cen'. Of the who'e"F"h
Letter boxes have been attached 10 the street cary
in IIuddersneid, England. and letters can he posted ~
these boxes rs the cars are ,rsvers.nS the suburbs 'hS
boxes being emptied by the Post once employee II
the arrival of the car at or near the central '"'' "HloS
on each trip. II a person s:oPs the car eel eclhHy toV
the purpose OF mailing "a !eIter, n penny ls'"'''''I
tho conductor and deposited IN the fac hos i"t
doubles the cost OF sending ihe letter, lu' tn AhNhhf
tAge Of MI immediate special delivery J.. secured ana
letters are greatly expedited b. tho soho''e' lhs
schem me Is yet AL experiment, bat II Is lsrgeh apnr"f'L
The London Standard says there are grounds "rth'
rumor that the Cunard steamship 'onrany h'H"'n
contemplation the organizing OF q service b"t"''a
New York and southam pton, In addition 10 Their LFe'
pool service. but there is small prohNhulty OF any 'm'
mediate change. Considerable dissAti.fNc'I"n Is iFef'Y
expressed among leading steam ship lin's!n ll'"rN'"'
at tho lack Of enterprise on tao part q: the heFsry !"
thorities In regard to provision Tor the Atlantic pA'ss"
ger trade. and the opinion is freely expressed that uh'
less more energy In the direction OF providing eeL'es
facilities 10 shown. some OF tho trade will be di'ei'esi
10 other ports Is the Imam trade has been.