The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-25
Foreign Note. or Real Iutere..

Pour thousand nine hundred and fifteen new books
and 1889 new editions. a total OF .2o<. were published
in England last year. This is an increase OF more than
700 over The production in 1881.
To the British enigrants who will take m land in
the northwest OF British Columbia the Canadian Gov.
eminent is offering. through tho London Emierants
Information of!cr. bonuses OF 81 to SO Il head.
several large cargoes Of raw cotton grown in Russian
Central Asia were recently shipped n. Odessa to Ger.
man ports The Russians are sanguine that there will
be a vigorous development OF the cottongrowinR in.
dustry there in the near future. The quality OF the cot.
ton so far. however. ha1 been interior.
The annual report OF the Tovnbee Hall Settlement in
the East End Of London. for 1897. SAYS that there has
been tinprovemen t in the housing OF the poor and in the
order of the streets. aiist!nct rise IN the rate Of wages
paths and libraries have herome more numerous and
altogether the standard Of living is higher.
Mr.. Nililers, thc Father OF tho House Of Commons"
has just attained his ninetieth year. lie fought his
hrst battle at the polls in 1876. when George " had
YET some years to reign. and when Canning led the
Commons. and has been q member Of the USuse Of
commons continuously for more than sixty.six years.
Australia is entering into strong competition with
France in the production OF brandy. In 1892 the col.
ony OF Victoria exported to the United Kingdom SO, o@o
proof gallons. 1t is said Australia can produce brandy
that Will stand comparison with the finest French
cognac. All the indications are OF a very encouraging
character. and the area planted with vineyards 10 very
largely increasing.
Austria announces an electric locomotive which Is to
trarei i"' miles an hour. The Ind.p>ndapc. B,,ge fol-
lows Win the statement that the North Belgian Com.
pany and the North France COMPANY are constructing
a line for locomotives, operated by el.ctr,citr ON
which the journey from Brussels to PARIS. abou, 1872
mics VIII be accomplished IN eighty minutes. 4 speed
otnearly 100 miles an hour. Il is further stated that
the trains will DO running IN Abou, two months.
A statement showing the percentage the military
and naval outlay bore in tho whole national budget OF
various European countries shows these figures, which
apply to the rsca! year 1sPc-g3: Great Britain, 80 Q:
Russia. cs.s: France, 2Il: Italy. - (: Germany, lLs;
and nEfy HIM rarr I = ~
for the interest anil sinking fund on the public debts OF
the different countries amounted in Italy to AS. in
Austrla.Huhgary to .93, in France 10 2s4. In Great
Britain 10 c1.a. in Russia to :5.7. and in Germany to
1c.o per cent of the whole budget.
The extent OF the depression in the British shining
trade Just no " may be gathered from tho fact that al
together 4'O vessels. representing q tonnage OF So, 600.
are laid up AZ English and Scotch porth Al LIVERPOOL
15o steamers. representing about 100. 100 tons. are iy-
ing idle. and over 100 vessels are laid up on the Tyne
In addition there are ea British steamers lying idle at
Continental por,L The idlen-ss OF these vessels rsprs.
SCENTS a loss in wages OF some go. 600 a month. and the
loss falls upon 1901 unemployed sailors engineers OF.
ncers and others
The British Minister At Constantnople has called the
attention OF the Porte 10 The interesting doinss of the
Press Censor in his handling CT the New Testament.
hymn books, and other Chr stan books intended for
circulation in the Turkish provinces. The Porte has
promised redress Something OF the character Of the
changes made may be gathered from The ore instance
Of the insertion OF the word Christian" before Sc sin.
ners' in tho passage Jesus Christ came into the
world to save sinner" Changes OF this nature have .
tendency TO, at least. take the edge OF Christian mis-
sionary effort.
The general showing In regard to the vintage in
France last fall IS not considered to be very s~A,isfac.
tory. The total yield for the seventy-six departments
In waieh wine ID made - estimated al 6J4. 3ts. ol5 gal.
Ions, THIS is ! decrease OF som. 25,oOo.oOo as compared
with 81. aud ys, some Io.ooo more acres wsre p!a MED
in vines. 1t is. however. an increase over the two YEAR
preceding 1891. and Is 25.ooo.o 900 gallons above the Az.
erac- OF the past hNe yeara But the average bas been
decreasing steadily since 1875, when the phi yllos era in
vaded French ~vineyards In that year. with 3 LEO ooO
Acrest In vines. France produced ] 500. 900. coo GALLON,
Prof Garner. who is in Africa inqairng and erperi.
nenilug concerning monkey speech. writes 10 the Raj.
loon society that lie has already gathered much vaiu.
able data ani Is ,nAS'nsa beginning Of his real work.
E- wrote from iibresil!e. French Congo. aud said he
had Access there To \ niue young chimpanze. and h.,
promise OF two young sorillaa Tue belief tina, tho
monseysials Is very general among the natives and
rts'dentso ~ interior, lie has also gathered much
quaint folk lore concerning the apes. lie was going on
stflp up the aAboon River. aud then to ChAnon. = to "a
IN the bush about three hours Journey from IJhrey.lie.
GU the iou'h side OF the river. His eonte plated route
'henes 10 overland via Cape Lopez 10 the sets. come
and Ansovie. returning TO Angovie River aud up that
valley overland TO the Middle Congo Basin down the
north side OF that river TO the coast lie hoped "a leave
In January aud complete the Journey by Angus, or
September. lss3. and then return honewarL
The Jewish Colonization Associations n-st report OF
the progress thus far made in settling Jewish refugses
chisny from Russia. In hospiia5le lands sho~ that up
to the Goth or last September some ESQ. 600 OF the
original capital Of 100000 had been expended. half
OF II In the purchase OF land and the other half in the |
settlement Of families on the land The colonies have |
chiefly been established IN the Argentine Republic |
oas has been formed in Canada. $4,000 acres Of land |
in all have been parehassd ana abou, 1000 families
have been there settled The council OF the sssociA. |
tion believes the uEdsrtAkinx can be made self sup
porting. and established on . financially sound b1siA
Ety hundred fan ilNA will hAnrefaFlh ha seltlai a-.rw |
year. and II Is belle we'd that when the saccess of the
scheme 10 clear there will be = Large emigration OF
selfsupportinx fAmlliek Each OF the fam lilies settled
By the association receives 100 lereA aud ElGo for
buhdinEA plant &c. which they are expected TO re-
pay in ten ysArA Comment Is made that. ~hils all
this 10 sxesllsn. Baron Hirseh's noble scheme can
nAks scarcely . psrespahis inprsasisA On ths mas q
jewish distress In klssiA It velid TAXA u b urE.a
an snisrAnsa Of $1,000 Jews . rear merely y kssp
eo~n the natural taersnsns q pssulAusA. u sAlsa