The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-08-24
Foreign Note. OF Real Ia,.rs.,.

The Warrior the nnt real ironclad built for the
British navy, was recently surveyed at Portsmouth
and declared 10 be practically worthless. The ship
was built at BackwAll.
A new route Is soon to be established across tha
Irish Channel between Ballinseary. near Wexford and
Fishgisrd In PembOkeshire. The time from land TO
land will then he reduced to 90 or 100 minutes.
A Scotch minister, a few Sundays ago, held out as q
warning To his congregation, the case OF an Aberdeen
man who rode on HIS bicycle on Sundays with the re-
suit that " he broke a blood vessel on Monday, went
to hell on Wednesday, and was buried on SATURDAY"
In digging the foundations for a house near ths
church OF 81. stephen In Jerusalem lately, a beautiful
Masonic pavement was discovered which measured
twenty-One feet by thirteen and contained an Arme-
man inscription. Underneath was a cavern In which
were fourd bones, lamps, and glass vases.
signor Sonzogno has At last been Installed as i'm
presario OF In Scala In Milan; he has given ~ tho
subvention OF sac, 900, hut the municipality will pro-
vide the theatre. orchestra. ballet, and stag hsndL
He will give next winter Masclgris new Opera. Rat
cline" and "silvnns." Massenet's " NaVarrSss" and
Franchetti's "AsTael."
A bust OF the Rev. Francis Henry gary has lust
been placed In the library Of the British Museum.
where Mr.. Cary was keeper OF printed buOSs ttn
1870 TO 1883. He Is best known as the Translator bt
Dante and the Intimate friend ~ Charles Lamb, who
addressed some OF his best letters 10 him, amt dinrd
with him at Montague House for many years.
Innovations must creep in by roundabout ways In
England Among the amendments TO the EauAliLA.
tion Of Rates bill, Just passed In Parliament, Is one e.
tAblishing q quinquennial census for London, Adj
rect Recommendation 10y the Census in
1891 20 have the census taken every ave years Wal
put on by the Government on the ground Of eKI@nS-.
According TO a recent pamphlet by an Italian Doctor
. sure way OF restoring life In cases Of syncOpe Is TO
hold the patients tongue nrmly. AFTER two other
doctors had worked for an hour without result oyerA
young man who was apparently drowned, he thrust a
spoon into the patients mouth, SEIZED the tongue. and
worked it violently until the victim gave signs OF life.
For centuries IL has been the belief of the common
people Of GeEoa that treasures were hidden In the h~d
OF the Polcavsra, a stream that runs by the city. Re-
Gently q carter, In digging for sand In the bed OF the
dried up torrent, came upon hidden treasure, Of ~hich
50 far cola Of the face value OF q 1000 francs has besn
found and the supply Is not yet exhausted. BY the
Italian Law half Of this goes Co the State aud half TO
the Under, The value Of the coins Is far beyond the
sum mentioned many OF them are rare and OF great ar
tistic value; they are chiefly gold aud bslong a. thr
period between I4oO aud 1850. that il. the r-.En- -
Louis H, Charles VIII, Louis XII, and Francis I and
are all either French or GenoeSe, The GenOesr ducats
are specially rare and will fetch high prizes, ThS sarrl
for treasure IL going on under police supervision.
The quaint little Flemish town Of Funss. situated
twelve miles from Duukirk, has just eclrbrated -
annual procession with the feryor OF Lhs middle
Ages, This procession. which Ia reality Is a Passion
PLAY, enacted by groups. vas Instituted many cen
tuTies ago, In Atohsmont for the EArrileglous act ~
two soldiers, and has since undergone no change.
The town bscOmes for this siugle DAY In the year Io
rendezvous for dsNute.s and pilgrims frum all parts
OF Belgium. The PROGRESSION consists Of forty group,
and tue costunIts-nany of which are provided b. the
Inhabitants Of The town, who regard Il as a ~prviss-
20 ngure among Inc sCtors ss ~ the rrhsst ds-rII
rion. The saCrnce OF Abraham, the Prophrts -.
JOhn leading q lamb. the stable OF BsthtctrHa wItH
hzTy and child, the shepherds, the king VI the Vast
the night into kgyPt, and an the cHisosi', ~
the Sayiours life, His entry into Jcrlsalrm wIfl
the Apostles. The Last supper. The Gardou -
ohVss. the Gtrayai % Judas and the scenes o. o."
CHpcinXlon are tas srOups Snich e~Onst:I1ts thi, Tan
oNmA % The Passion. Eacl group i prrcricd ~
wearing long roles, with head and fafr SOM
cealed D. . cO~l and walking tarefOOteI. AZ ~aou -
he Passion play" h0vsT The 2ublk house st ~
sAessd AAd danciRE sssia4 n hs E1asEOas 6OothI -
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