The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-05-12
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

FOn6t0N 0O00tTs
The London fire brigade received
shout 5000 calls during last year,
against 4. 449 in 1892. Over 1000 of the
calls proved to be false, although the
magistrates have the power of lnfict-
ing fine of $40 on anyone found mali
ciously taimpering with the fire alarms.
"A strange avenue of trees is owned
by the duke of Argyll. and it is year
by year growing longer Each of the
trees has been planted by some notable
person, and brass plate is fastened to
the iron fencing surrounding in the
tree, signifying by whom it was plant
ed.
AT the Winter palace, St Peters
burg, there is room full of diamonds,
pearls and other precious stones. The
empress of Russia is allowed to borrow
from this room after giving receipt
for what she takes, and generally the
grand duchesses are allowed to borrow
from it also.
Great interest is being shown in
Russia in connection with the pro-
posed international medical congress
for 1896. The sum of SO, 900 rubles has
been voted toward the expenses of the
project. In all probability Moscow
will be decided on as the meeting
place, since the government particu-
larly favors the selection of this city
for the projected congress.
There are now twenty women
~
citation, all of whom are fully qualified
medical practitioners. At the last an
nual meeting of the British association
for the advancement of science it was
decided that the medical section of the
society should be thrown open to
feminine membership. This resolu-
tion was seconded by Mrs Garrett An
derson, who was herself member be-
fore 1876.
Hon. Robert Reid, minister of de-
Tense of the Australian colony of Vic
| toria, arrived in London recently on an
| important mission in England, Canada
and this country. In England he will,
among other matters, make investigap
lions concerning Pacific cable. These
l
route to the United States with the
special object of inquiring into the
| working OF American railroads, ITO
see If any lessons can be learned" and
to arrange reciprocal trade relations
| with the United States.
| The caprice of the moment in Paris
| is Chinese soup. In this sharks fins
are the chief ingredient. Only the high
class grocers have them, and put up as
they are, beaded on pink wool, in little
| glass boxes, they look at first glance
\ like some goodie from the confec-
toners Another dish seen now al
fashionable dinners in the French CAPT.
tai is young roast peacock, served with
trufsies, and the m ost affected ice fol-
the same feasts is favored with hazel
nuts and called '.Bombe Avelane"-a
souvenir of the recently-visiting Rus
slams, who. though lost to sight, are
still evidently to memory dear.
In the effort to prevent the supply
| ing of firearms to natives of the Pacific
islands regulations have just beer
made by the British high commissioner
for the western Pacific prohibiting
British vessels from carrying more
than one rife and one pistol for eacf
membe of the crew and each bona fids
passenger not native. It has alst
been made an offense, punishable By
fine and imprisonment, for any person
to supply firearms, ammunition, explo
sivcs or Intoxicating liquors to the ma
tives of any of the Pacific islands under
British control or protection. Unscru
pulous traders have recently supplied
the natives of several of these islands
with Winchester rifles and ammuni
ton, with the result that the natives 81
armed have made raids on neighborins
islands and slaughtered the inhabi
tants. A British war vessel on recen
tour of the islands found that a part,
lpf these armed marauders. notoriou
caunibals, had visited nearby islam,
and butchered the inhabitants of
large village, leaving every evidence o
subsequent horrible cannibalistic prac
| tees