The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-21
ITE1IS OF INTEREST.


Persia's navy consists of one vessel.
Jerusalem reports real estate boom.
Russian railways have ladies smoking
cars.
The new London bridge over the
Thames cost $5,000,000
August 9th is the date fixed for the
trial of thirty Paris anarchists.
The harvests in South Germany ard
Austria Hungary are good.
1t cost England $50, 900 to build a 1875
inch breech-loading cannon.
Germany has more miles of railway
in operation than any other country in
Europe.
During Carnot's term as President he
received over 1000 threats of assassina-
ton.
Petroleum is to be used instead of coal
on the locomotives of the Riga Railway
in Russia.
Carnot was never rich and his family
leave the Elysee poorer than when they
entered it.
The late President Carnot was lover
of American horses and purchased many
in that country.
In 1901 the population Of Glasgow,
Scotland was $685.. The present pop
ulation is estimated at 56i 1858.
1t is estimated that in Japan, out OF a
population Of 100000 people, there
are less than 10000 paupers.
The Parliament of Finland has passed
law prohibiting all railroad traffic and
mail delivery on Sunday.
German Postoffice employees are not
permitted to marry without the special
permission of the Government.
Finland is the least taxed country in
Europe. The total tax amounts to only
81 per head on the population.
An albino baboon, declared to be the
only one ever heard of, has arrived in
Bedford, England, from South Africa
Lord Salisbury's anti-immigration
law will be opposed by the Rosebery
Government, and he will probabl,
withdraw it.
The bicycling fashion has reached
Rome, and many of the Italian ladie
may Re seen fly ing about on their wheels
The largest police Office in the worl,
is the new one at Scotland Yard, Lon
don, in which 5000 officers can be &C
commodated.
The last official English census return
ed 700, 900 paupers in England, 5000 il
Scotland, Sc, 900 in Wales and 107, 900 i
Ireland.
A correspondent of the Melbourn
Argus calls the new Ell Dorado in West
ern Australia "a land of sun, sand, sol
row, salt and sore eyes
A Gun lions poultry show is being organ
lied in Paris. The principal feature c
it will be championship competitio
for Growing ROSTERS.
One Of the new rifles used by tn
Italian soldiers sends a ball with fore
enough to go through five inches OF soil
oak at distance OF 1000 feet.
Chancellor Caprivi has reported to Il
Emperor that as long as ali countri,
are prepared to suppress Anarchisl
there is no need OF compact.
Lord Randolph Churchill is und,
contract with a Paris journal to wri
four articles for its columns during b
journey around the world
An English paper says that the infal
son OF the Duke and Duchess OF Yol
will, according to precedent,
christened in water from the Jordan.
The German Government has decide
q to paint its torpedo boats bluish-gra
r this color being, they consider, the lea
q visible under the electric light.
a Mr.. Labouchere carries his radicals
b SO far as to refrain from givlI Il
3 readers of his paper any information
g the birth of an heir to the throne.
If any credence is to be given to lite
3 AIRY gossip, William Waldorf Astor
finding journalism a worse trap for h
millionaire than yachting or Wa
l. street speculation.
y Some one who has been reading
J.. the peerage says that the Prince
? Wales has seventeen brothers-in-la
@ fifty-seven cousins aid fifIy-eig
nephews and nieces.