The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-04-02
News Notes.

Under recent law foreign dogs
are no longer admitted into Iceland.
The measure is due to the fact that
in 1893 a foreign dog was proved ~
have introduced malady previously
unknown which killed the greater
pat Of the shepherds dogs on the
island
Some OF the radical members Of
parliament intend to urge on the
British Government that both the
Welsh disestablisbment bill and the
Irish land bill shall be referred to
grand committees, In which the
nationalities concerned shall be
granted special representations.
Touching instances OF the recent
stress OF weather come from the
mountainous districts Of Wales. At
Ffestiniog a sheep walked into
house and placed its fore legs on a
woman's lap to beg a bit OF bread
which she held in her hand. At
yarmouth robin took up quarters
on board a steamship and accom-
panied it on its voyage to Liverpool
and return. At dinner hours it hop
ped on to the table and dined with
the captain.
The German chancellor does not
accept conscience money" as com
placently as the British Government.
Somebody in Frankfort recently
sent $3.50 marked in that way, and
the treasury has issued a public no.
tice calling upon the offender TO dis
close himself, failing which he was
warned that he will have to pay
over again il he is discovered, be.
sides rendering himself liable to
prosecution for defrauding the reve-
nue..
There is a strike against the hos
pitals in Vienna. In Austria the
private doctor is almost unknown,
as nearly everybody belongs to a
medical club, by which, on paying
Of trifle, medical attendance is
furnished whenever required. These
clubs have long had an agreement
with the public hospitals to give ad
mission to sick members for SO cents
a week. The hospitals are now try
ing to raise the rate to 80 cents per
week and the clubs have struck
against them.
A small colony Of about forty
lepers has been established in Vii
luisk, in eastern Siberia. At present
the lepers are housed under teuts,
but huts are to be built for them in
the spring, and the government has
granted the settlement an annual
subsidy of 1000 rubles, which will
enable provision to be made for 100
lepers. Those OF the inhabitants OF
the settlement who are still able to
work engage in gardening, fishing
and even hunting. A church for
their special accommodation is in
course Of construction.
At the little Breton town OF Palm
pol the quaint ceremony OF blessing
the Iceland fishing feet took place
recently. 1t was announced by the
clamor OF the belfries, and after YES
pers the procession, with sailors at
the head, traversed the principal
streets, which were deckei for the
occasion. On the breakwater the
cure OF st. Savior's preached to the
1916 hardy mariners in front OF the
fifty-six stout boats that were to
carry them to the far north. Then,
preceded by the cross, the canon
blessed each vessel separately, the
flag OF each dipping in response.
One Of the most ancient customs
OF France, collecting OF octroi duties,
is about to be- abolished at Lyons.
This system OF levying taxes on CON-
modities at all the gates or ar
proaches to town is very expensive,
as we'll as troublesome, but it date s
back to q very remote period, and in
Paris it furnishes about one third OF
the municipal revenue. 1t could not,
OF course, be abolished at Lyons any
more than in Paris without substi-
tute being devised, aud the Lyons
municipality is preparing scheme
to take its place, which will have to
receive the sanction OF parliament