The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-01
Foreign Notes of Real Interest.

No less than 5000 900 in pennies In kept locke mp
in London automatic penny-n the slot machines,
according 10 the computation of the Mint OH cisls
Big bags of grouse and pheasants may bs looked
for this season, Brush "sportsmen' are orde ring
magazine shotEuns of London gunmakers.
MajorGen. Kelly Kenny, Inspecsor-Gonenl of t..e
British Auxiliary forces has Q name of good omen
for the nghtinE qualities of his men
General ottolengh Military Governor of Turin. IN
the first Jew to attain the rank of full General in the
italian Army.
sr Sidney Water.ow once Lord Mayor Of London
who married an American rrl. recently gave a park
70 the Londoner. and will have the pleasure Of SEQ
ing his statue erected in t in his lifetime.
Frankfurt-on Main In celebrating the one hundred
and hfteth anniversary of Goethe's birth with p-o-
oessions literary exercises and theatrical perform
ances, the celebration lasting several days.
Office is becoming important industry In
Queensland. 1t has outgrown the home demand
and the Queenslandep preparing to put their
coffee On the London market.
Berlin University is celebrating the ninetieth an.
niversary of its foundation by Frederick william
III of Prussia Although one OF the youngest it is
now the foremost university Of Germany in the
number Of students and of professorn
Hubert Herkomer has been elected professor OF
painting in the schools of the Royal Academy in
place OF Biz W. D. Richmond who is responsible for
the mosAcs In b. PAuls Cathedral and who has
resigned.
Pekn now has electric railroad running from
the south gate OF the city to tho steam railroad sta
tion. and II 10 hoped that permiasion 10 enter rNa
city itself may BIO obtained soon The road il built
hy German hrm.
Count Minister. German Ambassador 70 Franco
and the chief German rSpreso tatiye nj The Ha0pa
feaco Conference, has boon raised 10 the rank Of
prince by the Kaiser with the title of Farut Derne
burE. Till 1866 the Count was a HAnovoriAn sub
ject.
Peas taken from an Egyptian tomb 5000 years
old have been planted by . Scotch gardener and
have produced vigorous vines and fruit There in
no douos ~ to the peas being Egyptian. but IL will
need strong testimony TO convince botanista that
they are old A. the tombG
Admiral AAkRroTs Toe breaL sP 81 YarmAk'. onns to
grief In Arecent voyage 70 spitzberKen the forward
propeller being damaged. and she In now being m
paired at Newcastle. It'll believed sho struck rock
but changes arc boinR made TO prevent = repetition
OF such accidents II caused by oe The attach on th
Ice OF the YuCor Straits into the Kara Sea NAV bnv.
TO be put on this year.
RudyArd KiplnEs ''schoolboy I.yrea" 1891
brought $3.50 at auction recently in London: ."rha
United Services College Chronicle (" from Number
T. 1891. to Number SO. 1894. with thirty original
contributions by Kipling. brought Sbo5; .'soldisra
Three" MlAhAbad, 1888. $40: Departmental
DittieS." 1886, $50; Echoes by Two Writers"
Lahore. 1884, defective So5 Robert Louis Steven
sons mot l. and other Poems" four leaves, wRs
aoid for 500; Moral Emblems" first and second
SERIES ak leaves each. for 3lo0; Father DAMIEN
the sydney edition. $lo7; THE Story of Le.'
1882 Si63; Tho silyerAdo Bquatters" the six COPY
edition. 3Io2.
Bavaria, a. is only httne bears the prize for be.1
drinking. the yearly average for each man. woman
and child being 23n litrea Belgium comes next
with 1872 ltres then Great Britain with 1876 tho .v.r
ago Tor the United States is ~ litros year. Tho
RECORD Dy cities Tor lsS7-Ss is Munich 50s litreS per
head Frankfort 42s, Nuremberg AL Hor,in aoe
vienna l45. Paris H. Germany production OF ba.r
was l.a%s.oaoooo gallons. over a quarter share Of
the worlds production of 4.a8s. 800, 900 gallon.
The United States. grouped In German tables WITH
other non'EuropoAn countries. produced I,a1e..
eUooo gallons and Great Britain I.ies.SsoyOoo