The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-11
ITEMS OF interest.

The Filipino junta in Hong-Kong has
had prominent arm OF architects in that
city prepare plans for the public buildings
OF the Filipino republic. 70 be erected at
Manila.
One Of the greatest difficulties found
by medical missionaries in China Is that
patients. after receiving gratis bottle OF
medicine. are apt 10 sell Il TO someone else
for trihe
The photographers OF this country and
Europe would be IN sore straits were Il
not for the invention OF aluminium. for
the Bavarian stone. which was used ex-
clusively until a few years ago for litho-
graphic purposes. has lately shown that
deterioration In quality which IL the sur
est indication OF an exhaustion OF the sup
ply.
The number OF Disseminated Turks
must be enormous. Forty-eght thou
sand have been exiled during tho last
eleven years. To these must be added
those who have fied and those who are
related 10 the exiles. During the last nve
years more than Asss 600 has been spent
by the Sultan IN trying TO persuade the
fugitives TO return.
News comes from Danish West In
dies that a species OF grasshopper. hlther-
TO unknown I'm the island has made It's
appearance IN s.. Crolx. and the planters
complain OF the damage done 20 the canes
II Is feared Il is similar 20 that which
made It's appearance some time ago IN
Cuba and was supposed 10 have been
brought over in hay imported from the
United States
Arevv Zealand w..,,,. % a.. ..-o-~u-u...
The revenue for the year shows a record
surplus equal 70 more than 1900. 90 over
expenditure. The public debt Of the colony
stands at ff7.0oo0o0 C23s7l and the
financial statement proposes that Parlia-
ment should authorize another n.O1.0o
COO loan to be expended chiefly in
the extension OF railways. The loan will
10 doubt be authorized
"A new federation is in prospect. II is
lumored that following upon the forma-
lion Of the Australian commonwealth the
long-talked-of federation OF the British
West Indies Is to become an accomplished
fact. The imperial government Is credited
with the intention OF welding the whole
Of the Leeward and windwani ISLANDS
into one confederation. with Barbados as
the seat OF government.
Two Of the old cannon which the Eng
lish took from the French in l7tS and
threw into the harbor OF Loulsbourg have
been brought 20 Toronto. They are among
number recently fished out OF Louis
bourg harbor and have been purchased
by the government. Tho cannon have been
lying at the bottom OF the sea for $50
years. Each cannon Is about nine feet
long and weighs over 5000 pounds
There Is picturesque side to the quest
for petroleum IN California From siski-
you to San Diego the peculiar terms de
scribing the paraphernalla OF the indus
Try are becoming familiar even TO chill
dren. Wells are sinking under the wa
tcrs OF the ocean through the hills SUI
perimposed upon the oil stands and in all
possible SORTS and conditions OF places
where the probabilities appear TO favor a
Strike" The latest lot OF contracts In.
clude one for the sinking OF a well In the
bed OF Lake Tulare. Time was In mem
Dry OF the pioneers when Tulare Lake
was a navigable body OF water OF large
size. There is a possibility that many OF
them will live TO see the lake bed decor
aied plentifully with derricks and becom-
ing a source OF wealth A striking fact il
that with the exception OF the oil area In
Los Angeles city the land that is produc-
Ing oil In not Of value for any other pur-
pose. The industry Is. therefore. an addi-
ton to all previously existing sources OF
wealth In the state and does not conflict
with or interfere with any other. with
the possible exception Of coal production.
The new member must learn the use
OF his has. says T. T. O'Connor in a Lon
don newspaper He must take II OF when
he enters the House. and he must keen
II on 50 long no remains standing az
the bar OF the House. and. indeed until
no reaches hts seat. He must also. OF
course. take or his hat when he rises 10
speak. II he wishes to attain 10 the court
illness OF the old politician he must also
take or HIS hat when he leans forward
to speak 10 another member Ia used TO
be the custom for every member 10 take
OF his hat whenever any other member
alluded to him. Il do not agree with the
opinion Just expressed By che honorable
member Tor Balyburg." says the member
for Biankshlre. The member for Bailv-
burg, II no wish TO be old-fashioned. and
10 adhere 90 the strictest letter OF the law.
viii Immediately take OF his hat There
are other uses Of the hat to which the
new member cannot attain until he has
been some time in the House For in
stance, II he have a motion on the paper
announcing his desire 90 have a return
or the NUMBER OF ohccrs who are at once
In the receipt OF pensions and members OF
the House. or u he desire TO learn tho
number OF trees which have been harked
by nursery maids Ia Kensngton Gardens
or II he be In search OF any other form
OF official knowledge by notice OF motion
he proposes his motion by the simple ex-
pcaiens Of raising mis- hat The member
raises his hat: the speaker does the rest
BY and by. when the young member Il
a minister, he will raise his hat when he
proposes q big bill on lis second reading
having Get forth ~ main details on the
hrSt reading. But that Is Tor the future.