Arizona republican., 1901-09-10
WAIRL or THE WORLD

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The Russian government has passed
a law refusing to all private enterprises
the right to work gold or naphtha along
the coast line of the Maritime province
and the adjacent islands. This covers
an extent OF between four and five
thousand miles OF coast reaching from
the Behrlng straits to viadivostock,
and including the island of Sakhalin.
AT various spots along the coast gold
Is already being worked by foreign
capital. while the naphtha works OF.
the island Of Sakhalin are practically
a foreign enterprise. The law does NOT
In so many words refer to the foreigner
and the whole measure seems to be die
tated by reasons of coast defense and
to be akin to the law which forbids the
foreigner to hold land in the neighbour
hood of the frontiers. AS special per-
missions have already been accorded to
certain foreigners to work the mineral
wealth of this region, and much foreign
capital has been invested one way OF
another in that country without the
necessary permits. a considerable
amount or loss will result from the new
law to others than Russian subjects,
who. of course. have no redress.
The butter of Denmark Is considered
superior to that of all other countries.
IT brings the highest price in fancy
markets, and can be found all over the
world in shops where luxuries are sold.
In South America. South Africa, in the
M 1,.l
ana IN tropical countries generally 1t
Is used by epicu'es. who pay 81 a pound
for IT in tins of one, two, and three
pounds weigh.. No other country has
been able TO produce butter that will
stand changes of climate so we'll In
Holland and Sweden attempts, are
made TO compete with the Danish
dairymen. but the butter from those
countries is worth only half as much
and does not keep half as well. while
the efforts of dairymen in the United
states have practically failed, with
Few isolated exceptions.
One of the results Of the American
invasion of London this summer Is the
now common custom of gwells and club
men to go without their hats when in
evening clothes. The spectacle of young
men going about to theaters or society
functions without lieadgear is becom-
ing so usual now that 1t attracts very
little attention, although the funny
papers have not yet finished poking fun
at them. The custom, it Is understood,
had its origin at Newport and Bar
Harbor last year, but has not yet taken
any hold in New York or the other
cities
Rapid progress Is being made upon
the new subway beneath the River
Thames, communicating Poplar on the
one side with Greenwich upon tn.
other. 1t Is being constructed upon
the same principle as the Blackwell
tunnel. the success of which prompted
the boring of this subway and the pro-
lection Of several other similar tunnels
at various points to facilitate commu-
nication between the two banks of tho |
river Poplar and Greenwich are two |
busy working centers, and this new |
tunnel will prove a great boon to the |
working population
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The act Of union between Sweden ami |
Norway provides that the king shall |
spend part of the year In Norway. This |
time has usually been limited. A
change in this respect Is now contem.
plated, and it is proposed constitution
ally to compel the king to spend the |
same length of time in Norway as in
Sweden-say one, two, or three years
at a time in each country. 1t is be-
heved that this measure. if adopted,
Will render the monarchy more popu-
lar with the Norwegian. VINO are long
ing to see the throne again on the soil
Of Norway and at the same time dem
to the world ut large that the
two Kingdoms are on footing of per-
feet equality within the union.