The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-09-26
BRITISH NEWS m BRIEF


have an ermory costing $75.OOO.
Forty-five vessels were launched by
Scottish shipbuilders during August.
sheffield's University is now assured.
although about f50.0O0 is. still required
for the foundation.
The Ceylon pearl fishery has ended.
The total receipts are valued at $780,
900 rupees, the largest amount on rec
ord.
The Dominion Government is about
to spend something more than three
million dollars in improving the de-
fenses OF Quebec.
A Coventry firm states that, al
| though they had sold 5000 motor cycles
the demand was now three times great
er than 1t was a year, ago.
An agreement has been concluded be-
tween Great Britain and France for
laying a cable between Reunion and
Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.
Canada's trade with South Africa is
increasing to such an extent that the
Government has arranged for a fort
nightly trip instead of monthly.
A new hotel to cost one million dol
lars is planned for Ottawa to be erect
ed on the site now occupied by the
Grand Union Hotel. 1t will have $50
rooms.
The profits made by the Crystal
Palace of London last year were e16,-
40. No fewer than 2,505,599 persons
passed through the turnstiles during
the year.
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concluded elaborate experiments with
turbines. have decided to adopt them
for a new battleship which Is to be
built.
Reports have been received from the
Hudson Bay territory of the existence
of diamond fields In the district. A
party of prospectors is preparing a
search.
As a local memorial to his brother,
the late Mr.. Cecil Rhodes, Colonel
Frank Rhodes HAD signified his inten-
tion of restoring the parish church of
Dalham, Suffolk.
Great Britain has signed a treaty
with Nicaragua acknowledging the
latter's sovereignty on. the Mosquito
coast and abrogating the use of San
Juan del Norte as a free port
Considerable interest is being taken
In antiquarian circles in Scotland in
proposal to restore the Standing
Stones of Stennes, often alluded to as
the Scottish Stonehenge."
English oak is to be used in building
one of the country palaces of the Mi
kado of Japan. A contract for the
timber has just been placed with a
London firm.
Lord Kitchener has awarded the new
challenge cups for the best trained
battalions in India to the 1st Bat
talon the Queens (Royal West Sur
rey RegimenD and the both Baluchis.
The Lord Chancellor has introduced a
bill giving effect to a convention con-
cluded between Great Britain and the
United States to include bribery in the
list OF extradition crimes.
| There are now in or near Bolton near
ly 100000 spindles running full time,
| and producing fine yarns from Egyp-
tian and Sea Island cotton. Another
100000 spindles will be working short
ly.
At an estimated cost of a million
sterling, new ocean wharf, to accom-
modate three million tons, of traffic,
has been projected for London, and the
scheme approved by the Thames Con-
servancy
By letters received from South At
| rica recently, says Cornish paper. we
gather that no steady, able miner need
fear not having work there. The pay
Is 20s per day-just as good as before
the war. } to
A new tool steel has been placed on
the market by a firm of Sheffield max
ers. Among its advantages 1t is stat
ed that for hardening the steel only
requires to be heated to blight red.
and allowed to cool in the air, when
it is ready for use.
The seaforth Highlanders have been
pronounced the best British battalion
In the western command of India in
the war training contest. They are in
the running for the commander in
chiefs cup in India
Lord Cromer's annual report on
Egypt calls attention to the steadily
| rising revenue of the Soudan-in six
years from $4,000 to sS.OOO.O0O. This
he regards as due to his policy of un-
varyingly low taxation.
In Nova Scotia the Nova Scotia
Eastern is extending from Halifax 200
miles, and other lines are building
about 200 miles of branches. In New
Brunswick about $50 to 200 miles of
new road will be laid.
"A Canadian company is in process
of formation to engage In the towing
of log RATS from Vancouver to Japan
The tow, a distance of approximately
$500 miles in an open sea. would be
the longest In the world for timber
RATS.
The Hunslet Engine Company, a
Leeds firm, has achieved a record by
building a locomotive in twenty-one
days. The order necessitated the prep
aration OF forty-five drawings, and
the engine weighed twenty-nine and a
half tons.