The Washington herald., 1907-06-05

Foreign Notes of Interest |
The Pope having conferred on Cardinal |
Lualdi. Archbishop Of Palermo the titu- /
lar Church Of san Gregorio which is /
always bestowed on Archbishops Of West |
Minister when elevated Ia the sacred col /
leEp, il is inferred that no English car /
dinal is likely 20 be created for some /
time.
The Ursullne Nuns OF Quimperle. in /
Brittany. some seventy in number, hav-
ing been expelled from their convent and I
forced 20 give up the girls schools which
they kept. have bought a large place
near Beaconsfeld. in Bucknghamshire. /
England. 20 which they have retired. and
where they intend 20 reopen their school
for young English girls. When the au-
thorities % Quimperie, with eight police
men and one hundred gendarmes, en-
tered the convent 20 eject the nuns, they
had 20 burst open six doors In succession. /
When az last they reached the chapel
they found the Sisters sitting quietly IN
their usual seats IN the choir surrounded
by many friends and sympathizers. The
nuns refused 90 leave their places until
the soldiers made q show Of force by
touching them on the shoulder. Then
they formed into "a procession and march /
ej out, headed by their chaplain.
The seml-ofiOal announcement that /
Emperor William viii visit the Danish 1
court I'm July creates no great surprise |
IN Denmark. as the visit had been ru-
mored for a long time and is not eK-
pected TO have any other political sTgnifi- |
cance than a confirmation Of the better /
relations which have recently been es- /
tablished between the two courts. II is /
not believed that Emperor Williams I
forthcoming visit has any connection 4
with the question Of the Baltic His 4
majestys visit is, however, looked for /
ward to with interest. more especially il /
he should be accompanied by the EN- I
press who has not yet visited the Danish /
court Born a princess Of the house Of
SchIeswiE- n-S0nderburg-Au
burg, she belongs 10 a line that was
banished from Denmark after the Schles-
wig-Holstein insurrection Of 1850.
Whatever may be thought Of the full
grown wolf. there is no doubt that the
young one is a charming little animal
A litter Of seven has been born recently
In the Zoo Gardens. IN London. but, un-
fortunately. the mother showed herself
fierce and jealous Of any attention 10 her
young ones from the keepers. Conse-
quently the pleasure Of bringing up her
family had TO be denied her and the baby
wolves were removed % another cage
and put under the charge Cf retriever
dog. which lately had lost her puppies,
and she is very proud OF her new respon-
sbilities Boys and girls who remember
Kiplngs Jungle Book would De interested
10 see these little gray babies Why should
the wolf be SO badly thought OF? When
he grows ND he is almost the only animal
which takes its prey hy fairly running 10
down IN the open. He is brave. enduring.
and silent, ft emblem for a martial ma
tlon. as the Romans. who carried its
effigv on their standards knew well. II
is true. he likes mutton for his dinner.
but does not a man like IL. too? And
the gaunt, desperate look Of a wolf is
produced by starvation. which would
bring the same look TO the face Of
man.
Great interest Is taken in Paris IN re-
gard TO the forthcoming Pekin-to-Paris
automobile race, or drive, organized by a
Partisan newspaper, lie Matin. The grand
start will be from Pekin on June 10.
this year. The course les over Mon
golia. the desert Of Cobb. along Southern
Siberia. through the Tral Mountains.
past Brisk and thence 20 Moscow. Posen.
Berlin Cologne. 20 Paris. The Car Of
Russia takes great interest in the scheme
and has signed a decree eXempting the
machines and supplies from customs,
and Gen. Chaufus has informed NJ. Bonn
pard. the French ambassador 10 Russia,
that the chauffeurs will be given free
transportation on the TTans-Siberian
Railway 10 China There are already
eighteen entries, representing several
countries. One Of the most prominent is
Prince 5. BOrghese. who will drive his
car himself. and seems determined to
win The prince has already left Naples
with his car and machnist, and several
Of the French competitors have left Mar
seilles on the steamer OCeanien for the
far East. with their cars 10 be used in
the race. The competitors expect 10
cover the $500 miles of the distance in
three weeks. but the general impression
is that it will take at least a month,
owing to the complete absence Of roads
over a great part Of the route
The recent extraordinary credit Of
S6Jo0,0QO Ce1.2So0oW in Bulgaria for mill
tary purposes purchase Of more artillery.
ammunition, and ambulance equipmenO
has stirred the Turks 10 another spurt
Of activity. Thus. besides the important
reorganization in the regular troops, OF
the Second Army Corps (Adrianople) and
Third Army Corps (SalonikD, the work
of completing the Notifications around
Adrianople Is 20 be taken in hand at once.
Several companies of engineers have been
told off for these operations. A large
order has been placed for sandals for the
troops belonging 20 the two Redif forma-
tions. A military pier is at last to be built
at Rodosto. on the Sea of Marmora, for
the landing of troops and stores brought
over from the Asiaric provinces. This
landing stage is 20 be constructed of iron.
at a cost of Sl,250,00O. while an important
military bridge is 10 be thrown over the
Martha at Demotca
All these works will. of course. take
time to accomplish but Turkish military
circles are evidently impressed by the
military preparations In Bulgaria and by
the fear Of an increased bandit activity
in Macedonia this summer II will be re-
membered that ROdOstO formed the port
OF Decentralization for troops during the
Turko-Grecian war, and proved of great
utility. The men were marched a short