The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07
THE PRINCE HENRY JAR COMPETITION Will Be Run From June 10 To
 June 18 PRESENT FROM THE GEAR Emperor William Is the Recipient of Sixty Wild Swine From Wilds of Interior of Russia-Army
 Officers Arrested.
PRESENT FROM THE GEAR
By MALCOLM CLARKE.

Berlin. February 3-The Prince Henry motor car competition will take place this year from June 10 to June 1S It is not speed race, but a competition in dura- bility and reliability, open to motor cars of from seven horsepower to 2S horse power. driven exclusively by amateurs. The car must be driven by its owner. The routes are as follows:
 June 10 Berlin to Breslau; June ii. Breslau to a point in the Ca-pathian mountains; June F, from this place to Budapest; June 19, resting day in Buda- pest; June 14 Budapest to Vienna: June b. resting day in Vienna; June 16, Vien- na to salzburg; June r, salzburg to Munich, where the competition will ter minate.
 The entries must be sent to the Impe- rial German Automobile club, in Berlin. not later than April 1, together with an entry fee of $125 Late entries can be accepted till May l. but only with double fee of s25O.
 The competition will not take place un- less at least 30 cars have entered, but the number of competitors may, if nec-
 
 regarding the measurements of cars and concerning many other technical points will be issued by the Imperial German Automobile club
 A curious present from the Czar to the Emperor William has arrived in ten railway trucks at Konig's Wusterdausen, where famous hunting box of the Ho- henzollerns is situated It consists of 60 wild swine from the interior of Russia. They will be turne down in an enclosure in the middle of the vast fir forests which cover that part of Brandenburg.
 natural son of the late King Milan of Servia has lately been engaging the att tention of the Budapest authorities. On the death of King Milan Count Eugene Zichy, a wealthy Hungarian magnate, in- terested himself in the son of the dead monarch, and at his death left him $S000.
 The young man soon got through his money After the assassination of King Alexander he went to Belgrade and put himself forward as a pretender to the throne, but he lacked support and his claim failed. Since then it is alleged that he has lived by his wits. Recently he stayed in Budapest and duped numerous hotel walters by representing that large fortune was about to fall to him. The walters parted with their money on the strength of the promise that they would not be forgotten when King Mi lan's son entered into possession of his fortune Finally the young man disap- 1 peared without paying his hotel bill. l Two army officers are under arrest on | account of singular conduct at Stuhlweiz- enburg. They shot at the glass balls of , an electric lustre in a hotel, and they en- | tered cafe, where one threw pepper or,fe. hn n nn- ] strated with the officer, and his compan- l ion drew his sword and slashed his face. 1 As the man lay on the ground bleeding | he received another cut on the head. For l going to the mans assistance the cafe Keeper was wounded in the arm. It seems that the same officers fired a revolver through the window of palace occupied by Prince Liechtenstein and his wife. the Archduchess E-4zabeth Amelia.
 The Pan-Servian high treason trial at Agram next month promises to be fruit ful of revelations. Twenty-two persons are implicated, including vicars, school masters and artisans. They are charged with having attempted to bring about inc separation of Croatia, Slavonia and Bosnia from the Austrian monarchy, so that these provinces could be added to Servian territory.
 The conspiracy, it is stated, had spread to the army, Austrian soldiers being asked not to fire on Servians in case Of l war.
 It is alleged that the accused acted in i concert with a Belgrade association, and were in communication with the Servian | court and that a number of Servian i officers had been sent to Croatia and Bosnia under false names in order to fo- ment a revolutionary agitation. prof Eugene Bormell, the noted Ger man sculptor, has patented an invention | for building houses which can withstand l. aearthoualxe shocks. Professor Bormell maintains that it is quite possible to | hnild cities where the severest possible | earthouake shock would cause no loss Of | life at all. or only a small loss of life in comparison with that incurred In the recent terrible disasters at San Francis 1 co and Messina. Explaining ms ne" method, Professor Bormell says: Houses which can success1uliy with- s+and earthouake shocks can only be t,,ti+ by a radical departure from the rec l ognized methods of architecture. IT the l oeiI of any town be treacherous, or should lie canacity for resistance to earthquakes 1 he Insufficient then I maintain that the | forndations of buildings must be rem aered independent of the unreliable | ero,,nd in which they stand" Professor 1 5So,.,,,ell overcomes this initial difrlculty 1 ,". rastine, the entire house, together with ;ts foundation, on a central steel plVot. Tbe whole house. together with a steel | Soundation. are separated from the sur | rounding ground by a space Whlcn srdo- | na1lv Widens from the pivot at the eA- | treme base to the level or the suiiac Each house thus forms little island | iG n