The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-08
Foreign News in Brief

SANTANDER, Spain, May 7.-Cip-
rIano Castro arrived here today and
will await the coming of his wife from
the West Indies.
LONDON, May THE Chinese gov
ernment has invited Sir Robert Hart.
| former director general of Chinese Gus
toms. to return to China Sir Robert
has reached no decision regarding the
| invitation.
SANTIAGO, Chile, May Admiral
! Perez Gacitua of the Chilean navy will
| leave here shortly for the United
States. where he viii visit a number
Of shipyards and investigate the posi-
| BILE construction of Chilean warships.
BAKU, May 1-One thousand rounds
of rifle ammunition were confscated
here today just as they were about to
| be shipped TO Persian revolutionists.
who, In spite of the shah s promises TO
summon parliament, do not cease their
| activities.
LONDON. May Admiral Sir Percy
Scott has invented and experimental
with an electrical ''dircctor," by which
human gun-laying in barbetteS may be
abolished, With this invention the
guns are elevated aud fired in absolute
safety by the pressure Of a button,
TURIN. MAY "A factory here has
built for several Americans an auto
mobile, which will be presented by them
to Pope Plus. II will be elegantly
equipped lined with white leather. and
will have on the left side 4 gold medal
of ST. Joseph. the Pope's patron saint,
GIBRALTAR, MAY The American
cruiser North Carolina left here today
for AleXandretta. The Montana is still
coaling, but she will follow the North
Carolina probably this afternoon. These
two vessels are ON their way TO Turkish
waters for the protection of American
interests.
MONTREAL, MAY THE new do.
minion White Star line steamer Lauren
tic arrived here today on her maiden
VOYAGE She is the first vessel having
n combination of reciprocating and tur
biue engines. She has displacement
of $4,000 tons and is the largest vessel
ever entering the port of Montreal.
LONDON, May "A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Calcutta asserts that !
the British government is seriously con
sidering the question of placing the |
viceroyShip of India in the hands of a
prince of the royal blood, and the sug
gestion is made that one of the young
sons of the Prince of Wales will be
trained for that post. Lord Mimic is
the present viceroy,
ST. PETERSBURG, MAY Tho re
turns from the Finnish elections are
now about complete. The vote OF every
district except two shows that the new
diet will be made up practically the
same as its predecessor and VIII con
time the struggle along the same lines
against the movement TO bring Finland
under the control of the cabinet and the
juma.
ROME. May king Victor En-
nnnncl today visited Lieutenant Cal
lcrara of thc navy, who was in iurcd
while giving demonstration
n Wright aeropanc. The lieutenant |
'citcratcd his previous statement that |
he accident was due 60 fainting spell |
md not to breakagc in the mech;in- |
SIN. and pointed to the fact that the |
motor was still running when the aero |
'lanc came to earth.
ST. PETERSBURG. May THE
luna today passed the third reading
f the agrarian bill, which dissolvcs
ommunal institutions and viii tacili
ate tho transfer Of property to 'indi
idua1 ownership. The vice minister of
he interior announced today that up
D January |, 100000 peasants had =
eclarcd their intention of Withdrawing | T
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