The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-28

Edward W. Mix, aeronaut, is miss
ing with valuable papers pertaining
to the case of the Statue of Liberty
fight. The prize award for that event
is being contested by Claude Grahame
White.
The Mexican government has Or
dered the mobilization of $4,000 sol,
diers along the northern boundary
line in case the Reyes-Vasquez revolu.
ton becomes formidable.
The Turkish troops have been or
dered to make decisive attack on
the Italians in Tripoli If the attempt
should fail, the troops will retreat
into the interior and the Sultan will
declare a holy war.
The rare Mazarin bible of the Hurh
library in England brought $4,000
when the collection was sold at auc-
ton recently.
A severe earthquake which swept
through central Europe dismantled
the one hundred and eleven-year-old
castle of Hohenzollern, damaged the
historic cathedral at Contance, Baden,
and shattered several houses in
| Frankfurt The vibrations started
avalanches rolling down Mont Blanc.
Herr Pletschker, aviator, was killed
| while making a fight near Berlin.
Jules Dubois, the French aviator,
who had not been heard from since
leaving Paris in competition for the
Lahm prize, reported from Russia,
having made a flight of $50 miles in
twenty-four hours.
1t is said that Italy faces grave
crisis through hasty criticism, mis-
placed sentimentalism for the treaah-
erous Arabs, possibly leading to 4
genera! Moslem revolt
France is to inaugurate the Boy
Scout movement, the great results be-
{ ing obtained with American and Eng
fish boys being an incentive to form
the club
The son of Napoleon III. recently
/ applied at a police station in Paris
for shelter. He had evidently been
tramp for some years, but had papers
conclusively proving his identity.
In Paris there have been uncovered
sketches of MiIlet's lie Retour Des
Champes," the companion piece to
The Angelus," The sketches show
different stages of the masterpiece
and add greatly to its value.
A Frenchman is promoting the
I building of railroad directly across
Africa, laterally, which will open up a
practically unknown country
The Kaiser said recently that he
wanted hustler from America in his
cabinet, and looks with favor upon
Count Bernstorff, German Ambassa-
dor to Washington, as a likely candi-
date for the foreign secretaryship.
Queen Mary is evidently to shame
India with her dazzling court, as it
is said she has determined to be the
glittering center of the coming Dur
bar.
Members of the English parliament
declare that England and Germany
are drifting further apart, and some
go so far as to say that only a war
in the near future will definitely set
tie their differences.
Russia claims that w. Morgan
Shuster, the American supervisor of
finances for the Persian government,
is intriguing against that country, and
as soon as Russian troops have ar
rived in Persia it is said Shuster's
retirement will be demanded.
Prizes have been awarded at the
International Art Exposition at Rome.
American artists were excluded by
the closing of the American pavilion
when the insurance was allowed to
lapse in October
The Honan province of China mas
demanded half a million taels from
the government to pay the imperial
troops; otherwise the province will
be turned over to the rebels.
Eight million people in the Russian
provinces are facing famine, due 10
crop failures,