The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-24
FOREIGN NEWS.
Originating Outside of the United
States.)


States.)
The execution of Thomas Fountain.
an American gunner, by rebel forces
at Parral is held by the State Depart
ment at Washington to be deliberate
murder.
The rumor of the Popes death
which was circulated throughout
Southern Europe, is denied at the vat
lean. The Pope's health is entirely
normal, according to his physician.
General Oroxco, leader of the Next
can rebels, has formally notified the
American consul at Chihuahua that
he will no longer recognize him in an
official capacity. The Selling of the
consul's letters on a Mexican train
and the execution of an American sol
der led to this breaking of relations.
Germany is indignant because of
the Emperor's continued relish for
American society, his latest "esca-
| pade being a luncheon with Allison
V. Armour on board the latter's yacht,
and a return of Inequalities at the
Emperor's island resort
The powers have made proposals
of mediation to Constantinople, hop
| ing to conclude the war between Tur-
key and Italy.
! An electrical accumulation which
will be a valuable solution to the
storage question, has been invented
by Professor Hanover of Copen-
! hagen.
1t is predicted that the Home Rule
bill introduced by Asquith before the
House of Commons will be passed by
large majority.
A party of Kurdish priests in Per-
STA attacked an American mission be-
cause they objected to the ringing Of
the church bell and the raising of the
American flag.
The National railroad lines of Mex
leo have barred out American eu-
gineers and conductors.
]. p Morgan was nearly mobbed IN
leaving Rome by a crowd of Italians
who were aroused over the false re-
port that Morgan was trying to Snug
gle valuable painting by an old mas
ter out of the country
A dirigible passenger balloon carry
ing fourteen persons crashed to the
earth in Germany and the occupants
narrowly escaped with their lives.
The peace pact between Italy and
| Turkey is still in the air, and it is
expected that fighting will go on for
some months before any settlement is
reached
The directors of the Hamburg
American line has treasured the anx-
ious Kaiser that this German line will
never permit any other country TO
build larger or faster steamships than
their own.
| MTS. WulIeldW Itelu udS SuOWbu ucI
distaste for the window smashing tao
tics of the suffragettes by refusing to
allow a militant suffragette to enter
the home she maintains in Paris for
American students.
Anna Gould's plans to regain her
former position in European society
are opposed by her husband, the Duke
de Tallyrand, who is without the pale
himself because of the general life he
has led.
An opera house has been estaD-
lished in London exclusively for
Jews. Everybody connected with the
institution, including the actors and
actresses, are members of the Jewish
race.
Count White, former Russian min
lister of finance, is said to have failed
in almost all of his private enter
prises and is now a poor man. His
i'll luck is due to the continued oppo-
sition of government clique which
has never forgiven him for the way
he SETTLED the terms Of the Russian
JaDaneSA war