The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-01
OUR FOREIGN LETTER

Hesingfors, Jan 1-Intense indigna- ton has been aroused here by the lat est example of Rqssia.s bureaucratic methods. Two Russian examining magistrates visited Viberg to obtain a protocol drawn up by the town com mfttee regarding a request based on the Equality Law to carry on trade in Finland, Russian officials having no right to examine the protocol books of Finnish state institutions, the may Or refused to grant them access to the document, and they departed
 Later, however, the chief of police appeared, armed with an order from the provincial governor, to inspect the protocol, and as soon as he had got the document in his possession, he pro duced another order, authorizing him to take it to the examining magis- tests of the mayor and council. The Supreme court is to be invoked
 Further dissatisfaction has been caused by the appointment of an in- experienced Russian colonel to the post of Director of Public Buildings in Fin land, a position which requires con siderable technical knowledge.
 Paris, Jan. 1-The courts have awarded Mime. Louise Fiere, widow of cinematograph operator, an annuity three children, for the loss of her hus- band who was killed by a buffalo in i Central Africa Fiere was sent tc Africa with German hunting party and he was taking a picture when a wounded buffalo charged one of the
 hunters. Leaving his machine he rushed to the rescue and was killed
 by the enraged animal. The moving picture company denied liability de- claring that Fiere's business was tc
 take pictures and not to risk his 1ife in the role of f'heroic reseuer'' They tried to pass the 1iability/on to an in surance company, but the courts have decided that they must pay.
 London. Jan. 1-Though separated from her husband by a distance of nearly 13,000 miles, pr. Alice Burn has convinced the British courts that she is "a married woman residing with her husband and IS such is exempt from payment of income tax. The Income Tax Commissioners pointed out that Zealand, alone, some seven or eight years ago to study medicine, but she successfully pleaded that the separa- tion/ was merely a geographical one and could have no legal consequence
 Paris, Jan. Held up on lonely road near Lille a woman was bound gagged and kidnapped by two armed men. one of whom was her husband The couple separated soon after mar riage the wife returning to her par- ents, declaring that she would get 8 divorce, but the husband and a friend waylaid her carriage and carried her off, to Belgium, it is believed. The police have no clue, and the names | of the parties are not disclosed, but they are said to be wealthy.
 Rome, Jan 1-The National Associa- tion for the Preservation of the ItaI- ian Language has just coined several new words in order to render unnec- essary the use of the English terms fo1 the various American athletic sports introduced in Italy since the Italian language was originated and for whicf
 there have never been Italian expres- eions.
 Hereafter ''footba1l'' in Italy will be known as 'Egiucco del calcio'' or game Of the kick; Lawn tennis'' will be | called f'la palla corda'' or .Ethe cord ba11'' while sports in. general will be known as i diporti''
 friendly visit to Gov. Foss and just 1 to be sociable, brought along with him
 his 20 comedians, all playing lust1ly l on the pipes.