The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-18
Foreign

Moscow-The removal of Premier
Lenine to the Crimea in hopes that
the warm climate combined with
period of rest and quiet, would aid in
his recovery, has been recommended
by physicians.
London-It is reported here that
Harold F. Mccormick of Chicago, is
due in Paris on May "a, to meet Max
Oser and Mathilde to discuss mar.
riage settlement, which has not yet
been made. The Osers are still hon
eymooning in England.
Soochow, China-Parents here are
sending their children to school
heavily guarded since the kidnapping OF
number of children. The police ar.
rested a woman on board junk on
which several children were found.
gagged and bound, in two large boxes.
London-A bill to provide that any
ship entering British waters or leav-
ing a British port be obliged to carry
reasonable amount of alcoholic
| liquors for the supply of the passen-
gers on demand is to be introduced in
! the house of commons by Lieutenant
Colonel George Lloyd Courthope, con-
servative member for the rye division
of Sussex.
Geneva-The assembly of the League
of Nations has been convoked for
Monday, Sept. 8. The most important
items on the Agenda are reduction of
ornaments to article 10 of the cove
nant.
Brussels-King Alfonso, departing
from the, expected Spanish May day
trouble, is likely to find conditions
just as bad when he arrives. The ar
rival of the Spanish king on his state
visit may be seriously hampered by
a railway strike, which now is threat
ened after sympathetic meetings with
striking employees of the government
postoffice and telegraph service.
Rome-The official gala dinner al
the quirinal palace in honor of King
George and Queen Mary was scene
of splendor The dinner was laid in
the banqueting hall of the ancient pa
pal palace. The fine old tapestries or
the walls, the bright reflections in the
immense Venetian glass chandeliers
the glittering of many uniforms ani
the wonderful toilettes of beautiful
women made vivid impression.
London-A bill to abolish hereditary
titles among British subjects has beer
introduced in the house of common!
by A. A. w. H. Ponsonby, a laborite
himself the grandson of an earl. The
bill provides that any heir to a title
born after the passage Of the bill
; shall not succeed. Mr. Ponsonby sait
many holders of ancient titles viii
be glad to take advantage of this bill
Leave was granted to introduce tn,
bill
Paris-Cataloguers invaded Saral
Bernhardt's library to begin listin,
her collection, which is one of tn,
most unusual in the world. Sarah
son, Maurice, intends to scatter tn,
priceless collection by public suction
as soon as possible. The library in
cludes few books except those givel
by authors of Sarah, but they are o
unparalleled value. The first edition
of Victor Hugo's poems, written Of
their flyleaf, "To Sarah" vie witt
manuscripts of Dumas, Cooppee, PHI
ere Lott and Anatole France, dedicat
ed to Nine. Bernhardt decades ago.
Stockholm-Owing to the immigrs
. ton restrictions of the. United States
the Swedish-American liner Stockholm
has been obliged to cancel SO per cen
of the passages booked by person
born in Sweden for the next voyag
: westward.
Gothenburg-The Tercentenary il
!, bilee exposition in Gothenburg, con
: memorating the founding of the cit
800 years ago by King Gustavus Ado
: plus, was solemnly opened by Kin
> Gustav with imposing gala festivities
. The royal procession was greeted
thousands of people who gathered fo
the occasion from all parts of Swede,