Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-19
Higghlights ON the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspaper of Other Lands

Shih-kueI, a noted bee-garden keeper
in the north, has left for Japan, ac-
companied by some experts, for the
purpose of acquiring honey-bees. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Chin, the bee culture
industry will become one of the prin-
cipal industries In North China, and in
view of the fact that Japanese honey
bees are excellent, he proposes to i'm
port some 200 boxes of bees of Japanese
origin, In order to promote the bee in
dustry.
King Alfonso
To Deny SpecuIatiOns.
FL Sol, Madrid.-The Communist
leader, Senior Indalecio Prieto, has been
arrested and will be presented before
the civil court for making a speech in
which he alleged that King Alfonso and
members Of his family have at different
times engaged in financial speculations
In the exchange markets. The King, it
Is reported, will produce witnesses to
prove that neither himself nor any other
members of the royal family have ever
entered into any transactions of fiscal
nature, the character OF which was i'm
proper or discreditable. owing to the
prevalence Of reports that he has made
much money in Spanish funds and
bonds, friends of the monarchy natu-
rally are anxious to have him freed of
the accusations.
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Mean People
In New Zealand, Too.
The Evening Post, Wellington. Some
might think it very smart trick"
stated the Hon. A. j. Stallworthy, min
lister of health, but / think it is a
despicable action!" He was speaking
OF the difficulties of administering char
liable relief, and of the underhand
methods some people adopted to get
charity when they did not deserve it.
He recalled that women sometimes came
to charitable aid institutions, pleading
poverty, large families and husbands out
OF work. One 'Slinter' worked like that
int1icts a hardship on worthy cases, u
said the minister. Some people, APP
plying for relief we have found had
from f200 to $500 in the bank. never
realized there were people in New Zea-
land as mean as that!'
Auto Buses
Replace Electric Trans.
FL Concrete, Lima.-It is dificult foI
us to appreciate that electric tramways
have been in use for SO years inasmuch
as scarcely more than two decades age
mule drawn tramcaTs were still the
highest development of public transpor-
tation upon our streets However
though in use in Berlin in 1880 anc
1881, electric street cars were not gen.
orally adopted in the larger cities of the
world until after the middle Dos, wher
they quickly sprang into favor and SUI
perseded horse and cable cars as rap
idly as the electric equipment could be
installed Now, so years later, some
thing even superior to the trolley car
the auto bus. has been evolved, which
affords q still faster and more adaptr
able service. The imperial" auto buses
of London and Paris are particularly
commodiouS and comfortable and. what
is equally important, afford a flexible
service independent of tracks anC
power houses.
| One of the first electric street car:
used in Berlin, Germany, has Just beer
withdrawn from service In that city
after half century Of use. 1t Il
strongly reminiscent of the type Of cars
used for a long time in this city, bu
soon retired for the utility Of larger
cars. Our mule-drawn cars appear K
have been larger. though perhaps no
Of equal longevity.