DIARY OF THE WORLD'S NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 187, 2 May 1908, Page 10

DIARY OF THE WORLD'S NEWS.

. . r*- —-, j ij WEEKLY SUMMARY. B.Y MAIL'. ' _ •'( Tho following weekly summ.ary of the world's mows is taken from tho ".Daily Maii"- ' .Overseas Edition of March 21: — , ! i";' 31ARCH' 13. .. A! bomb- exploded; in tho.-market place,, near 5 jthoi Rambla, .Barcelona,,, injuring ' four ! : I women,-. 'one. of whom , is; not-,exnected ; to •' ilive,, This>innkcs. tho fifth boml>,~hyplnsinn, • ' iim-Barcelona—rthough somo. of; the; bombs; ■ '. liaye: beeiv, . , very. _ feeble , weapons—sinco 3 . King Alforasp's.-.visit. to, the. city- on■ March. i,; 11; Tho. iwiiyo of.. such : outrages, is. diffijs '. imlt" toi-disocwoß unless the. perpetrators-, :: wishi to; impress, tho> King with-, what tboy. ; could'; havo, dimeif-! they-,! had; so-wis]icd... 'M.! Delgrange,, Mr.. Henry- Farman's most;' • fprniidablo-rivafiiis/a.iij'aeroplanistj.has.'wbn' ! ' ! • liis first;, success 1 , at; tlio.. Issy-ks-Molineaux ' ;• 'ii}iuioouvre,.grPim], : by 'gaining one of- the j '.- ppizcs. offeredrby.&.e; Frbiich;Aero:' Clitb.to; I' '. t-to .first four.. aWopjaalist-s'w;ho coyer a.dis- ■' , ,- tiuce; of, 200 .metres,.; j; ;Proic3sor.; Gustav; Oppwt, the;,eminent: au- .! .tljorityon Hebrew, Sanskrit,! and: otliei*. ), , Indian.languages; has';,died, at Berlin. ..,! ■ i Tlie officials in Lhasa ai'e.importiing machines--2' : for the.purposo.-ofi'printiiig ."h; Tibetan' newspaper; ;' ' "' . :' y. Stephen . Eetrovitch,. eldest son- of; ■ Prince; Mirko- of: Montenegro, lias' died..at; j ; ;Gaines: Ho> was: four, years- o£; age.,. .; 1; ;A boy-, who .wasioonyicted; in-.New-.York of.' 1 'stealing a history ' of.'. Greece, and; who . that-; lie took- tho. book, .forD ; the-jnirposo, of.':improying.his,educa-tion,. in-, 1' ?; -tenqing- rcad- itj ;• / has released;, at tllerinstaiico. of;. Prer, -- , sident.-Roosevelt: .. . - - ! — 1 MARCH 14 iExperiipont-s Have; just., been--made- at. 'St-: •; Feteisburgr-'with! a-, bullet-proof ; alloyj the! ; I invention .of, a 11 officer,'of.vEngiiieerSj, Lieut.-■ • i Goli; Tclibmeraiiie. - Mauser-- bullet-s, which.,. 'wlien'ifiredi.'almost;.ppiht-'blaaik, pierced-- a ; ■ targeti;,composed.: ofi" eight,.. thicknesses, of>; ; ordinary, pne-millimotre .(l-25mi)>. steel; ;.: merely flattened themselves'; in ? mushroom'. : '}■: shape.,against ■ t-hel scales' of ' metals half- a, ; millimetre- thick- arranged by. Colonel,iTclie-. - meiy.ina in a-. silken-'fabrio;' Tho. olofcliing;- ?:; .intended.- for-: military.-- use.-, also! proved' im- > r. iperm«iblo.'bpth«to- : rifloi aJidi'reyplver; bul*iotsi ; , and'- as'.' t-lio, projejjjalds' remained';; enu>: ; beddedjiin !the .. ting;pr-[splihtbriaig... -A;,cuirass. madc;bf-.'the'j ; alloy, and of; sufficieiitV siM.,tb ; the. ! ; chest' and 'back'' weighs!; only*'slb'.-" - The- ; " cruirassok(are* now;-! being); largely.-' employed* : ,i by-tho-jplicpiiii. various:par.tsiof'Russiai.' 3 iDuringi. tljp>: sitting; of; tlie , R«iclist-ag Com-.' . luittee: on v-tlio*, Imperial' Debt, , Estimates:, f. j, '.several members of:. ! the. Contreiurged-.that Ji 0. -tho.' £6,G0().,000 . of.; war-,-treasure jiiow, kept; ; 3 ' ' at; the; Julius,-Tower,. ofj.'Spandaji,.'should,' ; i i-'be;' usediifor/tbe.-Empire's , current', neces-;. 1 i! ; ; sities,- instead;- of-i. siioli; an,'- immense,-; sum . being, kijpt; lying.'idler''while-', money,-', wasi t„, paid- uponi it .toimeet;, a the., present doiibits!' ' The,, motions, were, t opposed/; " ;'.-! ' ■/ r Mr. Nikola Tfislai in'an address-.at' tlio: 'Wal-ddrf-Astona: New; York, predicted:/that; ■y' twraity, ,\niillion'< horsb-pow^rof,-: 'electric; .wpuldi'.-be-, drawn from tho water-.. I -'liillsv States,- : .jjiyingv a.vforcet ;! sufficient; fo'jclestrby. an-.entireiarmy,-- in ,'a. ?! few--. min.utbs>' by-!*el6ctrio; waves]' projected: , , through; 'Uiß/air.;>;. j-,' iv ; "r : , MARCH 15. Mi Sukliorovslcy,,, thei-Riissian' artist;., whoso. • v painting.;. "Nana'.' ■: lias■- been; exhibitedh all; r.r;-ior-Yliiiiaelf-1 r .Sti.' ; : i from s jof-'. 'Niina,^ 1.>.. sold; the; picture.for £4)200. to:a. dealer, '..who; I •' subsequently resold; it-, fori! £8,000,;-to,:'an. j Americiinr 1- .£2s),pQi).-:bjr/ thoi .cptsnfrUe;';, 'JD; ; V? sky lost;, ajiitlio money, ini'speculationsj; and? )• was reduced ?almost,* to beggary-, when ( he: !;; painted-K^'Nana's : .l)a.u2htor,;''- ' 1,! i;.■'■;> ■; »'• -'A. clerk named: Hpllis,.o£;'Washiiigton,' I P.'SiA;., , ?; '' has. 'kiHeii;;his;-.wif-6»- while;' lie,, was; asleep;', r-; > and ,did .iiqti lriip w.-Vof; his, crime -'until, he, ; was 1 -; awakened';; Hollia. lias, been/a./Gleep^valker,s! smce..;cH^dhood : ;',j Ntilherous.-bjirglanes! hav-:'.. 1-1 :)' ihg".takeil;.plaoo• lii■ the ! noiglib6 ; urliMd : ."of.ihis, liouse;. wrchased; airey blyer.VnilJ kept', it':- :-, bj;,: him'.-, i early; in -ft-he, P-'!! morning; jbol^attend/.tp,^a.;.frcst'tmg-.rii^byi.^.AisJ '■ ■■■:■ she, roturned:'to bor. owji, roontHolhs, still > ; asleepj hifaid. her.-, and firedi'.a; sKptr. ' lVlieii., ; ' f ; j,: : ! suicide. ;^,j^. ;: ' ; i Tlie dispute* between China, and. Japan;.re--j ' garding. the., seizure by Chinese gmiboats 3 . .', ofi:the;,-Japa3ieso:, steamer," Tatsu Maru andgj ;-; heir, eargoibf- ; arms;. h'asCendcd,, the;steamer 3 ; being- released; ' : Ghina,- retains--. .the!cargo.|;Th!e;Japancse; flag-.was rehoisted 3, *;■ aaid!,the.,.Cffime3e.;WArships fired', a salute. MARCH 16 r the contractor, and.'a ; number; f; of, others,persons,;■ ocoupyiiig: ' prominent; y,; positions!; in.-Eeiiiisylyania, , : iSS.A'., l\ave', J ' . .been,.found; guilty!': of.' having ■'wrongfully:- . -,V. obtained•!',large'- sjiiiis.,- from,'.the,.State,' iii j :; 'connection:,with' the<biiilding.and'"furnisli- ; ihg: ofe the.' State.;- :'!! Tlie, accused, ~ ■. were : charged, 'iii'effect;*.with,swindliig tlie' Statei of- 1 ! Pennsylvania, !of. .£l,Bop;oooj ; ..tlie'„ ' y cost: of; the.. State; Capitol.' they- built; being ' ". £2,600,000, andf a-, generousi estimate .of - its' . } real valuo.being^SClO,ooo; ! -■ : !-- : ' JThe-' -Etiiperdr.- to-day;; his first pxperi-. . -• lenoe, i in , , , 'tube;'^Joconiotipu,-when he made, , f! the journey along, tho. enfcire length p'f tlio. , • : ; - B.erliii':'piidergrotuidi Railway, for- the,;pur)- • '• po'so- of; inspecting-, the; newlyrbpeiied:, sub-. •• ■ 1 urban oxtensipn-. Among the. , ? the Emperor distributed .'in honour-, of .tho- , >>' trip wasMiiefbr'themotormanl of;thp-train-. ; ■ in lyhich lK) travellod. ' . , , • .;i»''^ißgi^.:fro>nV.SidirA : an- ; ; . accoiuit.- of - the - operations,'carricdi out-by ! 'the; IVonch. trboiwAagainst ' t-ho hostile j ; -;.3tf^i^v{irib^pn ; .'neajt'. tii'e. -nftirabottl.-' afc ] Sidi Aceila. ; Tho French, troops, arrived, at; . ; ! .the-foot of'the -Acbaclio! hills without meet-' t . ing -with; aiiy.!^serious;resistance., On''their, ; ' - approach',', a.'number.;. - of . Moors hastily.; ; ; abandoned' their encampments. Tho. ar- , tillery -opened l the hottest fire directed ■upon any. body of the enemy since, the beginning, of the;operations; and: the. Moors, •; who were shut,,in;by uriscaleable cliffs, were: . " .'- literallyj' ; massaciw.' . Eventually . tho. General' gavo the order to cease: fire fpr ' . 'humanity's sake.. ' ; ■;'. ! MARCH 17. 1 Pnnco Joachim Albrecht of Prussia—second; ' j* ;• cousin , of. .the:' 1 Kaiser, and. son ; of-, the late, 1 ; .' R,egent! of; Brunswick—whose love'affair- • with, the Viennese 1 soubrette; Ma.ne,S(ilzor,'; • ; caused.- thp Emperor to '-' sentence." him: t-o. , . '' miUtar j duty! in . Soilth-!\Vest , Africa, ■' has>; , ■ beeni retired; from, the; Army-without t-be privilege, of. wearing the : uniform.,. It is ;, ' ' Assorted: thiit his Royal Highhess's 'refusal!.. | ' ' to obey, the: Kaiser's cpmmand, and gi,ve, ; up, . j -. his friendship with • tho actress is reßpoii-. '! , siblo! for liis dishonourable discharge from. ; ; - the service. Tho' Prince's; companionship:; i i with,. 'Eraulein. Sulzer, never, attracted ' tliq ! , Kaiser's' attention ! uiitd , it,\ was; reported . -• . that, tho. Prince intended to. mai-ry tho '• -. actress. ' For this purpose,, it is 'alleged, ■ ' lie helped to arrange- hor niarriago iii Brix- [ ; , ton, Lpiidon, eighteen months' ago, to a ■ - certain Austrian Baron von Liebeiiberg, , ! ,:■ who'wiis' to' bo divorced' after , Fraulein ' Suiza* had acquired and carried the title -. , : 'of baroness, foi* som.o Difficulties, ' , r however, arose, regarding: tho, divorce, .be-. , cause, tho -baron' claimed that liis wifb hail . liot kejit certain financial obligation's. , : ■ .'i : , Tho Roman, aristocracy has'been throwirinto ' i: ( 'mourning'by' the death. of Cardinal' Casali 1 'del Dr'ago,, pile of'tho! most patrician niem-. ;' bcrs. of the':Sacred',.College.. r ' Sentence of imprisonment- for,, life ,has been !i -.'passed' at Mairtigny,-; Switzerland,, on a 'i shepherd. 1 names Joseph Alichaud, who com- , '. initted'!:a*.murder'• on• t-tic! mountain,tops' in i ; August:last. ,'Michaud> armed with-a rifle, < ' lay .in 'wait by tho.'summit, of .tho- Col do 1 . Balnio . for. a lbnely . climber. " A : Sjviss \ Alpinist; named Munzigei- appeared lato, one.'"l ovening, and Michaud, allowing him to i

pass, shot him. in the.back. The shepherd rilled his"; victim's pockets and buried the body." ,'. /

; MARCH IS." ; '.General- Smirnoff, 'the oiib- prpmiuent leader .... in. tho Port Arthur Garrison who was acquitted with honour by tlie court-martial ■oil tho siege and surrender of the fortress, ■ , has fallen in a duel at tlie baud'6l' General Fock, whom lie had described as General , Stoessel's " evil genius." On the day. of; ~ 1 ; surrender General' Smirnoff *spoke ! strongly - ; for lighting on .against tho japanc-se, but . , , was. overruled by General- Stoessel - aiid ;his , . ' -, , advisers. When challenged'-, by*-' General ~ Fock ho answered publicly''that, he--was "* opposed on principle to'fighting duels, , but . . would act as tho .Ministry of War-'directed-. -.!. : . They' .decided; : that;', the.|duel,,'shoiild';bo : fought, with;'pistols.' at' 'fiftben I ;'^ as'.- ..! > ; General.Fock desired., "Seven shots -woro '. ; ; . exchanged-, General Smirnoff -being dangor- - ' ! . ously hit in the- right hip.' -.The''duol'v/iis ,' ! ■; watched, by several ladies'; General Popk' -' ,! is: reported ;to' ha,vb been challei'iged to it " :'fresh duel by another .'Port Arthur general ' - , • General 'Gorbatovsky.'' "This..challenge will ! >• , ; also bo examined by'the- MimstiY'.bf War. " *■ . Tsar has cbinm'uted. General.'; Stoessel's .! . death sentence, .for t|ib sui-roud<xr of! Port • Arthur, into one of . ten . year's imprison- : ; nieii:-in a fortress, ; with,, exclusion' from ■' military!service and loss of'raiii.'...;:" !', ; v ; !-?jshting iii Borlin. between police' and Socia-! • ' list suffrage; demonstrators 'lhanjed ! the'■■ golden, jubilco, of tho. " March revolution " '• i, -s 1848>.' .when' the!-' Prussian proletariat.'; ; ; i-;. fought behind against.police and' : troops. - Half a dozen , processionii, which ' ~ were formed after mass meetings!'had been! •* * .', ■ held in various'.- parts of. tho. pitry during' • the afternoon, were broken up ai'-oer hand-' ;' t.o-ljand, struggles with the police,-,v,'ho used-.-; ; . }r, fists and. the fiats, of: thei.r sabrea - .:. . • . with relentless vigour.. To the itttcuso ro- . lief of populaco and authorities alike, the - • uay, hp\vever, passed without any fatalities. v - " MARCH 19. ' 1 ! i'-.t reported, that is.iabout / .' ; t ; o. A bo announced, .between tliw Duke of,' the ■' ■ AbMzai- ; and jMiss Katferme'---Elkin's,''•: • . ~ daughter, of .the,! American "'railway;ixnilti- - V millxinaire. '' . . knovni.'explorer r -penetrated;- further North'' " - , , than Hansen, with an; expeiiition in' 189!)- - . : ,1900. ■ Ho,discovered the Mountains^''-bt''tho'"- : -'■ / , Moon'an; the'" heart, of; Ceptral Africa,' and : ' -holds several Alpine records.' The Duke ' v was. boim. m Madrid.' a . few; claya, ;,iifo?b his.' .'. father!,. JEng; .Amadeo. -,L' :of " Spain, abdi- . 1 ;• ■: ~Mt«l' h&; throne." It-is .stiated". that; tlio' V , King of j[t,aly- will :c,onfer a, title, on,Sena-"- ' , tor Elkims, and that Miss Elkins will be ; maclo„a. Royal .Highness ,m.-'Jier-own right:-• ::; Any, sons, born p'f,,the':marnag:e;!-:it'is stited. '' ■' - will bo!' Priiaces, -apdytlte. rigljlj of -possibie : = succession to- the' Italian- ferone vvijl re- ■ ' ; mam with them.Harry who was sentenced to (ieath '' at Caldwell, Idaho, for, being implicated in . tho, murder pf,- Governor-. Steuiben'o-jrg, '; - burst info, tears, .wheii; the!)judge,^ ;;, mended him-'to ■'. : , ' The;, Paris- municipality;, proposes .to spend ■ ,!. £20,000.i000j- on." public- worka :of all kinds . '; , ill- 'the, city.; ■It is proposed, to .spread tho .:; , outlay oven, the construction of municipal buildings,; improvements in public parks, :| : prpme'nadesj. openi spades*and: streets:- and, v ' .; finally, on. methods for. the .'prevention' or" tuberculosis. . ... -■ . . 'Statistics" .show,. ■: that;: during-'ithb . American '" : i i'- financial' crisis.; seven,:railwaffs,'VTOth'-6vOT- r k\ £91-;000,000 • 1 iaJbilitiesV,i and; ''6000; 'miles af ; : track} representing, a total.-invostmont. of ' " ■: - £83;000;0ci0;!! have ! gone; info'-rfici;' Kaniis? <^-'' •' .; receivers i - " ' ' ■ 'The .Marseilles pQlipefhaveiiarrestedr i'man namods Maurice, fßoussel; ! -,who is known i 1 - far and wide, in, France, as ' ' the motor-car' 7, burglai." Rousselj who: was : leaving Mar- ; : seilles- for-ißuenos!,Ay-res,is'";only thirty-Si , , two . yeans! oltt,«but?, .dnritfgaho last" t'\Yo 1 ' , -years,. and ' '• '- • " b'abjy. -many' more :'daring;, burglaries. He '• 'i, had, a-: magnificeiit: 'SO^h.p., inotor-car, "• in' .'. • !; - ' ; I. cr.j'*-' f.-.'; 1 I