NEWS AND NOTES.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue 150, 25 June 1904, Page 12

NEWS AND NOTES.

Mr. Cecil Edge, the well-known motorist, a fow weeks ago completed a remarkable motor-car dri\e» of 2UOO miles, which occupied him only about 136 hours. Starting from London, ha went to Land's End, thenco to John o' Groin's, back, through London, to Brighton, und then to London for tho fini.-»h. In the course of this long ride he made a record "non-stop" run of 1091J miles. Tho oldest legislator in tho world, Senator Wark, was presented with his portrail in oils and au address by tho Canadian Semite, in romniiMiinraLUm of the hundredth annivoKwry of his birth. According to tho Tribunu. tho Gorman Empeior has purchn;sed the C« d'Oro, one of tho finest palaces on the Grand Canal in Venice, whore it is reported ho will make an annual stay of about a fortnight. It is quiU common ii> llu> London stieets, says Motoring Illustrated, to ctee a motor-car left outside a shop or restaurant iv s&.ir'gc of a sandwienman. Ho would, of course, 1)Q absolutely useless and scared to death should the motor move on its own accord. But ho satisfies the polico regulation that » car shall not bo left unattended. The ex-Sultan, Prince Murad, who was deposed in August, 1876, is snid to bo lying seriously iU at the Chiraghan Palace, on the European shore of tho Bosphorus, wbero ho has been confined for tlie lust twenty-five years, He is allowed (saj's the Standard'^ correspondent) to sco no visitors; aud, on tho pretext of preventing any chance of lib coming into contact ■with the outside- world, even tho roads in the vicinity have been allowed to fall into an almost' impassable condition. The Grand Ouko Boris ia accompanying his brother Cyril, who probably will not return to the Far East. General Kuropatkin has determined to have only men who uro ablo to work intelligently nnd vigorously, and be really useful, whilo appreciating the seriousness of their duties. — Standard's St. Petersburg correspondent. Tho Emir of Bokhara, one of Russia's Central ■ Asia/n provinces, has given tho sum of 1,000,000 roubles (£100,000) for increasing the Russian fleet,; In tho matter of inerproters the Japanese must possess an enormous advantage over tho Russians, for with that passion for detail which is the secret of her success, Japan bus for years past given naval and military officers special facilities for acquiring the Muscovite tongue. Should Japanese despatches fall into the hands- of the Russians thero arc probably fow among her forces who would bo able to decipher them, and for this neglect, coupled no doubt with a- certain disdain for a "barbarian" tonguo, Russia ia likely to pay dearly before, tho war is over. The pastor of tho Fourth Methodist Church, Millville, New Jersey, has started a "choir of whistlers" ! Thero are thirty performers, who are declared lo conduct all tho musical portion -of the service. Whether the congregation considers this an angelic choir we have no means of knowing; but in this case the historic Scotch Tci»t o* whuslles needs tho modification that will make it includo whustIcre. Thero should at lease bo no difficulty in raising tho wind. America, claims that tho largest orchard in the world is in Missouri. ' It' is the great Winans Orchard near Marshfield, in Webster County. Thero" aro 86,000 apple trees, 40,000 pcadi trees, and 10,000 pear trees, just at proper bearing ago. Tho acreago covered is 1240, and it ia estimated tluit tho orchard is now worth 12s a tree, or £81,600. There are to-day in the country ono million bearing trees. Apropos of Herbert Spencer's autobiography, all the L&ndon papers are printing the following filory : A prominent member of the Liberal Party when at school was tqken by his father to sco Carlyle, and was bidden to treasure in the depths of his soul tho words of wisdom which would fall from the great man. At first Carlylo was taciturn, and the boy, by way of opening the conversation, suitably said, ""i have, seen two philoaoplicrs to-day, for as we came along papa pointed out Mr. Herbert Spencer in. a bus." With majestic emphasis Carlylo replied, "And havo ye seen Herbert Spencer, laddie? 1 Then yo've seen the most unending ass in Christendom." Colonel Leutwein, Governor of German South West Africa, reports that in consequeues of the outbreak of typhus in Major Glassonapp's force, tho whole of tho unaffected men havo been placed -in quarantine .According to the Vossischo Zeitung, tho Kaiser makes no secret of his displeasure at the muddling in connection with the expedition. Tho Taglicho Rundschau publishes a letter from the Jront which states that the officers havo vcUially been compelled by the Customs officials to pay duty on their arms. Dr. Eldridge, of Philadelphia, who has for some time past been conducting experiments 'on negroes, whose skins he believes can bo permanently bleached by means of X-rays and radium, has been compelled to discontinue his work for tho present, ns a fire has destroyed tho complicated apparatus. Dr. Lldridge cay» the apparatus will take some months to rcpluee. In the meantime the partlybleached negroes are in' » very uncomfortable- position. The Tailor and Cutter tells a sad story of professional misadventure. On Etiater Monday thero was in a tailor's window at Kilburn a row of wax figures displaying boys' suito; and, tho blinds not having been lowered on Saturday night, Sunday's blassing sun caused them gradually to melt away, -while hilarious crowds watched tho 'spectacle with intense enjoyment. The Telegraph's correspondent sends a ficiwational story of an attempt of some convicts to escape at Yuma, in Arizona. The superintendent of the prison waft surrounded, nnd consequently the guard hesitated to fire. The superintendent, seeing the situation, showed great personal bravery, ordering the guard* to ehoot, despite hi» danger. Severn! of the convicts fell at the first volley, but the gallant superintendent scaped unhurt. Ono cortvict prevented another from bludgeoning tho superintendent. The Duke of Cambridge, whose will has been proved, left eoiatc of the gross value of £120,866. After bequeathing several valuable object* to various relatives, including hui 'Vauillrr diamond garter, jewel, and fitar," la the c-'dcut won of tho Prince and I'rifiMrftn of Y/itUm, aiul numerous lcgaciCM to bis wrrvanU, he left thu residue of Lift property in <<qiul abates to hi/) two youngutt naim. \i i»'Home < outtnl tiUm («»y« M.A.P.) to know that, in •pit'; u( olm'jtfioua reporters, tha "young nob!»-w<m" *fc Eton and other publk *dioob t-itjuy uuvnuiuya ab*dlut«ly no pr*t'.-gisl<*»* «r j*r»'/ilfg»'* "t rank, ft wa» not m fifty y<-wn *#<», m-Ik-ii at Kton, at all pv«Tit#», certain privilege* of a very odd kind Mt,tig«d lo \m*<tH, peers' tmna, ami fwrowt*. Onr w<«i that they were not only HiUt>'l to uu into chapel later than th«-ir ut\l\i\r<\ *rtioolfcllowh. and when ih'Tt- to' wit hi the cuiiopiril <4.ili*, but th<-y Wtju pninitlcd to tii fee with them a supply of almonds, rniHiu.-*, and other *mn\\ sweets, which thoy openly munched during the Psalms an 1 1 L«vsoim, „ tiers' of a wonderful e«c/\pe from rtinui 'i.i.-'jiiflt b"en told before the Magistnt - .'itting at Tred<gar, Monmoulht'. ;• J lie driver of v puftwiiger train oi: 1 r.u'cim nnd Merthyr Railway obf ■ 11-I.1 1 -I. in the tram was going nt a high Fp ', tin I a man lay at full length on it. .utic. Tho brakes wero applied, but br in ■ lie train was Drought to a standsuH I - whole of it had p-wsed over tho iii.ii Ui.siiiounting, the- officials found t'i- men to bo in ii drunken sleep nnd nW)lutely unhurt! The )U igistrate fined the man £5.