THE SYDNEY EMBEZZLERS.

Inangahua Times, Volume XVI, Issue 219, 14 January 1892, Page 2

THE SYDNEY EMBEZZLERS.

. « A letter from Honolulu, dated November 25, to the San Francisco Bui- | let-in says:—" According to the accounts* j published in the Sydney papers, Bloom' and Douglas, the owners of tli9 yacht . Beigle, who left this port very sus- . ! piciously a few weeks ago, were inter- } | ested in the Australian Merchantile- . ! and Guarantee Association^ arid/defrauj dad that company out of large sums: j! of money. Bloom and Douglas' real t i names are Bell and Davis. It is claimed . ! that they have succeeded in • gatting- - 5; away with 25,000* soys, 6000 of which-. 3 i belonged to Davis' mother. It has. [' baqoma known since tha Beagle left that about 21,000 dols ia sovereignswere placed, in the hands' of a man. namad Leonard, who came feora Hillo with Bloom and Douglas, for the purpose of keeping the sovereigns. out of the hands of the authorities, and also to change them into American gold;. Leonard sncceeded.in doing so andsailed.-----i fo? 'Frisco on the steamship Maripo'.a ),j v.hich loft Honolulu on the 26fch Novs einbsr. TII9 same steamer carriedj : the wives 'of Bell and Davis,'who cama ;j; up from the colonies. A young maa change which is gradually taking platfij* ! in tha education the dress,' anck tha way 3of life of the Turkish ■ woman." • Osnian Bey says he has found that. th 3 ganaral impression ia the- West is thit woman in tha Orient have absolutely nothing to do socially never go out shooing, are usver seenin thssbreafcs except inclosal cirfiagr-;, '■■ and'that they are most of tho time I prisoners in a hacera, with nothing to !do but sing and dance aw aromiti-3 | cahvah, smolw p.-avfumed sig.-iras, eat | &9lieioii3 candies, and gossip. . Thi^. j picture, he points.out, is almost entirely i an ideal and is far from corresponding; j to the facts. ' THE CHA GED MANNERS. I Among the highar clasps, ha 3ay3 '•there ara ftimilies which ara so.tlvjc- ; oaghlv Europaaii in every datiil that, | fo? a'foreigner, perhaps the onW m 3i'i3 j of JoSestion is th 3 red cap of tha g w»n- ----: tlarnw —and even that too is noiu-j-----j time 3 abandoned' for .the hab of tha i Earopaau3. .They all dL-333 according- ! to tha latest fashions from Paris a!il i London, and th'iy ara sura to -spaak | either French or t'.nglish; it" n:»t both. Th?ir houses are ftir:iish?d like any luxurious minion in Pads or N . v V u-k —often to tha extant of dWi\* lirvj a. baautiful Oriental* rag in hvv; oi .yi ' expensive Bnissals carpet 1 Th-2' Indies, have thair ' at homa.' days, mi'xa calls, and leave cards'. Ttoy play tsaaw and hiva fivy o'-abak Lu. T-ny hold receptions, aad give toiteaa, whera th-3 g-jatlam?n ara ia fall ey3-.iiagdce33. and tha kdiesen dac.Dl'ets. tha m-isic of thair conjarts is ensiwly ••luL-jjaaa. ias.iaasisH girl •graduate. Constahtinopla is now, th^wgh- thecave and solicitude of /Hjs Imperial Majosby Abd-ul-H-amict I!;,' jnst as: much of an l^ducsational centra a3 any of the university cities of Europe. The Ottomau metropolis abounds in naval and military college, academies of arts and 3cianos3, sciiaols of madbiaa aad ■;:'?. law, and a ho3t:>f oth§r. lycee* and gymases. Bit,: viashallah! brides: these our beautiful 'city of tha seven hills' is to day rich in schools and ssmiuaries for girls and young ladies. . And the complishments of Aishbah Kaadin, Mi3tres3 ishech, or Lady Neriuieh, Kerimeh l^aanum, no longer consist merely •in producing; bright embroideries aiid^ playing oa the sweet-ton;?d dulcimer.*" The i'urkiah. girl of the present generation i$ expected to know just as much about mathematics, geography, and the sciences as any average American girl, while in matters of needle work and goueral housekeeping she certainly isjjar in advance of.hor A inerican fjister.s. In families of the highar cla^o3, our nazli haanums can rrtai'in r^auainerit and modern accomplishments any

yonng lady of the Faubourg Saint Germain Belgravia, or Fifth Avenue. THE IDKAL. AND THE BEAL. Of late years American ladies have often come to me, in Constantinople, -with introductions from friends in America and urgent requests to be presented to the ladies of my father's harem. These glimpses into the home of a modern Turkish gentleman have invariably proved a revelation to them, and they have always departed with feelings of mingled surprise and disappointment. They expected to enter a a hall with no chairs or tables, but a profusion of rugs and cushions, a turbaned man sitting cross-legged in one corner smoking his long pipe while his numerous wives sang and danced for his enjoyment. Instead, they find a salon furnished entirely in European style, with costly Turkish rugs, fine pictures, and bric-a-brac galore. Instead of a crowd of women wearing baggy trousers and talking an outlandish tongue,' they meet a charming lady (the only wife of their host) and her three daughters, all dressed according to the latest styles from London, and all fluently speaking French, as well as English. In fact, with the exception of the Eastern luxury of their surroundings and the Oriental warmth of their hospitality, everything is thoroughly European. COURTSHIP. I was often asked in America how love and courtship could be possible in Turkey when our dear girls had t » cover their pretty faces before men and be always handicapped by the rules of Nammehram — rules by which men were excluded from the society of women unless they were very nearly telated. Of course, we do not have in Turkey the privilege of taking our sweetheart to the theatre and then to a petit souper, nor are we allowed to call on our lady-love and prolong a visit to a late hour, as I found it to be the custom with some Americans. But, in spite of veils, we do see and fall in love, and, notwithstanding the rules of Nammehran, we do see and wed our choice. If" 4 love laughs at locksmiths,' can it not also laugh at veils and Nammehrams ? The officers of the steamship Sussex which has arrived at Victoria, British Columbia, from Yokohanna, bring a curious story of a tragic event reported to have taken place on Fusiyama, the sacred mountain of Japan. Five English naval officers, the account ltates,with three young . Americans from Philadelphia, hired two native guides and set off to ascend the mountain referred to. At the end of the second day the guides protested that they would commit suicide rather than continue the journey. As the travellers did not turn back, the guides fulfilled their threat, each walking in in front of the partf- and disembowelling himself with the stroke of a sword. Both died instantly ; and the occurrence had such an effect on the younger of the Americans that he pulled out a revolver and shot himself. The rest of the party then turned back and descended the mountain, carrying the young American's body with them.

A Parisian named Chevallier sold his "wife lately for £20 to a man in "Whose cafe concert Madame Chevallier ■was acting as a general superintendant. Payment was made by means of a bill, ■which was not met when due, whereupon there was a lawsuit. The Judge of the Tribunal of Commerce decided that the instrument was null and void as it had been drawn for an illegal and improper pnrpose.