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* KIEFT. 484 KIELHOKN. perhaps by a petition from some of the settlers, sent tint Paier .Stiijvesanl to undo the mischief whic'li had l)ec'n done; and in Iti47 Kieft, together with Bogardiis and .lanscn, and two or three others of liis most inveterate enemies, sailed for llollan<l on the I'rincexs, an unhappy company, and a disastrous voyage, for the little vessel was wrecked on tiie coast of England, and Kieft, Bo- gardus. and nearly all of their shipmates were drowned. KIEKIE, ki'ki' (Maori name), Frei/cinetia Bankiii, a trailing or climbing shrub of the nat- ural order I'andanacca-. which yields an edible aggr^atod fruit, said to be the finest indigenous fruit of New Zealand, in the northern part of which it is found. The |)lant climbs the loftiest trees, branching freely, produces leaves two or three feet long, and clustered spadiees. Its fruit is a fleshy berrj'. and when made into jelly it tastes like preserved strawberries. KIEL, kel (OS. Killc, also Kyi). A town of the Province of Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, on a baj' of the Baltic Sea, 70 miles north of Ham- burg (Map: Prussia, D 1). It is the chief naval station of Germany, and consists of the old city, situated between the harbor and a pool called the Little Kiel, and the new city, composed largely of the suburbs of Diisternhrook. Brunswik. and AYik. The naval station is situated on the east- ern side of the harbor, near Ellerbek, directly opposite the old city. In this district are the Imperial shipyards, with two large basins, con- nected by a canal: three shipways for the launch ing of newly built ships: four dry-docks: a float- ing dock; and a haven f(U' torpedo boats. To the southwest of the stixtion are various large private sbijibuilding and iron works. The war harbor of Kiel is perhaps the best example of its kind. The fi>rtilT,ations. consisting of the Friedriehsort and Falkenstein forts on the Sehleswig side of the harbor, and four imwerfvil shore batteries on the llolstein shore, are situated at a point about four miles north of the city, where the harbor is narrowest. Kiel has several handsome churches, the Nicholas Church dating from 1241. There are also a fine castle rebuilt in IS.SS. now a royal residence, several ])ubjic gardens, and a zoological institute. The i)rincipal edncational institution is the Christiaii-.Xlbrecht University, founded in lti65. and attended by 1200 students, with a museum of antiquities, and a library con- taining about 2ii0.000 volumes. There are also a marine academy and the naval school for of- ficers, both supplying the Oernian na-y with trained men: the gymnasium founded in 1.320: a school for engineers: and the Thaulow Museum, containing a collection of wood-carvings of the si.xteenth and seventeenth centuries. The most important naval hospital of Germany is situ- ated at Kiel. The chief industry is ship-building, but there are also numerous establishments for the pro- duction of hea-y machinery of various kinds, safes, spirits, flour, soaps, etc. As a commercial centre Kiel is very important, having one of the best harbors in Europe, and being the east- ern terminus of the great Kaiser-Wilhelni Canal, which connects the Baltic with the North Sea. The principal articles of commerce are cereals, coal. lumber, railroad ties, shingles, cement, dairy products, iron and steel ware, oil. talcum, matches, sugar, etc. The famous TCieler Sprotte' industry (smoked sprats) is located at Ellerliek. Kiel holds an annual twelve-day fair which plays an important part in the trade of the province. The harbor and environs jjresent a striking ap- pearance. The town is governed by a city coun- cil and an executive board of magistrates. There are a chief burgomaster and a burgomaster, lie city owns the gas-works and an abattoir. Populat"ion, in 1890, (in.l72; in 1900, 121.S24. in- cluding the town of (Jaarden. incorporated with Kiel in 1901. Kiel was founded by Adolphus IV. of Holstein, and was made a city in 1242. In 1284 it became a member of the Hanseatic League. By the Peace of Kiel of 1814, Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden. KIEL, Fbiedeich (1821-85). A German com- poser, born in Puderbach. near Sicgen. He had no teacher in early youth, and taught himself composition and the piano. Afterwards he en- tered the orchestra of Prince Karl von Wittgen- stein, received some violin lessons from him, and also studied under Kummer at Coburg. He com- pleted his studies under Delin at Berlin in 1842- 44. His first highly successful work was his llequion, brought out l>v Stern's Ge.sang'erein. His other wcrks included a good deal of religious music, for voice and orchestra, and some instru- mental compositions. He was professor of com- position at the Conservatory in Berlin from 1870 until his death, and attained high rank as in- structor. KIELCE, kyel'tse. The smallest of the gov- ernments of Russian Poland, occupying the south- western end of the country. Area, 3900 square miles. It is travtrsed from east to west by off- shoots of the Carpathians and is watered by the Vistula, which separates it from Galicia. The gov- ernment has deposits of coal. iron, zinc, sulphur, and marble, all of them worked to some extent. The chief occupation of the inhabitants, however, is agriculture. Besides the common cereals, veg- etables are grown on a large scale, and the mul- berry-tree and beetroot also receive some atten- tion. The manufacturing industries include the production of cotton goods, spirits, paper, brick, sugar, glass, leather, machinery, etc. Popula- tion, in IS97, 763,740. Capital," Kielce. KIELCE. The capital of the government of the same name in Russian Poland, situated amid high hills about 107 miles from Warsaw (Map: Russia, B 4). In ancient times Kielce was noted for its copper deposits, which, however, are no longer worked. The chief products at present are brick, paint, sugar, and hemp articles. Population, in 1S97, 23.200, including about 15,- 000 Poles and 4800 Jews. KIELHOBN, kel'hOrn, Lorenz rR.N7. (1840 — ) . A (lerman Sanskrit scholar, born at Os- nabriick. He was educated at Gottingen. Breslau, Berlin, London, and Oxford. From 1866 to 1881 he was professor of Sanskrit in the Deccan Col- lege at Poona. and in 1882 became professor at Gottingen. His works are: Quntanavns Phit- sfitrn. with translation (1866): yafiojibhnttn's Paribhi'ifihcyiducekhnra, with a translation (1866 and 1874), in the "Bombay Sanskrit Series," which be and Biihler foimded in 1866: Sanskrit Gramninr (third ed. 1888) : Kalayani and Patan- jali (1876): T/i-' yyakarana-mah/ibhashttn of PntnujiiU (1880-85, partly in second ed. 1892). His Report on the Henrch of Sanskrit Manunnripts (1881), and contributions to Indian Antiquary,