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OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.…
OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. J It is an exciting and troubled time in which j we are just now living, and London is having its full share of the thrill. Ever since the arrival of the hour at which the Boerultimatum to Great Britain expired there have been rumours innumerable and sensations not a few: but so many false or greatly exaggerated rumours were early set afoot that the public was taught to be cautious. Prudent folk, in fact, had warned their friends from the outset to beware of reports which, on the face of them, would lend themselves to sensational or Stock Exchange purposes but it always takes a little time for this sort of good advice to be realised as worth implicit acceptance. Apart from this fact, and all that it involves, London has had its till during the past fortnight of patriotic emotion. The departure from our shores of the New South Wales Lancers, the farewell given by the Prince of Wales to Sir Redvers Buller, the citizens meeting at Guildhall, and the opening of Parliament have each in turn given occasion for patriotic mani- festations: and then on a smaller scale, but all equally fervent, have been repeated at theatres, music-halls, and other places of popular assembly. There can be no doubt, in fact, of the overwhelming feeling in London, amid which the war has begun. Happily that feeling has a practical as well as a sentimental side. and much has already been done in the way of coping with the misery incidental to, and an inevitable consequence of, the outbreak of hostilities. Hardly I had the fund been opened at the Man- sion House for the relief of the many thousands of Outlander refugees now at Cape Town or in other parts of British South Africa, man subscriptions began to pour in to a very large amount, and it was made evident that the public at home sympathised in very practical fashion with these unfortunate folk. There is, however, a further duty to certain of the dis- tressed at our own doors which, it is already been seen, will not be neglected, and that is the case of the wives and families of the reservists who have been called to the colours. It is obvious that 'in many instances a deal of hardship involved in the sending away of the bread-winner upon foreign service: but employers of labour as well as private folk have come forward with keen desire to do their best in the emergency, and a movement, headed by no less popular and in- fluential a personage than the Princesq of Wales, is actively afoot to supplement these efforts. Certain legislative projects that are in the hands of private members are known at West- minster as "liac(lv annwds," and the same term may be applied to certain social or speculative projects, which are regularly to be heard of every autumn. One such to which Londoners have become well accustomed by this time is the bringing of a constant supply of sea- water from the coast to the metropolis. Not long since a very elaborate scheme was forthcoming which had Brighton for the intake; but that has 'passed out of sight, and the suggestion at this moment before the public is that the intake should be at Lancing, in Sussex. The water would thence flow through a main aqueduct to Battersea, whence I it would be brought across the Thames and dis- tributed to various parts of the metropolis. No one doubts that in various ways this supply would be a great convenience but it I is not to be forgotten that it has often been suggested, and never yet accomplished. The suggestion, in fact, is very far from being of recent birth, for as long ago as ] ;-mJ. it was solemnly observed in a leading metropolitan newspaper that if the plan for bringing the sea to London should succeed the trips to Margate will be greatly reduced in number." One wonders, as a mere matter of interest, what was the total of visitors to Mar- gate then compared with now. A measure which, it is said, will be sub- mitted to the House of Commons next year, with the approval of Mr. Balfour, will have a social rather than a political interest, and will arouse much attention throughout the country, that being one to relieve hospitals from the payment of local rates. It is said in support of such an idea, that from 1601 to 1866 public charities were exempt from liability to rates and taxes, and that since the latter date local rates have been claimed and paid in accordance with a principle laid down in a case which, it is averred, was not connected with public charities at all. However this may be, the exemption now sought to be established will arouse keen attention and it may be taken I for granted that, if it be not adopted, concerted action will be taken by certain of our great hospitals to test the validity of the idea under which they are rated. That test would pro- bably take the shape of an appeal to the House of Lords as a judicial tribunal to decide the question of law. Preparations are already being made for the Lord Mayor's Show, which is intended this year to be of a more picturesque order than has always been the case. It is understood that the Lord Mayor-Elect (Alderman Newton) and his friends consider that it will be an effective idea to have the spectacular portion.inthe form of a comparison between the two years 1799 and 1899. These, of course, are not the closing years of the two centuries as is often, but errousously, assumed: but the contrast is sufficiently great to ensure success for the nation. The soldiers and sailors of the two periods grouped side by side are considered likely to form a popular and attractive feature of the show, while the development in locomotion is expected to be illustrated by the old stage- coach set aside the new motor-car—though this idea has been shown in a Lord Mayor's Show of very recent years-while it is sug- gested that the fire-engines of the last and the present centuries should appear together. The general notion certainly lends itself admirably it. to illustration, and out of it should come some- thing really picturesque. A suggestion is now under the consideration of what might be called the Cycling Parlia- ment, but what is usually known as the Cyclists' Touring Club, which seems to be worth fuller discussion than has hitherto been accorded to it. This is to the effect that the various danger and caution-boards exhibited should indicate the nature of the danger by the addition of some such words as Rapid descent," Dangerous turning," Level-cross- ing," Gate," and Water splash." Information made easy is, in short, the suggestion: and there is undoubtedly something to be said in its favour, and not the less because, as is averred, they order these things better in Franoei It is urged in opposition that, if a cyclist wants to know what is at the bottom of a hill, he should go down there and find it; but that counsel of perfection can still be adopted by those who wish, while the more cautious could read the detailed warning-boards whish, as is also pointed out, might be of the more service if in dark places they were printed with luminous paint. R.
DEMOLISHING BIG CHIMNEYS.
DEMOLISHING BIG CHIMNEYS. Mr. J. Smith, of Rochdale, who is known as the Lancashire steeplejack," is said to have demolished more than 70 huge chimneys in all parts of the Country and on the Continent without a mishap worth mentioning. One of the moat noteworthy feats was the destruction of a 270ft. chimney at Man- chester, weighing 4000 tons, and having a circumfer- ence of 90ft at the base. The chief difficulty with it was that it leaned more than 2ft. in the direction opposite to that in which it had to fall. It was, however, safely razed. As in other cases, ine or the chimney was cut away gradually and about 160 props were inserted when the shaft rested entirely on the props these were set on fire, and when they were burned the chimney collapsed.
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THE judgment ordering the Chicago World's Ex- position Company to pay the sum of 57,000dols. for the loss of French exhibits destroyed in the fire at the Exposition has been reversed. THX world is now open to women. A lady master of beagles is announced. Mrs. Mordaunt Lawson, of Evening' Hin. Thnrsby, has formed a fine pack of beagles, which have been drawn from the best packs m the kingdom. ONE of our oldest County Court judges now is Judge Meynell of Durham. He is between 70 and 80 years of age. Judge Meynell comes of an old country family. He is known in the north as a keen collector of butterflies and moths, and he has also been a sportsman. F
NEWS NOTES.
NEWS NOTES. PARLIAMENT has met, at an unusual period, and for a specific purpose, and the hope is that its particular business may be transacted expeditiously and without any of the loss of dignity which would inevitably belittle the nation in the eyes of envious peoples at a great crisis. This is a momont when, if ever, partisanship should be stilled and patriotism have way. THERE is a militapt fervour pervading the million born of the massing of troops and pre- parations for fighting which are everywhere en evidence. We are all soldierly, and all, for the while, particularly enthusiastic concerning "Tommy Atkins:" not to speak of being ultim- ately confident of the success of British arms. Let us earnestly hope, however, that the points of difference between the Boer and the Briton in the Transvaal may be settled without such dreadful carnage as some deem probable, and all must admit to be possible now. SIR REDVERS BULLER had a big send-off" on Saturday from England when he started out to take up chief command in the field of the Queen's forces in South Africa, Prince and populace joining in the enthusiastic ovation to the gallant general. It is a sure thing that the fine old strategist will handle his men and munitions well and scientifically; and, if it be for the best, will bring operations to a conclu- sion as soon as possible after he has reached the battling ground. Sir Redvers has a splendid record, and the British Army is par- donably proud of him. The morning and evening newspapers are full of telegraphic alarums and excursions made often enough only to bo speedily contra- dieted. The fact of the matter is that no re- liable news of a public character is now allowed to reach this couutry without first receiv- ing the sanction of military censors. We I could not get important war news- over the wire without risk of its communication to the enemy, to our great discomfiture. Hence curiosity must stand aside for expediency's sake. IT is gratifying to note the practical sym- pathy that is being displayed for the wives and families of the old soldiers—some of them not yet even middle-aged—who are being recalled to the colours by the military emergency of the hour. The general desire is that no one should puffer for duty done for the general weal, and the idea is wholesome enough. If a man suffers sacrifice for the safeguarding of my interests it is but right that I should reimburse him. Great occasions bring out the greater impulses. It is a fine thing to carry on a mighty nation without conscription in these rampant days of war's deadly enginry: and we who in the strained circumstances are suffered to live at home at ease should grudge not to give to the need of the sorrowing dependents of those who bravely fight our battles abroad. As to the pressing necessities of the refugees from menaced places in the Transvaal and the Orange Free State and the borderlands of both the stream of charity flows fast from wealthy sources, following high example, which is. well. The problem soon will be what to do with the women and little ones who have poured into Cape Town and all the sure coast stations for safety. Many of them have lost their little all of world gear in the panic, and are without money or the wherewithal for making it. Their poverty will make a dangerous situation unless they can deported or set upon their feet again. As to the menfolk refugees, we think they might be set advantageously to military or semi-military work until the situa- tion rights itself again. Most of them are ad- venturous and patriotic enough to be willing to jump at the chance "under imperial guaran- tee and there seems no reason why all that is available of such raw material should not be properly exploited. THAT was a good-hearted impulse on our Queen's part which led to the allocation from her private purse of a solid sum to the aged father of the French fisherman who was recently shot down by a British gunboat while trespassing in our waters. There was no obligation on Eng- land's part to commiserate with the connec- tions of her wrong doers, but her Majesty cannot bear to see the innocent suffer. Even our captious critics in Paris cannot find it in their hearts to cavil at this gracious act of the Sovereign of perfidious Albion.
NATAL'S CONSIDERATION FOR…
NATAL'S CONSIDERATION FOR THE D CTCH. In view of the continued mis-statements as to the ill-treatment and injustice meted out to the Boers by the British, it would be well (says a correspondent of the Glube) if people would consider for a moment the following hard facts with reference to Natal Legislation for the Dutch, who number only 5000 in the Garden Colony," when it will be seen that con- ciliation, amounting in certain cases to over-indul- gence, has been accorded to this minority by the much abused British Colonist. In Natal any Dutchman who has resided con- tinuously in the colony for two years can take out letters of naturalisation, and thereupon becomes entitled to the same political and civic rights as those enjoyed by the Britisher. In the Legislative Council there is only one Dutch member, the Hon. Dirk Cornelius Mys; in the Legislative Assembly there are three Dutchmen, and for their benefit mem- bers are allowed to address the House in Dutch, a privilege which is never exercised, as the Dutch of Natal are only too desirous of being "English you know, quite English you know." The more important Laws of the Colony ar- printed in Dutch as well as English in the Govern merit Gazette, for the enlightenment of those of the 5000 who cannot read English. Most of the official n communiques to the Agricultural Journal of Natal are translated into Dutch and as to matters educational, J a special Dutch Inspector was added to the Natal Education Department in July of 1894, as a poli- tical concession to the tender susceptibilities of the Boers! The demand for Dirtch. tuition was very small, and few of the pupils expressed a desire to study their own taal or patois. They preferred English instead. In the same year the Natal Government undertook to build a railway for the Transvaal from Charles- town to Johannesburg, a distance of 180 miles. Natal supplied all the material, plant, engineers, &c., and thus enabled the Republic to construct a line which would have cost them considerably more had it been put in the hands of unofficial contractors. In the agreement was a clause stipulating that trade facilities should be granted to one another by both States, but, alas! the bargain has be. n an empty one 80 far as Natal is concerned, for the Transvaal has continued to tax Natal local produce, while the latter has admitted all Transvaal produce free. Four years ago, the Natal Government was severely criti- cised by ite colonist3 for adopting too conciliatory an attitude towards the Transvaal-a. policy the fruits of which arc now only too apparent.
EATEN ON HIS HONEYMOON.
EATEN ON HIS HONEYMOON. A queer case of cannibalism is reported as having recently taken place in the Solomon Islands. It is told on the authority of the officers of the steamer Jeannette, which vessel has just arrived at Sydney from the New Hebrides. The Jeannette, according to the story, took from Noumea a Kanaka who had acted as orderly to the Immigration Office there, and was on his honeymoon with his wife, intending to land, at Aoba, where his wife's tribe live. He, how- ever, made the mistake of disembarking among the wrong tribe, and was at once seized by the natives, overpowered, killed, and eaten. The widow was pro- vided by the tribe with a second husband.
THE PRICE OF A KING'S HEAD.
THE PRICE OF A KING'S HEAD. An interesting collection of curiosities from British New Guinea, antiquities and relics, came under the hatumer in London the other day. A bronze head, representing one of the ancient Kings of Benin, sold for £ 18 7s. 6d.; a mummy of an Egyptian princess, in elaborate coffin, sold for seven guineas a number of native skulls, with curiously-notched designs, averaged 30s. each; and some carved charms, worn by the natives when fighting, five guineas.
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MALADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.
MALADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. A TERRIBLE TALE. A Times correspondent writes from Montevideo: Few things are occupying public attention here at the present moment more than maladminstration of criminal justice, the painful inefficieney of which has become a veritable national scandal. Hardly a day passes but, from the capital or from the interior, one hears of some ferocious murder or of some case in which men fight and kill each other with knives or revolvers for some most trivial cause. And at the same time almost daily the tribunals issue sentences in which similar crimes are treated with scandalous leniency or are left entirely unpunished. It was not without cause that a recent murderer boasted that his countrymen would not let him stay in prison long for merely having killed a foreigner.' An especially scandalous case in point has just occurred which is worth citing. The two brothers G. quarrelled with the two brothers C., attorneys, over the settle- ment of an account. All four were young men under 26 and of respectable station. Challenges were exchanged and they mounted their horses and rode away to a field some distance off to fight the matter out Creole fashion,' two using knives and two revolvers. One of the brothers G. was left dead on the field with 14 terrific stabs in his body the other brother G. was severely stabbed in several places one of the brothers C. had his thigh bone broken by a bullet, and the fourth escaped unhurt. A more bloodthirsty affray could hardly be imagined. Yet the survivors have gone unpunished. The twc brothers C. were absolved, without trial, some weeks ago, the Fiscal (Public Prosecutor) reporting that they had acted in legitimate self-defence,' the brothers G. having been the aggressors. These were the two men who had carved one of the brothers G, to pieces with their knives. The surviving brother G. has just been tried, and the jury has nowjacquitted him also on the same pretence of legitimate self-defence,' declaring that it was the brothers C. who were the aggressors. And it was the same judge who issued sentence in both cases Naturally such results as this only bring the law into contempt. Not the slightest attempt is made to enforce the police regulations against the carrying and use of arms, and young men, even of the better classes, do not hesitate to go to the theatre or social gatherings with a revolver or. a dagger in their hip pocket. Only a few days ago, in the most central part of the city, two young men, one a police inspector and the other a military cadet, quarrelled in a tramcar over some criticism of the tram service, and the cadet received a fatal revolver shot. It is safe to say that his murderer will not be punished. And thus the scandal grows. At first the complaint about the impunity of crime was confined to the foreign papers, but of late the native papers have also taken it up, though so far without effect. The Superior Tribunal assumes a self-complacent attitude, and the Government turns a deaf ear."
A LADY WITHOUT A TICKET.
A LADY WITHOUT A TICKET. TWO STRANGE COINCIDENCES. The Hon. Mrs. Ward, who for some years ha« been living at Old Colwyn, North Wales, was on Saturday summoned before the magistrates at Colwyn Bay, at the instance of the London and North Western Railway Company, charged with having .travelled from Chester on August 30 without pay- ing her fare, and attempting to defraud the rail- way company. Mr. Fenner, solicitor to the rail- way company, said on the afternoon of the day jn question the defendant arrived at Old Colwyn Station, which almost adjoined her residence. On being asked for her ticket at the gate, she told the station-master she had only come from Llysfaen, a small station less than a mile away, and had had no time to get a ticket. She then paid the station- master tho fare of one penny. Earlier in the day, however, some friends staying in the house had been making inquiries at the station as to when she might be. expected, stating that Mrs. Ward Wa. coming from Dublin via Liverpool. This being known to the station-master, led to inquiries being made, and as Mrs. Ward had not been seen by any of the staff at Llysfaen Station, the case was re- ferred to the detectives for further inquiries. De- tective Weaver interviewed Mrs. Ward, and she persisted in her original statement. It, however, happened that the detective had seen Mrs. Ward, whom he knew well by sight, at Chester Station, in the same train by which she travelled to Colwyn. On that Mrs. Ward offered the amount of the fare, but the detective refused it. Mr. Porier, for the defen- dant, said Mrs. Ward had arranged to travel down with a gentleman whose name she would only give in writing. She wrote it down for the Bench. The gentleman, Mrs. Ward said, was now on his way to Ceylon. He was to have taken a ticket for her, but as he had to leave the station and did not return before the train left, she travelled alone. The Bench imposed a fine of 40s. and costs.
VICE ADMIRAL COLOMB DEAD.
VICE ADMIRAL COLOMB DEAD. Vice Admiral Philip Howard Colomb, of Steeple Court, Botley, Hants, so well-known as an authority on naval subjects, died at his residence, on Friday evening of last week at the age of 68. He was the third son of the late Lieut.-General George Thomas Colomb by his marriage with Mary, daughter of Sir Abraham Bradley King, of Collard, Fermanagh, and elder brother of Sir John Colomb, M.P., of Great Yarmouth. He entered the navy in November, 1846, serving off the coast of Portugal in the suppression of the insurrect ion in the following year, in the Mediter- eanean during the Revolutionary epoch of 1848, and from 1849to 1851on theChinastation as amidshipman of the Reynard, in the pursuit and capture of some of the numerous piratical junks which then infested the Chinese waters. His vessel was totally wrecked on Plata Shoal in 1851. He was then appointed to the Serpent, and was midshipman and mate of that vessel during the Burmese War of 1852-3, for which he had the Burmese Medal with the Pegu clasp. In 1854 he was mate of the Phcenix in the expedition to the Arctic regions, for which he was awarded his second—the Arctic—Medal, and afterwards received his commission as lieutenant in February, 1855. As lieutenant of the Hastings he took part in the war with Russia in the Baltic Expedition, engaging the batteries and gunboats in the night attack on Sveaborg. He obtained another medal for these services, was appointed a gunner's lieutenant in 1857, and from 1859 to 1863 was Flag Lieu- tenant to Sir Thomas Pasley. From 1858 to 1861, Lieutenant Colomb was employed on special service as associate member of the Ordnance Select Committee and in the Channel Squadron, introducing FL system of signals into the army in 1859, and the present system of (lashing signals for night, day, and fog the last of which, adopted by the navy in 1867, and now practically universal, is generally called the Morse system, because of the notation employed. He had been gazetted a commander in December, 1863, and after this special service in the Channel Fleet, in revising the signal systems and devising the system of steam tactics ever since used in the navy, he was in 1867 attached to the Royal Engineers to perfect the system of military signalling. In, J873 he invented the system of interior lighting for war ships now the alternative to the electric light, and in the following year issued his Manual of Fleet Evolu- tions," an official publication. As Captain of the Steam Reserve at Portsmouth from 1881 to 1884, he re-organised the Reserve throughout, and also produced the adopted system, of interior voice-tubes in ships of war. In May, 1886, he was eompulsorily retired for age. Yet though re- tired, Captain Colomb's services were called for the following year, as Chairman of the Committee on the fouling of Ships' Bottoms. He had been President of many Departmental Committees, including those on Victualling Stores, Invasions, &c. He was also I constantly working for and obtaining amendment of the rules, &c., for preventing collisions at sea, till his efforts were finally rewarded with the success of the Washington Maritime Conference in 1899. He reached flag rank in April, 1887, and was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral in August, 1892. He was Gold Medallist of the Royal United Service Institution in 1878, was a valued Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a Younger Brother of the Trinity House, and Nautical Assessor to the House of Lords. He had been in receipt of a Good Service Pension from March, 1884, till his compulsory retirement in 1886, was Lecturer on Naval Strategy and Tactics at the Royal Naval Col- lege, Greenwich, in 1887-1888. and was author of the I Official System of Measuring the Manoeuvring Powers of Ships. He was also a prolifiic writer on naval subjects. He married in 1857 Eleanor, j daughter of the late Captain Hooke, of the 34th Regiment. I
A CURIOUS CUSTOM.
A CURIOUS CUSTOM. During the recent visit of the German Emperor and Empress to their estate at Cadinen, in East Prussia, the inhabitants followed the old custom of presenting the Emperor, as owner of the estate with a wreath of the first fruits of the harvest. This was brought to him by a procession of about 50 workmfen and their children. On reaching the door of the mansion, the oldest, workman handed the wreath, which was in the shape of a crown, to his Majesty, with a poem. The Emperor expressed his thanks to the old man, and ordered refreshments for the members of the deputation.
:1 DISCONTENT ON THE FRAM.
:1 DISCONTENT ON THE FRAM. From one who, by reason of his official position is In close touch with the" Fram Polar expedition, a. I correspondent learns that a serious state of things exists on Nansen's old vessel. The expedition was undertaken for the purpose of circumnavigating Greenland from east to west, and it was thought that the voyage would be facilitated by a naval""itnd civilian combination. Captain Sverdrup, however, has differences with the naval lieutenant in charge of the Fram. The naval officer will not recognise the captain's authority, with the result that discipline is at a discount; mutiny reigns on board; and it is thought that the men will leave the ship on the first opportunity.
PLAGUE AT PLYMOUTH.
PLAGUE AT PLYMOUTH. The homewaad voyoge of the P. and O. steamship Peninsular, which arrived at Plymouth on Saturday, from Bombay, was marked by a case of bubonic plague, which developed since the liner left Mar- seilles. A native coal-trimmer was affected with the disease, which, though mild, was undoubted in character. Precautionary measures which were taken proved successful, and there was no further spread of the complaint. Each day passengers and prew were mustered and inspected by the ship's doctor. At Plymouth the plague-stricken patient was transferred to the sanitary authorities' floating hospital ship Pique.
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THE Liverpool Corporation are to be recommended to extend the boundaries of the city in a south- easterly direction, thereby incorporating a large quantity of unbuilt-upon land, with about seven miles j of river frontage, which, under the fostering care of the Council, will permit of both shipping and in- j dustrial expansion, and will conduce to the prosperity j of the citizens.
A SICKLY AUTUMN?
A SICKLY AUTUMN? MEDICAL OFFICERS' REPORTS. me official reports of tire Medical Officers of Health do not indicate a particularly healthy outlook for the time of the year: but at the same time there is no cause for panic. Measures of precaution may ward off a good deal of danger—especially the simple plan of attendingto the condition of the blood. Weak, thin blood invites disease; it fails to carry off nourishment from the food taken, and (as the official reports show) lays open the system to disease. In this connection comes up an interesting item of news in a Norfolk paper, whose special correspondent having studied the local health returns, became interested in the case of a Mrs. Larter, of Flordon, Norfolk, who had recently recovered in a really surprising manner from prolonged ill-health. In ,the course of an interview with Mrs. Larter, he elicited that she was taken seriously ill in August, 1891, just after giving birth to twins. The extreme poverty of her blood led to an enfeebled and emaciated condition. So great were her sufferings that she was unable to attend to her household work, and remained practically helpless for many months. Later came the birth of another child, succeeded by even a worse state of health than previously. Mr*. Larter suffered from severe palpitation of the heart, and her ltgs became swollen and ached so terribly that, to use her own expressive words, she "hardly knew what to do." She lost colour and flesh, and was altogether a pitiable object. At about this time she read in a local newspaper of the cure of a case similar to her own, by Dr. Williams' pink pills for pale people. I took (said Mrs. Larter) the con- tents of two boxes, and soon began to feel very much better. I lost the palpitation of the heart, my colour returned, and the severe aching of my legs le.t me. I can get about my housework without assistance, and attend to the wants of my husband, my three young children, and my father." Here is a typical case of impoverished blood lead- ing to actual disease. In this autumn weather, women especially will do well to guard against anxmia, and fortify themselves against the coming winter. Dr. Williams' pink pills for pale people (to avoid substitutes see the full name on the package) actually make new blood and enrich the blood already in the system. They enable us to derive benefit from food taken, thus curing indigestion, wasting diseases, and debility they have cured in many thousands of cases paralysis, rheumatism, neuralgia, and St. Vitus' dance not being a pur- gative, they strengthen the system directly and per- manently the best tonic ever discovered.
r.KLUJUM AND THE BOERS.
r.KLUJUM AND THE BOERS. An Knglish gentleman has rectived the following letter fr-jm a prominent Belgian citizen and a friend of tiit,. Our correspondent had complained bit- terly of Belgians helping the Dutch Boers to light us when so many Englishmen had laid down their lives helping the Belgians to free themselves from the Dutch oppression in 1830. when suffering from similar grievances to those existing in the Transvaal at the present day: My Dear Sir,—I am in receipt of your esteemed letter, and hasten to answer it to assure you that yon are quite mistaken as to the Belgian character. Foreign journals have made a great fuss over this matter. Here it is quite the contrary no one even mentions it. In the Walloon provinces of Belgium, where nothing but French is spoken, the Dutch and the Flemish are not beloved. There is such antago- nism between the Walloons and the Flemish that they are continually at loggerheads. You see, then, that t here is no question of their going to fight the English in the Transvaal. We have in Belgium, as you have in England, and indeed in all countries, turbulent and crack-brained men who seek murder- ous adventures and who are only happy in the mis- fortunes or' others. That these should be disposed to fislit the English does not astonish me in the least; they are even ready to tight their own fellow- countrymen, but happily they are the exception. You know very little of the Belgian if you fancy he,has such belii,cose ideas. He is as a rule calm, lio nest,. latolri and only asks one thing—to do business with all the nations of the world, to live at peace with them, and to render them service when- ever he is able.. This is the character of the Catholic Belgian, and as in a population of six million there are, five and a half million Catholics, you can judge what are their general. characteristics. A few Socialistic journals spread the report that Belgian officers and soldiers had been engaged to serve in the '1'ran"y¡vil, but, it is not trite; not a single Belgian has done this, and nut one has left for this purpose. The anti-patriotic Socialists would have been only too glad to witness such a state of things, but they have been woefully disappointed in the result of their preaching, This, I assure you, is "be whole truth concerning the question."
EIGHTY-ONE YEARS MARRIED.
EIGHTY-ONE YEARS MARRIED. Probably the happiest of negro couples lives at Sandusky, Ohio. Unc'e Peter Stansley and Aunt Susan Stansley, who have lately celebrated the 81st anniversary, of their marriage, are negroes of Northern birth, and both have lived in the immediate vicinity of their present home since eariy childhood. They were married in 1818, and of their 12 children the four younger ones survive. Uncle Peter, who is 102 vears old, recalls incidents of the Waj of 1812, and remembers watching from the shores of San- dusky Bay the return of Commodore Perry after his victory at Put-in-Bay. Aunt Susan is 94 years old, and is remarkably strong and well, considering her pxtreme age. The old couple are devoted to each other, and hope to continue their happy life together for some years.
THE NEW CONSUMPTION TREATMENT.
THE NEW CONSUMPTION TREAT- MENT. The open-air marine treatment for consumption has been practised with success for several years in Southern Brittany. The Pen-Bron Hospital is famous for its cures. It is used (says the Chronicle) mainly by working people, the cost of maintenance being defrayed by the local authorities, by whom they are sent. Its success has led to the creation of a magnificent private institution at La Baule, a few miles away, for well-to-do patien.s who can afford to pay for treatment. The new hospital which is built of granite, looks out upon the sea from beautiful grounds, surrounded by evergreen p;ne forests. It has been fitted out on a luxurious scale, with a special system of drainage. The hydropathic department comprises hot and sea-water baths, seaweed baths, electric brine baths, and hot-air baths, together with Tapour, douche, rain, shower, and medicated baths.
BAD EYESIGHT AND NAVAL ! DISASTERS.>
BAD EYESIGHT AND NAVAL DISASTERS. Great exception is being taken byophthalmic snr- geons to the methods of conducting the eyesight ex- aminations in the navy, army, and mercantile marine. One reform upon *hich much stress is laid is that thet examinations shall be conducted by medical men possessing ophthaii-nic pro ficiency. Under the pre- sent, system adopted by the Board of Trade it is con- tended that incompetent lay examiners are employed, by which frequently misleading, often valueless, and in many sad instances positively ruinous certificates have resulted. So far as shipping disasters are con- cerned, an accuminulatiori of evidence appears to exist showing that defective eyesight and colour- vision have had much to do with their occurrence, and this has led to the suggestion that in every case of collision cr marine calamity the Board of Trade should include in their inquiry a full investigation into the eyesight of their crew to those whose care at the time time the navigation of the ships was en- trusted.
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FARJIEU BURGOSJI Ye know, Gap Swank didn't believe in banks, an' kept his money in an old boot under the bed?" Farmer Hawbuck: "Yes; what's happened to him." Farmer Burgosh: Wa-al, he don i believe in old boots now. ARCTIC experts, now that the survival of Andree seems almost beyond hope, are speculating upon the probable time and manner of his death. The latest expression of opinion from Julius Bitter von Payer, the Austrian Arctic explorer, who advances three theories. He thinks that the finding of the buoy means that the balloon was wrecked in the region of perpetual ice, that a cold cloud might have brought it down, and its occupants would have either starved or drowned. Agam, it might have been caught in one of the fearful storms which rage in the Arctic channels and dashed against an ice-wall. Or, the balloon might have fallen in with a Polar cyclone, and been driven to some region unknown, and pos- sibly never to be known, to man. THE Russians drink enormous quantities of tea, sufficient to frighten any Englishman or American. The poor people-and the Russian people are the poorest in existence—use the so-called •' brick tea, This is the cheapest sort, being mixed with the stems, and compressed by some adhesive gum into dry cakes of various sizes, resembling m its appearance plug tobacco. This tea, which would probably prove poisonous to anyone else, is consumed by the Russian working man at the average rate of about 20 stakans (or tumblers) a day, the Russian stakan being quite equal to five of the little thimbles of cups used in America at afternoon teas. Taking into consideration that black, sour, or bitter, brick- like bread, raw onions, garlic, dried leather-fish, and strongly-salted herrings are usually the chief articles of food of the people at large, one must not wonder at the enormous quantity of hot tea needed to quench a Russian's thirst and help on his ditrestion.
A LAND WITHOUT TAXES. ]
A LAND WITHOUT TAXES. ] Loud's Island, on the coast of Maine, near historic Pemaquid, in the Lincoln County town of Bristol, is one of the very few places on earth where there are no taxes, says the Portland Press. This island, other- wise known as Muscongus, was overlooked when Maine became a State, and was put into no town or county. It is said that during the war the people cast their votes for a time in the town of Bristol until some election officer discovered the illegality of the vote. The island was first settled by John Loud, a deserter from a British man-of-war, ana his great-grandchildren are now prominent inhabitants. By voluntary contributions school is maintained, the parents paying 4dols. for each child. The school term averages eight months in each year, and there is an average attendance of 18 scholars. Catching bait for the fishermen of Boston, Gloucester and Portland is the most profitable business of the people, but when bait is slack in running they turn their attention to lobstering, mackerel fishing and qatching porgies for the big oil and fertilising factory opposite the island in Bristol. After a suc- cesful haul of bait a large white flag is hoisted on the high ground in the centre of the island. With a glass it may be discovered far out at sea, when come the Grand Bankers and others, like buzzards attracted by the casualties of battle. The people have com- fortable homes, and are prosperous and contended. Like the fishermen of Deer Isle, they are famous for their skill as sailors.
KAISER'S VISIT TO THE QUEEN.
KAISER'S VISIT TO THE QUEEN. It is understood that, although all the details con- nected with the programme for Kaiser Wilhelm's reception in England have not yet been definitely fixed, it has already been arranged that his Majesty will make the journey from his own country on board the Hohenzollern, the Imperial yacht, escorted by one or more German men-of-war, and that his Majesty will disembark at Portsmouth, where he will be received by the Prince of Wales. The Kaiser will arrive in the uniform of an Admiral of the British Fleet, and will be received with all the naval honours due to his rank as German Emperor. As Admiral, all the commanders of the men-of-war in the harbour will immediately wait on him to make their reports. From Portsmouth his Majesty will proceed direct to Windsor, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, and attended by his own numerous suite and those officers attached to him by order of the Queen. At the conclusion of his Majesty's visit at Windsor the Kaiser will be entertained by the Prince of Wales at Sandringham. There is a possibility of the Kaiser accepting an invitation to a. banquet at the Mansion House in London before he leave England, but it is not yet quite certain whether his Majesty can fit this in with his other engagements.
THE GRATITUDE OF MDME.
THE GRATITUDE OF MDME. DREYFUS. It is stated that Captain and Mdine. Dreyfus con- template sending a joint letter for publication in this country expressive of their deep appreciation of the generous attitude which the English people have adopted towards them. Mdme. Dreyfus was particularly touched with the remarkable address of British sympathy sent to her; and she wrote to her English friend that she was surprised to find from this document that many of the most distinguished men in the British Empire had closely followed her husband's tragic story. Mdme. Dreyfus has declared that it is her duty to have her children taught the English tongue, so that they also may be able in later years to tell the English people how keenly their mother felt the generous British sympathy in the hour of her suffering and anxiety.
EQUIPMENT OF JAPANESEI INFANTRY.
EQUIPMENT OF JAPANESE INFANTRY. The Japanese military authorities, after a series of tests, held in the neighbourhood of Nagasahi, have, it is announced, rejected a new model of Mauser rifle submitted for trial some three months ago. During the uext. 12 or 18 months it is probable that very considerable changes will be made in the equip- ment of the Japanese infantry, and the rejection of the model in question is, therefore, of great signi- ficance.
HOW THE ATBARA BRIDGE WAS…
HOW THE ATBARA BRIDGE WAS BUILT. Eight of the men who left Philadelphia for Egypt to construct the Atbara Bridge have returned. Mr. Wennes. the foreman, said When we arrived we found there was no skilled labour to aid us, only niiiiiberless convicts, mostly murderers, and a few rivet-ters. The value of the rivetters was almost nil. It took 38 of them to drive a hundred rivets a day, while a gang of four Americans always drive one hundred and fifty rivets. The English colonel in charge of the construction of the Khartoum Railway was doubtful of our ability to erect the bridge, and told me it was impossible for eight men to do it. We began the work, utilising the convicts with English soldiers with their rifles to guard them. The convicts were marvellously strong, but densely stupid, and they were the most abject human beings I ever saw. They were obedient because they had a childish fear of I punishment. There wus, however, only one interpreter, and hence only slow progress was made. Nevertheless, two months after our arrival we delivered the com- pleted bridge to the English."
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT. Mr. Thomas Worthington, who recently inquired into the conditions of British trade in South America, on behalf of the Board of Trade, has been appointed by the Board to be Principal of the new Intelligence Branch of the Commercial Labour and Statistical Department. lie will be assisted by Mr. F. Barley, who has acted for many years as Clerk-in-Charge of the Board of Trade Journal," and by other staff officers who have now been appointed.
"HAMLET" IN AUSTRIA.
"HAMLET" IN AUSTRIA. Adistingnished company assembled at the Raimurid Theatre to see Fraolein Adele Sandrock, Austria's greatest tragedy actress, as Hamlet. Fraulein Sand- rock had (says the Vienna Correspondent of the Morning Post) piqued public curiosity by declaring that the role of Hamlet wasthe simplest she had ever studied, and that she intended playing it naturally, without being worried by the perplexing contradic- tions written about the part by innumerable critics. She declared that she would prove to the world that Hamlet can be well played by a woman. Her render- ing of the role, while brilliant in many respects, scarcely justified this boast, and the critics almost unanimously declare that Hamlet cannot and must not be again played by a woman.
BACTERIA IN MILK. j
BACTERIA IN MILK. The West Riding authorities have been giving consideration to the subject of the transmission of tuberculosis through milk and of the extent to which the law affords the requisite safeguards. They have communicated with the Local Government Board in the matter. The Sanitary Committe are considering a set of model regulations, which, it is hoped, will be of service to local authorities, and ultimately insure uniformity throughout the Riding. The medical officer has been authorised to make bacteriological examinations of milk sent to him by any sanitary authority, medical officer, or veterinary surgeon. Having regard to the action now being taken with respect to infested milk, the Sanitary Committee have postponed consideration of the resolution passed at the Tuberculosis Conference held in Leeds in March last.
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A CYCLE post is to be established at Grantham in order to serve a group of villages covering a circuit of several miles. A postman mounted on a cycle, says the St. James's Budget, will leave the Grantham head post-office daily at 12.39 p.m., taking letters and parcels for delivery in Little Ponton, Great Ponton, Rochford, Colsterworth, Stain-by, Sewater, Buck- minster, and Skillington. The bicycle is specially con- structed for postal purposes, and is enamelled in pillar-box red." IN a now book on lock-fishing, by Mr. Stuart, a tale is told of the alleged 721b. pike, the head and shoulders of which are at Kenmare Castle. It was killed by the keeper of the late Lord Kenmare. Lord Kenmare used to chaff the keeper and taunt him with never catching anything bigger than a sprat. On the day on which he killed the pike John, the keeper, struggled into the drawing-room at the castle' with the huge fish over his shoulder, and, flopping it down on the carpet, exclaimed: There, ye can gang an' catch the next sprat yersel"
IEPITOME OF NEWS.
I EPITOME OF NEWS. RUSSIA has a standing army of 1,800,000 men. MR. MCEACIIEARN has been re-electec Mayor of Melbourne for the third year in succession. IN Berlin the pawnshop is a Royal and philanthropic institution. Any profit that is made is spent on charity. OYER 2,000,000 bottles, of the value of £7000, are recovered each year from the dust-yards in London, and returned to their owners. ORDERS have been given from the War Office that neither Sisters of Mercy nor other ladies are to be allowed in barracks for the purpose of collecting alms. DR. KOLB, a German traveller, is reported to have been killed by a rhinoceros near Lake Rudolph. COLO-, FL B. G. HAINES is to be cranted a two years' extension of his command of the 4th Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment. PfeTiiR Duke of Newcastle is said to possess, next to Sir Benjamin Stone, M.P., the finest collection of photographs in England. MR. HARRY MCCALMONT, M.P., has just restored the parish church at Wood Ditton at a cost of £ 5000. Two streets in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, which have heretofore borne the names of two saints, will here- after be called Gomez and McKinley. IN 1000 cases of the morphine habit collected from all parts of the world, the medical profession consti- tuted 40 per cent. of the number. THERE have been 76 decrees nisi made absolute by the Vacation Judges in divorce suits during the pre- sent Long Vacation. MAJOR GKNERAL BOUTOVSKY is about to leave St. Petersburg for England on an official visit, having been commissioned by the Minister of War to visit the British military establishments. TiiE electric tram line from Cairo to the Pyramids of Gizeh has been opened. The length of the line is 11 kilometres. A TELEGRAM from Tunis states that a British Chamber of Commerce, authorised by the Prime Minister of the Bey, has just been formed there. THE new German-American cable will probably be ready for use by April I, 1900. It will run from Emden, via Vigo and the Azores direct to New York. THE Rev. Reginald Fawkes, vicar of Canford, Wim- borne, has been appointed by the Colonial and Con- tinental Church Society to the chaplaincy of St. John the Baptist, San Remo. THE Rev. W. J. Foxell, Minor Canon of Canter- bury Cathedral, has been appointed Diocesan In- spector of Schools in the Arch-deaconry of Canter- bury. THE Post Office announces that on and after November 1 the maximum size of private postcards passing through the post will be raised to five and a- half bv three and a half inches. THE Queen has been pleased to approve of the ap- pointment of Mr. James William Jamieson, of her Majesty's Consular Service in China, to be Com- mercial Attache in that country. THE Rev. William F. Connor, curate of St. Luke's, Hackney, has been appointed by the Colonial and Continental Church Society to the chaplaincy of Dnsseldorf, Germany. FEWER deaths are caused by mining accidents now than in 1855, although at the present time there are two and a half times as many people employed under- ground. IT is reported from St. Petersburg that the new Siberian "train de luxe," which in 1902 will be brought into use on the journey from Calais to Pekin, will be exhibited at the approaching Paris Exhibition by the International Sleeping Car Company. IRON mines in Germany at a recent date numbered 672. and of these 48G were exclusively devoted to irpn mining, while 32 others mined ore merely as an accessory product. One hundred and fifty-four were not in operation, but of these 96 were in pro- cess of opening. TIIE restoration of Bath Cathedral is to be carried out as soon as possible. Amongst the proposed re- pairs are the restoration of the parapets of west gable, pew top canopies on single turrets and partial repair or some others, repair of label of great west window, &p. The estimated cost of the work is £ 2000. A HANDSOME brass has been placed in Guy's Hospital Chapel by the Governors, in memory of the late Mr. Gladstone, who was the Senior Governor of the Institution at the time of his death. THE Journal de Bruxellcs denies that any expedi- tion has been despatched to the Bahrel-Ghazal to take possession in the name of King Leopold, nor is any such expedition contemplated. THE report of the Fishery Officer for the Nptth- Eastern Sea Fisheries District, shows the fishing between the Humber and the Tees during the past quarter has been most lucrative. Ox account of age, no less than seven French generals go on the retired list this month. So those who spoke of the French military chiefs being in their second childhood were not so far wrong after all. ACCORDING to a calculation in the Field by Mr. Lawes, an admitted authority on cereal matters, there were grown 11 million quarters more wheat last year than this. tiie value of the cheese exported from Rome is only £ 2l00 less than the value of the paintings, cheese being the second article on the list of exports from Rome. WHILE working in a Parisian sewer, a couple of Bower hands have discovered a packet of bark-notes of various denominations, amounting in all to £240. Filthy lucre, indeed. THE Boers have no literature of their own, but they have some remarkable and terse proverbs and iiayings. One of these runs: One man dead, t toother's bread." THE Tsung-li-Yamen has officially, informed Mr. Bax-Ironside, the British Charge d'Affaires at Pekin, that the headman concerned in the murder of the missionary, Mr. Fleming, in Kweichau, has been cap- tured. IT is stated that the trustee in the Colquhoun estate has come to an arrangement with the wives of the brothers James and David Colquhoun whereby I there will be no difficulty in realising the assets of the estate. TIIE Politische Correspondent hears from St. Peters- burg that it is rumoured there that Russia intends to occupy the" Island of Korgado, in the Straits of Korea," as a point d'appui for the Russian Fleet. THE Steele announces that Count Muravieff is com- ing to Paris to discuss with M. Delcasse various ques- tions of foreign policy affecting Franco and Russia. THE proposed despatch of a troop of cavalry from Simla to Berbera, Somaliland, has been suspended, by'order of the home authorities. THE Queen has appointed Mr. Gerard Augustus Lowther to be Secretary to her Majesty's Embassy at Washington. COLONEL J. H. SAYE, Assistant-Adjutant-General at Portsmouth, has been appointed temporarily to a similar post on the Headquarter's Staff. A NEW way of committing suicide has been dis- covered by a Roumaniarf builder, who, while at work on a scaffold at Bucharest, drove a long nail into his breast. THE Lincolnshire police are making a determined effort to put down road-racing by cyclists and riders of, motor-cars, which has become very prevalant owing to the level roads in the county. COLONEL VILLIERS HATTON, C.B., whose tenure of command of the 1st Grenadier Guards should expire on the 28th inst., is to be retained in the post till the end of January. AN Italian sculptor has designed a sculpturing machine for duplicating statuary carvings, in which several pieces of rough marble are set in pivots in a frame, and the carving tools for all are operated by the artist as he works on one of the pieces. THE Secretary of State for India has appointed Colonel John Walter Ottley, C.I.E., R.E., to be Pre- sident of the Royal Indian Engineering College, Cooper's Hill, in the place of Colonel Pennycuiqk, C.S.I., R.E., who has resigned. MR. C. J. WILLIAMS, Clerk of the Works at the Royal Courts of Justice, has been appointed Clerk of the Works at the House of Lords, in succession to Mr. Jones, who retires after many years service and Mr. Phillip, Clerk of the Works at the Admiralty, has been appointed to succeed M'r. Williams at the Boyal Courts of Justice. IT it interesting to recall the fact that the Fight- ing Fifth," which is likely to be in the thick of any fighting which may occur in South Africa, ia one of the few British regiments in Which a woman has fought side by side with the men. On her grave at Brighton the fact is thus recorded: In memory of Phoebe Hessel, who was born at Stepney in the year 1713. She served for many years as a soldier in the 5th Regiment in different parts of Europe, and in the year 1745 fought under the command of the Duke of Cumberland in the battle of Fontenpy, where she received a bayonet wound in her arm. Her long life extended from the reign of Queen Anne to that oT George IV., from which monarch she received comfort and support in her later years. She died at. Brighton, December 12, 1821, aged 108." IN June, 1900, there is to be an International Exhibition of Tramways and Light Railways at the Agricultural Hall. It has been arranged with the object of acquainting municipal and other local authorities, as well as the general public, with the latest apparatus designed for the equipraenfc of mechanical tramways and light railways. The idea is good. It may hasten the progress of electric traction, and may possibly help, to get rid of the present expensive practice of sending deputations to the Continent and America to inspect for the thousandth time the system in Buda-Pesth, Ham- burg, or New York. The exhibits will comprise examples of every imaginable method of traction, and the auxiliaries and accessories of the newer ttyttemt.
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THE LATTI LORD FARRER.
THE LATTI LORD FARRER. The remains of the late Lord Farrer wrre r" moved from Abinger Hall on Friday of Insr. week and were cremated at Woking on Saturday. Th chief mourners were Lord Farrer, Mr. G. M. Parreiy ions of the deceased, Sir William Farrer, LrotherS Mr. and Mrs. Darwin, son-in-law and daughter, ana Miss Farrer, niece. Among others present were Lord Welby, Sir C. Ilbert, Sir Harry Northcotew Colonel Lewin of Parkhurst, and Mr. Fisher Unwind representing the Cobden Club. There were several wreaths, one of laurel, bearing the following interest4 ing inscription: The United Empire Trade League.—To the most respected memory of a vigorous and genial opponent, Thomas Lord Farrer. The body was taken to the crematorium in a light pine coffin, and the ashes were placed in a term-f cotta urn, which was subsequently laid in the i6.mi vault at Brookwood Cemetery.
CANON TROUTBECK'S FUNERAL.
CANON TROUTBECK'S FUNERAL. Canon Troutbeck, the late precentor of IVeqt- minster Abbey, was buried on Saturday in that part of the East Cloister where distinguished abbejl officials are generally laid to rest. Prior to the interment there was a special 88 vice., at which Dean Bradley officiated. After tha final prayers, which were intoned by the dean, tha hymn, O God. our help in ages past," was sung, the Benediction being pronounced by Canon NVilber- force. The chief mourners were Mr. John Troutbeck and Dr. Henry Troutbeck, sons of tha deceased. Pulpit references were made on Sunday in tb8 abbey by the Bishop of St. Asaph, and in St. Mar— garei'8 Church'by Canon Armitage Robinson.
CLOSE OF THE CHURCH CONGRESS.
CLOSE OF THE CHURCH CONGRESS. The Church Congress was brought to a close on Saturday. In the afternoon there was a mass meet- ing of children in the Albei-L Hall, which was addressed by the Bishop of London, Lord Hugh Cecil. M.P., the Bishop of Sierra Leone, Lord Harris Mr. G. Rowland Hill, and others. In the evening a meeting, intended for members of Church choirs andb choral societies, was held in the Albert Hall, thgl Bishop of London again presiding. Papers on The Essentials of Church Music," by Sir H. H. Parry. The Choice of Music in Church Choirs," by Dr. C. V. Stamford, "The Training of Choirmasters," by Sir G., Martin, and Ancient Plain-song," by Canon Bristow, were read, and an efficient choir rendered a programme of Church music in illustration of some of the papers.
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IN April and also in May j RUH, for a week,or two, in view of the American and Spanish War, the price. of wheat was up to, and in some Cases even over, 45 and 47 shillings a quarter. Farmers wbo are looking for such prices again in the near future are surely likely to be dissappointed. THERE is now very little game of any 3ize in tho Transvaal, though the country, which is as large aa France, is but thinly populated in many parts. A sprinkling of small antelopes and springbok are ,about all that are left 1-
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THE QUEEN'S GIFT.
THE QUEEN'S GIFT. The Queen has directed a sum of £ 400 from hep Privy Purse to be paid to the father of the young, fisherman Lcth, who was killed by a shot from the) gunboat Leda while steering a Boulogne fishing- smack which was trawling in British territorial waters off Folkestone a few weeks ago. Several Paris papers note with kindly words the- gift of £ 400 made by the Queen to the family of the unfortunate sailor Loth, who was killed on board the French fishing smack Etoile de Mer, whilst endea- vouring to escape from capture by the British gun- boat Leda. The Journal des Debats, in a short article, says that the incident caused profound emotion OIL the French side of the Channel. The spontaneous action of the Queen proves that this sentiment found an echo in Englttnd.
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COINS of aluminium instead of copper are being agitated for in Chicago. It, is proposed to present a: memorial to the United States Government, and in it to mention that whilst copper is the dirtiest metal of which money can be made, liable to be tarnished quickly, to have poisonous compounds form upon its- surlace, and to provide a lodgment for dicease germs, aluminium, on the other hand, is a bright and practically untarnishable metal in addition, aluminium easily combines with other metals to make a hard and serviceable alloy, and is the lightest metal know. A GEORGEOUB bicycle has just been sent from France to an Indian Rajah, the parts which on an ordinary machine are nickel-plated being made of gold. Even the spokes are cased with gold, while the gold-cased rims are studded alternately with turquoises and rubies. A scarlet cloth held down with jewels cover. the saddle. All this looks rath3r like a bicycle story from the states. As a fact. it came from Paris
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