Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder

| 1897. — LEADING Lnm a*. K" BOOTS & SHOES. "Royal Fedora" Boots. Aj) worn by Her Majesty the Qaaem. "LOYALTY" BOOTS AND SHOES. As worn by H.R.H. Duchess of York. W. WALLACE, 230, HIGH-STREET. I SWANSEA. Sole Agent in Swawtea for the above Specialities.

BUSINESS ABROAD. THE BITER BIT. I Truly. a just Nemesis is overtaking; those foreign Bjauufacl urers who seek to benefit by the good name of British manufactureff. says Commerce. In Mexico the manufacturers are in the habit of closely !mit<t!ing the trade labels and marks of Britisn Ifooda, anu then palming off the native productions w British. The iik,iti,ions of the labels are so clever that the local ctirto.iis officials are often puzzled to discriminate between the real and the pnitatlon. The result is that duty is sometimes levied or goods of home make, but which bear the imitation labels. RUSSIAN WINE INDUSTRY. I The Jcurfud des Rceontisiei publishes a,' note on t'oe subject of the wine industry of Russia Russia 86 ytrated wine making on her own account, id a third of the wine consumed in the country is 1.1 f hotue manufacture. The Coasackb make a very ft £ *reeable Ttght sparkliug wine, which is sold at 7t cer times a litre a very lifferent price to the wine, t: Hhp.'ms or Epernay. The vineyards of the Caucasus are very ferti Ie, and already produce cerriarkablc wines, ha ing the strength, colour, body, tof. bouquet of Burgundy. In the province 01 L?'v r, ex treiiik- -ly i -ich in alcohol are produced, while Turkestan is another important centre of th. Russian wine industry. During the last few year, trio production of wine in Turkestan has increase' 25 per cent., and the province is capable of proviri kig wine? for the whule of Russia. In the Crime; the vines l'ecln: most cartful attention,and undergo L rational system of cultivation, the result beim orhite an.1 red fable wines of an excellent, quality Mid very satisfactory substitutes for Burgundy Jauternei, ano >c CURRENCY SYSTEMS, VKICES OF COM- I MODITIES. AINI) WAGES. Thf Department of State in Washington has re- Cttitb published a number of reports from United Qh.. Contuls abroad on the currency systems of JJOUE countries in their relation to the prices of inmotiiues, and v,ages. A summary is given in a w pages by the chief of the Bureau of Statistics Washington. He observes that the reports eetab- sh two facta: (1) There has been a general decline i prices of commodities, espciallj in certain raw roducts, throughout the world. On the one band, iis is said to be due to a scarcity of money, on the Mier to progress in invention!, and increased pro- action both of raw materials and manufactured oods, leading to keener competition and lower rices. (2) There has been a general advance in fages, especially in the leading iiidustriaJ countries, J1 of which have either a single aolr1 standard or a louble standard with a gold reserve. THF TJFIN DIFFICULTIES IN CHINA. I Accordin,. to advices from Hong Kong, Sir Ciaude aCdonald, the British Minister to China, has -Tceeded in bringing to book the Tsung-li-Yanien k erning the likin difficulties. Our treaty with I provides that British goods, on payment of it dtity and of a transit duty equal to half luty receive from the Customs adminis ,1 -it pass entitling tbtui to be conveyed t-her imposts into the interior of • rv] sion huv been systematically v in particular •av" rt,j; ,ciou» Wftfwi ruh I ghoul, offel invaluable Uk fQ": ¡INce, cnereiy facilitating the establi.hmeii. l ually in.ncate network of likin larriers for the p  stmnrlinq of commerce. 'e baneful fS?tSui "'? I system of spoliation, corntenanced and, iiat 'd, organised, in violation of repeated treaties, by th." highest powers of the land, told heavily upon the foreign trade of Southern China, and, most of all, upon Briti&h trade, at a time, too, ,J¡<? our com- DSerce throughout that important region WLa being tempered and checked by the French, who are push- bg on their railwars from. Tong Kin*, and opening lip tbe navigation of the Red River in order to Ittract as far as pM-iMe the trade of Souther China t-I new and easier chaDMli. Complaints and remonstrances brought uo redress, till at last a case occurred at Wu-chan-fu, on the West River, which brought matters to a crisis, and as it turned out, a ratifying termination that had previously seemed iopeless. A test case raised in ordei to procure redress in this quarter foi Mr. John Andrew, a British merchant, involved a gross violation of tieaty rights by the Chinese authu. itiea. After fruitless remonstrances at Canton, the cast was carri«cl to Pei.in, when Sir Claude Macdonalo gave tbt Tsung-li Yan-eo to understand that there vere limits to the patience even ot British diploma^ in China. As a result it has just "can apnounced by the recalcitrant authorities themselves in an official iocumert, which is probably unique in the records at Chinese bureaucracy, tl>4t)] forcif n de are -d te pass through the prices Wi?hOut auy furthM d ,ars;es wbat.soev HEt f) OF COMWFACIAL TRAVELI ERS IN SOUTH RUSSIA. A daiea February 15th last, has been re- ""e<i at the Foreign Office from Mr. H. G. Mackie, Iter Majesty's Acting Consul-General at Odessa, calls the attention of British manufacturers It the growing importance, as far as British trading latwrests In Southern Russia are concerned, of send- he to that part of the country a larger number of %orgeue cc .ercial travellers, possessing a know. ledge of foreign languages. That their influence tpotd hardly fail to make itteli felt to the advantage gi British manufacturing industries and commerce Eierallv is exemplified by tin; fact that the few represented in Odessa manage gp do business in spite of the fierce and evar-in- dpauing competition with which they now have tP cope, and the advantage their foreign rivals have gained over them by their persevering study of the 00sources of the com try and clear insight into the oquirements of the market. Russian merchants not tpijusti) point out that while leading foreign fpootrte* I't¡ch as Germany, Belgium, &c., send out nvmoerotis commercial travellers, each of them not unfrenfienfly individually representing 10 and go atany :;S IS firms, England is inadequately and OFTEN TOTALLY UWRRPRBSKNTZD tt irjmy bsandlvss of trade. Moreover, the fermet •fi constantly changing their travellers and sending h men over the same ground to push their OpQecttve interests by repeatedly bringing their en; face to face with their wares, and supply. tag comprehensive details as to prices, weights, fcc., in the currency, weights, &c., of the countrv, 0 we!! as by offering easy terms of payment. 6n ot other hand, of the few English commercial tlftvelters visiting Russia, a large proportion is sent 4pt by middlemen exporters, and not by the manu- 1'8 themselves, with whom Russian merchants uuId naturally do business on better terms. Besides Oe numerous indus'rial undertakings started in hern Russia by Belgian and other foreign fl^pitailsts, even Japanese and Bulgarian companies Vc- actively establishing then* sires in Russia. The fcrraer are opening extensiv* tea stores in some If the principal towns, and the organisation of | line of steamers to ply between Odessa and j?pM 18 engaging the attention of wealthy Japanese £ etebant6. The main object 0" the Butg?han Com- gy is to extend financial support to f'?gariam Fprim in Ru"sia, and to stimulate t?f expad  J INO=T trade b??<MN the two CO\Wt..

On Wednesday afternoon, at St. Stephen's Chureb, South Kensington, S. W., the marriage took place of Mr. John Harvey, of Camousje, Turriff, Banffshire, N.B., and 5, De Vere- nrdena, Kensington, W., and Mies fraBC-s iUed, third daughter of Sir Edward John llood, tt.C.B. The service was fully choral. The ttnpital ceremony was impressiv iiy conducted by ib.i Rev. E. D. L. Harvey, M.A., brother of the kridegroom, assisted by -the Rev. G. F. Flack; SLA., vicar of St. Stephen's Church. The bride W Mcompa?ied by her father, Sir E. J. Reed, JLC-B-, and was attended by six bridemn&ida. ffte, wore a wedding gown of the richest white £ ucheaee satin, with full court train, the bodice being arranged with chiffon and lace, and fur ptrffed sleeves. Sir Edward and Lady Reed gave a reception after the ceremony. Sobae thousands of pounds damage resnited from » fire, by which the stores of the twentieth aDd twenty-first hussars at Canterbury barracka were completely demolished on Wednesday night. The tire, thr origin of which is at pre- goat unknown, obtained suoh power that now- ing could be done but save adjoining buildings, and by mid-mght it had burnt itself out, very little being saved.

HUGO KERKAU. A new billiard prodigy has come among as "made in Germany," an dis givin gth* Lon- of his quah-tv. TIMT doners, this wee, a taste of his quality. Herr Kerkau claims to be the undisputed champion player of Europe at the FT-eh cannon game. This, as everybody kaows, is not quite the aernM thing as the all-round gaine played by our own Roberts nevertheless, his reoord break of 4,285 consecutive aulnons was a. marvellous perform- ance. He is only, 21 yken of age, and corner from Berlin, where his father is a restaurateur.

THE MURDER OF MISS I CAMP. I Resumed Inquest on the Victim of the I Railway Outrage. I Pessible Clues. I The inqneft cm the body of Miss Camp wa resumed on Tuasdar. The police stated that one link was found in the railway carriage and a second in the mortuary while the body was being searched. Edward Berry, brother of deceased's lover, described his brother's movements on the day of the murder up to about seven minutes past eight. His brother then left him for Waterloo. Wm. Brown, barman, said he had walked out with deceased, but they had had words and they parted company. On the day of the murder he was in the bar all day. Frederick Burgess described the well-dressed man who hurriedly left the train at Wandsworth. George Barlow, port r, Wanasworth, however, did not see any one leave hurriedly. The ra Iwav officials added. that every ticket from Hounslow to Waterloo had been given up except No. 4.717. Dr. Dvball said when the body of deceased was brought into St. Thomas's Hospital the woman had been dead under one hour. The face was covered with blood. Dr. E. Roe, police surgeon, described the loodstains in the various parts of the carriage He believed deceased was struck while aitting in an. upright position. There was nothing in the carriage to indicate that a struggle had taken place. The evidence of Dr. Bond as to the post- mortem showed that four blows wjere given, and with such an instrument as a pestle, ihe top of the skull was terribly crushed in, part of the brain being bared. Witness, in his twenty years' experience for the Treasury, uad not known a pestle used before. The cause of death was fracture of the skull 6.D.d extensive laceration of the brain. The inquest was again adjourned, the coroner saying jury would eventually see why the inquiry was being again postponed.

REAR-ADMIRAL W. J. L. WHARTON, C.B. Admiral Wharton entered the Navy in 1857, I and, after much distinguished service, was made Rear-Admiral in 1895. He waa appointed Hydrographer to the Admiralty in 1884, and still holds that post.

I FORGING A WILL. I Extraorinary System af Fraud by a Sftiiciiers and Others. At Liverpool on Tuesday, Joseph Hollia Yates, solicitor, George Duff, his managing clerk, and Arthur Cook, insurance agent and his wife, were committed for trial on the charge of forging and uttering a will, and with eonspiring to defraud the next-of-kin on the estate of a Mary Ann Redwood, who was formerly in basin ess in Liver- pool, and who died in London last year. Evidence showed an extraordinary system of fraud by the prisoners to secure possession of har estate. I

REAR-ADMIRAL HARRIS. I The flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Harris, the Revenge, a sketch of which we gave last week, was orm-ped to Crete at the beginning of the present crkkail oompli^iticaas. The, AAbairal was ai-de-de-camp to the Queen for three years, I ending January, 1895, a.nd received the appoint- ment he now b(?ds in the ]&,diterTa?eno-7.0ti'lit.- I May, 1896. He is an accomplished man, and has made some important contributions to nautical literature.

The boby of an Irish farmer, named Quinn, has been fished up from the river Foyle, near Strabane by a steam tug. The deceased had been missed since Friday last. At Moulton,, near Spalding on Friday, a gentleman named xiiorpe committed suicide by placing himself in front of an express goods tram. He had laboured under the delusion that be was insolvent. Rumour is already busy with the name of the successor to Mr. Justice Charles. Among those mentioned (says the "Daily News") are Mr. Bucknill, Q.C., M.P., Mr. Darling, Q.C., M.P., and Mr. Bigham, Q.C., M.P. In the House of Commons on Friday, Mr. Brodrick informed Sir C. Dilke that there was a. deficiency of 641 militia ofifcers, as com- pared with 591 at the same period last year. Considerable excitement has been cauAol at Chelsea by the news that Mrs Florence Mackenzie, the young wife of Col. Mackenzie, had committed filicide. Deceased lady was living ttpart from her husband and was staying at Chelsea with some friencla when a servant found her dead on the bedroom lfoor with ft bullet wound ia her left breast.

I PARIS MEDICAL I SCANDAL The Sensational Ueaih of a Youn§ I Englislrwaman. French Doctors Fouiit (kilty ef Performing an Illegal Operation. Dramatic Scene in Court. I The trial of the two French medical mra, Dr. ,llois.eux and Dr. de la Jarnge, wiiich has oaused so great an excitement in Pans during the past week, concluded on Monday iaigilt. | -both the accused were found guilty of par- tormmg an il egal operation upon a woman with fatal results. It was by no means always women who w,shed to ccnoe d their who a io then;, lie neu enjoyed a sort of "fashionable" reputation as specialists in women's diseases, and they performed d^ngei- ous operations for the sake of pocketir g big fees. One of the most dramatic incidents in the course of the recent trial wt-S the evidence of Colonel Latour, whose wife had been one of their victima. The officer spoke of Dr. Boisleux in terms of the bitaerid indignation and in tones which thrilled the Court, accused him of having killed his wife ik. order to ob- tain a fee of 1,500 francs. The presiding Judge asked him what reply lie had to make to the witness's allegations. "The prisoner, it is mid, "rising from Ilia seft, was on the point of speaking, when his eY!I encountered tuosa cf Colonel Latour, who had never ceasc-d to regard him fixedly. Dr. Boisleux, evKieiitly much agitated an, discoroerted, hurridly sat down again, murmuring, 'No i cannot.' There was renewed sensation in Court at this dramatic incident but the prisoner, at length regaining in a measure his self-possession, again rose and said, I res- pect the grief of the witness, bus I affirm that I did my duty, and have nothing to reproach myself with. A number of other witnesses were subsequently called, who likewise attested tnat their wives had died while under the hands of Dr. Boisieux. His record was, in- deed, a very bad one about one patient died out of every three upon whom he operated. Tha partIcular case which led to the8e revela- tions was in itself very sensational. A young Scotch lady named Miss Thorn-son had gone to Dr. de la Jarrige, her medical man, and he recommended her to Dr. Boisleux to undergo an operation. lie operation was performed, and she succumbed three devs afterwerds in great, agony. Some suspicions baving arisen, the official doctor declined to give a certificate of burial, and then came a dramatic and in- tensely tragic sequeL It was discovered that Miss Thomson was about to give birth to a child, and that her lover WM M. Mansuv, a popular sportsman, and a Mayor-elect. Direct- iy the police began to make inquiries M. Man- suy hurried home to his wife (for he was a married man), ordered two graves to be dug, made his will, in which he directed that his inisti-ess should be laid on Ira left side, and his wife when she died on his right, and then put a bullet in his heart. Dr. de la Jarrige declared that he had known nothing of Miss -iftomjRoa's real condition, and Dr. Boisieux also avowed his innocence in thij resyect. But i Itbe fact seems to be that Dr. de la, Jarrige was one of the men whom Dr. Boiskux relied upon for recommendations in these. delicate cases. Fach of the prisoners were sentenced to fiv, years imprisonment.

FEROCIOUS ARRETS. Attack and Fearfully Mut;te..ctlldren. i A Bey's Nose and Lip Qtiie (tten tway. II A.?t?ta? mctoBut has o?n?'? i !i¿' n il'l .L: ;j'C/j- I?WM liv&s there in ? ?t "?'"? r'?' went into BrotMt?ro? witX Vf^ .'?? ? do s'?? 1| nur?ttng. '?t? ,f cbiidrtn, U:! f ol& of whc? wa?i? ?'"? ,? ?t eight yeai* of a?a, aona :Q' the house, a '? during trei absence two fermts, wnich were kept ia R barrel Ul the premise, tscapod.aad. 8.acke.d the chil- dren. It saenv^. that tae fern.i-j attacked the baby, which waA -,ying in a eracu., and tbe eldt jt boy went w iu assistance, ^Pu shut himself in the iottui with tiM chiia. j a-a animals then passed into the room in the three other children were and bit then all, but the greatest and most shocking injuriis were inflicted in the case of a litt e boy name d Ernest, who is only two years old. The lad's nose and upper lip were entirely destroyed, a portion of one thumb was bitten off, and he was also bitten on the cheek and hand. The other children were not hurt very severely. The state of affairs re- mained undiscovered until the return of the parents, and they at onoc fetched a doctor. Dr. Dando, assistant to Dr. Ball, attended and dressed the injuries, but it was deemed advis- able to remove the biv Ernest to the Cottage Hospital at Bromsgrove. Tho, boy is still living, but very grave doubts are entertained as to his redChvery.

PRIEST ACTS DOCTOR. I Prescribed for a Rich Yount Lady who Died I through Drink. At the inquest on the body of Miss Isabel I Mary Margaret Murphy, of Glenthorne, high Uugur, who was 27 years old, and was foutd dead in bed on Wednesday last, it was stated tuat after the Rev. Father Smuilens, of Chip- ping Ongar, went to Is-eworth, the deceased visited him daiiy. The visits were complained of by the Lady Superior; Father Srnulions came to Ongor ajul Glentborn-t was taken in his name, and Lbe deo-,essed fn^.iished it. l>eoeased (said the father's housekeeper) had mluiUj»e jewery, which was now in the tether's possession.—W illiam Joseph Smuilens, a Catholic priest, of St. Helen's Church, On- gar, said he made the acquaintance of the deoeaaed at laleworth. About four years ago she went to America, and witness aooompanied i her. At Westgate they occupied the same house. He was aware that she was possessed of considerable wealth. It was at her own request he took chaige of her money. The deceased oame to his house because she was til, He did not call in a doctor, because de- ceased was afraid to see one. Witness had prescribed for her. On the Monday previous to her death the deceased sent word by her maid that she was in pain, and he sent her 15 drops of liquid morphia. She made a will whilst in his house, and hejoded it to him. it was now in tha possession of Mr. Smith, solicitor, of Marden.The cause of death was fatty degeneration of the heait, liver, and other organs, the result of chronic alcoholism, combined with tha taking of narcotics.

WEYMOUTH BANK STOPS. £ 500.000 Labilities. I Messrs. Elliot, the proprietors of the Wey- mouth Old Bank, one of the oldest banking businesses in Dorset, have filed their petition in the Dorsetshire Bankruptcy Court, and sus- pended payment. The business has been transferred from Wednesday to the Cepital and Counties Bank. The Old Bank has a very large connection in Dorsetshire, Wey- mouth, Bournemouth, and Swan-ige. and the suspension has naiturally oaU8 considerable anxiety. The liabilities are stated to amount to about 2WO,000. Of the value of the assets at the moment, very little is ferown. Until two or three months ago Sir Robert Pearce Edgcumbe was one of the partners, but he withdl-ew from the firm. PAINFUL SCENES AT DORCHESTER, The scene in the vicinity of the Dorchester Branch of Elliott's Bank on Wednesday morning was of a very painful character, and the bar.k Wall thronged with persons demanding payment. The working claaaes are among the worst sufferers. The Capital and Counts Bank are allowing, creditors to draw up to 6a. in the pound.

The fDtIOWini SWUng(a t wip" was pMtcd at Lloyd's on Wednesday as missing: )1tlnk- I hoime, of Liverpool, which left Lobos f:31 catm werp with ? cargo of ?utmo (,ti Kepf ;nber ..I last; was spobz¡ on October 31 in 23 S., kmg. 28 W., and not Fince li%4krd of. Ihe schooner Marion, ?i <?rk, which Mded tor Ru'?eora on Toesd?y, -?urnfd to ?f?pnn, Mon., on NVedmeWAy, with Joss of bjw>frit aDd headgear dAma?ed ti-r-mgk C{JE8ion with ft Jfleeoflh bsig off ^ynjiui^h. 4, .,I'

THE LATEST ABOUT THE TJCHHOHNE CASE. THE LOjT SIR ROGER. Is He In the Parr matta Asylum 1 I he Au+horites Sltck all Investigation. will be reS^h mails bring "'Mi;?m. that will ;e re,] wIth  int,,eat in t'his co7un-? I v. Lt^pito all t),» ° 'Glf Of 0&™ 1 red-tapeisni LvT the slw. Sunay Times," the mysui,ie-i 5 ill w n^ ?, "n0Wlleci ^'lch borne case t rre abort'v Prie^rf oJT?igated' lf Mr- Edwai?'i Prietm?,n, of ?vdre?, in hiS "^tiring efforts to ^nrWff-7 u has not ?"'? himself, ?-? ,'ol1rlerfül chapters have yet to be written any alT'i,:ad.y Pl.nned eitbr in r?J life 0, ?ction The case ? to come oefoi? Supreme Court on aa app; ,c:.¡,t;m for ? l?qkn L.?wJI; in P?r- i r.nl8ta ,j; -:Il:, to be gi "ell "?- as the l&.» s'i wa >tT oemg ahown uhat resDonsible ^aeJrf- .onsai? pre?red 10 tak. car. of him ?m course the CSfe i. an old one revr?d Mr Frie¡tman and tho with him allege that, bcT?d '-??-??  CrMswel) is reaIlÿ th t nrr Roger Ticbborne, and he is prfpar,d iitf 1 documentary and other evidence, includiLnir personal mark* which cannot li.. to prov l?? case beyond the shadow of a doubt. r^01lths &ùJ months Mr. Pn'?nM has lL rn*n\e^taVOUn^ to a!!ow.j to Ti? Cr? well. but his every attempt been Mock?b'v the authorities and the asylum mana?m? A?.r?t oLters he wrcteto the late Su Robert f.ff, who replied M follows: Hill View, Mossvale, December 6, 1894 jtjv». r Sir,-The account you give me of Rog(-.r lichborne is marvellous, and vou appear to have strong evidence in support of vour statement d the case. If the narrative you give me is substantiated, it, will cause a. greater sensation than any which tUs notorious case has vet produced. My desire, in the matter is to see that justice is done, and if I can be of any help in promoting that obiect. yon may command my services. Yours faith- iuiiy,- R. W. DUFF. Ed. Priestmam, Esq. Mr. Pricstman also wrote to the Majrrais of Ripon, stating that, he could prove Cresswell to be Sir Roger Tichborne, and asking for assist- auce, but the reply was Cannot interfere." The Earl of Darnley wrote from England to :Mr. Pries:ma.n: I continue to press the Colo- n.ial Office and the N.S. W. ^gent-Genersl. and I have also written strongly to lord Salisbury." The. burden of the replies from the Under-Secre- tary and the Lunacy Department is much the same I am directed by the Chief Secretary to in- form you thrt the Inspector-General of the in- sane reports that visits of this kind irritate and annoy the patient very much, and as you are neither a relative of the patient, nor an author- ised agent of his relatives or of the Tichborne family, t your request cannot be complied wn.fl," writei the Principal Under-Secretary. Being satisfied that Cresswell is Tichborne, Mr. Priest man of course can't accept the alleged relatives, but is having inquiries made in Eng- land. He is advised that the real Cresswell died five or six ago, and he spelt,his name Creswell, as a document in the Equity Court proves, so the persons referred to are not rda- tives. As to the Cresswell in the asylum (and doubts are expressed as to his being insane enough to be kept in custody), those in a position to know say he is the living image of the late Sir James Tichborne (Roger's father). The authorities allege that thAY are satisfied that Cresswell is Ccessrwell beyond doubt. But if it be so certain, why such p?rsisoent objection to anvor.e examining him? If CrosweH bears no resemblance to the lost Sir Roger, and carries not tÎMJ" undeniable other marks, a simple medical exarnm^uvQ wouk. soon set the matter beyond dispute. bef .? is,comct10.1' we have, before i 'si?e" of be tt?'? ?t? ?.t?- .-? .?M Tich-1 .!????-)J?    .? .'?."i'?t ■- 'RtSlB?To n?ve .n;?? ??- ?u the bj"tb and accid3n<,? marks ?r' ?ch as to be beyond dis- l'Ut,od u the patient ÍYLe is shown to poa- s^ss them. i The case at upon the decision ) of the Couit. is shown to be Tichbome. th huritiu will have something to ausT/er fcr.

va-, R^NFl'RLT. nswy-iv. inted Governor -cf -N evr Zea- knd s\icceeded 1 brother in tlio Earldom ofl Rauiurly in 187 His claims to tbe Governor- wtrp vnyui'j s-m » iie in the facts that he- '"is f been a loid-in-w ing to the Queen since 1895, j that in Ulster he is a popular and enthusiastic Unionist, and as president of the Lovalist Arti- Repea" Union had much to do with crushing j Home Rule.

I l SIR M. E. GRANT-DUFF. Sir M] -untstuart E. Gran-t-Diiff, sometime Under-Secretary of State for India, and Gover- ncr of Madras, is a very aooomplished and very exp^ri°no°d SooWsh gentkman, and has jurt published Notes from a Diary, 1851-72," which have received & very cordial welcome W tlbe reediii-S? public. His intellect- 0 1 tastes, and ? many-sickd culture brought him into contact with most of the celebritieq po"itical, social, eool°sinstioal, and literary—of the past forty- five years, and he has much to say about them alL <

The Treafllli-Y roturna for the year ended Wednesday show that the total revenue was £ 112.198.547. compared with £109,3399,(6 for the year ended March 31, 1896, being an increase of £ 2.858,001. The chief items of ineresae were: Customs, X503,081 Excise, X8,56,785 property and Income-tax, L550,000 Post Office, £ 48 ',000; telegraph service, £ 70,000; Suez Canal Share receipts, £ 20,657 and miscellaneous, £ 547,399. With a view to providing the requisite machinery for giving cffeci to the provisions of the National Defence Act cf 1871, the Secretary of S.ate for War has approved of the formation of i permanent Railway Council to advis • as to tb a working of the railways in the United King- dom oa mobilisation and in time of national1 emergency; also on questions relating to the transport by rail of troops, stores, &e. The :f'JollnUl will meet at the War Office when required to do so by the Secretary of State, and during mpbilieBtioa will ait oentmoualy.

I AFFAIRS IN soul R AFRICA. I The Proprietors of the Suspended "Star" will Start Another Newr aper. The determination of the English proprietors of the "Star,' the Johannesburg newspaper which has been peremptorily suspended for tniee months by the iranavacd Government, unosr the new Press Law, to at once publish another newspaper- one the "Comet"— may serve to bring tu a head the question of whethar the South African Rppublic is acting witiun the limits of the London Convention in the step it lias token. Sir Ellis Ashmsaod- liartiett,, at the request of Mr. Chamberlain, D-af postponed, until Monday, the question he mtsiivied putting to-day as to the suspension of the "Sta: R8 wt-H as the suppression, ,"t Ueoember. of tne Johannesburg Cntic" and me runic ,r was rife evenicg (mays the pondedt of the f Uondon oorr* pondent of the "Birmixigham fast") that the Colonial Secretary will fcakd occiudon to make a eiatement in regard to our relations with the Transvaal, concerning which the finther rumour was to be heard that last ftionday he addressed a strongly worded pro- best to Pretoria concerning the manner in which President Kruger is oonatruing Lon- don Conveatioa.. Mr. Schreiner's Evidenw, CAPS TOWN, Friday. The public protest against Mr. Schreiner's evi- dence, which was cabled to Mr. Chamberlain by MT. Anderson, has here elicited remarkable and spx)ciAn«ous expreasions of approval. People are recognising that II is neceaary to at onoe meet and destroy these grou misrepresentations of British opinions at the Capo, ihe vieve taken by Mr. Schreinar are doubtless those of the landers and 01 a minority of the Africanders, but they are not in the leaet entertained by the purely British colonists. The "Cape Timap" to-day says "We challenge any representative English colonist to den" the following plain, simple statements :—(1) Mr. Schreiner's idea that, it is too strong to speak of I Tra.ravaal hostility' to the Cape and Briu^. intents wou ld excite Ohly Laughter wherever in South Africa two or thive <uch colonists might be gathered together; and (2) .a.t nis idea of bringing in anv other Power or auw^ority to arbitrate on breaches of the Loudon conven- tion would be indignantly repudiated by almost every Englishman in the Colonies or Kuo^esia" Strong Speech by Mr. Chamberlain. Sir Alfred Milner, Governur-clesiguate of Afrloa, was entertained to dinner on Saturday evening at the Cafe Monico, London, by tlie leaders of both political parties. Mr. Aaquith presided. Mr Chamberlain, proposing The htnh of the Chairman, said the situation with regard to South Africa was not free from anxiety or danger; but surely they might eotertaiu a hope that the Government of the Transvaal wouid ccme to see that it was its duty to fullil to the letter the obligations which it had voluntarily assumed in connection with the London Conven- tion. He mistook very much the minda of his countryman if they were not determined to sup- port tie Government in maintaining our rights under the Convention. and our position as the paramount Power in South Africa. Aspira- lions for independent federation, in which illtia- ence would be predominant, were incompatible with the highest British interests, and, with the position of the Cape itself, which was absolutely nocessar** to U) as a Tea* Fattern Power. &eh attitude must oX frankly abandoned before there could b" any or Fal isf&ctorv settleinent- In the most optimistic qnartera, savs the London correspondent of til. At ail," little or no titsfaction is ex port od to be derived from the repeated communications which are sent from the Colonial Secretary to the Transvaal. The j Boers, it is recogmiwd, IiiLre got tb"irbMKa ) to remain ther? luifil rrti'ctwy remc «<d. The Goveituneiit, iKfuwvs?, j bo lDtRiiioa of pi«cee<iing other Constitutional uiethoda, h aad, as these neeecui tato tho tranlnuiauon of many uiapatclias au 1 other consideration! it is not likoly w snail tFo definite sesoit until after the Jubtleo cwlebrauons. i What will happen then tiopends entirely apon I Kmywr. In the mere ta au probable event of a continuation of the prosedt poltvy. it LUI, I sue author ti.'cily ;nronnjd r)>en dcOiced to sead Sir Evelyn Wood, njth Sir iiederi«;k Cari-i^ ogton as seoood in cjunaaand, and au I adcv £ u«c# fat<c(r No aaiotake will j j made this tims, — 1. aireaay forwarded, and. if circu?n-T tin.c. iictate, the Boen?, for the first time in hiatoiy, will hav* an of ritUnu their | strength awliust an adequate i-epreatniauni section of the Sritif<h Army. The plan of op-ra- tious has. 1 am told, ln pigeon-holed in the War Office for some titne. The London correspondent of the Man- r he ruzrours with obaster Guardian" writes:—" The rumours with regard to the situation in the Tran>vaal are again of a very sensational character. One j report, which is confidently circulated, is to the effect that Mr. Chamberlain's representa- < tions to President Kruger on the subject of the suppression of Johannesburg newspapers, ( have drawn a vigoroukkl v -.worded reply to the I off ct that in these matters the Boer Government intends to act as it pleases. It is certain that ona or two members who are cloeely interested in South African affairs and who had intended to j put questions to the Government on the subject ( of the situation in Johannesburg take a suffieently grave view of ihe outlook, on the strength of private information which has come to hand 4 in the last two days, to think it advisible for the present to hold their pi.e. The belief exists in some usually weU-mformed quarters that Mr. I Chamberlain, who is known to feel very acutely what he regards as the personal character of the I supposed rebuffs which he has received from the Transvaal, is anxious to take vigorous measures to bring about a change in tb., situation, bat that be is held back by more cautioem eolioagw. MKanwhite, it is fully rooo?uiMd that the agita- tion which baa been "et on foot by the L-tb Afr lean League adds a fresh element of danger to j, the situation.

BOYCOTTING GIBMAN GOODS IN CTOtDS. A corresponded in Cyprus states tiiat considerable excitement has bees apparent a the Greek population of tht island on the receipt of the tele. grams announcing the part attributed to Germany in Cretat. affairs. Meeting, were held, at which it was determined to boycott all German goode: and telegrams were sent to German manufacturers countermandin» ?eMtt? orders. Up to the present a!m'?t all goode havt beet jmport frum Germ?y, that country ghing e%b,:e;e ? i 'ted frorij Gern?a,?y, in tb,? .3- -f long .rodi and che?t &rtld renderir.? i' next to impossible for England or France to compete. JNITEr STATES TRADE WITH NEW ZEALAND 1 "Hie United States Consul at Dunedir says that it b useless for exportbrs to despatch circulars and to aspect practical results to follow. Experienced commercial travellers should be sent, witt liberty to make concessions where necessary. The particular tastes and peculiarities of the various districtf must be considered. In Duncdiis, for instance, the people will not have the same mattiials in theii wares as timm living in the northern meiropolis of Auckland; the reason being that Duncdin is pretty cold in the wintei time, while in Auclflanu it is milo and pleasant German agents have made several crips thruugh thi country, inspecting the stock: and prices, and taking numerous samplef- with them of such articles as fouud readv sale and were regsrded M useful and popular. These articles were copied ruefully,and iu some instances improved upon, and offered at less ^ost than the people had been in the habit oF paying for them, aud, of course, witli the naUital esult that a largt oercen of that tude d& i i ment finds its way to Geiirany, to the serious dettiment of English houses, and all other comprtitors. Can one wonder at (he extei ion of German trade when such systeniatic and pmcical methodE are rn.ftued F The American Consul exlioru the merchants of his ootintr) to improve heii methods. and tOt ad' ice strikes uouit to British traders with qual force.

Swansea people will JearJl w.tb r^gru :,OaJ the Lynmouth Pier scheme, lately IJ much discussed, is not likely u> a carnwl t ut for some little time, inasmuch :J Sir Geo Newnes, whose Act does not expire t-Li July, JLP6, has written intimating that his consideration of the scheme must be detd^rwd u .til tha rail- way is finished. HOMOCEA What Comfort it Brings I and how it causes pain 1 to disappear can only be I. realized by those who use it. In all Aches and Pains, Colds. Chaps, and Chilblains. "IT TOUCHES THE SPOT" 1, and soothes the aching part.

ANOTHER PORTIA WANTED. This Time to Plead in Faysur of tha Jew. I Strong Indictment at the Gentlemen who Insist on the Bond. I THE SOURCE OF TURKISH ANARCHY. I How Bsacinsfidlci Brought Peace with Honour. I WHY HOSEBERY WAS W -.RR!ED TO A ROTHSCHILD. I The Real Ruisrs of Eurips Neither Kings nor Parliaments. BERLIN, Tuesday. Is it possible to partition Turkey 7 That is & question put to me the other day by a well- known diplomat*. "Why not?" I asked, aa the opinion of the gentleman referred to is Worth haviiig on international matters. Before give the reasons that dictated his reply let me state that he is not only one of the broadest men in this oapital, but one of the most tolerant i. am acquainted with. Were it not so, his opinion might be held to be that of the ordinary Jew-baiter. "Why should not Turkey be par- titioned?' I asked. "Because the Jews would not allow ft, was the quietly emphatic reply. j. then asked his reasons for the belief he heid. According to the view of this diplomatist kings and Parliaments are not tne real rulers of nations. The Jew, bated, despised, loathed as he is, in many instances is the ruer anc guider of the dastinies of nations. When comes ctbwn to absolute and primary ru then the power is in the hands of the Isra ¡ uouuiioldei-s. Tnvj ire the makers of 1 and the creators of pou^^cal situations rule the market. If they declare for Peace Party may rave as it pxeue,> declare for peace your blood-thirsty ajay sing of w&r as loud as they likt made the Egyptian carnpaigb, and the quent Soudan war ? Gladstone, says th | tanking politician. Humph! Aoocrdin, my diplomat he was not the cause; he only the fly on the wheel That war made wholly and solely in the interests tiio bondholders. Money had to be found the Rothfeciiilds, the Goschens, the Eruhlii 1 the Levys, and others. it Arabi bad been to liiinself, he would have freed the Egypti i xellah taxation would have been rauuct-,i an life made more tolerable for the son of Egypt .but this raeadt some millions out of the pockets of the motiey mongers. The result was that £ .ngiand spent her millions to enforce their ,eruel demands. A cynic might say it would nave been as cheap for England to have paid her millions to tlie bondhoioers, and so at the same time have helped the fedaheen. Per heps, but that is not the way of nations. Twenty years ago Russia proposed to settle off Turkey single-handed, il^d that been done the whole oi reoent political lusiMiry would have been much diiieieat. Instead of Europe being an aimad *oamp, as it has been ever since, arts and commerce might have had more acope. ?by ?ng i4 Mt ?ow?d? Because En??tLnd ? a. Jew r&mier. and stuck 1) -?6 4hdmg bretll'Œ, ond ??o?? ng ttre?th'cn?, uMi?8ie?]6')'?-.L, ?  pass¡,lt G.li ?..?g. ?.?y does R?b?y go ??foll- ? the lead of Salisbury in this "7'- q?e?tion? B.?auae he is in the mils ,efiI Jews. He was a very young lnan of ?he Wu m<nk?d out. for the highest pos- ''??Tmca 11 the i?b&iaj pariy. What did tj* 8 'ing bondholders do? 'liy to QOrrupt ??r-f?Aot & bit of it; they were f(? I tooj m? ?d for that, i'hev ma-n<?? him td LUmüJld g?.? thus j?? ?? that was pos-  ?j s?ur<- "oominuitv in foreign poiiUcs ■> -JX ?:roj? are .Jew? h?ted 80! mu? '? in Ku8s5a- p a-sw-a i mucHh ess upon them than she is n,jw. ) ^^ay it is doubtful whethvr.Pumia wot?d i-  tu stand alone against Turkey if the tond- hotder-i forb«de it. The moneylenders seem to (te cynically indifferent how many Christians the Sultan murdeis; ail they want is their interest. Why should they troube? tiave they not suffered ? Have they not been ied. ? knere not their fore- fathers murdered, their wives outraged, and their daughters despoiled? W es it not a meri- torious thing to plunder a Jew? Is it, there- fore, reasonable to expect that the slaughter of i. few thiristians will move them to rage igaittst the murderer? Not as long as their interest oomes in, and while there would at at the same time be no means of extorting it in the same quantities trom the other party. Tha.t is why Europe Mure not stand by Greece. J he foregoing is the summarised opinion of one of the smartest young diplomatists of the aay, and I am bound to say that it finds sonsiderable favour with the circle of friende be affects, and the opinion of this eitv counts tor much, as it is the most cosmopolitan in Ohe world. Every other European capital re- dacts more strongly the national sentiment. liere the sentiment is European. How can it be otherwise, when Berlin contains only 37 per cent, of Germans? la the Jew reaiiy responsible for all this rurkurh misrule and anarchy? I am sorrow- Mly inclined to admit it. Sorrowfully, be- oause I know something of the Juden 6chmerz —the heart sorrow of the race—because there should be no such writing on the tables of the race, bUt the argument in favour of the view ia too strong for me to oontn vort. The views presented above may be a- but your readers will and them w. rt:. .'fry both us attention. If, after i?y 11.è do e tnis, they can reject the idea ttut tie lew is '^sponsible tor this cruelty end suffering, no one will be more pleased than tith writer of these letters. WAGNER HEINE. I

MR. IlENRY FROWDE. The pre-eminence of Mr. Henry Frowde, pub- lisher to the University of Oxford, is largely due to the fact that the Universities hold tr.e copy- right of the revised Bible, and that they suia're with the Queen's Printers the privilege of print- ing the Authorised Version of the Scriptures. The Oxford Press is ally a. vast conglomera- tion of businew-0 self-sufficine—making paper, ink, and type, printing and binding all on its ink, 4,La t y pl- N Th a n nee d own account. Such an estabdshn.ent needs a man like Mr. Frowde, who possesses « c.ear head, plenty of tact. and unflagging energy.

The brewing of beer is still a very profitable rade in Bohemia. T"n,? three Pilsen breweries —the T<?vn Brewery, the Shajehciders' Brewery and the Pilsenetz Brewerv-bad a total pro- duction of 22 million gallons of beer in 1896. The first paid 4,80011. per share, the second 72tL, and the third was sold to the Kuliuhach Brewery fur 1,810,QQOa. I

The plague in India is diminisliing. the London Mansion House Indian T Fund on Saturday evening reached V. The steamship Malaga left Woo' Saturday with troops for the Meditt The Korait Railway has been op King of Siam. "Little Tich goes to Americ* fulfil and engagement at £ 400 a: Eight men havo been injured I on board the steamer Blue Bell Spain is about to make fleet. A Leeds provision dealer 1 j for selling margarine for bu per oent. of foreign fat. j iuirush House, one of in Ireland, has been df damage is estimated at In Ferrol harbour, 07 dcwn a boat containr but niae were drown' Original shareho*- Uompany have without r,iving Dr. Nansen Fame with t1" Legion of P The der the Frr Paris V pr Oi w, pist.( | Teiiif A co | Thomas ) Maje^t} s imprisorjr. tor tri1;i j spui* tv 1m che 8C< l on lI' n!av.? !?.? ?-r.?-: *'I » ptty. Two skeletons— perts to be those 11,600 yeaxs ago- pcration workw 1 he body of ousl y disappcal ?o, wa? disco, !'()I:ot)eõb -<i?t were shockingly remcve^ by the po?c ? cU> Js identiiM? ?y the <wuvar of the d. A cur¡- j?..?rm?ncc ?o)' a wa<?r ha« iu-? talen place at Piuchbeck 'Vest. near SpailiuM A tailor, named George Rislev. accepted a wa?dt h suck forty bens eggs within an hour. 113 eggs were broken into a glass, and pepper, vine' gar, and salt used. The weight without th$ shells was Sib 4oz., and the swallowing proeosl vas completed in fifty minutes, with the aceon* paniment of four fourpennywonEs of brandy finh a bottle or two of soda-water. At the meeting of the committee appointed to consider the manner of celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in Burton-on-Trent, Lord Burton offered, on behalf of his firm. to contribute one-third of a sum for the purpose of augmenting the endowment of the intirntary by ?600 per annum. Mr. Majin?rs. managing director of W ohin and CompAny, ba3 promised R-500 in his own name to the sanw fund. The North-Eastern Railway delegates, hetadi by Mr Edward Harford, waited upon the direol tors at York on Tuesday morning. when, aftet conference of some duration, they were informed that the directors were unable to %iu-: J'j any «.rn cessions beyond those already made. They be* lu ved that the only solution of qucizliotis rep I ing wages and hours of labours would be foun in arbitration. The men thereupon 'eft, stathuj they would consider their position and meet thi directors again on Wednesday. A lecturer at Dover College has a.muæd. audience considerab ly by the conjui-irti:?f new verb. Life was too short, he said, for ru 8entenœs as I am going to ride my motor' this morning. There had long been the v?rb t< bike there must now be the. verb to mote. The active voice, present, tense, ran somewhal thus I mote, thou stokest, he looks out for thi police, we're getting on. you run us into a lamp* post, they pay the damages. The imperative ran Mote me by moonlight alone," and "MoU ye. or perish in the attempt." The present sub- jlinctive was: "I may mote, thou marest buy me a motor, he may think better of it. A serious affray was reported late on Monday night to the constable on duty at Belfast ne" water works, about five miies from the city, where about four hundred navvies are empi oyed, On making enquiries, it was ascertained that two men, named Burns and Connolly, had beei shot, while, it is alleged, attacking the house 01 a man named Graham. The last named was -m restod. The injured men were brought up t4 Belfast Hospital. Burns injuries being swioui4 his depcritions wiil be taken. A wages dispute in the shipping trade and a success for the Seamen's Union was reported from Sunderland on Wednesday. The steanitl Uioero, owned by Messrs. Wikon and Co.. of Hull, has been waiting there some days for the opening of the Baltic, being Ixhiik! fo1 Klga., with coal. The master offered the crew l'.bs. per week, the usml wages at Hull, :Hlt they demanded 30s., which is the Sunoeri«n<i rate. After communicating with the owners the master agreed to 30s. ami the crew signed on. Vr. William Morton, of New York. com- pleted on Saturday a single negative by iiieazi of the Rontgen Rays, of a. photograph of o woman 5ft. 4in. in height. The negative, which is 6ft. long and 3ft. in width, showd dearly and sharply the skeleton anki joints, &nd not only indicates the llesh and outlm* of the woman's form, but the rings she wa4 wearing, the hairpins in her air. the way the hair was ooilad on her head, and the orgeni of the body and the articles of clothing slid nad on and their testure. The photograph required an exposure of half an hour. 1 rx. Giver navmg reported that no serious damage bad been done to the Britannia, aftel her recent mishap, she started on Tueedav id the race for the prize given by the PresideiJ of the Yacht Ciub Italiano. A true sailing breeze prevailed, amd a pretty roue ended iii favour of the Prince of Wales's vacht. which beat the Ailsa by four minutes. The Priuoi of W'cules. who was the guest of the Med iter- ranoan Club the previous night, sailed on his yaoht. A large crowd witnessed the finish ol the race, and the victory of the Britannia ccused great satisfaetion. as the Prince had not bad the best of fortune, so f&r, in theee waiters.

JEROME K. JEROME CHARGED WITH LIBEL. I The Editor if To-Day" and a Leeds Inventor. In Baron Pollock's Court on Wednesday, the case of Fox v. Jerome came on for hmriug before a special jury. The plaintiff is Mr. Sampson Fox, of the Leeds Forge undertaking, and the defendant is the well-known journalist and author, Mr. Jerome K. Jorome, the controlling spirit of To-Day." The libel complained of appeared in the financial columns of "To-Day," in which, of course, serious reflections were made against Mr. Fox and his inventions. A SERIES OF ARTICLES. Sir Edward then made a mysterious hint as to previous proceedings against Mr. ttox, winch had ignominiously failed; and while not charging Mr. Jerome vrith the actual- writing of the al- leged libels, the eminent counsel suggested that the same hands which had shown themselves in that. case might be detected in the present in- stance. The libels, it was asserted, extended from 1894 onwards, and ono of the articles was headed The Water-gas fraud," and another "The Water-gas Bubble," and in regard to an- other, Mr. Fox was alluded to as a promoter who foisted tue concerns on the public, while it was further aseerled that he had managed to swamp the boats of the victims. Would," ons of the articles asked, Mr. Fox eo into the witness-box?" and the answer to that, Sir E. Clarke said, would be given after he had concluded his speech. MR. SAMPSON FOX. THE INVENTOR HIMSELF. Mr. Sampson Fox then went into the box. He is a portly, intelligent-looking man, with a long brown beard just tinged with grey. to He was examined by Mr. A sqnith, m reply to whom he said that he now lived at Grove House, HarroWgate, of which town he had been twice mayor, and was a justice of the peace for Leeds He was also a member of several engineering societies, and the recipient of foreign orders, among which were tl, "1..eopold oi Belgium" and the French legion of Honour." He was now 58 years old, but had commenced to work for his living at eight years of age, and gradually wcrked his way upward, until, years afterwards, he became an engineer of some standing, and patented several inventions, among the most lmportant of which was the corrugating of tubes, which increased their strength from four to ten tirrvjs, according to the metal employed. From the first, this particular invention was a com- mercial success, and his tubes were now used in the British Navy and in foreign ships, as well :ta in most of the ocean-going liners. Other inven- t Ions of hia were a 0, bogey for railway carriages, mad a of compressed steel plates, and axle-boxes I of the same manipulated material, which he Raid had been taken up by the foremost railway coin- pauif^i in the world. In the manufacture of these a.t:t.c:1es he had tried, every ageocy, until he «iamp j ipon watcl'-¡;as a,'i thy most v&Juabie.—-H MR. JEROME 1\ J EROME. OVE LIGHTER STUDIES. Mr. Fox went on to say that he had varied his mechanical studies by cultivating an interest for music, and in 1887 he invited Sir Uvoxge Gro,,e, of the Roy&l College of Music, to pay him a visit a.nJ. in comivieinoration. of the 5uth year of his offered to subscribe L50,000, in t!lree Mmual uutainMnts, for me action of a. nw h,7i?in<? for the ?uthoritiM of that institution. HK DINED WITH THE PRLNOE. In consequence of repre?nt?tions ma^ie.X) him he agreed to increa? his gift to ??5?.00.0?, and 'in 11 he was invited to dino with the Prince, and then bandad over chequell for the amount promised. Aiter this there was & OerC- ruonv in connection with the undertaking, and Mr Fox was publicly thaj?? for his benei?- t?a bv hia Roval HighrL- I SEVERAL D-ENLKLS. I In 1888 Mr. Fox had consulted Mr. bottom, a London financial agent, with reference to the iorming of a syndicate for working the patents, and several thousand pounds were eventually subscribed. It was altogether untrue to state that at this time Mr. Fox's affairs were in such a precarious condition, that he could not com- Lnajid ;010,000. Neither was it true that after offering a bonus of B100 to the members, he coerced them into taking shares instead of money. As a matter of fact, they all accepted shares. The hearing was adjourned-

In Swansea there were registered 67 births (34 boys and 33 girls), which were equal to a rate of 34*8 and 28 deaths (17 males and 11 females), equal to a rate of 14 5, or 1-0 per 1,010 leu than in Cardiff. The deaths included 9 of infants under one year of age, and 7 of persoms &get upwards of 68 years. Three deaths (of which two were due to whoeping cough and one to diphtheria) were referred to the zymotic diseases, and gave a rate of 1*0, or 0*2 per 1,060 less than in Cardiff. No violent de-th was recorded, but one inque t was held in Swansea; two of the deaths aoeuxMd is puhiia iaotilutw*

SOUTH AFRICA. INQUIRY. Dr. Jameson Gives Evidence. The Grievances o £ tij^LLt]adders. TheSo'tfJ^ Africa Committee met again to- day -Jl. Dr. Jameson was called, and read a long prmtsd statement. He said he had many con- versati-onis with Mr. Rhodes in regard to the position of the Transvaal and the grievances of the Uitianders. The first pr< posal of the leaders of the movement in Johannesburg was to act alone, though Dr. Jameson's troops were to be in readiness on the border. n further consideration they came to the conclu- sion that they could not hope to succeed wniioui the co-operation of an ¡¡m.eel force. they fell that the onJy practical way by which tlie desired reforms could be obtained was by changing the administration of the Transvaal, it was intended that the force should be 800 strong, but in that it mustered only about 500. He informed Mr. Rhodes of his arrange- ments, and he assented to them, agreeing at the same time when the rising took place to go to Johannesburg or Pretoria with the High Commissioner and Mr. Hoffmeyer to mediate between the Transvaal Government and the tjitlanders. After he joined the camp at Pit- saju he required no orders or authority from Mr. Rhodes, and desired neither to receive nor to send any message from or to Cape iown. It was UL--c-e-,iary the utmost secrecy viould be observed as the Boer suspicions had .iready been aroused, and the massing of Boer troops on the border would prevent witness getting through with his force. This was the explanation of the urgency of his messages [pressing for no delay at Johannesburg, because i h beueved the idea there was postponement, id not abandonment. He was ajso afraid 0f being prevented from carrying out his pledge by the Cape Government, and that was the reafyon he wired that he considered he was justified in saving the grievacces were being solved because he was convinced there was an intense desire on the part of the South African Rspublic to solve them. It is natural In a Dutch country that in the higher standards of schools all education was given in Dutch. The replies, continued Dr. Jameson, I received from Johannesburg only pointed to delay and post- posement, never to the abandonment of the "V terminaiion deliberately come to that there should be an appeal to arens if President KrugeT refused to reùresR the grievances On the 20th of December 1 was asked by Cape Town to send a copy of the Johannesburg letter of invitation. I. therefore, had the letter dated December isO, and sent it to Cape Town. I thought it possible that something had occurred in Cape To--n which might lead to thO Government interfering v, 1-ii h??* fr2d.m of action—the only contingency which would have prevented me from fiiIA!Iin, my engagement. It was this that led me at the end of December, to advise Cape Town that I should make my own flotation" and start, unless I heard expressly to the contraiy. Un Saturday, December 28, a telegram was circu- lated, through Reuter's Agency, in South Africa, stating Position becoming acute, and persistent rumours afloat, secret arming mines and warlike preparations; women and children leaving Rand. etc. That is the Reuter cable referred to in my telegram from Pitswni of Sun. day morning, December i49. It appeared to me evident that the Transvaal authorities knew the position, and that matters in Johannesburg had come to a head. Under my arrangement with the Johannesburg people I felt I had no alternative but to proceed. I started in the eve- ning of the sane day. Captain ri olden, on the Saturday night, and Major iieany, on the follow- ing day at nuon, hau arrived at Pitsani fro7i Johannesburg, the former having come acics? Rountrv bv road, the letter having come round by rail- ?j'bo- both brought messages to tn? from the committee at Johannesburg, postpon- wt "?f?: rt*.qr. P..I# lascno giveIl L fdt cb!J3i'3 W th-'> s I r.?eMsagc». In concltisio' I desire to state 'ha;* m, t?t??m, mc£sage,"Of cM?or co?m.?Bicat? o J. fit any received by me or anyone at I Pit,s*ru or" !l!uafciSr.g Me. o»- I Q1(t q,t. Ca.pe Town diitcfciA? or ai.thoiismg !»y force to movt) to Jobanne. I acted entir^v on mv own ;udgmtn'>. I-Te a mv brouj, me no icf.afai;e .from Mr. Nhodas or an yoao ai Capo To-ftn. Atr. Labouchere proceeded to interrogattt toe witnesp as to how far his officers h'1.d been lad to suppose that the Imperial Govemment approved of the raid. Dr. Jameson at first replied that if any conversation took place between them on the subject it would be pri- vate conversation which he would rather not disclose. Lpon being pressed, Dr. Jameson ttaid he had never told his officers that the Im- [ perial Government approved of his a-etion with reference to Johannesburg, but they might posibly assume something of the kind from Kim telling Sir John Willoughby that the High Commissioner would be at Johannesburg as soon as themselves. He had ascertained from the High Commissioner that he would go to Johan- nesburg in the event of a rising, but he (Dr. Jameson) did not tell the High Commissioner that he (witness) was going to do anything in the matter. In reply to Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman, Dr. Jameson said he knew he had not done the right thing because he did not succeed, but if he ha4, succeeded, he knew he should have been fcr. given (Laughter.) This concluded Dr. Jamesons examination, and the Committee adjourned. The South Africa Committee continued the in- qniry into the circumstances of the Jameson Raid at Westminster Hall, on Tuesday. Sir William Harcourt and Mr. Wharton were absent. Mr. Francis James Newton, president com- missioner and chief mn. istrate of the Bechuana- 1a.nd Protectorate, stated that in December, 1895, at the request of Dr. Jam aon. he went to Mafe- king to arrantro or the transfer of police stores. Dr. Jameson then tocl him of the force at Pitsani which was to protect the railway, and al so in event of certain even, nalitif-s to march to Johannesbusg to keep order while a change of government was being effected. Witness expressed his des;re to accompany the force, but afterwards withdr aw his offer. He did not mention the matter to the High Commissioner, because he considered he was pledged to secrecy to Dr. Jameson. After the advance, witness acting under the instructions of the High Commissioaier, did all he could to stop the expedition. By Mr. Campbell-Bannerman: I did not understand from Dr. Jameson that the movement at Johannesburg was insigated by Mr. Rhodes If I had rone with the expedition it would have been in my private and not. in my official capacity. It was not at Mr. Rhodes's suggestion that I refrained from speaking to the High Commissioner. Mr. Bannerman read witness's despatches to Mr. Chamberlain, in which he repeatedly state that he was not aware of the preparations for the raid, and asked whether he considered the state- montit ingenuous. Witness I was not aware of the actual pre- parations. By Mr. EHia: I told the truth, but not tbe who $To truth. When Mr. Chamberlain HtAt?d in the House of Commons, the witness was away from Bechuanaland on perfectly legitimate busi- neas. be was not aware of the whole facts and witness did not think it necessary to enlighten him Dr. Jamoson did not pledge him to secrecy, but ■ he did say the High Commissioner must not be I told at present. By Mr. Labouchere I was entirely an officer of the Imperial Government and had no con- nection with the Chart red Company. Sir Graham Gower did not urge me not to i. n form the High Commissioner. I do not think Dr. Jameson's movement is rightly described as a raid. Mr. Labouchere: Call it what yon like. The hairuian Call it a ride, that is a harm- ess worcl (Laut-ht-r.) Bv Mr. Chamberlain Mr. Rhodes did not tell me ikat tho Colonial Office knew and approved of the reserving in Johannesburg. Colonel ilhoacis, brother of Mr. Cecil Rhodes, who was the next witness, read a prepared state- ment, in which he stated that in the summer of 1895 he went to Johannesbuag as his brother's agent. In August, Dr. Jameson told him of the intention of the Johannesburg people to obtain redroes of their grievances, if needful, by force. and that he and Mr. Cecil Rhodes had Eromised to assist. Witness saw hM brot her it Cape Town. He confirmed what Dr. Jameson said, and added if. when in Johan- nesburg funds were wanted for the movement, witneas was to draw upon him through the Char- -.1 Comyw. Witnew aodved in Johamm» burg on the twenty-first October, 1895, and found that practically all the leading men there were at one in their determination to enforce th re- dress of their grievances. Witness joined the n.cvement, with the results known to the Com- mittee In reply to Mr. Campbell -Bannerman, witness stated that nearly all the money he drew from -a brother's account was spent in erecting provi- aionary stores between Pitsani and Johannes burg, and in provisioning j ohannesburg. They bought about five thousand cattie, and all the gi&in they could lay their hands on. He estim- ated the coat of the abortive insurrection at a quarter of a million of money. None of the money was spent in coaxing unwilling insurg- ents. In reply to Mr. Cripps, ■witness said in lis cpiniou, the movement at Johannesburg was equally popular amongst the classes. The examination of the witness was not con- cluded when the Committee adjourned, the Chair- man stating that the Committee had decided i 0 call next, Sir John Willoughby, Mr. Lionel I'hillipi, and Mr. Charles Lennard.