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r- TOWN TOPICS. I (From Our London CorrespondentJ King Edward's spring tour must surely be considered one of the most interesting journeys which a British sovereign has ever undertaken, and though designed primarily for pleasure and recreative purposes it has not been devoid of political influence, and in some respects his- torical significance. Private letters received here from Lisbon speak of the remarkable warmth of his Majesty's reception by the Por- tuguese populace, while the strong friendship existing between King Charles and his late guest was apparent throughout the visit in a variety of ways. The Portuguese Minister to the Court of St. James, the Marquis de Soveral, is perhaps on terms of greater personal inti- macy with King Edward than are enjoyed by any other of the foreign representatives in this country, and it is to him undoubtedly that much of the credit is due for the extremely suc- cessful way in which the whole affair was arranged. At Gibraltar, his Majesty was reviving old memories, for he was there as Prince of Wales a quarter of a century ago; but it was the first of his Colonial possessions that he had seen since he ascended the Throne, and, moreover, this was the first occasion in the British occu- pation that a crowned King of England has visited "The Rock." Next year will witness the two hundredth anniversary of the capture of the famous stronghold, which was taken by Sir George Rooke, after a three days' bom- bardment, on July 24, 1704; and it is not generally known that but for the prompt action of that gallant Admiral the place might have slipped into the hands of another Power. When the fortress capitulated, the Prince of Hesse, .who was with the British fleet, took possession on behalf of the Archduke Charles, but Rooke, realising the strategic importance of the posi- tion, ordered the Archduke's banner to be iiauled down and occupied the town in the name of Queen Anne. The English Admiral, however, received no public reward for his brilliant service in capturing Gibraltar, doubt- less owing to its being overshadowed by Marl- borough's great victory at Blenheim a few days later, the bi-ventenary of which will also, of course, occur next year. Unlike Mr. Balfour, who once confessed that he never perused the newspapers, the Prince of Wales is evidently a diligent reader of the daily journals, and this circumstance has enabled his Royal Highness, in a very graceful fashion, to show his deep interest in all matters bearing on the Navy, and at the same time to assist a sound and most deserving institution. Recently a letter appeared in the Times with reference to the training ship Formidable, at -Portishead, Somerset, an old man-of-war, which, after a long career of usefulness in its present sphere of service, is now virtually con- demned, and which, accordingly, is to be re- placed by a nautical school on shore, to be built at an estimated cost of thirty thousand pounds, of which only fifteen thousand has so far been raised. This communication was noticed by the Prince of Wales, who spon- taneously caused a cheque for twenty pounds to be sent to the Building Fund, together with a sympathetic letter, in which he acknow- ledged the excellent work done by the old ship, and warmly commended the scheme to the generosity of the public. The Formidable, it may be mentioned, lies off Portishead in a somewhat exposed position, and presents a well-known and picturesque sight to vessels passing in the Channel to and from Avonmouth and Bristol. Since Lord Salisbury laid down the seals of office last July he has made no appearance in public though at one time it was thought he would take part in the debate on the Educa- tion Bill last autumn in the House of Lords. Now, however, the late Premier has accepted an invitation to the luncheon which the Lord Mayor of London is giving on May 20 to the 'Prince of Wales (the Master) and the Elder Brethren of Trinity House, that little heard of, curiously-named body, who do so much useful work. Lord Salisbury is now staying at his place at Beaulieu, where he has spent a con- siderable part of his time during the last eight months, and the fact that he has consented to attend the Mansion House function indicates that his health has considerably benefited from Shis well-earned rest. Modern utilitarianism has decreed the destruction of Clifford's Inn, a quaint, defunct old legal settlement hidden away behind St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-street, and bounded on one side by Fetter-lane, and on the west by Serjeant's Inn, another of the ancient Inns of Court, which have no longer an active exist- ence. Clifford's Inn is rich in association, dating back to the fourteenth century, but its lristoric hall and gloomy-looking blocks of offi- ces and chambers, such as Dickens described in one of his immortal works, will soon be (things of the past, for the whole of the pro- perty, comprising nearly an acre of land, and all the buildings thereon, is to be sold by public auction here next month, under an order of the Courts, on behalf of the projected scheme of legal education. Being freehold, it will doubt- less be purchased either for the creation of ground rents or for the erection of buildings worthy of such a noted centre of professional activity and commercial enterprise, and as op- portunities are not often available for acquiring by a single transaction an acre of City land, in one of the most valuable parts of the metro- polis there is likely to be an interesting com- petition between millionaires and syndicates for the possession of the property. The last occa- sion, I believe, on which an equally large piece of ground in the City was publicly disposed of -though not a freehold like Clifford's Inn- was over two years ago, when Mr. Alfred Beit, the South African millionaire, bought from the Bridge House Estate the eighty years lease of the London-wall segment of Finsbury-circus, for a ground rent of eighteen thousand pounds per annum. I may add that the handsome pile of buildings now being erected for Mr. Beit on this site will shortly be ready for occupation, and will constitute an imposing architectural addition to a neighbourhood which more than any other district in what may be termed the Stock Exchange area has been transformed by re-building during the past few years. 0 The Easter matches virtually settled the positions of the leading clubs in the First Divi- sion of the Football League, as well as the fate of the various teams which will exchange places in the First and Second Divisions; and soon after these lines appear in print the final struggle for the Association Cup should have been fought out between Bury and Derby County at the Crystal Palace. A start was made with the summer game on. Monday and Tuesday, but county cricket will hardly begin for another fortnight. The most interesting point in connection with cricket just now -is the much-discussed question of the wider wicket, which will come to the vote at the meeting here early next month. Opinion on the proposal seems fairly divided, though—as regards the fifteen first-class counties-there appears to be a bare majority in favour of leav- ing the present rule unaltered. Possibly it will be arranged to give the plan a fair trial before definitely deciding one way or the other. The County Championship competition is likely to absorb even more attention this season, as ) there will be no distraction through the pres- ence in our midst of an Australian eleven. K.
NEWS NOTES.I
NEWS NOTES. I On his tour the King has been having a truly Royal time. Gib." was delighted to welcome his Majesty, after his Portuguese junKetings, and Malta, if possible, even more joyous in the presence of the Sovereign. There are many more pleasant days in store, we hope, for King Edward during his Mediterranean trip; and, when on his way home, he visits Paris, his Majesty is assured of a most enthusiastic recep- tion in the French capital. Signs and tokens galore are apparent of the desire of our Gallic neighbours to strengthen the bonds of amity with Britain, a state of things which it is ex- tremely good to see. Eastertide, the first great outdoor holiday of the people of the year, passed in sunshine for the most part, but with an intermingling of snow and bleak blasts. It was bright and brac- ing generally, with a dash of bitter in it. Yet the masses got out into the open and had a good time, for the countryside is very pretty in its garb of unfolding green; and Old Sol did his best to nullify the rude intervention of Boreas. The railway companies profited considerably by the lateness of the festival this year, and by the absence of wet. It was more than cold enough often, but one cannot expect Eastertide to be at all sultry in these latitudes. The return to St. Stephen's of Sir Wilfrid Lawson brings back into the Parliamentary fold a picturesque personality. The grave- faced but merry-eyed veteran baronet is an extremist in some notable things—which, in- deed, form a part of his distinction as a "character"—but he commands the esteem of all sorts and conditions of folk for his sincerity and for his fidelity to fixed principles. One need hardly assert that his defeat at Cocker- mouth eclipsed the gaiety of Westminster, but the House of Commons has scarcely been the same since the white-bearded teetotaller from the North last occupied his accustomed seat below the gangway. There will be a fine flow of rhymed epigram from seat to seat again, for we may be full sure Sir Wilfrid will have his fun. There is a cry from Macedonia which may yet be heard the world over, for no man can say what will come of it. In Austria the belief is that a general rising will break out imme- diately after the Greek Easter—that is to say, at the beginning of next week. A scheme drawn up by Hilmi Pasha for the establish- ment of fifteen new police centres in each of the vilayets of Solonika and Kossovo has been approved by the Sultan. The one thing cer- tain concerning the near East is that there is trouble a-brewing. An exasperated critic, provoked to great anger by a trivial circumstance, indulged re- cently in some lofty sentiments concerning novelists and their palatial houses in London. As at the time in question there were but two novelists having houses in London, the point of the diatribe (as a writer in "Men and Women" remarks) was somewhat obscure. It is, of course, a matter of general knowledge that the majority of literary men live in the country. Mr. Stanley Weyman, for instance, rarely leaves his home at Ruthin; Dr. Conan Doyle is very much at Hindhead; Mr. Kipling, when he is not at the Cape, is quite in love with his new home not far from Tunbridge Wells; Mrs. Humphrey Ward writes at Tring; Miss Marie Corelli does all her work at Strat- ford-on-Avon; Mr. Mason does much of his on the Continent. The two great masters who are silent-Mr. George Meredith and Mr. Thomas Hardy-maintain their silence in the pleasant solitudes of Box Hill and Dorsetshire. Mr. Anthony Hope is a Londoner, it is true, but he lives in chambers. This is a little hard on the critic in question, but perhaps he is consoled by hearing that Mr. J. M. Barrie is now comfortably settled in his new home at Lancaster Gate. Mr. Barrie is one of the very few writers who have at this moment a house in London. The rush of immigrants to the United States is so great that the immigration officials of Ellis Island are wondering how it will be pos- sible to handle them if the increase continues. Over 41,000 immigrants arrived during the first eleven days of April. German immigration has fallen from 18 per cent. of the whole to 4 per cent., Irish from 8 to 3, and the United King- dom from 9 to 7. Italian immigration has risen from 12 to 33 per cent. of the whole, and Austro-Hungarian from 14 to 27. Since Major Baden-Powell, in 1894, demon- strated the possibility of raising a man to a con- siderable height in the air by means of kites, both he and other inventors have made numer- ous ascents. Mr. F. S. Cody has been making demonstrations in various parts of England. At Woolwich recently, Mr. F. S. Cody made some very satisfactory ascents to a height of about 200 feet (although on previous occasions he is said to have been lifted as high as 1,200 feet). The kites are of the well-known Har- grave or "Box" type, with wings spread out on each side. Two or three kites are first sent up on a long wire rope, and then a much larger kite is fixed to a pulley, which is drawn up with a casket, in which the man sits, suspended from it. By means of a lever the pulley can be jammed at any desired point by the aeronaut, and by means of a rope fastened to the front of the kite the latter can be so lifted as to cause it to descend down the rope.
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A tarewell meeting was held on Monday night, in connection with the Rev. Charles Spurgeon's resignation of the pastorate of South-street Baptist Chapel, Greenwich. Mr. Spurgeon was presented by the senior Deacon, Mr. Brewer, on behalf of the congregation, with a cheque for 200 guineas and a handsome epergne. Lord Farquhar, Master of the King's House- hold, is expected in Edinburgh on the 24th inst., to make arrangements for the King and Queen's forthcoming visit to that city. The King, last autumn, sanctioned extensive alterations at Balmoral Castle, and these are now being carried out. They will be completed by the end of June. The Biennial Conference of the Seventh Day Adventists, held at Oakland (California), has elected officers to attend the conference to be held c ie in London in 1905. Major Stileman, for the nineteenth time since 1858, was on Monday elected Mayor of the unre- formed Borough of Winchelsea. Dr. Robertson, the new Bishop of Exeter, was on Monday duly elected by the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral. The annual Easter Eisteddfod was held on Mon- day at Chester, and attracted to the city large holiday crowds from all parts of North Wales. The Mayor of Flint (Mr. T. W. Hughes) presided at the afternoon meeting, and referred to the im- portance of maintaining the Welsh language in the Principality, and to the benefits of Welsh Intermediate education. The chief choral com- petition was one for male voice choirs, the first prize being £ 20 and a solid silver crown for the conductor of the successful choir. The competing choirs were Crewe, Hanley, Moelwyn, Wigan, Wedgewood, Manchester, Orpheus, Run- eorn, and Southport, and Dr. Roland Rogers, the adjudicator, awarded the prize to the Manchester Orpheus Society, conducted by Mr. W. S. Nesbitt. The crowning ceremony was performed at the evening meeting by the Mayoress of Chester (Miss Roberts). The juvenile choir competition was won by the Jerusalem Choir, and the baritone solo prize by Mr. Vaughan Davies (Carnarvon). The principal vocalists were Mr. *Ffrang9on Davies, Mia« May John, and Miss Edith Handles.
BRAVE MAN LEARNS FEAR. I
BRAVE MAN LEARNS FEAR. I Terrible Experience on a Chimney. I "I have carried out some daring jobs. It was on the Leicester Waterworks chimney that I first knew what fear was." So spoke Alfred Garner, of 57, Borthwick-road, Hendon, an expert builder. As you know," he went on, "scaffolding is erected inside and out of such a shaft, and the bricks are laid from within. When I looked from the top and saw Leicester, lying below me, I grew nervous and dizzy, and had to go home. I was ill. The giddiness arose from an attack of indigestion, and all treatment failed to re- store me until Dr. Williams' pink pills were tried. At that time I had learned to dread the sight of food. Every little thing I took seemed to pro- duce acidity. However light my meals, I used to feel as if a ton weight was on my chest. I grew extremely weak for want of food. Besides all this I grew very nervous. I thought I was going to die. At last, when four doctors had had a go at me, I read in a news- paper of a young lady who had suffered almost exactly as 1 had, and had been snatched from the grave by Dr. Wil- liams' pink pills for pale people. That afternoon I commenced my first box of Dr. Williams' pink pills and I will swear before any judge in the land that if I had not com- menced then I don't think I should have lived another week. That terrible feeling of dizziness and nervousness began to leave me. Soon I could eat a hearty meal without pain. I could enjoy a good night's rest, and my food, which for a long time did harm instead of good, now nourished and sustained me. If you had seen me twelve months ago you would never have believed that I was the same man," Mr. Garner concluded; and his experience is that of many similar sufferers. It is the greatest mistake in the world to take purgatives for indiges- tion and bile; no one was ever cured by making himself weaker. Dr. Williams' pink pills for pale people (the genuine pills have the full name on wrapper) cure by giving strength; they cure ansemia, bile, consumption, eczema, fits, gout, heart disease, indigestion, paralysis, St. Vitus' dance, and women's special ills. Dr. Williams' medicine company, Holborn-viaduct, London, send one box for two and ninepence, six for thirteen and nine. Mr. Garner hopes to help in building many another lofty shaft like the Leicester Chimney, where he first learned fear.
CORN AND SUGAR TAXES.
CORN AND SUGAR TAXES. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the 8th inst., received a deputation from the Co-opera- tive Societies, who asked for the repeal of the taxes on corn and sugar. In reply, Mr. Ritchie, without anticipating what might be done in the Budget, said that if the taxes were taken off corn, tea, and sugar, the working classes would contribute nothing to the support of the State, the government of which they had so large a hand in shaping. He did not in the least sym- pathise with the demand that there should be a free breakfast table, and pointed out that the payers of indirect taxation were not contributing anything like the same proportion towards the expense of the country as they did in past years.
ISIR GEORGE WHITE, V.C
I SIR GEORGE WHITE, V.C I Promoted to Field Marshal. King Edward was present, on the evening of the 8th inst., at a State banquet given by General Sir George White, V.C., the Governor, at his offi-ia: residence, the Convent. During the ban- quet the King announced that he had promoted Sir George White to the rank of Field Marshal. In conferring the honour on Sir George, his Majesty eulogised the great abilities of the hero of Ladysmith, and enlarged upon his services to I the Empire.
IMR. WHITAKER WRIGHT. -
I MR. WHITAKER WRIGHT. I Extradition Application. The hearing of the application for the extra- dition of Mr. Whitaker Wright was resumed in New York on the 8th inst., before Commissioner Alexander. Mr. Wright looked a trifle pale, but said he was feeling as well as could be expected considering his detention and the wet weather. The proceedings began with a motion of Mr. Fox, counsel for the British Consulate-General, asking that the warrant issued on May 16, based on the second of the three complaints that were made, should be dismissed before the examina- tion was proceeded with on the third and last warrant. Counsel for the defence objected stren- uously. He declared that the dismissal would deprive his client of the right of appeal against Judge Lacombe's decision. Commissioner Alexander said that, as it appeared to him, the appeal took from him the right to dismiss the warrant. As he understood it, the only place in which a motion to dismiss the warrant of March 16 could properly be made was before the Court appealed to. Counsel then continued their argu- ments, in the course of which Mr. Fox admitted that all his proofs had not yet arrived, and that he expected to receive next week further proofs which Sir Percy Sanderson, the British Consul- General, had said would complete their case. Commissioner Alexander interrupted the argu- ment by saying that he would in no circumstances dispose of the warrant of March 16 pending an appeal, as he could not, as United States Com- missioner, legally dispose of a cause then awaiting its hearing before the highest tribunal in the land. Mr. Fox then formally moved that the warrant be dismissed, and Commissioner Alexan- der formally rejected the motion, adding that he would order the British Government to proceed under the warrant of March 30. Mr. Fox said he expected to put in a number of affidavits, which were being sent by the Umbria, including that of Mr. Riams, which he regretted as alleging very incriminating facts. He declared that Mr. Hiams swore that all the annual reports, although made by an accredited public accountant, were always changed by Mr. Wright, and that tha accounts of the Globe Finance Corporation, the Standard Exploration Company, and the British and American Corporation were constantly jug- gled backwards and forwards. In conclusion, Mr. Fox requested an adjournment till April 15, to which the defence agreed, and the adjournment was taken. Mr. Whitaker Wright was conveyed back to Ludlow Gaol.
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Tell your Cook to blow KEATING'S POWDER into the crevices and haunts of Beetles and Cock- roaches-they come out, die, and can be swept up. Kills Nits in Children's Heads. Harmless to all animal life. Price, Filled Tin Bellows, 9d., of all chemists, or free for stamps. KEATING, ) Chemist, London. Well, a bright-looking alert Airedale, terrier, eighteen months old, has been installed as col- lector for the Widows and Orphans' Fund of uie Great Western, at the parcels receiving office of the company at Charing Cross. "She is equipped with a handsome collar, box, and inscription, and her "takings" have been encouraging so far. York House, which has just been vacated by the Prince and Princess of Wales, is part of St. James's Palace, and has always been used for residential purposes. The Duchess of Cambridge, mother of the Duke of Cambridge, lived there for many years, and it has been the town residence of the heir to the throne ever since his marriage in 1893. Although various alterations and im- provements were made at the time, including a new entrance hall and other additions, York House was always very inadequate, and entertain- ing to any great extent would have been practi- cally impossible.
CAMBORNE ELECTION. I
CAMBORNE ELECTION. I Sir Wilfrid Lawson Returned. I Polling took place in the Camborne division of Cornwall, on the 8th inst., to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. W. S. Caine. The candidates were Mr. Strauss, Unionist, who formerly sat for the Division, but was ousted by the late Mr. Caine in 1900, and Sir Wilfrid lawson, Liberal, the well-known teetotal advo- cate, who lost his seat for the Cockermouth Division of Cumberland at the last General Elec- tion. The result of the poll was declared on the day following the election as follows:- Sir W. Lawson (L.) 3,558 Mr. Strauss (U.) 2,869 Majority 689 At the last two contested elections the figures were — 1900. Mr. W. S. Caine (L.) 3,101 Mr. A. Strauss (U.) 2,993 Liberal majority 108 1895. Mr. A. Strauss (U.) 3,166 Mr. C. Conybeare (L.) 2,704 Unionist majority 462
NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION.…
NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION. I Se thoroughly satisfied were the members with the very full and favourable particulars of the progress and position of this great Mutual Life Assurance Company, as shown in its 67th Annual Report and Accounts, and as dealt with by the Chairman, that not one member, at the recent Annual Meeting, required any further informa- tion and the Report and Accounts were, there- fore, at once unanimously adopted. The appoint- ment of two more Members of Parliament as Directors was confirmed, and the Meeting elected a leading Banker in the West of England to the vacant Auditorship. A Division of Profits, the whole of which belongs to the Policy-holders in this non-Shareholders' office, has just been made amongst the Assured. The sum of £ 761,602, Cash Profit, was apportioned, being the largest amount the Institution has ever divided at the end of a quinquennial period. This Profit was considerably more than a third of the amount paid in premiums to the office in that time. An important source of Profit, and one showing -how carefully the business has been conducted, has been obtained by a very favourable mortality ex- perience, the total amount paid in Death Claims in the last five years being less by C486,000 than the amount provided by the Tables employed in the Valuation. The Bonuses on Endowment As- surances were at the same satisfactory ratio as at the 1892 and 1897 Divisions, and therefore the En- dowment Assurance business is likely to continue to increase; and, as a larger proporton of Profit has just been given to younger lives in the Whole Life Assurance Class, this branch of the business will doubtless also increase.
I MARIE CORELLI'S « SCREAM."…
I MARIE CORELLI'S « SCREAM." I Writing in "King and Country," Miss Maria Corelli calls attention to the state of things at Stratford-on-Avon, where she declares "the ruth- less hand of the moderniser and jerry-builder is allowed to play havoc with such old relics as can never be replaced." On a previous occasion, Miss Corelli adds, "my scream,' as it was then called, saved those who sincerely reverence Shakespeare's memory from the bitter shame of having to look across the historic grave to an ill- designed alto-relievo of a modern actress sitting by a modern reading-lamp, backing the Com- munion-table, with the poet's works kicking casuallv about her feet, and a medallion of the immortal himself falling, as it seemed, out of the folds of her skirt and rolling under her chair!"
I THE SMALLEST RACING BOAT.I
I THE SMALLEST RACING BOAT. Mr. George Hampden, a great Australian sail- ing enthusiast, is sending over to this country his six-footer dinghy Irene, a craft which, states our Sydney correspondent, h-a-s been very successful in Australian waters. His intention is to show to English sailing men the smallest type of racing boat existent in Port Jackson, and probably in the world. He hopes to be able to introduce the "midget" sailing class into some of the smooth- water sailing centres of England.
I THE NATIONAL SAVINGS,
I THE NATIONAL SAVINGS, The Treaury has issued a return of the secu- rities standing to the account of the Post Office Savings Bank Fund. Their total value on De- l cember 31 last year was £ 137,574,492. In addi- tion dividends amounting to £ 779,150 had accrued on them, but had not been collected, and there was also a cash balance of nearly £ 30,000. The total amount standing to the fund's credit was £ 138,383,205. Of this sum fifty-eight and a quarter millions sterling is set down as the value of nearly sixty-two and three-quarter millions sterling invested in Two-and-Three-Quarter per Cent. Consols; £ 8,853,170 in Two-and-a-Half per Cents, is returned as only being worth £ 8,321,980 on December 31 last. About eleven millions sterling is invested in Three per Cent. Local Loans stock.
THE KING AND HOUSING. I
THE KING AND HOUSING. I In acknowledging a memorial concerning the Sousing question, sent to the King by the Tenants' Protection League and accompanied by six pho- tographs of Bermondsey "slums," Lord Knollys says that by his Majesty's orders the statements have been forwarded to the President of the Local Government Board with the request that they may be duly considered. "I need hardly assure you of the deep interest which the King takes in this important matter," adds Lord Knollys, "and, indeed, he has shown this in- terest on more than one occasion." .1
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KILLING SOMALILAND TRADE. j In his annual report on the trade of the Son land Protectorate, Mr. Acting Vice-Consul Cor- deaux says The total trade of the Proteo,torate (duty and non-duty paid) for the year un> ^er re- port, amounted to l,05,61,651rs., showi Qg a ^e. crease of 8,08,024rs., as compared with ,? vious year, and of 21,11,528rs. on the fi nf 1899-1900. The principal feature of ^he°year is tlie decline in the trade of Zaila, both •TY,„„r| „m-i export, to the value of nearly £ 75,0 qq a crease of 25 per cent. on the average value of the trade for the three preceding year- The sole cause of this decline, other conditio^ mained normal, is the French Harrar Railway, which is now approach: and which already carries to an'1? -rLi+ii k large portion of the Harrar tra( merlv the monopoly of the ^ich was for- zaila will eventually be deper*, d t f it exist; ence on an insignificant local tr-. d pplemented HarTar1™68 PrecarioujlS carrying trade to
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-l' II. r A REMARKABLE OFFER. Th Bonus Report of the Eagle Insurance Compaq geems to £ e the great event m the Insurance jv/orld thia ear. The "Post Magazine," the lead.. author^y on the subject, speaking highly of steady progress made by the Company m thtl fiye J £ and its distinct advance in finan, i,ial strength and pro- spects, says that Althougi the participating policy holders can on an average draw in cash one-third of the premiums paid dur ing this period the Eagle adds materially to its re- serves so as to place the future beyond reach of In this way the Company ought to be esP< 3Ciallvattractiveto young lives, who in some instane f h^ve an amount added to the face value of their policies actually in ex- cess of their total paym< ents during the five years. In these days of a mamr* f amaigamations it is refreshing to find an offi< ,e Uke the Eagle, after an existence of nearly aeen so well able to stand on its own. Its 20th, CenJt' pr0spt<rtus is a model of simplicity and 8learoe £ B5
THE KING'S TOUR. !
THE KING'S TOUR. VISIT TO GIBRALTAR. f The Victoria and Albert, with the King on toard, passed through the Straits of Gibraltar on the afternoon of the 8th inst., and was moored inside the breakwater. Sir George White went on board to greet his Maj esty, who shortly after- wards landed, and drove through crowded streets to the North Front. At the residence of the Governor, the King was received by Lady White. The representatives of the Sultan of Morocco presented an Address conveying to his Majesty a message of friendship from the Moorish Sovereign. The King, in reply, expressed his high appreciation of this friendly intention, and desired the Governor of Fez to convey to the Sultan his sincere and constant desire for his prosperity and welfare. A deputation of British subjects next presented an Address. The King remained to dinner, and after a reception which followed, the King returned to his yacht, first having promoted Sir George White to the rank of Field Marshal in the British Army in recogni- tion of his distinguished services to the State. FAREWELL TO "GIB." I The King sailed on Monday morning tor Malta. The Royal yacht, as she passed the entrance of the harbour, was greeted wiui loud cheers by people lining the walls of the town, and salutes from the ships and shore batteries. The Victoria and Albert was escorted by six cruisers. Before leaving, his Majesty commanded Sir G. White to notify to the public his appreciation of the manner in which he had been received, and of the evidence of loyalty displayed by all classes. PREPARATIONS IN PARIS. I The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, with King Edward on board, passed Algiers at 4.30 on Tues- day afternoon. The Royal yacht was accompanied by six cruisers. As soon as the squadron was signalled by the semaphore, the shore and Admiralty bat- teries at Algiers fired a salute of 101 guns in honour of King Edward. The Russian, Italian, and Spanish warships lying in the harbour of Algiers hoisted the British ensign at the mainmast and fired salutes of 21 guns. Preparations in connection with his Majesty's visit to Paris are proceeding apace. The two Royal saloons, which are the property of the King and were constructed for him when he was Prince of Wales, after undergoing tests on the Paris- Cherbourg line and on the Northern line between Paris and Calais, were run on Tuesday afternoon on to the Paris-Lyon-Mediterran6e system for further trials. The Royal train will be made up as follows: Engine, brake van, three saloon sleeping-cars for the King's suite and the officers attached to his Majesty's person, the two Royal saloons, two large sleeping-cars, and two brake vans. The station in Paris at which his Majesty will leave the train has not yet been definitely selected, but it is now expected that it will be the Bois de Boulogne station. The" Jockey" states that it is proposed to hold a special race-meeting at Longchamps on Satur- day, May 2, at which it is hoped his Majesty will be present.
ISIR GEORGE KEKEWiCWS COMPLAINT.…
I SIR GEORGE KEKEWiCWS COMPLAINT. I A very complimentary address was presented on Tuesday at the conference of the National Union of Teachers at Buxton to Sir George Keke- wich, late Secretary to the Board of Education, who was elected the first honorary member of the union. Sir George Kekewich, in the course of his acknowledgment, said that from the time he left the Board of Education at the end of last October he had received no word of recognition or thanks from the Department or from the Government. Jle wondered whether that was because he had always been opposed to reaction, and endeavoured to foster good will between teachers and inspectors, and had encouraged the Cockerton schools. Sir George proceeded to condemn the proposal to reintroduce examinations as a part of inspection, to criticise adversely the recent appointment of Mr. Cyril Jackson to the post of senior chief inspector, and to comment on the Education Act. A resolution strongly condemnatory of the London Education Bill was subsequently carried by a very large majority.
I DESPAIR AND SUICIDE.
I DESPAIR AND SUICIDE. The inquest on Miss Frances Mayer, the daughter of the clerk to the Gloucester Guardians, who escaped from Barnwood House Private Asylum on Saturday night and was found next morning decapitated on the railway, was held at Gloucester on Tuesday afternoon. She had left the following letter: "My Darling Mother,—I have realised for a long time I shall never be anything else but expense and anxiety to you, so think it better you should all be spared worry. I am very grateful to you and father for all you have done for me, and only wish I could have returned to you all long before this. I would like much to have seen you all again, but perhaps it is best not. I feel too miserable to be a help to you. I think all my hopes of becoming permanently strong have vanished, So I think my life is best ended." A verdict of Suicide while of unBouü. mind" was returned.
LORD BALFOUR ON VACCINATION.…
LORD BALFOUR ON VACCINATION. „y Replying to a depu!J:tlOn of Scottish anti- vaccinators at Edinbuig)l on Tuesday with refe- rence to the exclusion, ot Scotland from the exemp- tion now applicable to England under the con- science clause, Lo|^d Balfour, Secretary for Scot- land, said he beVieyed absolutely in the efficiency of vaccination., It seemed to him that the State was not °Ii¡y entitled but bound to do all it could to seeur e an efficient, and as far as possible a ^m^eJ'sal, submission to vaccination. He could hold -0ut no hope whatever of making the Scottish vv similar to the English.
|VANDERBILT WEDDING.
VANDERBILT WEDDING. Profusion of Roses and Diamonds. Mr. Reginald Vanderbilt, the richest young man in the United States, was married on Tuesday to Miss Cathleen Neilson at Newport, Rhode Island, New York. There were nearly 175 guests present at the ceremony, nearly all of whom are among America's most prominent millionaires. The wedding was celebrated at the Arleigh Villa, which Mrs. Neilson specially rented for the occasion. The service was that of the Roman Catholic Church, and the Rev. Father Meenan ofliciated. The house was turned into a beautiful bower of roses and lilies. More than 20,000 roses were used in the decorations, 1000 of them being American Beauties," with stems 3ft. long, costing 10s. each. The presents received included enough plate to furnish three houses and sufficient jewels to fit out at least as many brides in regal style. By chance both Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Neilson presented the bride with the same thing- a diamond tiara. Mrs. Neilson's was the handsomer, as it included several large emeralds among the brilliants. The presents occupied the entire top floor of the house, and had to be crowded together to get them in. They are valued at between £ 65,000 and £ 75,000. Five detectives constantly guarded them, and several others were outside the house watching for sneak thieves. It required the services of a dozen policemen to keep the traffic clear in front of the house during the ceremony, so large was the crowd that gathered round to catch a glimpse of the bride. After a short trip to Sandy Point Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt will sail for Europe on an extended journey.
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The street beggars in Barcelona have entered into a solemn covenant to withdraw from circula- tion all the two-centime pieces which they receive from the charitable public, so as to compel their benefactors to give them the coin next in value— viz., five centimes.
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-SERVIAN COUP D'ETAT.
SERVIAN COUP D'ETAT. Proclamations by the King. King Alexander has issued two proclamations, of which one suspends the Constitution and annuls a series of laws passed by the Skupshtina, while the other forthwith restoies the Constitu- tion to its former validity. In the first of these two proclamations, the King says that the Senate and Skupshtina created under the Con- stitution granted by him on April 19, 1901, have passed laws which have proved impracticable. Furthermore, the Constitution, by serving to fan political passions, has prejudiced the interests of the fatherland and hindered its development as State and nation. The state of affairs in the Balkans, declared the King, is very serious. Servia needs order, unity, and peace. She should offer a bright example of a peace- loving State, and at the same time always be ready to defend her true interests should it become necessary to do so. For the purpose of restoring unity, strength, and order to the country the King suspends the Constitution of April 19, 1901, and declares the mandates of the Senators to be null and void. The proclamation goes on to announce that the Councillors of State are placed on the retired list, and that the Skupshtina is dissolved. Several laws, including the Press law, the communal law, and the Act dealing with the electoral system, are annulled and are replaced by the laws previously existing. As soon as the ordinances appointing new Senators and Councillors of State were issued, a second proclamation appeared, whereby the Constitution of April 19, 1901, was once more restored to full validity.
jSOME OUT OF DATE LAWS.
SOME OUT OF DATE LAWS. A Bill has been printed naming and describing some curious Scottish laws which it is proposed for reasons given to wipe off the Statute-book. Some of the contents of the Bill are quaint and interesting, having reference, as they do, to old laws dating from 1424 to 1707. The following z, are the most quaint descriptions of laws it is proposed shall be deleted: "Of strangeris that sellis merchandise in the realme and takis mone therfor." "Of playing at the fut ball." "Tuiching the landis quhilkis our soverane lordis fadir had in pecabill possessione the day of his deces." That law is to be wiped out because it has expired." Another to be abolished is "Anetis the refor- macione of hospitalys." Obviously a law made in answer to a "Daily Mail" request in 1457. "Anent restriccione of s-umptuose clothing." "That na Inglis man have benefice within Scotlande." There was a feeling against aliens in those days. Ö "Of cruts and fisch dammys." Which sounds rather strong. "Th/at householderis have bybillis and psalme buikis." This was municipal socialism with a vengeance. "Act anent the Egiptians." Whether it was to spoil the Egyptians or not is not stated, but it is 3 to 1 on a Scot against an Egyptian. "Anent the punisehment of drunkardis." There is no mention of the black list. And so one can proceed through this Bill, which finishes up with an "Act for burying in woollen," which is to be repealed "owing to a change in cir- cumstances." Hundreds of laws are to be thrown into the wastepaper basket as dead, obsolete, superseded, or for various other reasons fitata-d.
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Mr. G. E. Thorley, who has just lesigned the Wardenship of Wadham College, Oxford, is a son of the late Commander Thorley, one of Nel- son's old sea-dogs, and has been connected with the College since he graduated with first-class honours half a century ago. Owing to prolonged ill-health the retiring Warden is not a familiar personality to the present generation of under- graduates, but at one time he was a strenuous worker in the reforming movement which has revolutionised .modern Oxford. The "Onlooker" relates a curious adventure which has occurred to Captain Bell, who lost a leg in South Africa. He was walking one morn- ing to the War Office along Pall Mall, and on crossing the road was knocked over by a hansom, the wheel passing over his cork leg. A crowd immediately collected, but to their disappoint- ment and greatly to their astonishment, Captain Bell got up and walked on apparently none the worse for the shock. Lord Spencer used to be known as the Red Earl, on account of his splendid beard, which contributed not a little to his great air of dignity and distinction. Even now the description may be found occasionally applied to him in the news- papers. But he might more properly be called the White Earl. During the last two or three years the ruddy hue of his beard has been gradu- ally disappearing, and a few days ago, when he loitered for some time in the Commons .Lob y, it was observed that it had become almost white. The Governor of Westphalia has ordered that a town councillor of the little town of Ahlen who does not attend the meetings of the council shall be fined sixpence the first time he is absent and five shillings the second. Councillors who talk nonsense may be ordered to keep silet for one or more sittings. Those who divulge the doings of the council to outsiders may be excluded for six months, and those who are found to be "dis- turbing elements" may be excluded according to the will of the chairman- The attention of the German artillery experts is at present engaged on improving Birkland's electro-magnetic cannon. Although it is only available in forts and is too complex to be trusted to Ian ordinary gunner, it is believed by the Ger- man authorities to have a great future before it. The principle of this new gun is the passing of a powerful current through wire spirals in the bore without heating. It throws a 501b. projectile more than three miles with accuracy, but the inventor claims that he can increase this distance fourfold. A science paper .remarks that this is the first electro-magnetic gun that German artil- lerists have found prvcticWAo.