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DEATH OF LORD CHELMSFORD. General Lord Chelmsford died at the United I Service Club, in London, at a quarter to twelve on Sunday morning. He was seized by an illness at the club on the preceding Thursday, and could not be removed. Lady Chelmsford was at his bedside on Saturday night, and three of Lord Chelmsford's sons were present at the end. The eldest son of that Frederic Thesiger who was appointed Lord Chancellor in 1858 by the late Lord Derby, entered the army 1844. He was present at the siege and fall of Sevastopol, and he saw service in the Indian Mutiny, the Kaffir and the Zulu wars, and the Abyssinian campaign. He will be remembered chiefly in connection with tne rather unfortunate campaign of 1878. As General Thesiger he had quelled the Kaffir re- bellion under Kreli and Sandiili in 1877. In the following year a quarrel arose between Cete- wayo and the High Commissioner of South Africa, and on the last day of 1878 war broke out. General Thesiger, who was now Lord Chelms- ford, was put in command of the British forces, and on January 22, 1879, came the memorable disaster of Isandhlwana. The news of this defeat created a feeling of dismay which was only tempered by the heroic story of Rorke's Drift. For the next six months the British forces had to fight a defensive campaign, during which a second sensation was caused by the death of the Prince Imperial in June. How the recon- noitering party, which fell into an ambuscade, and how the Prince, who was an expert horseman, was unable to mount a restive charger, and fell pierced by Zulu spears while his companions gal- loped away, is now familiar history. The episode did not add lustre to a campaign which had already been sadly mismanaged. Fortunately, however, for the military reputation of the late Lord Chelms- ford, he was able to pull his forces together, and to win a complete victory over the Zulus at Ulundi before Sir Garnet Wolseley, who had come out from England to take supreme command, actually came into the field. At the close of the war Lord Chelmsford re- turned to England, where he became a Lieut. General in 1882, and Governor of the Tower in 1884. He retired from the army in 1893. In spite of the disasters in the early part of the Zulu campaign, Lord Chelmsford enjoyed a long and, in the main, successful military career, and he had never lost his zeal for the army. Since his retirement he has always taken a keen interest in military affairs, and especially in the training of young cadets. He is succeeded by his son, the Hon. Frederic John Napier Thesiger, who was educated at Oxford, and was called to the Bar in 1892.

THE PIRACY OF MUSIC. At a meeting of the Music Publishers' Associa- tion it has been resolved by 19 firms that, in con- sequence of the present deplorable position of music composers and of the music publishing and retail trade brought about by the want of protec- tion against piracies, no further new publications shall be issued by any of the firms in question until further notice, and that no further contracts for payments to artists and singers of new publi- cations shall be entered into for the present.

DEATH OF LORD ST. HELIER. A DISTINGUISHED CAREER. Great grief has been occasioned by the death of Lord St. Helier, the distinguished ex-President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court, at his London residence, Harley- street. He had been ailing for some time, and he passed peacefully away at 3.15 on Sunday morning. Lady St. Helier being present at the end. The latepeer was born in 1843, eldest son of Bishop Jeung (of Peterborough). He was educated at Harrow and elected to a scholarship at Balliol College, Oxford, where he obtained two firsts. He also won the Stanhope Prize in 1863, and the Arnold j Prize in 1867. A few years later he became a Fellow of Hertford College. He was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1868, and in connection with the civil action of the Tichborne claimant he act as junior counsel. In ecclesiastical practice he soon enjoyed a high reputation. He appeared in the famous Lincoln case in 1890, having been ap- pointed a Q.C. in 1885, and having received appoint- ment as Chancellor for seven dioceses. He was made a judge of the Probate, Divorce, and Ad- miralty Division in 1891 and knighted, and was appointed President of the Division in the year fol- lowing. He afterwards also acted as Judge Advo- cate-General, and for services in that office he was in 1897 made K.C.B. and raised in 1892 to G.C.B. He married in 1881 (her second husband) the Ron. Mrs. Stanley, who has been prominent in philanthropic and social work in conjunction with her distinguished husband. The latter, on account of his failing health, retired from the judicial bench a few months ago, and was created a peer. Lord St. Helier was a member of the Ritual Commission appointed last year, but his illness had prevented him attending any of the meetings of the Commission since his elevation to the peerage. The intelligence of the death of Lord St. Helier was received with deep regret at his Berkshire seat, Arlington Manor, and also in the town of Newbury. Lord and Lady St. Helier during their occupancy of Arlington Manor, which was pur- chased by the late Mrs. Jeune, widow of the Bishop of Peterborough, had- taken the greatest possible interest in all local institutions of a deserving character, and had endeared themselves to the people of the district. Much sympathy is everywhere expressed with Lady St. Helier and her daughters, the Hon. Mrs. 'St. John Brodrick and Mrs. Allhusen.

The Prince of Wales possesses a stamp which cost him £ 1,450. lia original value was two- pence. Five thou.sand loose drawings, valued at £ 50,000, have been left by the late Heir Menzsi, the famou.s German painter. j Toofchrbrushes and tooth-powder ;are to be supplied to all the inmates of thc> Austrian prisons. A Hindu ba.by ie named when it is twelve diaj»and usually by the mother. Some- the.father wishes for another name than that seJectedl by the mother. In that case two lamps are placed over the two names, and the name over which the lamip burns the brightest is the one given the, child.

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The marriage between Colonel Herbert Money, C.B., R.M.L.I., and, Maud, widow of Mr. Courtenay Thompson, and daughter of Mr. Francis W. Davis, of Adelaide, South Australia. will tafce place very quietly at the end of this. month. Berlin supports a professional birdcatcher, who keeps scientific institutions supplied1 with birds, nasts, and eggs. He is the only man in the empire 'permitted to do so. Russia, with a population of 127,000,000, has only 18,334 physicians. In the United' States, with a population of about 75,000,000, there are- 120,000 physicians. )ni in -==:=- Ii

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Mrs. Brown stone "I should think you would? feel afraid, living way off here in the country ™ so many tramps about." Mrs. Meadow:' e 1, I am sometimes, j s'pose you don't have tramps m the city.' Mrs. Brownstone: "No, indeed. We have nothing to fear but ponce. Mrs. McSpratt: ((Isn't it remarkable how many mysterious disappearances there are?" Mr. McSpatt: "Oh, I dunno. Most of 'em are taarried." Great Statesman "How would you like to be appointed minister plenipotentiary and envoy ex- traordinary to some foreign country?" Hench- man: "No use. It wouldn't look dignified,, fer tne ter be scramblin' 'round a fureign country after boodle. I'd ruther stay here."

An illiterate young man once got a friend to write a letter for him to his sweetheart. The letter was rather prosaic for a love-letter, and he felt that an apology was due to his sweet- heart for its lack of tenderness. It was as follows:—"Please excuse the mildness of this here letter, as the chap wot's writin' it is a married man, an' be says he can't bidie any soft- soaping it gives him the spazzums." Mrs. Canbv: "Oh, Titus, the baby has swallowed a hairpin!" Mr. Canhy "That's it; just as I expected. Now you'll want money to buy some more. Its nothing but money, money, money in this house the whole blessed iim*.

| THE KING AND QUEEN. I BANQUET TO NAVAL OFFICERS ON I BOARD THE ROYAL YACHT. Jruncfcually at 9.20 on Friday morning of last week the King arrived1 at Marseilles, and at once went on board the Vietoria and Albert, where, the Queen, with Princess Victoria, Prince and Princess Charles of Denmark, and the little Prince Alexander, awaited him. on the deck. His Majesty appeared in good health and excellent spirits. In the afternoon the Royal party drove in two motor-cars to Bausset fVar), returning on board at six o'clock. Tea was taken at Corniche, where a stop was made to view the lovely sunset across the harbour. The Royal yachtreft Marseilles on Saturday morning, after the arrival of the Indian mail. It has been definitely decided that the King will return homo by way of Paris. KING AND QUEEN LAND AT PORT MAHON. I The Victoria and Albert entered the harbour I of Port Mahon on Sunday at noon. Salutes were fired by the batteries. "The quays were lined with large crowds of spectators, and a company I of infantry, with colours and band, was drawn up at the landing stage. The British Consul immediately put off to the yacht, and was re- ceived by the King and Queen. King Edward received the authorities at three o'clock. His Majesty and Queen Alexandra. landed at half- past three, drove through the principal streets, and were received at the Town Hall by the Mayor. Their Majesties were presented with baskets of flowers and were everywhere enthu- siastically greeted.

I THE BUDGET IN BRIEF. NO REDUCTION OF THE INCOME TAX.— TWOPENCE OFF TEA. A year ago the Chancellor of the Exchequer had two deficits to deal with on Monday night he had two surpluses. The first arises as follows I EXCHEQUER ACCOUNTS FOR LAST YEAR. Revenue £ 143,370,000 Expenditure 141,956,000 I Realised Surplus S:1,414,000 This surplus, which is technically known as the Old Sinking Fund, goes automatically to reduce the National Debt, and does not directly affect this year's balance-sheet. The only surplus at the dis- posal of the Chancellor of the Exchequer is the excess in the present year of estimated revenue over estimated expenditure. How this arises is set out in the two following tables: ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE FOR 1905-6. National Debt Services £ (a) Interest and Management 19,572,000 (b) Repayment of Capital 7,428,000 Other Consolidated Fund Services 1,620,000 j Payments to Local Taxation Accounts 1,160.000 Army 29,813,000 Navy 33,389,000 Civil Services (Miscellaneous) 28,614,000 Customs and Inland Revenue. 3,161,000 Post Office 10,721,000 Telegraph Service 4,772,000 Packet Service 782,000 Total Exchequer expenditure 141,032,000 ESTIMATED REVENUE ON BASIS OF EXISTING TAXATION. £ Customs 35,600,000 Excise. 30,200,000 Estate, &o., Duties 13,000,000 Stamps 8,000,000 Land Tax 700.000 Land Tax. 700.000 House Duty 2,000,000 Property and Income Tax 31,000,000 Total Tax Revenue 120,500,000 Post Office 16,500,000 Telegraph Service 4,050,000 Crown Lands 470,000 Receipts from Suez Canal Shares and Sundry Loans 1,034,000 Miscellaneous 1,450,000 Total Non-Tax Revenue 23,504,000 Total Exchequer Revenue 144,004,000 Subtracting total Exchequer expenditure from total Exchequer revenue we obtain a PROSPECTIVE SURPLUS OF £ 2,972,000. This surplus is to be disposed of as follows: Increase of the Sinking Fund £ 1,000,000 Reduction of the Tea Duty by 2d. a lb 1,550,000 Balance for contingencies 422,000 £ 2,972,000

"MY DEAR GIRL, IT'S A MARVEL. It really is." Last night I told Cook to sprinkle Keating's Powder on the hearth in the Kitchen, and this morning the Beetles were there in dozens-DEAD. Keating's Powder, the unrivalled Killer of all Insects. Harmless to everything else. Tins only, 3d r 6d., and Is. Free for stamps. Keating, Chemist, London. There axe 900,000 bananas sold weekly in Glasgow alone, says the "Glasgow Herald, and the man who has been manipulating ttw statistics says anyone with a "penchant" for figures could easily tell how many times the bananae, it piacea in a line would strefcoh between Glasgow and London. Another calculation might be made. If one banana skin is laid properly on the pave- ment, how many stars "will you see when the back of your head stribes the concrete?

I MISS CHAMBERLAIN SPEAKS I I TO GIRLS OF BUSINESS AND OTHERS. I I AN INTERESTING PERSONALITY. I "IT would be selfish to withhold knowledge when it may be the means of helping others that is the motive of an interesting interview granted by Miss Daisy Chamberlain to the Walsall Adver- tiser." Miss Chamberlain, who spoke with ..he full assent of her mother (Mrs. Chamberlain of 528, Bloxwich-road, Wallsall), is as bright and active a worker as any girl in the district. Only a little while ago," she said, "I was not I Miss Chamberlain. expected to live. But that mi ser- ai)] o time thanks to Dr. pink pills for pdB people, is gone, I hope, for ever. lam now eight- teen. Fort,liel)art two years I have been a martyr to what so many girls suffer from—an- cemia and indiges- tion. Six weeks ago death would have been a relief. My lace and lips were colourless, for I had no blood in my veins. My breath was so short that on several occasions I fell down in the street from pure exhaustion. Unlike most anEemsc girls, I had a keen appetite; in fact, it was unnatural. I suffered a great deal with pains in the head and side-pains which seldom left me. I went to the best doctor we could find. I took medicine, medicine, medicine—anything to get relief Mr. Chamberlain added: "One night my daughter came home, and as soon as she got in she dropped. I made sure she was dying. I had read about Dr. Williams' pink pills, and I got her a box and made her take them regularly. From that time she began to mend. I think I cried for joy when I saw the alteration in her. The colour began to bloom in her cheeks; her eyes, which had been dull, grew bright; and she became quite active. She soon ceased to be troubled by short- ness of breath, and before long she was in perfect health again." Antemia is simply bloodlessness. Dr. Williams' pink pills make new blood: thus they cure aneemia just as food cures hunger. They are good for other troubles of women and girls; and of men, too, for they cure bile, indigestion, gout, rheumatism, sciatica, heart disease, backache, paralysis, St. Vitus' dance, and all troubles that arise from poor blood or starved nerves. Dr. Williams' medicine co., Holborn-viaduct, London, send a box post free for two shillings and nine- pence, six for thirteen and nine: but they can be had at all medicine shops.

THE MAD MULLAH. No doubt, since an English general has ex- pressed his satisfaction, it is all right about the Mullah settling down on his own territory under Italian protection, and becoming an exemplary citizen-—in silk hat, as likely as not, and a golf collar.-with a gramophone to beguile the weary hours. This reformation will save our soldiers from having to make many an expedition, and our designers from having to invent many a medal. It will be all in the interests of peace and art. Yet a little regret at the passing of so picturesque a figure is excusable. The Mullah has cost us two and a half millions. He belonged to a roll of international nuisances, which is getting a small one now. The qualifications needed for it are growing very rare. A previous Mullah or two passed the test. So did the Dow- ager-Empress of China. President Castro is a hot candidate. Some Liberals would inscribe the Sultan of Turkey. Leaders of men-with their hearts in the wrong place-is, perhaps, the only description common to them all. That, and the fact that in their lifetimes' they have called form the prayer which most men only get on their tomb-stones. Requiescat in Pace."

I KILLED BY A CAf. J On Saturday Mr. Troutbeck held an inquiry at Battersea into the circumstances of the death of Thomas Edward Sargent, the one month old child of George Sargent, a labourer, living at 72, Linforcl-^treet, Battersea. An aunt of the child stated that it was put to bed shortly be- fore twelve o'clock midday on Thursday of last week and about half an 'hour later, when she went into the room to put some coal on the fire, she found a cat curled up on the child's face. She took the cat away and found the child was dead. Dr. Freyberger, who a post-mortem examination, said death was caused by suffoea- tion through gradual deprivation; of fresh ajr. He did not think the cat lay right on the child s face, but that it lay too close to the. child, and its fur prevented the child breathing. The1 Coroner said that iip the course of his experience as a coroner he hail never heard of such an oc- currence before. [ A verdict of "Accidental death was returned.

TOv-VI TOPICS. (From Our London Correspondent.) More political significance than is justified by the facts has been placed upon the meeting- of King Edward and President Loubet. If the Kaiser had not gone to Tangiers, the King and the President would probably have met just the same. There is a strong feeling of personal friendship between the two heads of States, typical of the friendship which, happily, now prevails between the two natione. But the French, whose amour propre was offended by the Kaiser's visit to Morocco and his alleged intention to interfere with the smooth working of the Anglo-French agreement with regard to that country, seized upon a very ordi- nary incident and invested it with a significance which otherwise would not have been dreamt of. It was the cus- tom of the late Queen Victoria to see and be seen by no one when she changed trains at Paris on her way to the South of France. Her wishes were respected by the various French Presidents, who limited their recognition of her presence to the courtesy of sending a bowl of soup from the Elysde for the refreshment of the august traveller. But many things have changed since then. A domestic complication which it is expected may yet turn into a cause celebre is being much talked about in social circles. I am not yet at liberty to mention names, but it appears a certain young Scotsman, well known in London society, married a young woman equally well known in the social world, and now another woman has come forward asserting that by Scottish law uhe was the young man's first and legitimate wife. To add to the complications a son has been born to the recently married couple, and, as may be imagined, much uneasiness is felt by the families on both sides. Many curious ways have been suggested and adopted in which to spend one's holidays, but it is safe to say that no one has hitherto thought of spending his Easter holidays in underground sewers. This, however, is what thirty-seven sewer men employed by the Borough Council of Marylebone are about to do. It is well known that Paris possesses a wonderful system of sewerage and underground passages, and it is in order to get fresh hints aud improve them- selves in a knowledge of their special work that the sewer men are about to visit the French capital. They will probably leave London on the Thursday before Easter and return on the following Monday. It is to be hoped that their experiences will not be altogether confined to underground Paris, but that they will have some glimpses of the sun and moon in the intervals of their investigations. There has been an increase of the rates in nineteen metropolitan boroughs last year in comparison with the year before. The rates have now reached such a point as to compel practical men of all parties to protest that the burden is greater than can be or ought to be borne, and to demand retrench- ment in public expenditure. There is no Lioubt that the average London ratepayer is a very apathetic individual, who will not either take the trouble to vote in local elections, or to take any active steps to secure the election of representatives pledged to economy. As a rule the ratepayers grumble and pay," but there are many upon whom the increasing burden presses so hardly that they cannot pay, and there have been some distressing cases of suicide lately directly induced by this fact. Another effect of the heavy rates is that there is an un- precedented amount of property to let at present, especially in the best residential dis- tricts. It is calculated that at least 40,000 houses are at present unlet. Persons who used to keep up large town houses now find that they can no longer afford to do so, and they either take a flat at an inclusive rental, or else go a few miles out of London. The problem is thus becoming a serious one for property- owners as well as tenants, while it costs a. further burden upon the rate-payers who re- main. In the Borough of Islington the esti- mated rate which is uncollected, owing to empty properties, is £ 5800, and Islington is not by any means the worst metropolitan borough in this respect. The appointment of Canon Edward Lyttelton, headmaster of Haileybury, to succeed Dr. Warre in a similar capacity at Eton, is a very popular one, as he comes of a family which has been connected with Eton life for nearly two centuries. He himself was a pupil at this famous school, and afterwards an assistant master. Like his brother, the present Colonial Secretary, he is a good all-round athlete. He captained the Eton Eleven in 1874, and the Cambridge Eleven in 1878. In the last-named {rear the Cantabs gave the Australians a severe icking. Canon Lyttelton has no easy task to succeed so popular a headmaster as Dr. Warre, but the luck of the Lytteltons is almost prover- bial, and he will doubtless prove equal to his task. The Crystal Palace management has added a military tournament to its usual list of attractions. The Empire Military Tournament Troop have been engaged for a month, and displays are given every afternoon and evening in the Centre Transept. The troop consists of about thirty ex-army men who represent almost every branch of cavalry in the British Army. Exhibitions of tent-pegging, tilting at the ring, wrestling on horseback, lemon-cutting, sword feats, and various combats are given, while plaiting the maypole and a musical ride give opportunity for more delicate horsemanship. Miss Ellaline Terriss will make a welcome re- turn to the Vaudeville Theatre on May 1, the Monday after Easter, in the part of Angela, originally written for her by Messrs. Seymour Hicks and Cosmo Hamilton. On this occasion The Catch of the Season will virtually go into a new edition, as Miss Terriss will intro- duce three new songs obtained for her by Mr. Charles Frohman, and there will also be addi- tional numbers in the piece, notably, Run, Run You Little Ones," addressed by Angela to a dozen little girls in night attire, frightened at the arrival of the sweeps down the chimney. The most noticeable event connected with the drama is the appearance of Mr. H. B. Irving as Hamlet. Many divergent opinions have been expressed by the critics regarding the younger Irving's interpretation of the part. My own- for what it is worth-is that it is in many respects the best that has been seen upon the stage for many years. If it is somewhat re- miniscent of his father's rendering of the Danish prince, that is due to the strong facial likeness between father and son rather than to conscious imitation. He has certainly not copied the mannerisms of his father, and in the scenes with Ophelia he shows a depth of passion which the older actor fails to convey. Altogether, Mr. H. B. Irving's Hamlet is worthy to rank with those of the great Shakesperian actors of the past, and of those who are, happily, still with us. T. I

————————————————— RussiaJs DIeadful State THE STRIKES IN POLAND. AN ENGLISH MANAGER STABBED. I Mr. James Ratcliffe, a British subject, manager of the Poznanski Cotton Mill, at Lodz, was stabbed on Monday morning while returning from a special Mass held to celebrate the conclusion of the strike. His assailant, who escaped, is presumably one of the strikers. The mill in question was the chief centre of the recent labour troubles. Two work- men were found stabbed to death in different parts of Lodz on Monday. It is supposed that they were blacklegs and were murdered by strikers. On Monday evening another blackleg employed at the gasworks was attacked by strikers on leaving the works. He was both stabbed and shot, and it is believed that his injuries will prove fatal. His assailants escaped. He is the fourth that has fallen of twelve blacklegs whom the strikers recently announced that they had condemned to death. BARRISTERS IN REVOLT. The first Pan-Russian Congress of Barristers assembled on Monday afternoon in St. Petersburg at the premises of the Imperial Economic Society. There were 180 delegates present. The meeting had not been sanctioned by the authorities, and as soon as the proceedings were opened the President, M. Taurchaninoff, proposed that the resolutions to be submitted be carried before the police interfered. Amid tumultuous cheering it was resolved to form an association to foster social and professional activity, and to strive for the political freedom of Russia on the basis of a democratic constitution. It was also resolved to combine with other associa- tions having the same aims. The President shortly afterwards announced that the Chief of Police re- quired the meeting to disperse. The delegates re- fused to do so, except before a display of physical force. The Chief of Police thereupon entered the hall with 200 men. The delegates protested, say- ing that his order, being verbal, was illegal, and was, moreover, contrary to the Imperial Decree of March 3. With defiant cries they then left the building, all entrance to which was then barred by mounted troops. CZAR'S PORTRAIT BLOWN UP. I During morning prayers in the high school at Romny (Government of Poltava) a portrait of the Czar was on Monday destroyed by an explosive let off behind it. Four pupils were injured, one severely.

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RIVALRY AND RACE ANTAGONISM In those days, and up to 1870, the L*erman Alsatians, on their part, were invariably satirised by the French as "mangeurs de. choucroute" {sour-kraut eaters), "tetes carrees" (square- heads), and so forth. There was much envious rivalry at the bottom of thie racial antagonism, the Alsatians occupying in France, on account of their industrious and trustworthy character, many prominent places as managers of banks, overseers in'manufacturing establishments, also as excellent soldiers, that is, as officers and non- commissioned officers. After the war of 1870-71, the satirising treatment of Alsatians in the Press and on the stage of France was suddenly changed into a very different one. It need not be added that when the Teutonic Angles, Saxons, and other German tribes came over to Britain, they, too, called the Keltic and Iberian races then dwelling, in this country by the name of "Walas," or Welsh. The people of Principality do not call themselves so. They go .by their ancient name of "Kvmers."

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SURGEON'S SELF-SACRIFICE. In the London Hospital a young surgeon has fost his life as a result of an operation performed by him. For the past two years Mr. Austen le Rcasegnol, M.B., has been house-surgeon there, after a brilliant University career at Oxford. On Monday of last week he performed the opera- tion of tracheotomy on a child suffering from diphtheria. The same day he developed the symptoms of that complaint, and although anti- toxin was administered Mr. le Rossegnol died after an illness of four days.

"Energy," said the young man who had been calling steadily for about a year, "energy and promptitude—those are what are waoied nowa- days." "Yes, indeed," replied the young lady, with meaning. "Just look at young Mr. Wilson'. He met Miss Anderson only two months ago, and he is engaged to her already." Guide (showing place of historic interest) "It was in thie room that Wellington received his first commission." Mr. Einsteim: "His first commission? Ish dot so?" Guide: "Yes, sir; it ie a fact." Mr. Einstein: "Vot percent- age of commission did he gett'

THE WARj I EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS. 1 A St. Petersburg correspondent says that, in the light of the latest information, it is very doubtful whether General Linevitch will attempt to make a serious stand far south of the Sungari. Russia is undoubtedly making exten- sive preparations in view of contingencies. An order was recently given abroad for 200 million cartridges, andl an order for another 300 millions is waiting to he placed. A representative of the Creusot Works has just left St. Petersburg with .an order for guns and ammunition amount- ing to £ 7,000,000. The Siberian Railway is being constantly improved, and Prince Khilkoff, Minister of Communications, is going to Harbin to confer with General Linevitch. It is thus evident that every effort is being made to accumulate large numbers of men in the Far East, and this policy shows, foresight, since Japan will hesitate to present exorbitant demands if Marshal Oyama, is confronted with a fresh army beyond Harbin. On the other hand, a continuation of the war till Russia is victorious is out of the question, and is being strongly appos,d in some of the papers. RUSSIAN ATTACKS REPULSED. The following official report was on Sunday evening' received in Tokio from the front: — "From 2 p.m. on April 5 a, battalion of the enemy's infantry and six companies of cavalry attacked Tsu-lu-shu, which is 20 miles north of Chang-tu, but were repulsed. On April 6 24 sotnias of cavalry, with artillery, renewed the attack, but, being met by a counter-attack, the main body retired in the direction of Pan-mien- ching, some halting at Cho-ka-yo, which is four miles north of Tsu-lu-shu. Our casualties were ten; the enemy's were about 60." General Linievitch telegraphed to the Czar under Saturday's date: "The fight in which our detachment was en- gaged near Chen-chia-tun began on the 4th inst. and lasted for 12 hours. The enemy suffered considerable losses from our artillery and rifle fire. Killed—Captain Prince Massalaky and four Cossacks wounded—Lieutenant Hartman and Captain Chervinsky, both of whom remained in the ranks, and 34 Cossacks. Several others were slightly wounded, but remained in the ranks. On the 5th inst. our scouts, after a fusil- lade, repulsed the Japanese scouts as far as Tai- ping-ling. On the 5th inst. our infantry occupied the village of Kukuseki, having dislodged the enemy. The Japanese retired precipitately before our detachment." THE BALTIC FLEET PASSES SINGAPORE. News reached Singapore on Saturday morning that Admiral Roshdestvensky's squadron was approaching, and during the afternoon the fleet passed the port on its way through the Straits on the way to the China Sea. Forty-four vessels passed, including two battleships, 13 cruisers, and seven destroyers, all sailing under the naval flag, a number of Volunteer Fleet and other steamers under the commercial flag, and 16 colliers. The most important fighting vessels had not on Saturday arrived, and their where- abouts was totally unknown. A steamer reported having sighted 12 cruisers, presumably Japan- ese, steaming some distance ahead. They are believed to be a Japanese scouting squadron. A St. Petersburg correspondent says that the news of the appearance of Roshdestvensky's squadron off Singapore has caused intense surprise there, as everybody was convinced that the Admiral would return without fighting. Naval experts consider that the squadron must now proceed towards Vladivoetock, as any stoppage, even within territorial waters, would greatly increase the danger of a torpedo attack, and any attempt to remain at Saigon or any other neutral port would cause serious complications. Admiral Togo will probably not choose to give battle till be Russian fleet has approached the coast of Japan, so that a great engagement is not likely for three or four weeks. I MOVEMENTS OF THE ARMADA. The British steamship Gregory Apdar re- ported at Singapore having sighted the Baltic Fleet anchored twenty miles to the north-east of Pnlomenti, which is 150 miles from Singapore. The steamer Radnorshire saw the ficeb five miles from Pnlodamar proceeding towards Pulomenti. The Amsterdam "Handelsblad" and "Tele- graaf" have received the following telegram from their correspondents at Batavia:— "A Russian fleet has anchored west of Pulo Nanki (Anamba Islands)." [The Anamba Islands are north-east of Singa- pore, and the fleet referred to in the above message is, therefore, presumably the squadron under Admiral Enkvist which passed Singapore on Saturday.] The "Handelsblad" has also received the following telegram from its correspondent at Bata,via "A. Russian fleet is near Muntok." [Muntok is a town in the north-west of the island of Banka, on Banka Strait, and lies to the south-east of Singapore.] WHEREABOUTS OF JAPANESE UNKNOWN. The "Telegraaf" publishes a telegram from Batavia stating that the Dutch East Indies squadron has taken up a position at Pulo Tujo, near Singapore. The battleship Hertog Hen- drik is at the latter port. Nothing has been heard of the Japanese fleet. I

COLLAPSE OF A RESERVOIR IN | MADRID. I GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. I A new water reservoir which was being con- structed to supply the waters of the Isabella II. Canal fell in on Saturday, causing great loss of life and many injuries. About 70 persons are known to have been injured, and about 100 corpses have been recovered. The impossibility of reach- ing the persons buried in the debris led to the belief that all were dead, either crushed by the ruins or asphyxiated. This would mean a death roll of nearly 400. The structures which have collapsed form a huge quadrilateral 300 metres by 150 metres. The whole collapsed simultanously. The greater part of the ruins were under water. As soon as the King of Spain ascertained the magni- tude of the catastrophe he proceeded to the spot and insisted upon personally superintending the rescue operations. The Minister of Agriculture ordered an inquiry to be held to ascertain the cause of the collapse. Processions of women carrying black flags marcHed through the district where the accident happened, and a huge crowd marched to the centre, of the town and forced shopkeepers to close their establishments as a I sign of mourning. The markets were all shut up, and business placed entirely at a standstill. I

I CAMBRIAN OOLLIERY EXPLOSION- I The remains of another of the victims of the I Cambrian Colliery explosion at Clydach Vale, Rhondd'a Valley, were discovere,d, on Saturday morning, and proved to be those of Joseph Jones, rjortions of whose bodv were said to have been discovered some time ago. The body had been literally shattered to pieces by the terrific force of the explosion, and the remains were scattered about in all directions. The bodies re- covered now number 32.

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A VETERAN JOURNALIST. I Mr. Frederick Greenwood, the veteran London journalist, was entertained at dinner on Saturday evening by a large and representative company as a mark of respect on his recent completion of his 75th year. Mr. John Morley, M.P., presided, and proposed the health of the guest of the evening, who, in his reply, gave a most interesting account of the circumstances attending the purchase of the Suez Canal shares, a transaction in which he played a leading part.