Show r MAY A Y KRU GER 1 Chamberlain Likely l liely to Meet Bitter Biter Enemy 1 I LONDON IN l GALA tALA G LA MOOD I RETURNING G VOLUNTEERS VOL ERS TO TOH TOS S SAVE NAVE GREAT RECEPTION E ION IONI H V I London Oct 27 With the exception j jor of or the unexpected activity of the bourse I and the reappearance before the public I Ios I Ios os a statesman supposed suppose to be I I cally dead nothing has occurred this t is dea week in England capable of disturbing j I Ithe the enthusiasm over oyer the te home coming j I of the city Imperial volunteers The The I II I I news of the guerrilla genil successes s in South Africa Afric which has been bee received during duing j I the last few days days has prompted some i I of the more serious publications to I sound notes of alarm The Saturday Review begs bess Lord Roberts Robert to take a alesson alesson I lesson leSSOn from one who was a greater soldier than he namely Caesar Cesar and ruthlessly suppress the rebellion The truest mercy in the present case says the Globe Globe is i to be merci merciless merciless merciless less That fairly voices the average opinion of the government organs org ns while a few I out and out radical organs scarcely I conceal their satisfaction arising from their ability to say I told you so soI f in hi reference to the sy war being long drawn J out and engendering racial hatred that thata a century will wi not not dissipate An A encounter as dramatic as any that marked the battlefields battefeld of South Africa Afric may shortly shorty occur at Marseilles Marseles The he plan of Joseph Chamberlain the sec see secretary of state for the colonies to go goto goto goto to Marseilles to meet met Mrs Chamber Chamberlain lain who is now nov at t Aix Alx Les Lee Bains will willmore I wJ more than probably be effected about the time Mr Kruger is arriving at the same port on the Dutch Duth eamer s Geld Gelderland Gelderland erland Judging from the tone of French public opinion the simultaneous arrival of these two leaning leading lea figures in inthe Inthe Inthe the late world drama would afford op opportunities opportunities for demonstrations not too pleasant for Cor Mr lr Chamberlain and which might possibly cause international international tonal complications that would be hard to settle settie sette peaceably Welcome For Volunteers The preparations here to welcome their return to England from South Africa the few hundred men who con constitute constitute the city of r London imperial 1 volunteers have entirely monopolized attention this week banish banishing banishIng banishing ing from notice l tt of international Intern I import Although this about half hal a regiment of young oung Londoners Londoner brokers clerks and others has Jias not performed any an very Yer heroic feats feat thousands of people are pouring into London in order to witness winess their home coming and win windows windows dows dons along the line of or march have been sold at prices almost equal to those de demanded demanded at the he time of the jubilee pro procession procession procession cession In ton and ad il ii illuminations i of pounds have been prepared par pf ar d and busi business business ness and even traffic will be practically the whole day Monday Jond and the night will wil doubtless witness a re repetition repetition petition of the Mafeking carnival It Itis I ItIs is pointed out that the intense Int nse patriot patriotIsm pat ot Ism which all al this is supposed to sig signify signify would be better appreciated were the returning soldiers more representative tive tie of the forces in the field or If there were not hundreds of colonial volun volunteers volunteer teem teer who have ave fought in hi South Africa walking the streets of London ored unnoticed and nd for This circumstance has caused some bitter reflections to be he cast cst on the mother country by the colonial sections in Lou Lon London Ln Loudon don the justice of which has ha been acknowledged by several liberal mind minded ed organs while the regular army men I Iare are not too pleased that the cream of I public enthusiasm over the return of ot the troops should be secured secure by b a small smal body of volunteers which it is I asserted cannot compare with several of the irregular units unis I The Cunard steamer Aurania now being used by b the British government I as a transport and which has on board hoard the volunteers returning from South Africa Arca arrived at Southampton at 4 this afternoon The celebration n which was WM to have taken place today was postponed until Monday on account of the lateness of the steamship Aurania Aurania 1050 1030 Bo this morning moring however the streets street of London were swarming with expectant crowds who were ignorant of the postponement The announcement of the of the volunteers and the consequent postponement ot of the pageant was wa a great disappointment to many thou thousands thousands sands ands People from all al parts of the country aimlessly parade the route I The throngs throng were so great that busi business business business ness was practically suspended and a d traffic disorganized The next big celebration will wi probably probably ably abbe occur Monday lond y Nov No 10 when General Generl Buller Buler is due at Southampton South He will wl receive the freedom of several sever cities cites and will wi doubtless have a tri tH triumphant tr progress though the recep reception reception reception tion which will wi be accorded to Lord Roberts will wl of course coure eclipse the celebration which will wl attend Bullers return to England Lord Roberts Is ex expected expected expected In December and the same month another distinguished Cecil Ceci Rhodes will wilt return from Crom South Africa In pursuance of his determination tion ton to adopt policy until the war Is entirely over oer it is like likely likely ly I that Mr Rhodes homecoming will wille wl e quieter than that of the most in private of the City Imperial Was Wars Cost Cst Is I Immense In th tt midst of the preparations for celebrating the return of the victorious soldiers it is not astonishing that tat the people in general generl fail fai to realize how extremely costly costy and long long drawn put out outha has ha been the struggle In South Africa Statistics carefully prepared prepare up to date by b one of the largest insurance com corn companies companies show that proportionately more were killed kled than the Germans Geans lost in the war Wil with wih France Franc while the proportion of those who wh succumbed to ise was wa three times as great geat Among the rank and file the Germans had 50 per cent more men killed but from front disease Great Britain suffered 63 per cent heavier than the Germans Gerans This Increase is of such magnitude that even the climatic differences fail fai to account for It f It Itis I Itis is asserted that had Great Britain put In the field feld as a many man troops as a Germany did dd against France and had maintained proportiOnate nate casualties her mortality would have reached men It is asserted that Major ajor Goeld Geld Ad td Adams Adams ams the British commissioner In Be will wi be made mae governor of the Orange river colony cOlon ler Is slated to resume commana command of Al AI Aldershot Aldershot General Kitchener It is said will wl temporarily succeed Lord Roberts In command of the troops In South Af At Africa Africa rica rica but will wi it is i further furter asserted be eventually replaced d by Major Maor General Generl Lyttleton and Kitchener will Wl then be likely to come home and assume aume the duties dutes of adjutant general Lord oro the public and ad his enunciation of a anew anew anew new definition of imperialism has ha aroused deep interest Speaking Fri Friday Fr Friday day before a meeting of the Christian Social union this versatile and bril brilliant bri llant figure in British politics struck a note which meets with w h universal ap approval approval from all al sections of the liberals even those who were most bitterly op opposed opposed opposed posed to the former forer leader Imperialism he declared depends on the integrity and heart peart of the em empire empire empire pire for its virtue Continuing Lord Roseberry said What is an empire unless it i is pil pH pillared pi lared on an imperial race re The heart of the empire Is Great Britain and the heart of Great is London You Ton cannot afford aford to let the source and cen center center center ter of ot the empire decay decy or be poisoned and this is what wat you are doing if you OU allow alow this thi imperial race to o be vitiated and poisoned in the dens of crime and horror in which too many of them are reared at this moment Lord subtle turn in mak making making ing lug the virtue of Imperialism depend upon internal reform has opened a door to the malcontents and the Star which fought his lordship tooth and nail naI to today today today day declares This Is the true and only imperial imperialIsm lam Ism sm for this empire of Great Britain Sir Henry who has nas been the liberal leader in the house of up to the present is said to tp be ready to accept Lord leadership Combining this with wih the former premiers partial retirement from the turf the expectation lion tion ton is rife Ife that he will wil return rt r to the arena arena of active politics and make mae the fight of his life Ufe against the mammoth majority of the present government It I is interesting to 10 observe while speaking of the next parla a task tk confronts confront the speaker of the house of commons before he masters maters the personnel of or the new house It I in includes eludes no less than eight Wilsons four Bal ours Four Smiths four four ad ad four Murrays to say sa nothing of a dozen trios of similarly members and a perfect maze maa of couples Church Circles Active Church matters are attracting no lit little lt littie tie tle te interest The resignation of the bishop of Exeter Right Rev Edward Henry Henr Bickersteth has given Lord Sal SaI the chance to add one more to the long list of bishops of his creation creaton on an opportunity which the have hae improved by me moralizing the premier to appoint a alow alow alow low churchman who will wl protect the Protestant interest better than the for former former former mer bishop Within a few days final steps will willbe wi willbe be taken to amalgamate the two great 1 Scotch churches the Free church and the United Presbyterians under the name of the United Free Church of Scotland which will accomplish a greater breaking down of religious bar barriers barriers a an divisions than the century has heretofore witnessed witnessed The old question of or the morality of the Uie stage is once mare discussed by the te English bishops and clergy This time it i is the Rochester diocesan conference of which several clergymen urged a sweeping crusade the immoral immorality ity of English plays and actors Canon Jelf Jel well wel known here declared It i was a dreadful thing to see a Christian man taking the part of a murderer murderer and a Christian woman woma playing pla ing the role of a harlot now so common In the London theatres th atres The bishops of Rochester Roch ster and however persuaded a mod modification mo of of the th resolutions the te bishop of f Rochester telling Idling the clergymen en that he should be ashamed ahamed to utter uter such a statement before one delicate refined I lady lad who was a friend fIend of ot his hi in the profession It I was then agreed agee that stage authors author managers and ad artists merely required watchful attention of churchmen Curiously enough the last play Mr and Mrs Daventry produced at the Royalty theatre Thursday has ha reedy received ed scathing criticisms on all al sides side for its Indecency which was wa not redeemed by the faintest trace of originality or cleverness thought the tha th acting of Mrs Patrick Patick Campbell Campbel who assumed the te leading role is universally praised This latest exposition of The sins of society was wa written by Frank Frnk Har Mar Harris HarrI ris rii rI That the memory of Charles is not guarded garde very ver jealously is clearly clely evidenced by b the fact f fa t that the house on Tavistock square square where the novel novelist novelIst 1st lived nine years ears entertained the ce celebrities of the day cay and the te place where he wrote Bleak House and other works work Is now in course curse of demoli demolition deol tion and in a very few days nothing will ton wi be left lef of it it of this thi landmark visited by so many thou thousands tou thousands sands of Americans is due to the te Duke of desire desir to erect on the t site buildings building which produce more mort revenue Pathos s Jn In Singers Singers Death Death The death of or Sims Reeves Reeve on Thurs Thursday Thur Thursday day last lat at Worthing removes an idol of the British Brith public who for thirty years any y prima pria donna of these da days ys Lengthy obituaries and ad reminiscences of the famous tenor teno ap appear appear appear pear on all al sides side But a pathetic faa fea feature fe ture connected with wit his death has ha quite escaped attention ae ton Reeves caught a achill aci achill chill ci a few feW days da ago ag and It developed into bronchitis But his condition was wasso wasso so improved Thursday morning moring that tat He lie le was not believed to be in danger Mrs Reeves who is many years er younger than the deceased tenor to whom she was wa married marrie in 1895 after the death of his first firt wie wife left lef her hus hue husband husband band in a modest home in Worthington to sing in London for the benefit of ot the te survivors survivor of Balaklava Balaklava Just Jut as Mrs Reeves commenced singing sInging Kathleen Katen a telegram was wa received at the theatre theare announcing ann the death det of Sims Reeves When Vh m the song was wa fin finished fn finished and the applause was at its height the news nes of her husbands death was wa broken to Mrs Reeves Reeves but the te audience Ignorant of this behind the te scene sene tragedy tedy kept on demanding an encore The he was wa removed from the theatre on the verge of collapse Nobility In I LaWSUItS Lady William Beresford Bersford formerly Lilian Lla Duchess of Marlborough has brought action acton against ag the te young oung Duke of Marlborough to recover the money which she spent s ent in i Improving Blen Blenheim Blenheim heim helm palace during the lifetime of the thelast te thelast last duke The matter mater came up originally originally nally naly ien llen the present duke succeeded to the title tte but owing to the friendly relations existing between the duke and his stepmother It I was vas wa temporarily ar arranged arranged ranged Since the dukes marriage to Consuelo Vanderbilt it Is reporter an estrangement has ha grown gown up between Lady Beresford and her stepson On more than one occasion it is said the young American duchess snubbed Jer countrywoman Lady y Beresford Bersford was formerly Mrs Louis Hammersley Hamersley of New NevI York Tork until the te latter later determined she could submit to such treatment no longer and she now asks ak the t law Jaw to compel her her stepson to the e amounts she spent on on Blenheim Blenhem Another Anoter aristocratic lawsuit which will wU shortly be b heard h in i Camera Cerf is the application as a a already aay cabled c to the te Associated Press Pr of the Marchioness Maine s of Anglesey Anley to have her marriage mara to tote I 0 the te marquis marus who is head hea of the Paget Pa t family declared null nun They Ty only Cy be became b became came man and ad wife in 1898 but bt It vas raS as strictly a marriage mig of convenience and an between cousins arranged arged for the te sake s of inheriting property which otherwise could not have been touched tou by either ether of o them They both bt agreed to t 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