Show GOSSIP IN LONDON TOWN It has been unanimously determined by the delegates of British trades unions to establish Great Britain civic fed oration similar to tho National Civil federation of America A collection of III paintings bequeathed to tho corporation of tho city of London by Charles Gasblot has boon formally opened by Ito Lord Mayor with civic oratory anil music by ti largo bund At u meeting of the shareholders of the London Llnotypo company tho chairman chair-man Mr Lawrence confirmed the report re-port that negotiations were on foot lookIng look-Ing to the amalgamation I of all the linotype lino-type companies Robert McCormick the retiring United States Kmbassndor to AutrliilImiKnrv and newly appointed Enibi8St < lpr to Rut slut started yesterday from Ixmdon for the continent where he will confer with his prcdcccs at St PetcrsbiTTg Sir William Ilugglns In his annual presidential l address to the Royal society spoke of the supreme necessity of amore a-more systematic application of scientific methods both In theory anil practice to Brtlsh manufactures and Industrie The report of the royal commission which was sent to South Africa to re vlso I the unlonccc pronounced under martial law shown ihut the commission Jinn dealt very lenlchtly with these cases out of 791 cases It ordered tho liberation of 110 prltoneii and It mad large reductions In tho original sentence of others |