, 1890-07-30
MGscelICmeoWS 5.
spectator, 18th july

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The Anglo-G erman agreement was signed
in Berlin on July 1st, and now requires
only ratification by the two Parliaments.
The English one will not be refused, as the
Gladstonians do not intend to resist the
cession of HeligOland-indeed, cannot resist
it as an unbIoken ~party-and the ReiChs-
tag will accept any proposal for the Gov
ernnent of the petty Colony. The Colo.
NAL men" in Germany have, however, dis
covered that Zanzibar is valuable, aud are
f"uriously abusing the English adrojtness
in bargaining, and making demands for
Walfsch Bay as a sort of sOlatium. We
do not know that Walisch Bay is worth
much, or, indeed, anything; but the Ger
mans, if they want to bargain, should keep
their tempers better. Nobody was coerc-
ing them, and they h9ye gained potentially
- great African Empire. The French de-
monstratiOn of anger is dying away, partly
because it has no solid foundation. and
partly because it has been discovered that
if they have cause of complaint about the
independence of Zanzibar, 80 have We
about that of Madagascar, which was
equally protected by treaty. We could
make ourselves amazingly diSagreeable in
that island if we pleased and if Lord
Salisbury is wise, it is there we shall seek
q way out of difficulties both in East Africa
and Newfoundland. The French can do
nothing with the great island, for they will
not expend the money and men necessary
tor it's cOnquest-cOnquering Malays is no
Joke. AZ the Dutch knOw-but we cannot,
without q great war, prevent their seCur-
ing some sort of formal aScendency.
The sentence of death on Major Panitza,
the Bulgarian officer found guilty of treason
under theGinstigation of Russian agents,
was carried out on June 28th. The Court
had recommended him to mercy, and
Prince ferdinand wished to commute the
sentence to fifteen years petal servitude;
but Nj. StamboulOf, the Premier, threaten
ed. if the sentence were not carried out, to
resign at once, and the Prilce yielded. He,
howevefi! left the Principally for an
Austrian health-resort before he signed the
decree. an action attributed to cOWardlce,
but more probably due to temper. Major
Panitza was an unusually brave and com.
petent officer, who behaved admirably IN
4he Servian War; bat he hardly denied
THAT be had plotted for foreign advantage
against the Prince to whom he had sworn
Allegiance. If such offences are not pun.
ished, it will be impossible in Eastern
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sonly deterrent punishment is death. Con.
spir tors, if only imprisoned, imagine that
when the excitement has blown over, their
great foreign allies are sure to secure for
them either pardon or the means of escape.
NJ, tices have repeatedly been published
eY = CON ing discovery which would enable
a ~telqph.u'e operator to see az well as hear
Iast the d. scovery has been completed.
The 7sesrspAt reports that during the Post
Office ,Inhilee celebration on "Wednesday,
an Instrument vas shown, invented by
IiGaesS Snoh 49, ony .,ne speaking in a trIe-
phone to see his CORRESPONDENT at the other her
end, the "image appearing ike an animated
.ooIoured photograph" Tue distance coy coy,
cred ia the experiments shown was o".y
soft, and it still remains to be seen 70
what distance light will travel oyer tue
wires; bat there seems NO reason WY
svisuality7 should not be established o
re ~ ia fhA