, 1894-11-10

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doubt that tile French intend to blockade ghe
island, to increase their direct possessions
round Diego Suarez, TO claim u monopoly OF
all CONCESSIONS, and, if necessary, to reduce
the Hova Government to complete submit
sion Recent discoveries of gold have IN
famed Partisan cupidity, and NJ. LIE Myre DO
Vilers carries with him ah uitimatuln to be
delivered to the Queen The Hovas are
alarmed and 'iiiicensed, and are, i liz stated,
importing repeating-rIfes and Gatling-guns
from Great, Dritaia. Such a trade is quite
legal while peace exists, kt it exciles ,exceF-
sive wrath in Paris, and is was opposed that
some expression Of this wrath by NJ,
Hanotaux might have furnished occasion for
the Cabinet Council. That, however, is now
denied, and is improbable \Jecause, as We
have argued elsewhere, Great Britain h"S
formally acknowledged the French ?rolec-
torate Of Madagascar with all its co.,
'%quences. The Protecting Power has, We
imagine, the right to prohibit the import OF
arms as we'll as spirits. At least, We do it /"
Zanzibar and unless We are greatly mis-
taken. we did it in the "Septinsular Repub-
lic." 1t may be, ay is, an unfortunate
business. for the South African Dominion
will want Madagascar, but we must stick to
our word.
NJ. Dnpuy, we are glad to see, stands firm
in his policy of putting down bull-hghts IN
France. The people Of Mines, who have
been accustomed to kill bulls in. the beautiful
and almost perfect arena which they nave
inherited from the Romans, are furious, and
their indignation ia shared by the neigh
bouring population. 1t is said, indeed, that
all the Senators, Deputies, and representative
bodies of the Department of the Gard have
threatened to resign if "the Grammont law
that against cruelty to anim0ls-ls enforced,
1t is not, hos ever, likely that this proof OF
'the in~solence of elected persons will have
much effect. NJ. Dupuy was once a school
master and does not withdraw, and, even OF
the risk of riot, the bulls will be saved from
the torture. The incident Is, however, an
extraordinary proof of how ungoverna0le ls
the passion for the excitement of the circus
when once aroused. One begins to under
stand how in Rome supplying the arena
was only second in Importance to supplying
bread. The cry for "panem ct clrcenses was
not an ~epigram, but a demand for the neces-
saries OF life.
Tho Scotch coal strike has now lasted hf-
teen weeks. But though the strike contin-
ueS, work is being gradually resumed on the
masters terAls. They fre at present twenty
three thousand men 1T work. The cost or
the strike has been terribly heavy, no less
than 1882, 900 having been lost in railway
( .rnings alone. The help given by means OF
levies raised in the English cQllieries has
allowed about IS. per man to be paid to the
Scotch miners. Lord RossIyn has addressed
u circular to the miners on his estate, which,
to Judge by the account in the Times, Is any
thing but iudioious in tone. The extracts
may, Of course, give a false impression, but
they seem to show shat the circular is unduly
threatening. The masters best plan is to
state the plain facts of the case, and let the
mon draw the inferences. Especially unwise
is the general attack on the Unions, which
is conveyed in the following passaGe:-"He
adds" says the Times report, chat when
peace shall have been restored, he doubts
not that the formation Of a Cancellation
Board will not only have the effect Of pre-
venting further strikes, bat will do away
with the necessity for a Union and its lead
ers, except for charitable purposes" You
will never persuade working !mer that the
Unions. do not help them. Some form of
collective bargaining is a vital necessity to
the labourer for weekly wages.
The full accounts ef the receN attack on
the stronghold Of Nana-a West African
chief whose territory. lies within the Niger
Coast Observation-Disclosures the actiOnto have