The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-12
BRITAIN'S BIG BLUSTER.
Her Press Hostile to Japan Al
Most Without Exception.

the War on Silver.
London, Aug. 1.-THE British dailies
continue to publish vehement denuncia-
tions of Japan. Every repulse of the Jap
anese in Corea or Corean waters is well
| coined editorially as would be a triumph
of British arms, and every Japanese gain
! evokes storm of disapproval, and with
! appeals to international law.
PUBLIC OPINION CARELESS.
The opinions of the press are not re-
stricted by the British public. The aver
! age Englishman is either bipartisan or
| hopes that Japan will humble China in
the present war. Among diplomats and
others who speak with authority on
Oriental affairs, however, there is a feel
| ing of hostility and apprehension toward
Japan. With few exceptions, the men
who have lived long at eastern
courts or Travelled much in Asi-
attic countries, while imbued with
no love for China, express the belief that
Japan's success in the present struggle
would be bound to lead to trouble be-
tween England and Russia. The govern
ment's views are similar. In official
circles the impression is that the expul-
sion of the Chinese from COrea would be
followed speedily by the appearance of a
Russian feet in Corean.waters and per
| haps of Russian soldiers on Corean soil.
RUSSIA SHOWS CoNCERN.
Russia would not allow Japan to make
| herself at home at the peninsula. She
has regarded herself too long as the nat
ural heir to COrea. At present she is
anxious to see the status quo maintained,
and would be greatly displeased with any
attempt of China or Japan to take posses
sion of the land.
Despite the great cost of the defences
at Nladivostock and the skillfulness of
| the engineers engaged in the work, that
post is not a satisfactory naval station.
The climate is harsh and wearing and the
| roadstead is blocked with ice during the
| cold season Russia knows that only
little further south, on the Corean coast,
there are several harbors exactly suited
| for her purpose Port Lasaetf on BroughtOn
bay is one of them. Russia has had her
| eyes on it for years. Few Russian olhcers
doubt that PorS Lasaef would be a strong
base of naval operations in the Pacific,
II would be of immense service TO Russia
in war with England, who with such
position in the hands of the enemy, would
be obliged either to send large part of
her navy to Asiatic waters or leave India,
|
open to Russia's naval attack
In this situation is shown the reason Of
| England's S present anxiety and enmity to
| the Japenese cause. She is most eager TO
prevent Japan from giving Russia an ex-
cuse for interference. She realizes that
Russia might justify such interference
| quite plauSibly. inasmucn as nobody at
| St. Petersburg had the remoJest influence
| in fomenting the war. The bitterest
anti-Japanese writers in London have
| been declaring all the week that Japan is
already scheming to play Russia and
! England against each other.
INFLUENCE ON SILVER.
The influence of the war on the silver
market has been slight so far, although
| in the stock exchange the silver price is
| expected to rise eventually on the
| strength of China and Japan demands for
! ships and war material from America and
| Europe. Probably exchange will also
| rise, as loan might be raised in London
and the pro eeds be used in buying and
sending out silver.
1t has been remarked in the last few
days that China has bought considerable
silver for delivery at the end of the year.
sNoBBIsH ROYALTIES.
The weeks sport at Cowes was on the
! whole, disappointment. The contests
| were tame, and between the events many
! persons were sulking over private injuries
and seml-priYate quarrels. Much of the
friction was due TO the snobbish conduct
of the Royal Yacht Squadron The mem
bers of this organization behaved them
selves in fashion so generally offensive
to the rules Of good taste and sport that
everybody is glad to see the competitions
removed from the tainted atmosphere of
Cowes to the wholesome air of Ryde.
THE sANTANITA's OWNER BLACKBALLED
A d. Clarke, who was blackballed by
the Royal Yacht Squadron because his
social standing was not considered salts
factory, has left his yacht, the Satanita,
at Southampton. He has had enough of
the gentlemen who manage yacht races
in Isle of Wight waters, and probably
will not race again this season. The Prince
of Wales, who proposed Mr. Clarke's
name, is hardly less disgusted. When he
learned that Mr.. Clarke had been re-
iected, he lowered the commodore's flag
on the Britannia and hoisted the flag Of
an ordinary member. There was some
talk of proposing George Gould's name
for mem bership, but he wisely declined
to let it be done. Had he assented, he
would hardly have escaped Mr.. Clarke's
fate.
THE GoULDs' HOSPITALITY.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gould entertained
lavishly at their beautiful residence at
Southampton. They also gave occasional
receptions on their steam yacht Atalanta.
They are well liked, being uniformly
quiet and unaffected Mrs. Gould especi-
ally expresses keen delight with her So
journ abroad. The newspapers, which
have found much in Mr. Goulds conduct
to criticise since last Monday say that
he will try to withhold the Vigilant as
much as possible from future
races. although likly to leave
her in most of the contests for which she
has been entered. Mrs. Gould is repre-
sented as feeling keenly the Vigilant's
last defeat, aud urging her husband to
rest on the laurels won last Monday. The
sporting ed itors in London predict that
MIR Gould will "cook" excuses so as TO ex-
empt his sloop from several future races.
Tho next race on the Vigilant's pro-
gramme win take place of Ryde next
Tuesday.
MADE UGLY BY DEFEAT
There is little doubt that the ugly tenn
per shown at Cowes after the Britain
MAS defeat on last Monday has cast
shadow over the rivalry Of the Britannia
and Vigilant, and has left very disa-
greeable impression on the American
yachtsmen who noticed II. The neglect
Of the British yachtsmen 70 give the
Vigilant a cheer was explained plausibly
at the time There was never any