New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24
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dian Government they seem unable to AVOID
periodic conflicts With unruly ne.ghporS' i"''
last complication arises from Their des"e ~ 'o
troll one OF the approaches to lnuia-i" i"'' Wv
oosies, annroach that could be useful to Rus-
sian army advancing from Ceh'ia Ns"
geography Of the Chitral district Is haiu'' N"'
po}it;cauy TIE country is pro'ec'e" "'i"
suZerainty of Cashmere 10 WHY" mt.
-,,~s,.. Tho ranaticism and warlike QUANTITIES
of the Chiral trlbesmen are '0' ~
:, ,ha Kbvber and other Afghan passes No'-
!" ~ - .,o assistance of Afghan troops
49,, ,,oar and Tmra Khan are bitter foes-a
-, &, Chitral will be 50 difficult business
| $500 :, may envolve the employment of more
,ho,, % 600 men. Already $4,000 are massed Tor
toward movement. and England has heard only
. fev whispers about tie trcube-a strange CON
,rost 70 the feverish excitement in France over
the Madagascar adventure.
Some newspapers continue TO grid at the new
censor Of plays II Is difficult TO learn anything
of the mysterious Mr.. Redfrrd's history. but it is
understood that for nearly ten years he assisted
his friend. me la e Mr.. Pigott, in the discharge
Of the duties which he has now openly under
taken. As matter Of fact. his services were 50
highly appreciated by the Lord Chamberlain
department that the posi- was conferred upon
him without his applying for II. When Mr. Plg-
oft died Mr. BEDFORD who was in the Chamber
lain's office presented himself before the head or
the department, with all armful OF plays lie
explained that, a friend of MI figott' ne hdu
gone through most Of these; the others which
were not read he pl"ced at the chamberlain
disposal and offered to deal with them II Ills
Iordsbin 50 desired This explanation surprised
Lord CarrlngtoI.. who was 50 highly pleased WIN
Mr. Redfo d's work that he gave him the vacant
bOu eighty
Including men like DR.. Wallace. Mr.. Walter Pol
look Mr. Edmund Gosse, in fact nearly every
bodv who aspred to be literary or dramatic
nersonage thought he ought to have the censor
ship.
There are strange misconceptions abroad re-
eardjng the duties pertaining 10 this position.
The censor is rot primarily required TO excise
risky passages from new dramas. but to Keep the
stage free from personalities blasphemous Incl
dents political illusions and insults TO foreign
potentates and nationalities. If the censor hau
to purify the modern drama OF everything 10
which any one might object, he would require
staff of a dozen assistants.
The influenza which IL happily abating has
wiped out a well-Nnown British insttution-the
car pead Comnanv FRS; occurred the
death OF Mr. German Reed. next that OF his part
nor the well-known Mr. Corney Grain. and last
that Of Mrs German Reed. The performance OF
the Reeds pleased many Puritans who would not
On inside a theatre The style OF attraction was
insular but II was clean. 1t satirized the folhes
and customs Of the day, but was never lima
tured Mr. Grain did more than keep up the ira
ditions of Albert Smith and John Parry; he iitted
the drawing room form Of entertainment 10 a
level with first-class comedy Personally he pos
sessed extraordinary bonhomie, and was in pri-
yate life the prince OF good fellows
The formal betrothal Of Princess Helene OF Or
leans to the Duke of Aosta attracts attention here
because the Princess is widely known in England
Except by accident Of descent. she Is more Eng
l,sh than French The marriage too may have
important consequences. for Il is by no means
improba BILE that the Duke may some day ascend
the throne OF Italy. King liumberts only son IL
in bad health and may possibly never marry 1t
was this Princess Helene whom the late Duke OF
Clarence wished 70 marry and. but for the re-
ligious difficulty he would have been permitted
to make the alliance.
Since the Mackay- Meissonier incident artistic
society has not been so much Interested in any
dispute as that which recently arose between
Sir William Eden and Nj. James Whistler. The
result OF the trial shows what surprises may be
in store for those who pursue the gentle art OF
making enemies" 1t IS of course, obvious that
Mr. Whistler failed to adopt the plain business
precaution Of making a definite agreement. but
French courts usually decide upon equities or ac-
cording to sentiment. In this instance the pen
alties imposed upon Mr.. Whistler and the patcr-
nal homiy Of the presiding judge constituted
what Mr. Whistler would probably describe as
"a blurred symphony in gold and black. Many
people consider the decision of the Court very
illogical and the penalties wholly unjustiiable,
and q movement is proposed among artists to
pay Mr. Whstlers law expenses.