The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-11-15
The Week Brimfull of Political
Interest
THE VENEZUELAN QUESTION
Is the Chief Topic Of Discussion and
Comment
The British Public Generally Seems to
Welcome the Decision Arrived at.
Theatrical and Personal News
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
LONDON, Nov. 14.-(Copyright, 1861
The past week has been brimfull of poll
ical interest. In addition to the Guild
hall orations. Mr.. John Morley, Sir John
Gorst, Mr.. Henry Asquith, Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain, the Marquis of Lands
downe and Sir Michael Hicks Beach
have delivered speeches of considerable
interest. Venezuela has naturally been
the chief topic of discussion, and the
have daily printed comments
upon the developments of the question.
The st. James Gazette incidentally pub
lished a letter suggesting that the
boundary dispute between Honduras and
Mexico be treated on the same lines as
the Venezuela difficulty.
The secretary of state for the colonies,
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, addressing tne
Birmingham chamber OF commerce last
evening, described the scare in England
and German commercial competition as
being absurd and defended the ac-,
QuiSitionS of recent years On the part OIL
Great Britain of enormous territories as
being necessary in order to forestall
her rivals, who would close them to
English commerce."
The remarks of the secretary of state
for war, the Marquis of Lansdowne, be-
fore a meeting of Conservatives at Bris-
dilated upon the necessity of increasing
the expenditures for the army, which,
he asserted, must be put upon the same
level Of efficiency as the navy.
The war secretary also expressed the
hope that at the coming session of par
lament the bill authorizing a loan of
G5,000,0 900 ($25, ,000,00O) for military needs
would be passed.
The Marquis of Salisbury is going to
Windsor on Monday to visit the queen.
The auction OF surplus store of the
Arctic exploring steamer Fran at Christ
lana on Monday last attracted much in
terest Tins of meat. soup and vegeta>
bles were eagerly bought as mementoes
of Nansen's expedition. Each article
had a label on 1t reading: "Fram-1S93-
1896" and fac simile OF Nansen's auto
graph. Several of them fetched many
times their market value. The proceeds
were handed over to the guarantors of
the expenses of the expedition.
A meeting in favor of protection will
be held at st. James hall on Dec. 10th
The Right Hon. James Lowther Con-
servative member of parliament for the
Isle of Thanet, division of Kent. will pre-
side. He is former chief secretary for
Ireland and is an ardent protectionist.
Naval Lieut. de Gerlach, the organizer
and leader of the projected Antartic ex-
pedition, informed the association that
he will start from Antwerp on July 18th
on the steamer La Belgica. The ex-
pedition will be on the same lines as
WandePs Arctic expedition, and will
take with it a perfect set of apparatus
for scientific observations, together with
three years provisions
Mr.. John Hays Hammond, the Ameri-
can engineer who was prominently con-
nected with the reform movement of
Johannesburg, called at the United
States embassy today. and said that he
had now arranged to stay in England for
three years.
Mrs. John w. Mackay. who has been i'll
in Paris, has gone to the south of France
to spend the winter there and in Italy.
In the theaters Old Glory and the Union
Jack are frequently seen intertwined
and the audiences roundly cheer every
reference to an English speaking alli-
ance. and, judging from the warmth of
these demonstrat tions. the people here
are most enthusiastic ON the subject and
determined 1t shall be an accomplished
fact if possible.
Wilson Barrett will revive The Manx-
man for three performances at the Gar
rick theater on Monday, Tuesday and
Friday next.
Genevieve Ward has been engaged by
Sir Henry Irving for the part of Mar
garet of Aajou when Richard III is pro-
duced at the Lyceum. Miss Terry will