The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26

formed circles. the general impression
prevails that the scare in the news
papers and among the public in regard
to the far east is at least premature.
While the members of the government
are reticent. they are evidently sincere
in disclaiming the least alarm. The
impression gathered in ministerial
quarters is that Great Britain is care
fully watching events, biding her time,
and that she certainly will not fail to
act promptly and vigorously at the
proper moment It is estimated in
quarters usually well posted on such
matters, that Germany either has, or
wishes to have, an understanding on
the subject with Great Britain This
view is strongly supported by Prince
Henry'S visit to Queen Victoria at Os-
borne. by his subsequent trip to Lon
con, and by the autograph letter which
the prince is said to have taken to
her majesty from Emperor William,
etc, OF which confirmation is forth
coming The enlperor's letter to the
queen is regarded as being d distinct
lively coI,ciliatory step on the part OF
Germany. But there is no doubt Great
Britain is quietly preparing for all
eventualities. Should it become clear
that Germany and Russia have really
commenced a game of grab, Great
Britain win be prepared to assert her
claims for a division of the spoils.
At the Chinese embassy the view pre-
walls that there is some understand
ing between Great Britain and Ger
many.
NOT SURPRISED.
The public scare seems to have arisen
from the idea that the proceedings took
;trir lax-S 11F-r n
possible, for since her intervention in
the Chinese-Japanese war, it has been
known that Germany has only been
awaiting a favorable opportunity to
obtain q foothold in China, and at
various times it has been reported that
Lappa, Quemoy and Annoy had been
secured, while year ago German ships
surveyed Kiao-Chau Bay, all of which
was known at the British foreign Office.
The reception of the German squadron
at Portsmouth. the facilities which the
ships were afforded and will be afford
ed at all the British coal depots on
their way TO Hong Kong point to the
sympathetic support of Great Britain.
That Russia does not expect trouble is
shown in the fact that she has not one
battleship in the far east. But, of
course. # Russia does not leave Port
Arthur IL the spring, her stay there
may lead to other grabbing. The Brit
ish government, however, is apparently
not borrowing trouble. From a trad
ing point of view, it is pointed out that
even in the event of the opening of
three new foreign ports. they will prob
ably be as little harmful to Shanghai
as Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia
are to New York.
DIPLOMATIC FLATTERY.
In the meanwhile not a few people
regard the Times editorial expressing
satisfaction al the Boring sea, settle
rnent and protesting against the loose
II situations of bad faith ON the part
of the United States government, which
have been thopghtlessly and unjusti
ffably made in England" and Japan's
withdrawal from the attitude she had
assumed in connection with Hawaii, as
indications Of a desire for an Anglo
Japanese-American alliance.
SEAsoNABLE WEATHER.
The temperature is seasonable, the
yellow fogs in the middle of the week
having given way to comparative
brightness. The week has been the
coolest of the season, ten to twenty
degrees Of frost being registered and
skating has commenced.
All who could dc so have gone to the
country, where Christmas house par
ties are more numerous han usual. Of
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States Ambassador. Colonel John Hay
and Mrs. Hay alone remained in town.
Henry White, secretary Of the United
States embassy, and Mrs. White spent
the first part Of the week at Hatfield,
where the Marquis Of Salisbury has
been entertaining large shooting
party. Thence Mr.. and Mrs. White
went to BlenheiTn. where they partici-
Dated in the Christmas reioicings,
which included two balls and the pre-
sentation of two playlets in which thu
Duke and Duchess of Marlborough
and Lady Randolph Churchill had
narts. Mr.. James r. Carter. second sec
rotary of the United States embassy,
ard Mrs. Carter. have gone to Biarritz
and Lieutenant Colwell. the naval at
tache of the United States embassy
and Mrs Colonel Well are in Paris.
CHRISTMAS AT OSBORNE.
Queen Victoria has a merry party at
Osborne. There was a grand Christ
mas tree loaded with presents for the
roya5 children, the members of the
households and servants. The party in
eIudes the Battenburgs, Connaughts
I,ornes and Albanys. A royal baron of
beef cut Of Devon OK, fed on the royal
farm at Windsor and roasted at Wind
sor by cooks sent by a Londan caterer
was forwarded to Osborne on Friday
with the boar's head and woodcock pie
which additionally occupy the queens
board at Christmas. This years boar's
head is a genuine huPe de sanglier
from the Coburg preserves in the
Thuringisn forest.
The Prince and Princess of Wales
early in the week purchased presents
as customary from the royal tradesmen
who displayed the wares in an apart
ment of Marlborough house which the
royalties selected. The Prince and
Princess of Wales, Princess Victoria of
Wales, the Duke and Duchess of York.
Prince and Princess Charles of Den
marx and the Duke and Duchess of
Fife all assembled at Sandringham for
Christmas. where the usual festivities
took place.
LORDS AND LADIES.
The Earl and Countess of Craven.
formerly Miss Cornelia. Martin. daugh-
ter Of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Martini
are entertaining a house party at
ConDe Abbey. They gave their ten
ants a ball on Christmas eve Lord
william Breresford and Lady Breres-
ford formerly Mrs. Louis Hammersley
of New York of New York and later
wife Of. tbs eighth Duke Of Marlbor-
OUCH, who died in 1922, are also enter
@aining at Deepdene.
Lord Alfred Rothschild made his
usual distribution of 5000 pheasants to
the cmHibus drivers and conductors, a
brace of birds each.