The San Francisco call., 1897-10-17
MOB VIOLENCE
TN ENGLAND
Recent LaWlessness in
London and Its
Suburbs.
On Sunday a. Wild Mob of
RuffianS Storm Private
Golf Grounds.
A Som eWhat Similar Raid Made on
Hilllngdon' Game Preserves,
Terrors of Streets.
Special Dispatch to TIE CALL.


reflection in two events in London and its
suburbs this week. Tue Honor Oak Coli
| Club possessed One Tree Hill for three
years Finding the property was being
| wantonly destroyed or stolen the club
| caused the ground 10 be fenced in, thus
| shutting out the general public, to the
great delight of the neighboring resi-
dents, whose lie had been made hideous
because of the congregating there of
drunken, dog-tighting roughs from the
Sums of Deptford. Thereupon it was
| claimed that the public's rights were
being encroached upon and the agitation
against the golfers was assiduousy TO-
| mented.
On Sunday last mob of about 1000 per-
sons. armed with clubs and stones, tore
down the fences and demolished every
thing in sight. They destroyed the golf
links, and, REINFORCED by over 1000 other
rioters, the mob advanced upon the club
! house, driving the gol ers within. Bricks
and logs flew until the club house was
wrecked.
When the rioters were unable to dis
loGge the determined members of the
club, some of the leaders brought bundles
OF straw, with the intention of setting fire
to the premises, and they were only pre-
vented from carrying out their purpose by
the timely arrival OF police re-enforce-
ments, the faw policemen previously on
the scene having been as badly maltreated
as the golf players One of the latter fell
into the hands of dozen roughs who
pounded him with sticks until the unfor-
tunate player was in a serious condition.
A renewal of the disturbance is expected
! tomorrow.
a somewhat similar right-of-way raid
was witnessed at Hillingdon on Tuesday.
when the inhabitau of nat place opened
road through Lord Hllingdon's game
preserves. The right of way through
| these preserves had been barred for over
thirty years. and the ground is covered
| with fine tim Der, which the crowds of
visitors ielled for a distance of half a mile,
also removing the gates, iron fences, ETC.
Which were in their way.
London rutfianiSm does not end here
| The terrors of the streets are SO glarlng
| that the vestries of the different parishes
| have com bined in an appeal for addition a |
police prote cl1on, pointing out that MANY
OF the districts are living practically in a
state OF terrorism, gangs of ruffians in
sultlng, attacking and robbjng the inhabi-
tants, seemingly without any restraint.
DR.. HartZeIl, the American NJ. E.
| Bishop or West Africa in an interview
emphasized the increasing dangers OF the
situation in West Africa, owing to the
activity of the French authorities as al
ready outlined in cable dispatches to the
| Associated Press. The Bishop SAYS that
unless the best statesmanship is brought
! TO bear upon the African problems the
European wars of the next century will
be fought on that continent. He sug .ests
as the best solution of the problem that
! Great Britain should give Germany Wal
| fish Bay and give France Ashanti,
Bathurst and all rights in Morocco and
| Algiers, France on her part Withdrawing
all her claims in Egypt, (which England
| cannot surrender"
The Bishop adds that there is no doubt
King Leopold of Belgium is resolved to
take over the Congo Free State as Bel
gian colony in. 1900
The Army and Navy Gazette voices the
opinion OF British military men in con-
graduating the country upon the fact that
the Government has at last de termined 10
increase the effectiveness of the army, as
already told in recent dispatches. The
Gazette says 1t is useless to deny that
there is reason Tor alarm at the present
moment, adding that the army is unequal
even to ordinary demands, the home pat
teries and batialions being little better
than so many military nurseries"
Continuing. the Gazette says: "The
men are mostly immature boys and the
reserves, which would be mobilized under
certain conditions, are unframed. The
| military, which was once valuable, has
been allowed 10 run to seed completely.
and the volunteers are a doubtful source
of strength.
mo patriotic Englishman can regard
the situation with complacency. Il is
deplorable cha: a nation so prosperous
should be powerless for a military effort
| beyond the reach of her ships guns
In other quarters the old proposals for a
conscription are again heard.
The newspapers are poking a good deal
of fun at the latest War Office order. pre-
scriOing the weight and height of can
didates for commissions in the army, who
must not be less than five feet three in ches
high and 130 pounds in weight at the age
of Is, or five feet five inches high ami 13S
pounds in weight when 81 years of age.
1t is pointed out that under this rule
neither Lord Wolseley nor Lord Roberts
could have entered the army, while
Napoleon, Nelson, Wellington, julius
Caesar, Alexander the Great and William
OF Orange would have been barred.
The newspapers are bristling with let
ters from friends of the candidates for
com missions, many OF whom are under
stood to be undergoing fattening pro-
cesses in order to reach the required
weight.
There is little doubt that the Mersey
Docks Board will adopt next week the
scheme proposed for harbor Improvement
at cost of SIC $50 600. 1t is intended to
provide accom- m odations for the largest
vessels, to construct five branch docks and
three gravel docks 1900 feet and 1920 feet
long respectively, also the i'm proving and
deepening of Others, in addition to con-
structing sheds covering 25G 600 square
yards.
The rapprochement between Queen
Victoria and her grandson, Emperor
William of Germany, is proceeding apace,
aud IL is now highly probable that his
Majesty will pay brief visit 10 Balmoral
in November, travelling on his yacht from
kiel to Aberdeen. In connection with
the Emperor's yacht it is said Queen Vic
toria is so enamored of the internal ar
rangements OF the hoheuZoIlern that she
has ordered the plans OF the latter to be
adopted in building the new royal yacht,
which has just been com menced.
Siirer for Country Banks.