The age-herald., 1897-12-26

aln ms view IS SlIoHsi3 Suppoil ilSN pS Prince Henry's visit to Queen Victoria at Osborne, by his subsequent trip to London by the autograph letter which the prince is said to have taken to her majesty from Emperor William, etc., of which eonfirma- tion is forthcoming. The emperor's letter to the queen is regarded as being a dis tinctly conciliatory step upon the part of Germany. But there is no doubt that Great Britain is quietly preparing for all eyentualties Should 1t become clear that Germany and Russia have really com menced game of grab. Great Britain will be prepared to assert her claims for dlvi- sion of the spells.
 At Chinese Embassy.
 At the Chinese embassy the view pre- yails that there is some understanding between Great Britain and Germany.
 The public scare seems to have arisen from the idea that the proceedings took Great Britain by surprise
 This is impossible for, since her inter- Vention in the China-JapaHese war; it has been known that Germany has only been awaiting 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 Germany's ships surveyed Kiao Chau bay, all of which was known at the British foreign office The reception of the Ger man squadron at Portsmouth, the facilities which the ships were afforded and will be afforded at all the British coal deposits on their way to Hong Kong indicate the sym pathy and support of Great Britain. That Russia does not expect trouble is shown in the fact that she has not one battle ship in the far east. But, of course, if Russia does not leave Port Arthur in the spring, her stay there may lead to other grabbing. The British government, however, is ap- parently not borrowing trouble. From trading point of view, it is pointed out that even in the event of opening of three foreign portsi they will probably be as little harmful to Shanghai as Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia are to New York.
 Bering Sen Question.
 In the meanwhile not a few people regard the Times editorial expressing satisfaction at the Behring Sea settlement and protest ing against the loose insinuatons of bad faith on the part of the United States government, which have been thoughtess- ly and unjustifably made in England' and Japan's withdrawal from the attitude she had assumed in connection with Hawaii, as indications of desire for an Anglo Japan-Amercan alliance.
 The alleged attempt of the Prince of Monaco to "bleed' the Casino company has led to the publication of a pamphlet by group of shareholders full of interesting reading. While everybody is aware that the Casino contributed largely to his reve- nues, few people knew that besides the subsidy of the prlnco the establishment keps up the courts, police, lighting, water, postoffice clergy and charitable institu- tions Last seasons expenditures of the principality apart from the maintenance of the Casino which was 834, 900 pounds ster- ling, amounted to 13o,OOO pounds, of which sum the prince had 5O,OOO punds, the courts, police, etc., 20 900 pounds, clergy and schools 900O pounds, charities 6,OOO pounds, prizes for sports Il, GOO pounds and the postoffice and losses 2OO0 pounds. The dividends of shares absorbed 576,O0O pounds, making total revenue of 1,54O coo pounds, which the fools of the world'' left at the Monte Carlo gambling tables.
 An interesting item is "press subventions 25,O00 pounds"
 The pamphlet says it is absolutely neces- sary to expend Q large sum in securing the good will of the continental press and it is said over half the stories of suicides are only bids upon the part of Rivera news papers for a share of the poodle.
 It appears that the Prince of Monaco attended a recent meeting of the share holders and offered to renew the concession for fifty years the terms being a gradual increase of his personal subsidy until the sum reaches 0O,000 pounds annually, a new port to be built costing S0,0OO pounds and various other items making a total of 190,c0O pounds additional annually. AL though the prince has signed the new con- cession 1t remains to be seen whether the forthcoming meeting of the shareholders will approve accepting these exorbitant terms
 Paris police statistics, just published, ef- fectually prove murder does not pay from a financial point of view. They enumerate twenty-one murders by which the assassins averaged sixteen and all the criminals were guillothled.
 The statistics also cite the cases of 100 more or less famous murders yielding in many cases but few cents. The biggest haul was ss5 although in many cases large sums were overlooked.
 An anti-sugar bounty league was formed on Wednesday under the presidency of Lord Stanmorc with the object of abolishing or neutralizing bounties. All the prominent firms in England connected with sugar re- finery and the chief proprietary and mer- cantile interests connected with the colo nies have joined the league. One speaker emphatically declared that unless some thing was done speedily the West Indies would raise the stars and stripes.
 BUILDING DESTROYED.