New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-27
WHAT LONDON TALKS ABOUT.

London June 2s
COLONEL Hay IN VANITY FAIRS" GAL
LERY.-"Vanity Fair's' cartoon for the current
week is Colonel John Hay, the United States Am
bassador. who thus joins the Gallery OF the Mos;
Famous Men Of the Day" After a nattering notice
OF Colonel Hay as a Journalist; poet author. SOL
dier r, ana diplomat: Vanity Fair" says: ,.
have Immediately taken places In London society.
talk ns If Wei m is knd rahep
serious good-natured polite gentleman. who speaks
with "A slight accent when warmed to the subject"
LAURIER ACCEPTS KNIGHTHOOD.-There is
considerable common: the Canadian Premier.
Wilfrid Lauricr. accepting knighhood after re-
peatedy declining that honor. and contrary TO the
precedent in the case of Canadian Premiers II is
understood that his acceptance due to the per-
sona urging Of Queen Victoria, WHO specially de-
sired TO honor the representative of the Dominion
OF Canada 1t Is expected that before the Canadian
Premier leaves Eng ard he and the Secretary o;
stat for the Colonies; Joseph Chamber ain VIII
finally settle the Canadian copyright question.
WILL KEEP THE PRINCE IN ENGLAND
Prince Charles OF Denmark husband OF Princess
Maud Of Wales. who Is officer In tho Danish
nrsb This Is Gie "a" 10 b nfIenn ~, 'n Of
Princess Maud who prefers 10 live in England and
among her own people.
PRINCE OF WALESS NEW HAT.-The Prince
Of Wales has started new type OF hat. based on
the model of the fluffy beaver. with broad. curled
MONUMENT TO LORD LEIGHTON.-Thc de
sign for the monument 10 be erected 10 the late
Lord Leighton in st. Pau's Cathedral-where the
late president Of the Royal Academy is buried-has
been submitted to the Prince Of Wales and APP
proved by His Royal IIighness. The memorial il
to be in the form of an altar tomb. supported by
emhematic figures and will be executed by Thomas
Brock. r. \. The committee. of which the Prince
of Wales is chairman. announces tina; the monu-
subscribed.
NEW YACHT FOR THE QUEEN.-Tt has been
decided at the Admiralty to build yacht for
the Queen, and the design has been submitted to
and approved by Her Majesty. Tho new vessel
which will be built at the Pembroke Dockyard. will
n general outline resemble the great Atlantic
ba% and soGG ed 1eSd with WH SO will S
spared in order TO make the vessel the finest OF her
class ahoat In her decorations and fittings. she
will closely resemble Her Majesty's present yacht.
the Victoria and Albert.
THE FENDER MEMORIATD-The Marquis of
Tweeddae. chairman of the committee having
in charge the International Submarine Telegraph
Memorial to the late Sir John Fender. announces
that the committee has decided proceed during
the present year with its work. The memorial is
intended - commemorate the leading part taken
by Sir John Fender in the establishment and de-
veopmcnt Of submarine tclcgraphy and it's extern
sion throughout the world The committees work
independent
marine Telegraph Memorial to be inaugurated in
1901. and is take a threefold form. The first of
these will be bust OF Sir John Fender TO he
placed in suitable institution and not to ex-
coed in cost $50. Secondly II Is proposed 10 raise
a fund of not less than 5000, with which to endow
the electrical laboratory Of the London University
College condtionally on the Councils giving TO the
chair the name. OF the Fender Chair of Electrical
Engineering and to the laboratory that OF the Pen
furd pn5cyr e and nid ldaI in CON-
Dppfi ui oil no
University In making its appeal to the public the
the comparatively small sum to he expended for
bust OF the late eminent electrician the whole Of
technical education. The committee also announces
that it has already received subscriptions toward
the various objects mentioned amounting to more
than 5000 In this list one-half Of the sum is con-
trbuied by three telegraph East
can-each of which companies gives floo or more
States Gable Company and its stan f25i; the Anglo
american Telegraph CSmpany no' D. W. Macka cS
ASam ot Sw the NsWYofk OF m the Messs
@ Baron 5 EFansG GER S admiral c Sir
graph P Company rs; G Won chauyin. i2o Sir
Thomas Sutherland 40 Sir Donald A. Smith, no;
Chamberlain. i5 Sir Henry Nance. IS; Hubert
IIerkomer,. g. the Right Hon; Sir John Lubbock,
der Siemens. H.
PROFESSOR GAYLEYS TASK.-Professor G. |
NJ. Gayley of the University of California. has |
taken up a temporary residence In London for the |
fufment of important literary work. He has |
been ntrusted by his publishers. Macmillan & Co..
with the compilation Of new edition of the Eng |
fish dramatsts which is to be a complete series |
Of the English drama from its beginning to the |
time of sheridan. The editing of the works Of vari-
authors is to inrusted to several professors
of the American and British Universities TO be |
chosen by Professor Gayley and he will supervise |
the work and write the introductions to several |
volumes He has secured leave OF absence from |
the University for fourteen months. and will ex,
pend much of the time at oxford Cambridge and |
the Scottish universities