The herald., 1898-01-23

proving the policy of the government
in their editorial comments. The Times
points out, apropos of the reported op-
position of Russia to the proposed Brit
ish loan to China, that the attitude of
Great Britain in no way depends upon
whether her offer of a loan is or Is not
accepted, as in any case Great Britain
will stand on the treaty rights and
take great care to preserve to our COM
merce all the advantages which 1t can
justly claim"
The Times adds: I'VE will not have
it denied to us, either by the establish
ment of customs stations or regulations
favorable to foreign nations hostile to
ourselves. This right we mean to vindi-
cate"
The Manchester Guardian states that
private letters from ST. Petersburg, re-
ceived by a high official in London, say
the Russian government is much con-
cerned at the number Of Chinese flock
ing into Siberia from the northwest, of
China and that the Ministers have de-
cded to take measures to check this in
road "as it is commercially and politi-
cally embarrassing"
THE SEALING LAW
Maj. Williams, a special agent of the
United States Treasury Department. has
been in London for week looking for
information to assist the department in
the enforcement of the sealslxin exclu-
sion. He. said to representative of the
Associated Press.
Il have come to the conclusion that
lit is Impossible to enforce the law in
its present form and that 1t is neces-
sary to amend it. 1t is impossible to
identify many of the skins after they
have passed through the hands of the
wholesale dealers, as most of the re-
tailers, for the sake of selling, would
guarantee that the skins were not
caught in prohibited waters.
1.-THE important exporters with whom
have conferred are disposed to co-ope-
rate with the government in carrying
out the law, but the small dealers are
likely to evade it,
MAIL MATTERS
A. B. Maze, the superintendent of
mails at the general postoffice, when in
formed that some of the British busi-
ness firms having American interests
were complaining of the tardy delivery
of the mails and were ascribing the
delay to the manner in which the dis
patcher Disseminated between the mail
carrying vessels which leave this port,
said:
I'VE use discretion as to what ships
we send our mails by and always give
the preference to the fastest vessels.
We invariably send the British mails
by the steamers calling at Queenstown,
so as to obviate the delay in transit to
Dublin, Southampton, London, Holy
head and Kingstown. In every other
instance we send the European mails by
the swiftest route. Now, for instance,
the Trave. which left here on January
II, took out all the available mail ad-
dressed for delivery in Scotland. The
next day the Teutonic brought away the
Irish mall while all the other European
mail was dispatched on the
steamer New York, which sailed on the
same day. We have no preferences and
always look to the best interests of
every person who intrusts his mail to
us for delivery, and 1 think we fulfill our
contract in the very best manner possi-
ble."
IN SOCIETY
The social interest of the week CEN
tered in the marriage on Thursday last
of the Earl of Uxbridge, eldest son of
Marquis of Anglesea, to Lillian Florence
Maud Chetwynd, eldest daughter of Sir
George Chetwynd, Bart. The ceremony,
which took place in the Roman Catholic
Church of St. Mary, was far the grand
est seen in London for years, while the
gorgeous presents, numbering 400, are
the talk of the town. The bride received
fifty-seven distinct presents from the
bridegroom alone, mostly jewels, from
almost priceless diamond necklaces and
tiarras to a jeweled cigarette case, jew
eled umbrellas and sun shades and sets
of sables and silver fox. When the pres
ents were shown, those of the bride
groom were displayed separately
The sporting press announces that Mr..
Richard Croker will return to England
in April and run his horses at the first
New Market meeting.
Lord Francis Hope (the only brother
and heir of the Duke of New Castle, and
the husband of May Yohe, the American
actress) has Joined the board of new
insurance company formed to pay insur-
ance premiums for the clients of the
capital, who will repay them in weekly
Iinstallments. Lord Hope is said to be
looking for number of company direc-
torships.
In the Life Story of Mary Anderson
(Mme. de Navarro) in the February
number of Young Women, the American
actress dilates to the writer on the "hol-
lowness Of stage life" and the mex
pressible relief and happiness Of the