The herald., 1898-12-18

The Prince of Wales has now summoned {
private meeting at Marlborough House t.
promote a war against tuberculosis. Th'
Marquis of Salisbury and number O
famous medical men will take part in it
1t is hoped that the outcome will be some
thing more successful than the Prince oi
Wales wonderful stamp scheme to assist
the London hospitals, which proved more
or less fasco, collectors refusing to touch
the stamps, as they were not available for
postage.
The last issue was thrown almost entire
ly upon the hands of the organizers of the
scheme.
THE CURZON TROUSSEAU
1t is announced that Mr.. /. Z. Letter OF
Chicago, the father-n-law of Lord Curzon
of kedleston, the rfw Viceroy of India
paid for the Indian outfit of Lord and Lady
Curzon, who started for India under the
happiest auspices and after splendid send
off from their friends. Lady Curzon enters
upon her duties as Vicreine with trous-
seau OF Unprecedented magnifcence, while
Mr.. Letter presented Lord Curzon with three
official Durbar (conference) cloaks of the
finest velvet and gold, in pale blue, ruby
and white, each with the star of India in
gold and diamonds.
THE AMERICAN ENTENTE
The question was recently broached of
placing a statue of Washington i'll West
minister Abbey. Dean Bradley now an
nounccs that no such proposition has yet
been submitted to the authorities, and he
is of the opinion that it is impossible for
the matter to be officially entertained.
An interesting letter from marine on
board the British lrst-class cruiser Power
ful, recently at Manila, on the relations be-
tween the British tars and the American
troops has been published. The writer
says:
Al.
awiully friendly. Very few of the Americans
were in uniform. They often only had the
number of their regiment on piece OF
4 sight to see them come on board, speak.
ing to everybody. When we saw them go
up to officers without saluting, we felt as
if we must drop on the spot. They offered
cigar cases to our men. Have cigar, my
boy and after handing us visiting cards,
saying, Now, be sure and look us up if
you're down our way
LASCAR SAILORS
The, awful fate OF the passengers of the
French liner La Bourgogne was vividly
brought home to the British this week by
details which are just leaking out regarding
the disaster OF the Clan Drummond, which
foundered in the Bay of Biscay while on her
way to Algoa Bay. These details have also
scrV ed as warning of the danger, which
has been frequently pointed out, of having
a large proportion of Lascars i'll the crews
OF British vessels Great reticence is main.
tanned on the subject, but it appears that
the Lascars became panic-stricken and
fought like demons. \ survivor relates that
several Europeans were drowned by being
dragged down by the frantic Lascars who
lost all discipline The captain OF the Clan
Drlmmond was being hauled on board the
rescuing steamer when number OF Lascars
grasped the rope and pulled him back, with
the result that the captain was drowned.
The Malays also crowded into the boats,
which were swamped, and caused their oc-
cupants to perish.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The new law enabling conscientious oh.
jectors to escape vaccination by making
statutory declaration has been widely
avaied of throughout the country and Is
causing serious misgivings and strong pro-
tests IRON the press. Thousands OF child
rem have thus been exempted from vaccina-
ton. Sir Richard Thorne, the principal
medical officer to the Local Government
Board, in his official report on vaccination
during the past year, announces that one
third OF the children in England and Wales
have escaped vaccination. He concludes
with remarking:
The country is being prepared for wide
spread epdemics of smallpox, such as are
unknown to the present generation"
1t is suggested, in order to counteract the
anti-vaccinationists that insurance compan-
les refuse to issue policies to unvaccinated
people.
THE DRUCE CASE
Mrs. Druce. after apparently surmount-
ing the last difficulty in the way of opening
the Druce vault, by securing permission
from the Consistory Court, in her attempt
to establish that her son is the rightful
sixth Duke of Portland, by determining
whether or not the body of her father-in,
law, T. c. Druce, is really buried there, is
now confronted by still more serious OBJ
stace in the refusal of Mr.. Herbert Druce,
whom the cemetery company recognizes as
the owner of the vault, to give his consent to
its being opened. Moreover. the home sec
retary has intervened He declares his per-
mission is necessary and the proceedings
thus seem interminable. Nevertheless Mrs
Druce is issuing 100000 pounds of "Druce
Portland bonds" the holders of which, she
claims, will receive five pounds for every one
pound within twelve months after her son
succeeds to the estates. She declares that
eleven thousands pounds OF the bonds have
already been taken up 1t is announced on
the other side that the present Duke cannot
lose his dukedom, as he has taken the oath
in the House of Lords and that if Druce sue
ceeds there will be two dukes. 1t is also de-
clared that the estates, owing to the condi-
tions OF the succession, campo be alienated
from the present holders