Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-20
pay even more FOR the property. Still he
would have no standing in court.

would have no standing in court
Il find England much more Amerieanised
than I expected. In fact, we see the COM
mercfal power OF America everywhere. In
Chester, at the hotel, found out of thirty
arrivals a day twepty-f1ve Of them were
from the states. In turning the leaves Of
the register back several months 1 found
out of twenty-tf1ree arrivals eighteen were
from the states. and going back the whole
year the average Of the predominance Of
Americans prevailed-1 American enterprises
London In walking down the Strand from
the number of signs of American industries
you could readily imagine yourself walking
down Broadway. They say ten years ago
1t was the exception to see straw hat in
London, but American straw hat style for
summer Is seen, everywhere. The princi-
pal thing that impresses an American Is
the want of street railroad facilities. Lon
don is badly in need of a Systematically
Leib syndicate to electrify it.
1.-THE broad and expensive banking sys-
tenn in London Is striking contrast COM
pared to that of America. The Bank of
England is the only banking institution
allowed to issue paper money. In buying
stock in that institution you get no certifi-
cate, but your name is simply put down
as an. owner of stock on the banks books.
You see the Bank of Egypt the Bank of
Africa, the Bank of Australia, etc. In
other words, London Is the clearing house
Of the world
Taught in Board Schools.
The board schools in this country, which
correspond to our public schools. do not,
as a rule, afford anything like as good an
education as the American schools, and
it was only last year that the London
school board began the experiment of free
admission to the evening schools.
The result. now officially made known.
strikingly confirms the wisdom of the step,
for there was a vast increase in schools
and scholars, the former numbering 321
and the latter 100000 In other words, the
roll Of pupils nearly doubled. These fig
with the statistics Of 1882 and 1SS3 when
9,064 students attended So schools. Thus
encouraged. the board intends to make still
greater efforts in the coming session, which
begins on Monday. 1t will open 34S centers of
general instruction. besides II for commercial
teaching and for science and art. There
will be lectures on literature at 81 of them,
gymnastics at 5s. lessons on ambulance
practice and home nursing at 100. The fig
ure relating to gymnastics does not tell
complete tale. for physical exercise of
some kind is taught in every school. At
various places men and boys are to be in
structed in wood work, and in many cases
lessons on history. geography and other
subjects are to be illustrated by lantern
views. For women and girls. too. there
will be special subjects. including laundry
work, cookery and dressmaking.
Registered at Star Office.
Among the American visitors registered
this week at The Evening Star office are
Mr.. Leon Tobriner, the well-known law
yer of Washington; Joseph Kingsley Oil
of the Atlanta Constitution, with his wife
and daughter; Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Bay
ley Of Philadelphia (Mr. Bayley is president
of the Philadelphia Record Company; Rev
]. w. Duffy of Washington, J. o. Knott,
Baltimore. and Colonel Edwin H. Woods,
publisher of the Boston Herald, with his
wife and The last have left for the
continent. but return September 20, and
will sail on the American liner ST. Louis
on the 30th.
New Play House.
Mr.. Charles Wyndham's new theater in
the Charing Cross road is nearing compile
ton. Divested Of the greater part of the
builders scaffolding 1t now appears in all
the dignity of its classic design. Other
theaters in the metropolis are more inn
posing, but there is none more successful
architecturally. Internally, the building
Will Justify its outward appearance. From
the capacious roof garden, where on hot
summer nights a, cigarette may be enjoyed
between the acts. to the sumptuously ap-
pointed auditorium, the arrangements are
to provide the utmost comfort, conven-
fence and luxury. The opening Of the
theater is fixed for November. 1t is to be
made the OCCASION for a somewhat striking
series of functions, in which Mr.. Wynd-
hams many aristocratic friends will take
a prominent part - 81 l.. H. MOORE.