The Portland daily press., 1899-11-23
50 Says British Vice Consul ]. B.
Heating.
He Has Just Returned
From England
Aud Says the Country Is United
on the Beer War.

British Vice Consul John Is. keatiug
returned to Portland yesterday on the
Dominion liner Cambroman, after an ah-
sencs from the city Of seven weeks. He
has been In England partly on busineis
and rarity tor pleasure visiting his
friends there and returns In good health
and spirits after most agreeable voyage.
be was accompanied on this trip BY his
eldest son.
"Y on can state with ASSURANCE said
Mr.. Heating to PRESS reporter yester-
day, "that another summer will see
regular line of steamships plying bstween
Portland and Liverpool am not at
Lbs rty at this time to stats what line
will operate these boats, hut l can say
that II Is one of the most substantial and
lie Il known companies. The ships will
carry not only freight but passengers.
Portland will then have two summer
steamship lines. one to London and tie
other to liverpool Ths English steam
ship PEOPLE are well pleased with the
facilities offered by this port and are re-
garding 1t very favorsbly."
While In England MIR. Heating wrote
letter whion was printed In the CONNER
cial Intelligence regarding Portland. In
this letter he said that British manu-
ctars rs ard shippers would find 1t ad-
vantageous to sand their goods directly to
Portland instead of shipping them here
BY the way Of New York and Boston. In
answer to this letter Mr.. Heating received
about ty replies from all parts OF Eng
land fesking Information regarding Port.
land and expressing desire TO know
more about Its facilities and its demands.
Sperr' ~ Of the Beer war MIR. Heating
described tho enthusiasm which prevailed
in London am all over England regard
ing this war. At first many people did
not believe in the \ Ar, out today there Is
hardly y man to be found in England
who does not wish to zee 1t carried to the
bitter end and matters in South Africa
settled once for all.
at the theatres scenes Of enthusiAsm
beyond anything l ever saw are to be
witnessed every night. Men. women and
children stand and cheer every patriotic
uttsrance and song. The regimsnts as
they march OF to take their transports are
given the Widest kind Of ovAtiona. IL
would do your heart good to see these
British troopA 10 an old service man
like myself the sight WAS absolutely
thrilling. One regiment I saw had not
man In 1t under twenty six years old, and
there were very few Of them who did not
wear upon their brsasta the medals OF
two wars. As thsy were ohsered and
chesred again in marching through the
streets these Veterans. stalwArt, Malnif.
Gently disciplined and equipped men,
pattsd their rifles and returned the cheers
with shouts Of "wsit until you hear from
rifle they carried.
/ was in England when the news OF
Gen. Whites disaster rescued there. The
people were shocked, but they took 1t lik Q
men. Inc French press commented upon
1t and expressed their surprise ut the
calmness which pervaded England when
this news was received.
"This talk that Mioha el Davitt and
other nome rulers are making about the
Irish disloyalty 10 mere talk. The Irish
people are loyal and want the war pushed
to the end. They are intensely proud of
what the Dublin Fusiliers have done and
there isn't an Irish regiment that 10 not
itching to get to the front. They are the
finest troops in the world and the English
people are as proud Of them as are the
Irishmen. and with good reason. From
what learned Great Britain has very
dissgreeable task ahead, but our troops
will make an end of 1t when once they
be gin to act with their full strength