The times., 1899-03-26

ing the extinction of the French shore
rights an item in this new deal. British
statesmen realize full well that Newfound-
land has it in her power at any moment,
by open resistance to French eneroachment
on her treaty rights. to imperil Anglo
French peace, and if, as today's dispatches
suggest, the Newfoundland premiership is
TO pass to Mr.. Morine, the known legal ad-
wiser of MIR. Reid who now is the practical
owner of the colony. peril of such perfect
ly legitimate resistance is held in official
circles to be more imminent than ever.
The difficulties arising from French sus-
capabilities are very great. and all one can
say is that what has passed between Lord
Salisbury and NJ. Cambon indicates the
possibility of ultimate agreement, especial
ly If Newfoundland is willing to facilitate
the acquisition of bait by the French bank
fishermen in Newfoundland harbors.
The Revenue Deficit.
The government has met the storm of
protest against the proposal, in leading
ministerial journals, that the Chancellor
of the Exchequer should cover his deficit
for 1s99-1900 by suspending the reduction
of the national debt. Lord George Hamil-
ton announced last night that no such pro-
posal would have a place in the budget.
Equally impossible is another suggestion
of the ministerial journals that tax should
be imposed on wheat and sugar in the in
! terest of revenue, the British farmer and
the West Indian producer, while after Mr..
Balfour's eulogy OF cycling, in his presi-
Dental speech at the dinner of the National
Cyclists Union last night, il is difficult
| to imagine the Chancellor of the Exchequer
daring to put the long contemplated tax
of five shillings on every cycle.
The musical profession is up in arms
| against charity concerts and advertising
| duchesses. Mr.. William Boosey, the we'll
known concert manager is organizing a
| crusade against charity matinees. which,
as he says. for self advertisement, titled
persons organize with the gratuitous help
| of leading artists.
Londcn Gossip.
The promoters of Ruskin Hall, the work
| ingmens college at oxford, report most
hopefully OF the movement. Twentyfour
students are now in residence. One of the
| most favored departments is that of his
| tory, political, constitutional, ecclesiasti-
cal and biographical. American history il
| included.
The Spectator reads Americans little
lesson in connection with the Windsor Ho-
| tel catastrophe. 1t says the municipality
intend to insist on more precautions, but
they cannot alter American character.
One who is spoken of as a distinguished
American specialist contributes TO Vien-
nese journal a severe criticism of English
surgery. Brilliant surgery with dirty in
struments is the gist of his accusation
| against English doctors. He says tina,
English surgeons are content to dip theii
| instruments in a solution before commenc.
ing an operation, whereas continental doc.
| tors hardly consider them clean enough
when they have been boiled for hours. This
| and similar mistakes, account for the
larger percentage of bad results in English
as compared with continental surgical
| work. Young English DOCTORS" he con-
cludes, "ought to go abroad more to learr
in continental schools what 1t would seen
they have not the chance of learning a,
home. At present English doctors are hope
lessly behind the times"