The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-15
&c a be M0relon Frew.n.. I'd.

served at the Moreton Frewens' resi-
dence.
With the announcement Of the we'd
ding the departure Of the Maine for
China. the appearances of volume ave
of her Angio-saxon Review. and her
garden party At the normal college for
the blind. Thursday. Lady Randolph
Churchill was very much to the fore
this week The new volume Of the
Anglo-saxon Review is the best which
has yet appeared. The binding Is par
ticnIarly beautiful. being a copy OF a
prayer book printed in 1869 and bound
By Mearne for King Charles I. and
given 70 the British museum In 1853
by George II.
The London trades council has adopt
ed a resolution formally regulating
the convention Of neutrality-suspicious.
democraciea called by the council Of
Ruskin Hall. in the interests OF which
labor delegates are now in the United
States. The council refers to the So
called Anglo-saxon alliance as that
jingo question" When the delegates
return they win have a good many
questions to answer.
The coming hot weather Is not well
coined BY the Londoners. and a general
exodus Is beginning. It is feared
another spell Ike that Of last year Is
Impending. Until the beginning OF this
week Loncon's death rate. thanks to
the cool weather. was the lowest In
seven years-onIy 1875 In a thousand.
The annual mobilization Of the Brit
ish navy preparatory to the maneu-
vers passed on without incident.
Judging from the maneuver plans
issued BY the admiralty. little more viii
be learned OF this years operations
than was learned from the fiasco last
year. One Of the main objects IS to
decide on the suitable distance to
establish temporary bsse Tor a squad
ron blocking hostile ports, and to
thresh out the old question OF the
ability Of cruisers to sweep on and
drive into harbors the enemy's torpedo
craft a. ifi sali
The meeting Of the National Rifle
Association at BIsley Is attracting
small attention. Quite the most re-
narkable competitor Is young Hyde
who is shooting for Rugby IN the pub
lie schools contest He Is Just one
inch taller than his rife. yet he holds
i steadily. shoots rapidly and scores
wonderfully well. Among the VISIT
ors at Bisley Is Colonel Cary Sanger
United States army (engaged in maxi
ing special investigation OF the mill.
tary systems Of Europe for the United
States war Department., who inspected
all the details. He is quoted as say
ing that the United States had moth
ing to compare with that organlza-
tion (the National Rifle Association
for the encouragement Of rife shoot
ing.
The feature Of the week among the
theaters was the production OF The
Casino Girl at the shaftesbury thea
ter. II bids fair to have popular
run. though it is scarcely Sikely to
take London so by storm as did its
The Belle of New
York"
The musical event Of the week vas
the first production in England OF
Puccini's La Tosca" at Covent Gar
den. Thursday. in hcnor Of the Prince
and Princess of Wales. the Duke and
Duchess OF York. and most Of fashion
able London. 1t was originally in
tended that Melba should play the
part Of La Tosca. but neither the mu-
sic nor tie character seemed wen
suited to her, and it was entrusted to
Nine. Franternina. Both she and
scotti. as scarpia. won general praise. |
The whole production was very sue |
cessful.