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EXPECTED TO AGAIN BE THE HEAD
OF THE LIBERAL
PARTY
10 TAKE BAYNERMAA'S PLACE
WILL PUT THE CONSERVATIVES
On DEFENSIVE on INTER-
NAL POLICY
CHAMBERLAIN AND KRUGER
Their simultaneous Presence on
French Territory Is Probable
to Cause All Kinds
of Trouble.

of Trouble.
LONDON, Oct 27-With the exception
oI the unexpected activity of the Beers
and the temperance before the public
OF a statesman supposed to be politically
dead, nothing has occurred this week in
England capable of disturbing the en-
thusiasm over the homecoming of the
City Imperial volunteers. The news of
the guerrilla successes in South Africa
which have been received during the
last few days has prompted some Of the
more serious publications to sound
notes of alarm. The Saturday Review
begs Lord Roberts to take lesson from
one who was q greater soldier than he,
namely Caesar, and ruthlessly suppress
The rebellion
THE truest mercy in the present case.
says the Globe, is to be merciless.''
That fairly voices the average opinion
OF the government organs, while a few
out-anG-out Radical organs scarcely con-
ceal their satisfaction arising from their
ability to say, Il told You so, in refer
ence to the war being long drawn o1t
and engendering racial hatred that Il
century will not dissipate.
An encounter as dramatic as any that
marked the battlefields of South Africa
may shortly occur at Marseiles. The
plan of Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, the sec
retary of state for the colonies, to go 10
Marseilles to meet Mrs. Chamberlain,
who is now at AK les Bains, will more
than probably be effected just about the
time that Mr.. Kruger is arriving al the
same port on the Dutch cruiser Gelder-
land. Judging from the tone of the
French public opinion, the simultaneous
arrival of these two leading figures in
the late world drama would afford on
IOrUunities for demonstrations not 100
pleasant for Mr.. Chamberlain and which
might possibly cause interna tional COM
plications that would be hard to settle
peaceatly.
ROSEBERY'S LEADERSHIP.
What is freer from supposition ana,
perhaps, more vitally concerns Great
Britain, is Lord Rosebery's reappearalice
before the public and his enunciation OF
new definition of imperialism Speak
ing Friday before meeting of the Chris
tian Social union this versatile and bril-
liant figure in British politics struck a
note which meets with universal approval
from all sections of the Liberals, even
those who were most bitterly opposed to
the former leader imperialism. he
declared, depends on the integrity and
heart of the empire for it's virtue
Continuing, Lord Rosebery said:
what is an empire unless it Is pill
Jared on an imperial race? The heart Of
the empire is Great Britain and the heart
of Great Britain is London. You can
not afford to let the source and center
of the empire decay, or be poisoned.
and this is what you are doing if you
allow this imperial race to be vitiated
and poisoned in the dens of crime and
horror in which too many of them are
reared at this moment
Lord Rosebery's subtle turn in making
the virtue of Imperialism depend on in
ternal reform has opened a door to the
malcontents and the Star, which fought
his lordship tooth and nail, today de-
clares this is the true and only impe-
rialism for this empire of Great Brit
ain"
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, whe
has been the Liberal leader in the house
OF commons up to the present, is said
TO be ready to accept Lord Rosebery's
leadership. Combining this with the tor-
mer premier's (Rosebery's) partial re-
tirement from the turf, the expectation
Is rife that he will retlrn to the arena
of active politics and make the igkt of
his life against the mammoth ma Jority''
of the present government
NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS.
1t is interesting to observe while
speaking of the next parliament, what
a task cOnfronts the speaker of the
house of commons before he masters the
personnel of the new house. 1t includes
no less than eight Wilson's, four Balfours,
four Smiths, four Thomases, four
Briens and four Murrays, to say moth
ing of a dozen trios of similarly named
members and a perfect maze OF couples
Church matters are attracting no little
interest The resignation of the bishon
of Exeter, the Rt Rev. Edward Henry
Blckersteth, has given Lord Salisbury
the chance to add one more to the long
list of bishops Of his crea ton, an oppor-
tunity which the Kensitites (anti-rituaI-
ists) have improved by memorializing
the premier to appoint Low churchman
who will protect the Protestant interest
better than the former bishop.
Within few days formal steps will be
taken 10 amalgamate the tive great
Scotch churches, the Free church and .re
United Presbyterians, under the name of
the United Free Church of Scotland.
which will accomplish greater breaking
Gown of religious barriers and divil.ons
than the century has witnessed.
The old question of the morality Cf the
stage is once more discussed by ;ht Eng
lish bishops and clergy. A clergyman
we'll known here, declared it was a dread
1ul thing to see a Christian man taking
the part of a murder, and q Christian
woman playing the role of a harlot now
bishops of Rochester and Southwark
however persuaded a modification OF the
resolutions, the bishop of Rochester TOLL
ing the clergy they would be ashamed
TO utter such statements before one deli
cate, refined lady, who was a friend of
his, in the profession. 1t was thep agreed
that stage authors, managers and artists
merely required watchful attention of
churchmen
INDECENCY ON THE STAGE
Curiously enough, the last new plav "Mr
ana Mrs. DaVentry, produced al the
Royalty theater Thursday, has received
scathing criticism on all sides for its in
decency, which was not redeemed by the
faintest trace of originality or cleverness
though. the acting of Mrs Patrick Camp-
bell, who has assumed the leading role
is universally praised. This latest expo
sition of 'the sins of society is written
by Frank Harris
Touching upon houses with history. II
IS said once more that the Duchess of
Marlborough's most cherished cream is to
purchase Marlborough house, now occn
pied by the Prince of Wa.es, but which
once belonged to the Churchns AS the
story goes, the young American duchess
would be pleased if the Prince of Wales
would sell the property, and even when
told that the house was crown property
she did not give up hope OF eventually Sc