The sun., 1900-12-03
NEWS FROM BRITAIN.
Beer, Beers and Canadians Being
Discussed In England. =.
CANADIAN TROOPS RETURN.
Pathetic Meeting Of the Queen and
the Colonial soIdiers-IIyst
Yacht Building on the Clyde.
T.ibuie to Our jockeys.


rival cropped UP when the public learn
cd that the SO called backbone" of
Great Britain namely. beer. was per-
meated with arsenic. The poisoning cpl
denic at Manchester which has resulted
therefrom sent shock through the ma
ton.
Without allowing time for any recovery
from this blow General De Wet came out
of period of seclusion and scored a vic
tory at DE Wetsdorp that has set the
people wondering whether the British
army is of any good at all. The only re-
deeming feature of the week, from the
British point of view, is the return Of
the royal Canadian regiment from South
Africa, which affords the editorial writ
ers glorious opportunity for dilating on
the solidity and splendor of the British
empire. As the Canadians remain here,
Mr.. Kruger. General De Wet, the evil
effects Of beer and other adverse features
are likely to be quickly forgotten. so ac-
customcd has Great Britain grown to re-
verses.
Return of the Canadian Troops.
How truly pathetic was the meeting of
the queen and her Canadian soldiers
seems To have escaped the English pn-
pers. Sitting in carriage, the queen
watched intcntly the men Us they march,
ed by within few feet of her. and She
commenced her speech in brave tones II
was only fcw words. but before ii was
finished tears rolled d0wn her maicsty's
face. AMI her voice broke. ana Mt tho end
il WaS almost sob. II is not nStonish-
ing. therefore, that when Colonel Otter
replied it was in trembling tones. and not
one of the men whom he led into nearly
30 engagements felt ashamed of the gri2-
zcd colonel because his cheek was wet
with tears. Although so deeply affected.
the queen appeared to be enjoying her
usual health.
The reason why only three companies
of the Canadians came back to England
is that shortly before the end of the year
for which the Canadians had volunteered
expired Colonel Otter communicated
with Lord Roberts notifying him of the
fact. The commander in chief said he
would much like the regiment TO remain
longer ana asked Colonel Otter TO sound
the men. The colonel asked the officers,
who, without consulting the men. enthu-
siaStically guaranteed their companies
would remain. When the men heard this.
they took umbrage at not being consulted
and in unmeasured terms informed th,,
authorities that they wished to return in
the stipulated time. Lord Roberts wrote
Il letter practically begging them to stay
little longer, but the regiment. being
split up in various parts of the country
and the decision having been made. they
voted to go direct to Canada. with the
exception of a and Il companies. Com
pany | being composed of regulars was
obliged to remain, and \ and B were
stationed ut headquarters. As reward
for staying in South Africa Lord Roberts
enabled A, y and companies to partake
in the Pretoria celebrations and then
sent them home by way of England only
a month LATER than their comrades The
disintegration of the regiment at such II
period caused the kecmcst regrets and
heartburnings.
Great Yacht Racing Ahead.
There is Il pe>i,tnl rumor that the
mysterious new s,5olt building ut the
Hcndei sons is ~. he Prince of Wales.
1t is learned. however, in spite of Lord
LonslnlcS denial that it is more proba-
bly, the order Of Emperor William of Ger.
many. Whichever it is of these royal
ties it can be said that the Prince of
Wales will be on board the new craft
when she sails in the Shamrock IFS trial
races on the Clyde. In these trials the
new Shamrock will have as trial horses
not only this new royal yacht and the
old Shamrock, but also the Sybarita in
addition. There will be d great race
off Cowes between these yachts and per-
haps the Meteor and others, for which
the Prince of Wales or Emperor Will
liam is giving IL cup. The Prince of
Wales is taking the keenest interest in
the new challenger. He intends to per-
sonally test her sailing qualities before
she crosses the Atlantic.
The new yacht being built at the Hen
lersons', the identity of whose owner is
so closely concealed, is chiefly interesting
from the fact that the instructions given
TO Mr.. George l.. Watson were to design
her in such Il manner as to make her the
most useful trial boat for the Shamrock
III. The real object of Sir Thomas I.T
tons recent visit to the Hendcrsuns' was
to compare her lines with those of tho
new America's cup challenger, which is
building at Dcnnys'.
No more generous tribute to the Amevi-
can Jockeys horscmanShp could be writ
ten than appears i'll The Sporting Times
over the signature of John Corlctt. one of
the best racing authorities in England
and himself horse owner. He points
out that no less than five Americans arc
included in the first ten winning jockeys
of the year and says ii would have hrrn
six if ,Alaher had come over earlier. lie
continues:
'There is no such conservative body
anywhere as the English huffman, and
we have said enough 10 show the amount
of prejudice the American jockeys have
had TO conquer. There is one thing,
however, that the English turfman thor
oughly believes in ana that is getting
there This the Americans have done
with vengeance. and. it is sheer merit
which has secured them the position
they now hold even in England"
Astor's New Building.
Mr.. William Waldorf Astor. who is
the owner of one of thesmost beautiful
cilicc buildings in London, has just had
constructed mt a safety deposit com
pany's vaults special chamber at Il
cost of f3,0O0. II is currently reported
to he full of securities and documents
representing fabulous amount, which,
ii is added, never ceases To cause the
admiration of even the company's oiii-