The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-31
ENGusHMfN WERE
QUITE IRR|TLTED.
They Did Not Under
stand Salisbury's
Little Game.
MINISTER LEcTuREO BY PRESS.
NOW THEY SEE WHEREIN THE
GOVERNMENT WAS
SHREwD.
Lord Roberts 20 Be Relieved From
Duty IN South Africa and
Made Commsnder-in-
Chief.

| Copyright, 1900. by Associated Press.
LONDON. Aug. 1S.-Engiand IS thor
oushly irritated over the governments
seemingly ehangeable course respect
ing the landing OF troops at Shanghai
Even the semblanee OF yielding TO pres
sure by the powers or the Chinese vice
roys IS regarded as impairing British
prestige in the East and in Europe.
The papers from the Times down are
lecturing the government on its sup
posed vacillation and faintheaTtadAeSs.
British troops after all occupy the
nerve center OF the richest region IN
China, which sustains l5.VOJ. U0J
people. and were landed with the con-
sent and approval OF the powers.
The foreign Office adjutants are be-
wildered at the ado raised throughout
the country by what they consider an
amusing little game OF Lord Salisbury.
ending 10 England's advantage. Ii 5
explained thus to the Associated Press:
First, the formal announcement that
troops would be landed; then 4 I'VE
days wait, in which the foreign consuls
al Shanghai wagged their heads and
wired 10 their home governments. NUT
terings of disapproval on the continent.
and the stirring up OF Chinese oppo-
siuon at Shanghai, troops arrive at
Shanghai and the viceroy resists their
landing, saying that France and Rus
STA object; the consuls meet and sew
eral OF them assert II the British
land we will land troops also: Admiral
Seymour, after wiring London, an
nounces that England withdraws and
the troops do not land; sailing hour
is appointed; the next day every Va
riety of foreign commercial interest In
Shanghai cries out in dismay. the u
suls revise their views and Join in re-
questing their governments 10
induce the British 10 land ter
the safety OF Shanghai the
British sail away; limitations are
received at the foreign office from
france. Germany and Austria that
they are quite willing that the troops
should land; the troops are pursued
and brought back and disembarked.
The foreign office expresses the opinion
that the business was admirably work
ed"
The government is arranging to re-
lieve Lord Roberts In South Africa. lie
putting to general OF less consequence
the vexatious work OF running down
the partisan bands there The present
purpose, il is understood. is TO recall
Lord Roberts in October. announcing
then that the war as a war is al an
end. General Lord Wolseley will re-
lirquish the post OF commander-in
chief OF the army in October. and Lord
Roberts will almost certainly replace
hin.
The case OF Mrs. Maybrick has been
revived by an extraordinary attack
uppn the late Baron Russell. lord chief
juitice OF England. which has appeared
in the columns OF the Liverpool Post.
owned by Edward Russell The Post
declares that Baron Russell neglected
the case, and even failed to declare has
PERSONAL conviction OF his clients In
nosence. saying; Which had ne done.
despite the decrepit judge who pre-
sided. Mrs. Maybrick would have been
acquitted"
So extraordinary an attack upon the
dead chief justice by SO prominent a
journal at once aroused Mrs. May
bricks friends. DR.. Clark Bell OF NV
York, secretary and former president
Of the Medieo Legal Society. hurried
to London from Paris yesterday and
had long consultation with United
States Ambassador Joseph Choate. VINO
is keenly interested, and IL is under
stood he has promised TO renew his
efforts to secure the prisoners release