The sun., 1900-11-26
THE TALK OF EUROPE.
French Enthusiasm Over Kruger
Amuses EngliShmen.
NOT REGARDED SERIOUSLY.
Possible Death of the Gar Awaited
with Fear In Great Britain-Our
Attitude In Chinese Matters
IInrShIy Criticised.

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plant passage from Maisrillcs TO Paris
is regarded with curions and unexpected
Indifference in Great britain. Every de-
tail OF the remarkable oyatiuns has brcn
read with interest. but the underlying
feeling here is more ono of amusement
than irritation. trhc nation that boiled
over with fury when Queen Victoria was
caiicaturCd hy Partisan journalists takes
the French homage to it's arch enemy as
an exhibition of inevitable Gallo enthu
siasm not likely TO affect International
issues or create any more scrions friction
than already exists among the populace
OF the two countries.
The recognition of Mr.. Kruger aS be
ng Still president Of the Fransvaal by
both the French government and the
queen Of Holland calls forth from the
Westminster Gazette the remark that
this apparent unfricndness is really due
to Great Britain's own fault in not cont
numicating to the powers the annexation
of the South African republics. So long
is this is not done Mr.. Kruger, accord
ing to this English authority, has per-
feet right TO be treated as sovereign
travelling incognito.
This failure to notify the powers, the
seriously against Great Britain, for until
this international formalty is observed
no right exists 10 treat the inhabitants of
the Bocr republics aS rebels.
The forthcoming promotion of Major
Grncral Kitchener 10 lieutenant gen
erl.hin clicts frum Mr. Charles Viii
li:ias. ono 81 tic leaders oG the war crit
ies tlie bittprcsl indictment Of that gen
rral eve. pahlished ia England He de-
tlurCs General Kitchener mcditates n
reckless aud ruthless cNtonnination Of
'ac l,cts. fopiH4 tn cAecutc his atroc'-
a ltd -iirnao. liiSo tial of lac tomb OF
ay maiai. Iirypiipfe~ rhc Eritlsh oil
cers ana mon viii not endure tits uni
lhal hilch1ier will stand revealed 70 the
country as u scourgn incXorable. Mr..
NnE8rs Apologies IL Satan for men
fiaun, him IN the same breath with
Kitchener aul maintains that the return
1T several grurrai officers and the rcmor-
III Of General Kelly krmy From Bloem
fouicin confirms tie suspicion that they
would have nothing to do with Kitchen
pr'S dirty work" II is almost needless to
say that this bitter attack by no means
represents thc average opinion.
The CARS Illness.
What exercises Great Britain more
than the progress of the war in South
Africa and AIr Krugcr's visit to France
is the illness OF the ear. The shadow Of
the bear couchant is ever present as Il
source of dread and suspicion to the av-
ciage British statesman. How much
more would he be feared il rampant is
evident from the grave tone Of the cditO-
rails of the London press when their
h.tr..
should the hand OF death remove the
present pacific ruler Of Russia. The pos
sibiity Of an ayowrdly anti-Brtish ~.
gency. with aggressive procliyitirS, looms
M So krcnly that il is doubtful if the
| daily bulletins from Livadin are awaited
any more kecnly III Russia than in Great
! Britain.
! The bitterness with which the London
Times attacks every move made by
Washington Ill Chinese matters sconis ta
increase aail. aud is all the moro stl-
p.i s!i . al account of tile attitude Of iii.
l.ritish fmu 4n olli,c. Tho principles Ia q
dawn IN So,rctary LAYS latest note VIE
j @l.a IT Il British official before the r,'-
"cpion Of MIR, Hays note rs voicine the
opinion Of the British cabinet Yet III
I Times comes ont With vigorous protest
4 against the very idea of Mr.. Hays prn
/ ciplrs hcng considered. Rcfclrin. IL the
| Cincinnati speech Of Wa Ting Fang the
! Chinese minister to the United sStateS.
n ftcr saying that his promising the Init
\ d States better commercial chances
L when peace is restored would in some
I 'ountries be resented as an injury, the
klaper adds:
But WI Ting Fang seems to have
4 ;nown his audience. All the comment
4 influential American paper makes is
@.hat Wu Ting Fang knows that Ameri-
cans, like all Others give their own inter
csts first place"
The Times then compares this attitude
with that of Ii Hung Chang on his trip
around the world, during which, it is ns-
serted, he acted on the conviction that
pccuniary self interest was the sole guild
ing principle OF the peoples and govern.
mcnts (which proved unsatisfactory re-
cipicntS of the multitudinous promises
which he failed 10 redeem"
Secretary Hay is taken severely to task
for daring to differ from the demands as
now formulated
The Farce In China.
From another source comes Il striking,
/ impartial confirmation Of the American
views Mr.. II. j. Whigham the news
4 paper correspondent and golf player, wcll
known in America who is now repre-.
senting tho London Morning Post in
China. cables from Shanghai as follows:
''rhc Pcking farce continues. When |
left, all the legations were trusting ii
Hung Chang II was believed the euurt
would return to Pelling and that any nj
tempt on iii" part of the dowagcr en-
press tp arrest Prince Tuan would hc
absurd. Prince Chwang. who was ar
rested, is simply Prince 1uans scapr-
goat u is obvious, therefore. that the
court will not rrun "a Prking Ii can
only hc attacked during the winter
thruu@h the Yaug-tsr valley"
An extraordinary novel form Of amusc-
mcnt recently innovatcd from Iceland
was described for the first time before
the board Of trade of Hull when the
skipper of il Grinsby steam trawler
charged the skipper Of another Grimsby
trawer with wilfully ramming the for
mcr'S boat while off the coast of lee
land 1t appears that the captain of the
trawler Balmoral Castle became face
tious at the expense of the captain of the
trawcr St. Paul, who Immediately put
on Il full head of steam and charged on
the Balmoral Castle. BY slillfu manou.
Vpriuir n collision WAS avoided Rut u,,oi :,