New-York tribune., 1901-12-08
EXPECT A GOOD BAG"
GROWING IMPRESSION THAT THE BOER
WAR is NEAR AN END
"REGRETTABLE INCIDENT" IN INDIA
BRITISH TRADE STATISTICS
Copyright: 1901: By The New-York Tribune.)
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Copyright: 1901: By The New-York Tribune)
tBy TRIBUNE.I
London, Dec. S. ! d. NIT is expected that
Lord Kitchener will have a satisfactory bag"
to report as a result of the weeks work OF the
British columns in South Africa Rightly
wrongly, the impression again in the ascend
ant that the war is nearing an end and with
this view comes a revival of the anticipation
that the position will be far cleared by the
lime the government wants more money that it
will be found possible to raise Transvaal s
per cent loan, guaranteed by the imperial gov
ernment. and that no further issue of consols
will be necessary.
Meanwbile unofficial dispatch from Cal
cutta reporting briefly the result OF operations
against the Mahhuds comes a reminder to
Engshmen that they engaged in another
little the Indian frontier Reuters dis
patch reporting twenty-five British troops killed
! or wounded reads uncommonlv like ''regretta-
bic incident"
The Board of Trade returns for November
show further heavy declines in British trade
Imports have decreased e., ,923, III and exports
81 .213. The decrease in imports IS dis
tributed over almost every branch of trade and
the result is that the aggregate for the year to
date which has hitherto kept ahead of the 1900
figures. has now fallen f1.710O90 behind. Ex-
ports have this redeening feature that but for
the low price OF coal the decrease would nave
been much less. as. although the value Of the
coal shipped is down Il $50 0no there is only
diminution in quantity of $4,000 tons
An article in The Saturday Review" on Ger
many as an American power is attracting some
attention The Review takes the view. and
not for the first time, that the immense growth
of the German population in Brazil implies in
evitably German interference in that country
and conflict with the United states The art-
Gle then goes to say:
With friendly Germany posted in South Amer
lea and loyal Canada in North America. we
could hold the United States in some kind OF
check With Germany forever eliminated from
the political chesSboard of the New World. we
should. with our present policy of admitting
the unbridled pretenslonS of the United states
everywhere one day find ourselves elbowed out
forever both from North and South America
affect the development of Canada. but the
empire of United States commanding the
interoceanic canal, holding Central America IN
fee. and dominating the South with a Chinese
Wall Of tariffs, al round would ultimately force
Canada in seIf-iefence to amalgamate with IL
For some time past the Liverpool Atlantic
passenger co ,1panies have been negotiating with
the London and Northwestern Railway with a
view to getting luxurious trains between
Liverpool and London. The result Of these rep
resentations supported by the American Con-
sui. is satisfactory. and yesterday the first tram
de luxe left Riverside Station in Liverpool.
The Gilbert and Sullivan opera 'Iolanthe
was revived at the Savoy Theatre last night,
and many of those nrho sa=vt the original pro-
duction nineteen years ago were present TO
renew their acquaintance with 1t and compare
the Impressions Of 1901 with those Of 1852.