The Washington times., 1901-09-24
FOREIGN TOPICS.

Acvices have recently reached London
as to the whereabouts of the Anglo Abys-
sinian expedition which left England in
November. 1900, for The soudrn upon 4
Government survey to Lake Rudolf to
deiimit the Anglo-Ahyssin.a boundary
between that lake and the Sobat, ana 70
connect the survey with chat made by
Colonel Macdonald's expedition in Uganda
in ls9S. which was obliged to return before
completing its work. The expedition was
fitted out at Omdurman and was expected
TO be absent for about year.
1t Is now learned that the mission. which
is under Major Austin, R. E.. formerly one
of the officers under Macdonald, has reach
ed Lake Baringo after hazardous jour
ney, during which all the members of the
expedition suffered considerably and a
good many OF the escort were lost. for
the most part through hunger MAJOR
Austin. who has been i'll. is now on ms
way home, and in the absence OF ms re-
port 1t is not known how far the eNpedi-
ton has been a success. Major Bright or
the Riie Brigade, who has succeeded MN
In command, is reported to be IN goou
health. AS the expedition was. to Il con-
siderable extent, TO traverse Il portion OF
the proposed route OF the Cape-to- Salr9
line, its miSfortunes are not considered
encouraging by the projectors OF the
scheme, especially as on one OF the re-
suits of the expedition depended the un-
dertaking of Cecil Rhodes project on a
largo scale.
The jewelers. of London are devotins
much attention to the preparation OF coro-
nets to be worn at the coronation next
year. There have been many consuIta-
tions lately between the College of Her
aids and the goldsmiths and silversmiths
companies, and the few doubts as to de-
signs which existed until as recently as
week ago have been cleared away.
Coronets are of various kinds. and vary
according to the standing of the peers or
other titled persons empowered to wear
them. Princes of the United Kingdom,
whether sons. brothers or uncles of SOW
ereigns, wear coronet consisting of
circle of gold bordered with ermine and
heightened with fieur-de-lys. As many
CROSSES patte are added as were allowed
i'll the grant made by Charles H. In the
coronet of a princess strawberry leaves
are added, and the coronet of a duke is
also embellished with eight strawberry
leaves 1t is always made of gold or sill
Yer or other metal heavily gilt.
A marquis wears coronet with only
four strawberry leaves, alternating with
is easily recognized, as it has eight sill
Yer balls. raised on points. with gold
straw berry leaves between the points. A
viscounts coronet has sixteen silver baI.s
and a baron's only six.
In view of the fact that the billboard
has become crying evil in many Ameri-
can cities it may be Interesting to know
how they and those who use them are
regulated in France. The law of that
country applies to biilposters. distributors,
sign-tackers, and painters. 1t provides:
THE landlord. usufruetuary of tenant
in chief, has always the right to oppose
any posting on his house and he can take
down all posters placarded without his
permission. f
"All pIacsrding done knowingly, of
posters which do not contain the names,
profession, and address of the author and
printer is punished by imprisonment of
from six days to six months. This pun
ishment is reduced to fine if the print
er's name be disclosed.
IF the contents of the poster incite TO
crime or misdemeanor. IL they be contrary
to morality, the distributors. printers, or
authors will be punished with a fine of
from 16 to 500 francs, Imprisonment from
one TO twelve months, and the confisca-
tion OF the posters. a.
mo private individual may placard
posters on public monuments or on places
destined to receive official pcsters-pen-
atty 100 francs. Posting is not allowed on
walls of buildings bearing the legend
Stick no bills >"
Painted posters have been the object of
slSe-s-i f-,aylcfal law of
July g. 1852, provides that every poster
displayed In a public place, on the walls,
upon any construction, or even on band
of calico or other stuff. by means of
painting or any other process. shall be
subjected to a tax fixed at so centirnes
for posters measuring one square metre
thirty-nine square inches-and a tax of
l franc for poster larger than one
square metre.
Any person who wishes to make use of
this kind of billposting must first of all
obtain official permission. He has to pay
the tax at the registration Office of the
district where the posters are to be
placed. The tax is levied upon the pre-
sentation of a declaration containing
first, the wording of the poster; second.
names, profession, and address of those
in whose interest the poster is to be dis
played and of the firm undertaking the
posting; third, the size of the poster;
fourth. number of posters to be placarded;
fifth. a statement of the streets and
places where the posters are 10 be dis
played.
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