New-York tribune., 1901-12-15

specimen of every rife that is produced Is Sc
| cured as soon possible, and series " =
perinaental comparative tests is at once
! British rifles are said to play slgnlhcaht pa
| in this imperial srnory.
The arrival in the Thames OF the leIesi
ship Scotia marks an important era III 'he -
tory of British submarine cable enterprise
many months past the Scotia has oeeh LAY ms
great lengths of copper wire In the oeo u
ocean. She has now returned from - -
after completing the last link in one OF tle ~
.u- r2-;+ieb cables connecting England with the
commonwealth.
The work of repairing and refurnishlhs VIZ
sor Castle is proceeding. The Prince Consoi
- ,,,,,.b Was maintained by Queen Victoria
o,sc+1v In the same condition as t was at Ine
death of the Prince in 1861 is being prepared
for occupation by the King and queen. sumo
of the carpets and hangings IN the late 0uee
spartuents had not been foucheo Ioi "
yaa-s and thew were actually falling to pieces
when taken down. So dilapidated were liaii'
of these furnishings that nothing remained pI'
to make bonfire Of them and THIS was aeooi
ingly done
Guidance to he called before the Royal Com
mission on tuberculosis at its next sitting VIII
be on the question of the degeneratlVe eIiec's VI
deficient ventilation, and it is expected that LII
witnesses
The Queen is expected to come TO Town Oh
Monday for Christmas shopping and remain III
London several days before returning 10 NOT
folk. The Queen makes it her duty to remem-
her everybody connected with her householo at
Christmas time and she takes personal in
terest in the presents and the recipients
With the toy trade this Christmas there is
aff in he
Twelve months ago all the big houses in the
trade seemed to be veritable hotbeds of mill
tarism and perfect arsenals Of war material; but
the Boer war furor has spent itself IN the
nursery. as it has IN the nation. and this season
business in the military line is only about nor
NAL.
A collection of books bound by the Guild OF
Women Binders and the Hampstead Bindery Is
on view at Sothehy's to-day. The King, follow
ing in the footsteps of his mother has shown a
practical interest in the hsudicIaft which the
exhibition is designed to encourage, by buying
five of the specimens The books which the
bindings clothe comprise number Of trench
and English poets, among whom Browning has
been specially fortunate in the designs dedicated
to his work. But perhaps the most pleasing
binding in its combination of fitness and inge-
nuity, is copy of Walton's ''Compleat Angler,
in green morocco with an inlaid design OF hsh
and water lilies. There are in all IL volumes
bound and decorated. These are for the most
part conspicuous successes. Special mention
must be made of a monumental piece of work
by Mr.. Frank Harding. 1t is modern lhuml-
mated manuscript vellum of the Office OF the
Holy Eucharist, with Collects 1t contains sixty
pages in rubricated Gothic and is decorated
throughout with original designs in gold and
colors. This work took ten years to accomplish
The keen interest shown in the table tennis
tournament which ends at Westminster Aqua !
rum tonight is one of the many indications
to be observed just that the game has
esta blished a strong position in England. Asso-
citation support for table tennis has come into
existence. and the game may yet obtain place
among the country's national pastmes.