New-York tribune., 1901-12-14
STORM HAVOC IN ENGLAND
FTFyEN YEARS SINCE SUCH DAMAGE
MAS WROUGHT
TREATY COMMENTS IN THE wEEKLIEs-
yERKES BUYS A FAMOUS PICTURE.

TREATY COMMENTS IN THE wEEKLIEs-
YERKEs BUYS A FAMOUS PICTURE.
cCopyright: 1901: BY The New-York Trbune)
IBE CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.I
London. Dec. IA / a. NIT is not yet possible
nroperly to estimate the extent Of the damage
caused by Thursdays storm. For one thing, the
terrible tales OF the have yet be told. 1t is
certain however, that eleven years have elapsed
e,,ca such havoc was wrought with telegraph
,a4-es though. Of course, there have been many
breakdowns in the mean time of less serious
nature. The combination Of wind, snow and rain
ernears 10 have been irresistible in nearly every
mart OF the kingdom, with the exception of Lon
5o7 The snow settled the wires and weight
Cd them down; then frost contracted them to the
braaking point and the wind did the rest.
birmingham, although visited more severely
than any other big town. suffered little incon-
1-enierce owing to the fact that it possesses an
underground cable to London The commercial
1oss TO the country resulting from the wholesale
destruction must be very considerable.
The two leading weekly reviews, although they
both support the government, adopt curiously
different tones in discussing the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty. The Spectator thinks all the states
men and diplomatists concerned in the matter
deserve the greatest possible credit for wise and
svu1pathetic handling Of the problem, while The
Saturday Review" after a reference to Senator
I,odge's speech as clear proof of the complete ma
ture Of Lord Lansdownes surrender to the
United States, goes on to say:
If the history Of diplomacy has shown any
thing. it has proved the absolute helplessness OF
broad principles and wide implications in deaIlns
with unscrupulous politicians
The Admiralty authorities are being urged to
make an effort to secure the services OF cana
dians and Australians officers of the King
navy so that the consciousness that the navy Is
one imperial service should be fostered- 1t Is
argued that the position Of the navy as the
foundation bulwark of the British Empire would
be better understood in both Great Britain and
the colonies if the admiral commanding in the
Mediterranean happened to be an Australian ana
the admiral commanding the future Norlh Sea
squadron Canadian
MI Chamberlain's organ in the press is respon-
sibIe for the statement that an important agree
-7ent will shortly be arrived at in connection
with the proposed fast mail service TO CANADA
Correspondence is now proceeding between the
Dominion authorities and the Colonial once on
the subject and II is understood that the long
standing difficulty as TO the proportion OF the
subsidy TO be borne by the imperial government
will be disposed of by the Dominion government
making a greater contribution upon condition
the contractors give SpSC4oA Ae1O-AAN4SS Ia
carving Canadian dairy and other produce for
the home markets.
In art circles the news that Mr. 1erkes mas
bought Turner's Pockets and Blue Lights from
J Orrock for $4,000 has caused a futter Of ex-
element This picture was originally purchased
from the Academy in 1910. when it was hrst eA-
hibited by J. Naylor. of Hooton Hail. Cneshlre.
Then it became the property of H Mcconnell. OF
c-essbrool Derbyshire at q sale Of whose pict-
,1res in 1856 II was bought by Sir Julian Gold
snnid for f745. Ten years later, when the Gold
srnid collection was dispersed, 1t realized 1890.