New-York tribune., 1902-08-17
WHAT LONDON TALKS OF.


the lowest mark for the whole year. The activity
of the capital may be said TO have been temporarily
transferred to the Soient, where the last flicker
of festvity was witnessed at the naval review The
royal guests have nearly all departed. and the
American migration is only limited the carrying
aed This R' week 5 wePe heaviy oaded With depart
/ ing tourists. A general wall is going up from the
ed to he e3pected BY the coming Of
@ o ] n a hfa to h seeG aGw vaeaon a rush to
the country At the same time the railroads re-
bic summer having reduced the week end traffic to
| a minimum. -
! A FLOATING COURT.-In the mean while King
| Edward is holding floating court on board the
royal yacht Victoria and Albert at Cowes, where
| number of distinguished persons daily visit ms
majesty Two big receptions have been planned TO
| take place on board the yacht next week in honor
of the Shah of Persia and Ras Makonnen the Aoys-
sP onSa He hs has besn waiting TIM
Calais, France for the most favorable Wea&thcr, amer
an oo fHordiDatey | had sailor oTisntals snsa
In s afd 6 the he Is kings 70 acht anchored in the
water the harbor of Cowes. and the off1ciais IN
catspaW breeze on Tuesday may wreck what is in
| tended to be an imposing reception on the IoSa
yacht.
! CRITICISMS OF NAVY.-The great naval parade
off Spithead is filling columns of the London papers
with indictments Of the Admiralty, as we'll as
! panegyrics of the magnificent pageant "liliah
Laird Cloves, the naval critic and historical writer
/ " unQueStonably an authorlty on coiipdi
naval statistics and who cannot be ciassed as an
aIarmist writes that while there are dozen very
efficient battleshps off Spithead and few cruisers
all comparing favorably with those OF the best lot
eign the % 9uk aes 81 naInt and gliding
and the majority might wen be pul,I OF Ssht and
! as they are mere dummies 100 iee"ie - "S"'
The Admiralty is al also %, COMING nanssrowdng w Of trans,
ports Returning colonial troops from GapG
going to Australia devastated with measles aSls
and 9euri5s edcfne hf and food rival
anything charged in connection with the e,tF leveE
ships ThlSh Isand sTr1gf' after the war with Spain
0ficial statements from the Admiralty an ~ "a deny my
Sisnant protests from Australia the transport
Town before proceeding disembarked $50 officers
and men thus admitting that the snip WIS o'e'
crowded to this extent
/ AFTERMATH OF THE wAR-Even more seri-
Gus from a national point of view than the Trans
port remount and commissary scandals Is 'he
problem of caring for the hordes OF dlschdi seu
soldiers now clamoring for employment Ihere Is
no question that the various relief ORGANIZATIONS
accomplished vast amount OF good throughout
Ihe erSiiy sf milions Of pounds sterling in aid Of
widows. orphans and nvads but nov, no" InH MN time
e9pFed u men. and in ali big towns masses Of
volunteers reservists are valnly , seehs orn
ed to hold dpan til after the but who did
not so With ssnsex en e5 of %o2k ali
Sections Of the country are reported 10 oe iate"'
ing the dearth of field hands
--tIE RHODES sCHOLARSHIPS.-It is likely TO
he 1904 before any of the scholars VINO rece''e
o,ot7 tr,ente under the of the will OF Cecil
Rhodes will arrive at Oxford University. The eN-
ecutors Of the will find so many intricate detahs 10
he arranged that there is little hope or setuhs 'he
curious system working earlier. George Robert
Parkin. principal OF Upper Canada CoheSe' To-
ro,to who has been appointed by tie executors TO
prepare plan for the allotment OF the scholar
ships provided for in the w and sessr WnG et ocn1
for New-York vii make tour OF .he 81 ~ t,Sn a1I
tbnrites and report thereon The executors will
then dEaw Up reguis spsern9s ad win esaPd 10
other matters involved in the beqYest so ~, many
cision TO the executors by Governors and Colonial
Premiers that they feel it would be unTise to eH
pedite matters without thorough knowledse OF
the opinions of all the various shades OF thSnshi
Mr.. LEVY oPTIMIsTIC.-A long interview with
ex-Coneressman Jefferson VI. Levy. OF New-York.
IS published to-day. In IT Mr.. Levy dwells upon
prosperity in the United States. which he con
siders Is assured for years by the enormous crops
under cultivation. He the uncertainty
expressed by financial writer's regarding the
perTnanence OF general prosperity. the financial sit
uatIoa and the increasing value Of securities -
entirely uncaed for and that EHropean @ hnsncier'
pay, too nuch attention TO the New "rh "eehtit
bank returns, which DO not fairy represent oank
Pierpont Morgan he considers will prove beneficial
alike to the commerce OF Great Britain ana me
British trade and interests are unnecessary
NEW GOVERNOR OF sANDHURsT.-Colonell
Gerald c. Kitson has been appointed Governor and
Commandant of the Military College Sandhurst
The recent incidents the college. when ncendiary
fires were set presumably by cadets, besides the
War Once OF the necessity Of radical changes in
the administra ton of the college II is hoped that
while he military attache at the British En-
hassy, VIII enable him to remedy admitted defects
FEW EMIGRANTS TO AFRICA.-There is a de |
cded lack of public interest in the settlement and
development OF South Africa The publication OF
number Of tentative schemes. officap and other
wise has resulted thus far in any rush of emf
grants. In fact. the United States Embassy seems
to have supplied the Foreign Office with a large
proportion of the applicants for South African
passes, many Americans having registered applica-
tons during the past week. None. however, could
properly be classed @rnfgrants
The pro-Boers are quite gleeful at the apparent
Rh s oS fhs he nt1 a{ The t1e es6 Tases s
under the Boer regime. The always acute problem |
ever It Is said that the supply Of Workmen is
two hundred thousand short Of the demand. The |
to settle down to steady work after the compare
lively large pay and easy life of army employment
THEATRICAL-Po Possibly the rich receipts from |
the opening Of Westminster Abbey to the public |
after the Coronation prompted committee to ap- |
proach Cardinal Vaughn with the object of secur-
ing for the as yet unconsecrated Catholic Cathe-
dral Westminster a great Christmastide produc-
tion OF Laurence Hausmans IS mirucle play based on
the Nativity Nothing settled until the Car |
dirars return from the Continent. but the COM |
1llttee hopes to secure the Cathedral and thus |
avoid contact with the censors well known pretu- |
dice against the personaton of Biblical characters
rnoribund. Charles Frohman. August i9 will |
int oduce Marie Tempest at the Duke Of Yorli's !