New-York tribune., 1902-08-03
WHAT LONDON TALKS OF.

London. August 2
CORONATION sPREPARATIONS.-New prepar-
ations for the coronation of King Edward which
is to take place August g. are proceeding rather
mechanically. The erection of the familiar street
barriers. the cleaning and decorating of the
stands and the rehanging of decorations attract
slight attention. The outward preparations are an
old story but public interest in the actual pro-
ceedings is rekindled by official assurance that
the King Is going finely and Is ready TO pear
the fatigue of being crowned q. week from to-day.
The publication of the official programme or the
procession shows no especial changes from the
original ARRANGEMENTS but the ceremonies In
Westminster Abbey have been curtailed by the
omission of the Ltany and sermon. and by the
recital of the Recognition once instead or OF 1oa at
the Abbey, with dignied movements and rsctas:
and these t far tbn stTee Th
Council of Westminster In compsaneGh WIN expen
dures be incurred in repaicng n the
II The the sn most Of nt the other
fnps are being redecorated: the Canadian afc1 Is
s9 aoSats Htn frsa sns Re
sTsens an q51n on in Psh ~
originally planned The neghhorhood Of Of ths Bann
f aoHss a bf the KGKa Ssae &
Strand Trafalgar SQUARE Mhirenai i1 t he gorgeous
vi With e Thien nehst will i also be
THE LIBERAL vICTORY.-Calmer estimates OF
the significance of the unprecedented Liberal VIC
tory in this weeks Parliamentary election II, 80
indicate little real basis for the rene"eu ~
that the Liberals are gaining control Oh the e"N
ernment The government has been lec'uieu GU
soIe,nnIv warned this week not only by It's oppo
nents hut also by some of its stanch Jourhais,i'
supporters: but the oppostions enthusiastic plopn
ecies about an early getting together oi ca
branches of the opposition were pretty enectuails
disnosed Of hv Lord Rosebery's dispassonate rel'-
Grafton that he has no intention of abandonln,s one
inperaistic platform and s fne beT Win not re-
ilnqush home rule standard party issue: tb In
Chief Liberal organ disappointedly remarks; We We
do not think Lord Rosebery quite reanzeS ns 1jh th
erals throughout the country nor the passG1nate
@ 4fse 5e ses scdds e s / srh their
in splitting hairs ar time wsen N the me gnstehed p
Edncation bin and is revealed to the country to
be without aim or pollcy
AT THE THEATRES-Nearly all the London
theatres are closed but the few remaining open
are reapfng rich harvest. The vacation VIII oe
short as September will see all in fun blast again
Farlv prospects for the season of 1eO2-oS are fu
Of promise The Eternal City will be produced
bv Beerbohm Tree on September %. Tree mas
selected the part of Bonelli, and Brandon inoHias
will appear as the Pope. The hrst toruhisHt VI
September will see the opening OF the season III
actual earnest the Duke of Yorks and the 81
James's almost clashing with each other, with the
production of The Story of the Gadsbys at the
Duke of Yorks and 'If Were King at the 81
James's Henry Arthur Jones's newest play Is
scheduled for wyndhams. with Lena Ash"eil !"
pfaydd rhe IN by Margaret AngLn The fate
Of the Lyeeum having been hpaS WIN Commit his
!n'i England chsrs Tbs BIS
Rfs gg' sssn London MIN Be sns5 sns
the Duke of Yofks or the n board the
steamship PENNSYLVANIA; now nearing Me% opk sF
Is perfs SRems Rere paedfdt great things as singer She
Is Margaret aver daughter Of Mrs Herbert ~ Ayer; m
France Srnet and Germany this her render,
ing Of eighteenth century chansoneiI.S ia ntsrtsin
ments me IN Paris She refused oner to make her
Paris and returns 10 America to enter on her
musical career in her own bnnr her Mme Tss pan nd
predict a great future for her.
POSTAL. TELEGRAPH sERvIcE.-The
fessed inefciency of the postoffce telegraph ser
vice is revealed in circular Of instruction to the
effect that a considerable percentage OF the three
thousand operators employed in the central once
at London inexperienced ana lneincieht' ana
directing opera tors outside offices to adapt their
rate of working to the capacity Of the receivers In
the central office. Austen Chamberlain. Financial
matter Of the the Hoge o on the % ho
that there must ways be many recruits employed
years OF instruction required formerly. while
now only three months preparation is exacted be
said is dive wholly to new economies undertaken
po{e IN @ are It
that the entire telegraph service no tFpewriters
are used except few in the foreign departments.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.-At a meeting OF
the Anglo-American Telegraph Company yesterday
the chairman. Francis A. Bevan. said nothing had
occurred. far he knew. TO alter the opinion
OF the directors that. although wireless telegraphy
would carry a certain class of kilograms, such
between ships between ships and the
shore. there was no reason apparent why Il would
compete in the class of kilograms sent by cable
companies. In a conversation the other day with
Lord Kelvin. the latter said to Mr., Bevan: Il have
given careful consideration to this subject. and |
do not believe the shareholders of your company
need be alarmed at the prospect of wireless teleg
raphy.
RETAINING BLENHEIM.-There was an in
teresting ceremony at Windsor Castle to-day where
the Duke of Marlborough had forwarded a banner
be placed over the bust OF his famous ancestor
John Churchill. the first Duke Of Marlborough.
This ceremony is necessary each year and by
carrying 1t out the head ot the Churchill family
retains possession OF Blepheim Palace. which was
granted by Parliament to the great military leader