New-York tribune., 1902-03-05
ruF KINGS CORONATION.
rr,fPT TO CURTAIL CEREMONlES
AT ABBEY.
cv MARKETS CAUSE OF sTAGNANCY-
WAR PLANS.
,A,. 1912. BY The Tribune Association.l

A,. 1912: By The Tribune Associatonl
rpY CABLE THE TRIBUNEl
5on March 3, / a. m.-Details of the cor
o.,or are gradually coming up for the royal
ona.Ls -,o- and nearly all the essential points will
.,5ed before the departure Of the King for
% = and the Riviera. Great efforts have been
"a. N shorten the service at Westminster
xhov II the ecclesiastical authorities were
,a5 10 have heir way the service would
,,v five or six hours, with an official require
r+ that the spectators should be in their
H,snss an hour or two IN advance The Litany
I'LL certainly be dropped, and the musical por-
.,or NJ the service viii probably be curtailed.
other changes are proposed. but there is a
.,6sncv 10 magnify the Importance of every
se+au The Abbey service and the royal drive
.brough the metropolis are the only fixtures.
The dav for the naval review has not been an
,opnced nor that of the gala night at Covent
Garden nor the days functions at the Buckng
ham Palace. The garden party at Hatfield may
nccur on the Saturday after the coronation ser
vice.
The Kings health is reported to be excellent.
He dimes out constantly and goes to the the
stres. and the immense pressure of business
connected with the coronation and court func-
4ions has not affected his health spirits.
London Is unusually gay for March. dinner
nerties. followed by bridge whist, being features.
A spurious sort of influenza, not really danger
ous causes many breaks in dinner engage
ments.
The stagRant stock markets due primarily
10 the tightness Of money and temporary col
Iapse in the South African boom. This latter is
attributed TO rumors respecting Cecil Rhodes's
health but a more reasonable explanation IS
that the resumption Of activity in Katfirs was
premature and overdone The slump in tele-
graph stocks made further progress yesterday.
the holders evidently being thoroughly fright
ened by Marconrs continued success.
De La Rey's clever operation has partly Offset
the effect Of Lord Kitcheners extensive drive
near vrede especially as General De Wet is
only vaguely reported as wounded, and Steyn is
lost in the broad veldt. The capture of these
two men must precede, as all military experts
agree, negotiations for peace and the close Of
hostilities.
Meanwhile the War Office has received a bad
mock in the publication Of the remount report.
Shich sets a seal upon the ineficiency Of the
military machine. William st. John Brodrick
did his best last night TO dspel the gloomy feel
ing which the report undoubtedly caused
The salient and overwhelming feature of his
sneech In the House Of Commons on the army
estimates was his announcement OF the de-
termination Of the government at last TO in
crease the pay Of Tommy Atkins" Recruiting
returns are not satisfactory, and this may be
the last attempt TO improve the situation under
the existing voluntary system. The War Secre-
tary plainly hinted that conscripion must fol-
low e the plan fails.
Mr Chamberlain was in his best form last
night in the House Of Commons. His reply to
the amendment deploring the great mortality in
the concentration camps was smashing piece
Of diaectic delivered under the difficulty of con-
slant interruption from the benches opposite.
His great point was that never in the history of
the world had such gigantic efforts been made
10 minimize the horrors of war.
Further unofficial details, which have been re-
ceived by The Standard" emphasize extraord-
nary skill with which De La Rey devised an at
tack Won Donop's convoy, near Klerksdorp
Nothing had been neglected to insure the sue
cess Of the blow. The Boer casualties amount
81 10 thirty killed and, twenty-eight wounded.
De La Rey acted after the engagement in a hu-
name and proper spirit.
The Cunard officials state that the Etrurias
shaft was practically new one, and they sug-
gest therefore, that It may have been broken
through the screws striking some hard sub
stance. such. for instance, a submerged
wreck
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projected visit TO Ireland has been abandoned
owing TO the hostile attitude of the United Irish
League. The situation in Ireland is very
rnenacing just
Cunard Line officials have been enabled 10 ex-
plain the delay Of the Etruria, and to remove
all anxiety from friends Of the passengers. The
accident was similar TO that which befell the
Umbria ten years ago off Newfoundland, but
the engineers were less successful in repairing
the propeller shaft and the steamer was taken
IN tow for the Azores. N r.
KINGS VISIT TO IRELAND GIVEN UP.
London, March 1T is reported that the
projected visit 10 Ireland Of King Edward has
been abandoned on account. il is understood, Of
the aggressive action Of the United Irish League.
CHINESE REBELLION GROWS.