New-York tribune., 1902-03-04
REpRIsALS IN AFRICA
--n.rTAxs RETALIATE AND ARE
CoURT-MARTIALED.
,sz ACTION AT THE BRUSSELS CON
rERENcE-RARE THINGS AT
CHRISTIE'S-
CHRISTIE's
LAT. 1902. BY The Tribune Association

''- INV CABLE lHE TRTBTNE-l
- March { A. ma strange story Is
,.,-. much discussion among military men,
eXoiuns =. has been kept out OF both press and
a,,.-,ent II relates 10 alleged reprisals taken
s,-aI,an troops for Boer outrages in firing
ps ...,saa and Draconian measures adopted
upo1 -, K,fcbener for enforcing discipline. II
py - that the Australian officers and men
E,l the lex taIionis into their own hands
WY - by colrt-r1artial. and some of them
~ .s,tenced 10 be shot. The story. as hear
.o15 with the precision Of full detail, but
-. censorship has excluded II from the ordi-
=. 5isnatches. and official explanations can
-, he obtained from Pail Mall
-. convoy mystery has partly been cleared
hv Colonel Anderson's report. The concen-
.-.,,on n. Boer forces against the convoy was
,.-ss enough 70 suggest counter movement as
offset TO Kitchener's driving operations
sr.inst De Wet. The Boer exploit was bold and
brilliant
The concession made by the British Govern
-,snt at the Brussels Conference in order to Sc
cure a settlement Of the bounty question is
attended by a Unionist member Of the Commons
necessary compromise. The government has
r,edeed itself not to adopt preferential sugar
Antics in favor Of the colonies until the conven-
,ion comes into force. two years hence. This
,eans that Sir Michael Hicks-Beach. whether
he doubles the sugar tax or leaves the schedule
os q is will not levy countervailing duties
ogs,ns+ bounty fed sugars during the period re-
cuired for obtaining the consent Of the various
nsrliaments to the abolition OF the bountes and
tba reduction of the surtaxes The British
suear colonies Will continue. however, to receive
-,-o+ection during that period from the United
states tariff They viii ultimately lose the ad-
ventsee Of American countervailing duties
rbeu the pounties are abolished, but Will have
fair play IN Europe and be released from de-
structfve competition due to overproduction- Ex-
rAr+s in the Commons assert that every govern
rnent is now committed TO the policy Of abolish
ing the bounties, and that It is most unlikely
that any parliament. even the Reichstag. will
decline to sanction the agreement
The week opened with a lack Of animation on
the Stock Exchange. South Africans were de-
pressed by the illness Of Mr.. Rhodes, while cable
stocks we're sold on Marconis latest success.
and Chinese bonds fell on the outbreak Of dis
turbanoes reported from Peking.
Christie's sales this week include a varied col
lection Of eugravings in colors and sporting
prints II the early English school, with many
of Norland's and good examples Of the work
a. John Raphael Smith and other famous en-
gravers IN mezzotint- The jewels Of the late
Lady Matheson and Lady Cunliffe Brooks will
also be auctioned off with the wines and cigars
Of the Marquis OF Bristol and Lord Brassey; ana
Battle Abbey heirlooms, including the jewels
snuffboxes, porcelain and decorative furniture
French italian, Flemish and English-silVer
rIste beoueathed by Lord Rosebery's mother.
the Duchess Of Cleveland. To Lady Mary Hope,
and pictures formerly owned by the Duke Of
Cleveland. with a finished sketch Of Titian's
"Apotheosis Of Charles V" and other art treas
ures
'Worldham, II. P" produced as a curtain
raiser for Mile. Mars" at the Imperial Theatre.
proved 10 be a theatrical ghost story Of consid-
cradle force and originality. The mystery Of its
authorship Is not revealed but runnor assigns it
70 a member Of Parliament Lewis Waller
enacted the chief part with his usual robust
action and resonant voice. l. y. T.