New-York tribune., 1903-03-02
GOOD WORK FOR FAIR.
FOREIGN INTEREST IN IT
4 Mcsr Fourth Party Bennett Cup
Race TO Be in ireland.
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ecopyT4ght: 1858: BY The TrihuLe AssociationD
London, March 2, 1 g. m.-Ex-Governor
Francis and the foreign representatives OF the
81. Louis Exposition are well satisfied with the
results OF their weeks work in London. They
have. emphasized thu fact that Germany was
taking great interest in the exhibition and that
England ought not to- be outstripped by her
chief European rival The King, Lord Lans-
doWne Premier Balfour and the Duke OF Devon
shire have been convinced that more s-ctiNe
measures must be adopted by the British GOV
ernment Is is expected that the Prince Oh
Wales will head the commission and that a large
grant Will be made by Parliament Professor
Iree started for the Continent yesterday after
interesting Sir Edward Poynter, James A M:
Whistler. Edwin A. Abbey, WalteS Crane ana
JOSEPH Penneu and others In the art exhibit
The Kings suggestion that the COLLECTION OF
gifts of the two Victoria Jubilees should be ex-
hihited in the British section will be carried out
h, the British Commission. The selection from
many hundreds of Jubilee gifts will not be mace
before the end Of the year. Promoters OF the
British and Colonial Exhibition at Cape Town
lament the lack of interest OF the home govern
1nent in that enterprise and assume that the ST.
Louis Exhibition will command the attention at
pnre of Downing Street and obtain a money
vote from Westminster. They are bent upon
having an exhibition at Johannesburg. One OF
,be speakers at a South African banquet on
Saturday night made fierce onslaught upon the
shipping ring, which was enabling German BEL
sisn and American exporters to send goods 10
South Africa at one-half even one-third, OF
the rates charged for freight from Great Britain
The Duke of Argyll, J. Tudhope and other guests
warmly advocated the Colonial Exhibition as
reace measure and sound industrial policy.
J. H. Turner, Harrison Watson and other Cana
inf he MT
The Unionist members OF Parliament who
voted against the government on the army de-
hate last week make secret Of their deterInl-
nation TO pursue a vigorous policy upon 1noe-
PENDENT lines on military, financial and social
questions Winston Churchill is virtually the
leader of this new Fourth Party.
It fs now practically certain that this year s
International motor car race for James Gordon
Fe1netts cup will be run in Ireland. The bill
Vi hicn has been introduced into Parliament TO
authorize the local authorities to make the
necessary arrangements is favored by every"
body and It may get through all stages before
Easter. A course lying between Kildare and
Queens County has been surveyed and approved
ss very suitable. The competitors in the race
Viii have to cover 800 miles. and TO do this they
will run over the course three times. The Irish
which has been Professionally fixed for the first
week in july. So far the nations entered for
The race are America, England, France and Ger
nany.
The first express train from Port Arthur on
i;s long westward journey toward Europe left
ihe Manchurian port on Friday. THE Daily
Mail" which makes the announcement, says this
marks the practical completion of one Of the
greatest engineering feats Of our age, and at the
same time the initiation of industrial and po-
liticaI enterprise which Is fraught with tre-
inendous possibilities. -
The American Consolidated Pneumatic Com
rany has completed details with view to the
Immediate erection of extensive works in Fra
eerhvrx Aberdeenshire for the manufacture OF
machine tools for the British market. The
works will be supervised by American engineers
Gs result of communications which have
rsssed between those famous polo players
Waterbury and Buckmaster. It is expected that
Rn English polo team will leave here for Amer
i~a In Nay The team will not be called a
rl7ar17pionship one. but it will comprise Buck
master himself Freake and the two Nichols, it
will be fairly representative Of the full strength
cf the country. l. N. +.
MP FpANrTS Goes tn CONTINENT